Travel to Germany - Weekend in Berlin

I just came back from a fantastic weekend in Berlin capital of Germany. This was my second time there. Sumner 2002 I got to spend a whole week in Berlin to make photos for this travel catalog of a Portuguese tour operator.



Photo by Iñaki Lasa Rodríguez on http://www.panoramio.com/photo/472901

Cheap flights to Berlin are easy to find but I decided to go on the high season so I payed €87.99 for the outbound ticket and payed €107.99 for the return ticket. Usually prices are cheap to fly to Berlin. A total of €197.98 using EasyJet company.

http://www.easyjet.com/ | (Easy Jet Official Website here: Easy Jet)

EasyJet is a British airline company with its headquarters at London Luton Airport in England. EasyJet serves 500 routes between 117 destinations in 27 countries throughout Europe and the north of Africa.

Berlin is a fantastic city to make photos and to spend a couple of days enjoying monuments, its night life and several concerts as there's always something happening in the city worth seeing.



Photo by Iñaki Lasa Rodríguez on http://www.panoramio.com/photo/472642

Berlin Landmarks and Berlin Monuments

• Berliner Dom
• Reichstag (Parliament Building)
• Gendarmenmarkt
• Victory Column (Siegessaule)
• Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
• Neue Synagogue-Centrum Judaicum
• Olympiastadion
• Soviet War Memorials
• Checkpoint Charlie
• Topography of Terror

Youth Hostel in Berlin, Cheap Hotel Berlin

I stayed on this nice youth hostel in Berlin which is a former nunnery with a unique atmosphere. It was full as Berlin got to have tons of tourist during the high season of April 2010. Rooms are clean, practical and I had a nice window view to the patio and surrounding building and trees.

I stayed on a 4 beds room and payed €17 per night. Toilets and showers are just outside the door. I had this crazy Japanese dancing hip hop no my room until 2am.

Berlin Hostel Contact Information

Hostel Address: Stresemanstraße 66, Berlin 10963, Germany
Phone Number: +49 (0)30 - 32 66 29 55

http://www.three-little-pigs.com/ (Three Little Pigs Youth Hostel Official Website here: Youth Hostel Berlin)

Other websites with Berlin information and photos

• Photos of Berlin
• Berlin Information and Travel Guide
  
• Map of Berlin
• Berlin on Wikipedia

Travel to Morocco - 10 days vacations in Morocco

On March/April 2010 I went 10 days to Morocco. On an amazing trip I spend a great time exploring the south part of this fantastic country.

After my travels in South America and Far East Asia, I decided to travel Africa for the first time. 2 years ago I was almost decided to travel to South Africa but I ended canceling that trip due to a short time notice photography work in Lisbon.

Morocco went up on my expectations. I was expecting to find something less interesting although what I found was a country ready to receive tourist, still, not missing all its charisma and traditional culture.



Photo by Carlo Tancredi on http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlotancredi/4272487482/in/pool-moroccan

Step 1 - Fly Cheap to Morocco

I got a cheap ticket from Lisbon to Madrid and from Madrid to Marrakesh. I used both Vueling airlines (from the airplane from Lisbon to Madrid ) and EasyJet airlines (from the airplane from Madrid to Marrakesh). The total cost round-trip ticket costed me 180 Euros. Not bad to flight from Europe to Africa, although Portugal is not that far from Spain and Spain not that far from Morocco.

If someone is flying from the United States, I advise to to get a cheaper, affordable ticket either to Portugal or Spain, from where you can easily get a cheaper ticket to Morocco. Also, in south Spain you can get cheap ticket to Morocco on a 35 minutes ferry-boat crossing from Tarifa city to Tangier city in Morocco.

Cheap Airlines to Morocco, Cheap Ticket to Morocco

• http://www.vueling.com
• http://www.easyjet.com

Step 2 - How to Move in Morocco, Transportation in Morocco

I only used local transportation. For several times I got a shared taxi and other times I got cheap local buses, and, I bought a ATV tour from a company in Ouarzazate.

