Thursday, September 22, 2011

Make Your Holiday Wonderful in Glasgow

Glasgow has been the biggest city of Scotland in recent years. The city is known for its amazing nightlife and is famous for playing the liveliest musical concerts in the United Kingdom. Glasgow takes pride of its rich wealth of grand Victorian and Edwardian architecture. In recent year, Glasgow has earned the position of one of the most desired destinations in the world where you can enjoy working, studying or just enjoying a short weekend. Whatever be your purpose of visit to the city, make your visit very special. The city is progressive nature.

Whenever you wished to visit the Scottish city, the best place you can search for serviced apartments in Glasgow is on the internet. From cheap to luxury Glasgow apartment, you will find unlimited options and the quality of accommodation offered is unmatched. The major chains like Dreamhouse apartment, Fraser Hospitality, SACO , Spires Apartments and many more are can be searched online if you are looking for the comfort and luxury on your any kind of trip. Students can also search for an apartment in the suburb of West End, which is known for its neo-gothic Glasgow University and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Whereas those on business can seek accommodation in the city centre, famous for St Enoch Shopping Centre.

If you want to enjoy a memorable holiday can search Glasgow apartments in the Merchant City district. This area is the heart of Glasgow and is home to several colourful medieval churches, houses and offices. In this area, worth visiting attractions are St. Mungo's Cathedral and the Necropolis cemetery, the Tron Theatre, George Square and the Gallery of Modern Art. The city is famous for its lush green spaces as well. It houses several well-maintained green parks such as Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Park. Buyers can enjoy a little retail therapy as Glasgow is known for offering excellent shopping opportunity outside London. With so much to do and places to explore attractions, Glasgow is certainly an interesting tourist destination where you can plan your weekend holiday. And with a variety of Glasgow apartments for rent available, you do not certainly have to worry about your accommodation.

Friday, September 16, 2011

2011 Festes de la Merce

Barcelona is known for hosting number of colourful festivals which attract people to its culture and heritage. It has several colourful festivals all the year such as Sonar, Sant Jordi and Festes de Gracia. Among them Festes de la Merce is the most popular and biggest festival in Barcelona which is attraction of people. The festival is celebrated in honour of Mare de Deu de la Merce, the patron saint of city Barcelona. Th festiva Festes de la Merce 2011 will take place from September 22nd to September 25th. You can fully enjoy a variety of colourful events, that includes dance and musical performances, fireworks, parades ,acrobatics and many more. There use to be a Castellers competition, where you will see groups of people in colourful traditional costumes, forming towers up to eight people. Definitely the festival will incomplete, if you do not enjoy a few glasses of Cava, the local sparkling wine.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Foodies Festival 2011

People who are too much interested in enjoying delicious food and drink can book their tickets for Foodies Festival. It is going take place at Battersea Park from July 29 to July 31, 2011. The Foodies Festival is the best place for enjoiying delicious British produce and to meet renowned chefs. This one is the 5th edition of the festival and will attract around thousands of gourmets from around the United Kingdom. Food lovers can stay in the London hotels and feel the opportunity of exploring the culture of the Britain.

If you wish to meet the renowned chefs and learn a tips for preparing delicious food.So you should not delay in booking one of the London hotels. A number of exhibitors would be displaying their locally produced products. You can buy good seasonal products for your kitchen and treat your palates with delicious food along drink.“The Great Taste Market,” is the major highlight of the festival for this year. This section would feature the award winning producers of the last three years.

If you are visiting this festival, then you should not miss the regular meal served in the restaurant of your London hotel. Nothing can be more outstanding more than enjoying the food prepared by the leading chefs. The guest chefs to the Foodies Festival are Anna Hansen, Omar Allibhoy, Jun Tanaka, Gary Lee, Richard Kirkwood and Phil Usher. Apart from relishing the food, you can move for listening to live music and indulging in various creative activities.

