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Gorée: The Island of Slaves
Gorée, the island resort of Senegal could be considered a paradox of history: it was a hell for the slave trade, was transformed over time into a place of pleasure. The Island of Gorée is opposite to the city of Dakar and is also a place of dark past, a site known asHeritage .
From the port of Goree , started mainly in the seventeenth and eighteenth century ships laden with slaves to America . Since 1815, he abolished the trafficking of slaves , but even today we see many of the buildings dedicated to this activity (and so can be visited). Among them, mention the House of Slaves , with small rooms where the slaves kept locked up in appalling conditions as if they were cattle. But even sinister buildings around on the island of Gorée is now an air atmosphere.
Gorée is full of peculiarities. On the island do not run cars, which gives a special atmosphere itself in the XXI century. The streets are quiet and picturesque, and better , many of which lead to golden sands by the sea. The island tours depart from the port ofDakarAbout 20 minutes ferry ride. It is ideal to visit in the day, or even for a stay that will allow us to immerse ourselves in your environment .
Major Languages to Travel Through Southeast Asia
In a previous post, we talked about the major languages ??used on a world tour. But what happens if we annotate our trip to a region like South Asia?. Without doubt, the picture changes dramatically. And while there is no reason to imagine that the ignorance of many languages ??is a cause for rejecting a trip, at least learn essential phrases and words, whether it will be important to meet the challenge with a minimum of preparation.
Southeast Asia is a huge region with many countries and cultural traits that vary significantly. To investigate the complexity of the language, I recommend reading the entry on Wikipedia Languages ??of Asia.
Could be summarized that there are many languages ??spoken by millions of people throughout this vast continent. Therefore, there is no one to save us from language barriers to communication in general. Somehow it could be argued that English save more than one situation. Most of those who routinely deal with tourists, speak minimal English. For the rest of us, we will as a last option, the universal sign language, but to our surprise, even gestural language is the same.
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What is Travel Club?
Travel Club is a program that rewards everyday purchases at Eroski, Eroski / center, Eroski / city, Aliprox, Eroski / travel partners and other leading companies (Repsol, Banco Sabadell, Movistar, …) with prizes that will make you enjoy the most of your free time, and help you have fun inside and outside your home. Just by making your purchase or hire any of the partners’ll earn points that can be redeemed
by any of the great prizes of Travel Club (travel, free flights, tickets to shows and amusement parks, music, books, watches, cameras ….)
Free Calls Club Travel Card at any of the establishments associated with the program. Please fill in the questionnaire with your details (no stamp needed) or date registered with the Travel Club website www.travelclub.es. So you can enjoy all your trips and gifts and get all the necessary information. Take your Travel Club Card with you, and show it when you make your purchases at over a thousand stores Eroski, Eroski / center, Eroski / city, Aliprox, Eroski / travel and other associated companies. The purchases you make will become points, which you will automatically accumulate in your account until you decide to redeem them for travel or gift that you like.
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Backpacking Tips
Many people seek advice for backpacking through Europe to travel without having much money. Not only the rich can travel the world, which have fewer resources can do also with the backpack. Explore the continent of Europe is an adventure backpacking worth, so we give you a few tips:
Determines the time that you want to travel: Almost everyone wants to make a trip during the late spring or summer, as it is when you usually make better time. The advantage is that the heat is nice and you will find young people with backpacks everywhere. However, the disadvantage of leaving at this time is that everything is more expensive, especially housing, and are more tourists in the main landmarks.
Cheapest Places to visit: Countries are not only their capital. Although all you ever want to visit Paris, London or Rome, but there are other lovely cities that have no waste, less expensive and have many attractions.
How to find the best fare flights: Sometimes you can find good deals on travel agencies, but it is best to search for flights online. There are growing low cost carrier with flights to price morons to return.
Choose a hostel, sharing a room and use trains and lodging: There are not always to go from hotel to hotel to travel, the cheapest is to go wing night at an inn to rest, lunch strong and continue the adventure. Another option is to share the rent of a flat in the destination to others. Also worth to take trips by train to get some sleep.
Gather all possible information about sites to visit: This advice is important to not get lost anywhere. Know exactly what you can find in every city, getting around, where to eat or places to sleep. You always have to have the travel route in mind and follow the path.
Planning the most important thing: Everything must be planned in detail, even the budget you have to spend on each site you visit. Despite being a backpacker is always good to make reservations to avoid running out of places.
Search for free admission to museums and tourist sites: The culture is expensive, but there are always sites that are accessible without charge. Surely you can not get no money at the Louvre in Paris, but there are many other resorts that do not require entry.
Cheap phone calls: Calling from abroad is not cheap, but there are many other ways to communicate with the family without needing to spend, use the Internet for everything: messenger, facebook or twitter to leave messages. It is best to go to a cybercafe.
Try to travel in groups to get discounts: Do not go alone, always has advantages, especially because you can find discounts and cost sharing. Many museums, trains, clubs offer attractive discounts if you go in groups. You can also take advantage of your status as a student, teacher, researcher, worker, professional, athlete, artist,
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