From Marrakech to Sahara Desert I got a long ride bus, yes it took a while but I got to sleep the whole time since it was a night bus. I had someone from the desert hotel I booked online to pick me up. My bus went from Marrakech to Rissani where I got there in the morning.

Local shared taxis from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh run almost every hour and you can get one at Ouarzazate's Bus Terminal. I was luck to stay in a hotel just 5 minutes walk away from it. The shared taxi costs 120 Dirhams although you can get the whole taxi for 600 Dirhams and fit up to 7 people inside.

There are also CTM Buses from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh at 8am, 11am, 12pm, 16pm and the price costs 80 Dirhams. The trip takes 5 hours to cross the High Atlas Mountains and 200km road trip.

Step 3 - Where to sleep in Morocco, Hotels in Morocco

Hotel in Marrakech - I started to get a cheap hotel in Marrakech. Without any kind of booking I searched for a cheap hotel in Riad Zitoun Lkdim street and found a very nice one called Hotel Medina. A double room costs 100 dirhams (10 Euros). Bathrooms are outside of the rooms and showers also. So after this I decided to stay in hotel with rooms with private bathrooms. A bit more expensive but I get full privacy and ultimate cleanness all for myself.

Hotel in Ouarzazate - I stayed 2 days in this nice cozy and well decorated hotel in Ouarzazate called Dar Rita. This is a small house converted into a nice guest house. The owner is a foreign girl that moved to Morocco a couple of years ago. Impressive service and great value for the money. I payed 500 Dirhams for a single room, breakfast and incredible diner included. This hotel is located on a quiet traditional district of Ouarzazate, near the river and surrounded by old houses like a little village type. Perfect for hiking lovers. I walk several hours in the river bank up to the cinema studios and had great fun (take water with you).

http://www.darrita.com/

Hotel in Sahara Desert - I stayed in this friendly hotel right on the dunes, swimming pool . Many people go for Sun set camel trekking in the dunes. I stayed on a cozy well decorated room and could enjoy the swimming pool as the weather was hot already in the beginning of April. I payed 25 Euros for a single room, breakfast and diner included. Every night there's live music with drums from Sahara.

http://www.aubergedusud.com/



Photo by The eclectic Oneironaut's at http://www.flickr.com/photos/theecclecticoneironaut/2959334508/

Travel to Peru - 10 days vacations in Peru

Last summer I went to south America and traveled 10 days in Peru. I intended to cross borders to other nearby countries but ended up visiting more destinations in Peru as time was short I decided to stay and enjoy this amazing country.



Machu Pichu photo above is from [togr] from Norway on http://www.flickr.com/photos/togr/206159732/

Peru Travel Guide - Lonely Planet

I advise you to buy lonely planet book, this is an awesome travel guide book to Peru, marking all the best hiking trails, cheap accommodation in peru, transportation tips, and much more.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru

(...) Nobody knows Peru like Lonely Planet, and our unbeatable 7th edition gives you the key to its legendary past and exciting present. Watch the sun rise over Machu Picchu, shop at colorful crafts markets, puzzle over the mysterious Nazca Lines and sample sublime ceviche. We'll take you there - and beyond. (...)

Lonely Planet Peru

Peru best travel destinations

Arequipa - Colca Valley, Chiclayo, Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Inca Trail, Huaraz & the Cordilleras, Iquitos - Amazon River, Lima, Nazca - Nazca Lines, Paracas, Puno and Lake Titicaca, Trujillo.



Know more about peru in websites like:

http://www.alltravelperu.com/
http://www.go2peru.com/

Map of South America

If you need a map of south America go to http://www.joaoleitao.com/viagens/2008/05/06/mapa-da-america-do-sul-mapas-america-do-sul/

Native Peruvian Music

Music in Peru is very attached to a fascinating past and local folklore blends with amazing ancient music with pure sounds achieving mystical and deep vibes.