London apartments

Battersea Park is not the only location where you can enjoy Foodies Festival. The Hampton Court Palace has organised similar festival which will take place from May 28 to May 29. Special guests including the Michelin-starred chefs like Michael Wignall, Shay Cooper and Steve Drake. If you wish to visit this festival, then you will find a range of London hotels in Hampton Court and Battersea. Book one of the hotels in London and enjoy the local English food products.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Stay in Edinburgh and Enjoy Summer Festivals

Pack your bags in this summer and move to Edinburgh to enjoy one of the three grand summer festivals.Three summer festivals are Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Military Tattoo and Edinburgh International Festival. All these three festivals take place in August and September month. The festivals attract huge crowd from Scotland and beyond and generally all of the Edinburgh apartments get jam-packed. From theatrical to music, dance and comedy shows, you can get to see vast selection of artistic creation.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the world’s known art festivals. It has created pad of many renowned comedians, actors and musicians like Hugh Grant, Robin Williams and Hugh Laurie. Nearly every cobblestone streets which are lined up with a string of luxury and cheap Edinburgh apartments turn into a stage of live theatrical and musical performance. This year 2011, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is taking place from 6 to 30 August and is expected that Edinburgh apartments would be completely booked.

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Festival, also lets you experience unique mix of cultural activities with the Edinburgh Castle in the background.Numerous pipers, gymnasts, singers, dancers and motorcycle riders will show their talent. If you have not experienced enough of festival in Edinburgh, then do not worry. Book your apartment in Edinburgh to take part in the Edinburgh International Festival that starts from August 13 and runs through September 5. This is one of the most innovative and pleasant festivals of the performing arts.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Discover the Obscured Part of London

From too much hectic schedule and tiredness everyone wants spend a better luxury short breaks and add spice to life. If you are also getting bored of your routine work and looking a chance to relax and rejuvenate in the lap of nature’s beauty and serenity, then one place automatically arise in mind is the great city of Britain, London.

With a glittering skyline dominated by modern architectures along with the treasure of historical palaces, towers, magnificent cathedrals and bridges, London is the city where vibrant traditions come to life together. A holiday in London has been always very exciting and remarkable.if you are especially with your family then your enjoyments touches the sky.

London is a great place to visit, with so many attractions like museums, parks and historical buildings and landmarks . There are lots of London hotels UK located near parks, museums, exclusive neighborhoods, and prime locations. So there are some off-beat spots which are less popular among tourists but are really nice and family-friendly for a family trip to London.
List of some family friendly places in London-
1. Sherlock Holmes Museum
Being opened in the year 1990, Sherlock Holmes Museum is a popular privately-run museum, ideally situated in Baker Street. Popular among all the members of a family, this museum is something for which all family members tend to agree upon. Mostly famous for the Doyle novels, this little museum is dedicated to the fictional detective.

2. Royal artillery Museum

The Royal Artillery Museum was another spot that appealed to most family members, be it for its cultural value, its uniquely British appeal or just a boyish love for anything artillery related. Not only the boring guns and ancient weapons, this museum has something for younger people also. For the young ones, check out the paintball range within the premises. And including in this for child fun and enjoyment, it also offers to host children’s parties.


3. Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain

Being on a trip to this hi-tech city of Britain in London, this is something which should never be missed out. As science and technology sights mostly appeal to most of the families. This exhibition in Science Museum ends in last week of October. Focusing on various technologies and innovations which helped UK in its development, this exhibition is really very fruitful and informative for a family to obtain knowledge about Britain.

4. The Charles Dickens Museum in London

Charles Dickens, how can a person in your family forget his name, let be your children or any adult member, all will be curious to know about him. So ideal for family travel, informative and child friendly, Charles Dickens Museum is a great museum, holding the world’s most important collection of paintings, rare editions, manuscripts, original furniture and other items relating to the life and work of Dickens. Housed in the a typical Georgian terraced house which was Charles Dickens' home, this museum is Charles Dickens' home from March 25th , 1837 to December 1839. Mainly famous among children for Dickens fan, this museum provides information regarding Charles Dickens life and his work.

In addition to these unexplored attractions, for accommodation needs, families can look for hotels in exotic location like parks, museums, exclusive neighborhoods, and prime locations. These London hotels are very family-friendly and child-friendly as well with all modern facilities.Undoubtly you can say these family hotels offer the comforts and privacy of a home.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The 2011 Tangopostale Festival in Toulouse

you can take the chance of being a part of the Tangopostale Festival If you are visiting Toulouse during 6th and 10th July. This festival is devoted to tango style of dancing. Toulouse is the birth place of Carlos Gardel, the person who started this style of dancing. Therefore, Toulouse is also sometimes called as the “Tango City.” In the Tangopostale Festival 2011, you can have the chance of enjoying live performance by world-class tango performers. The festival will showcase Tango as an urban culture through various ways including the folklore, music, exhibitions, films, concerts and workshops. You can also take a chance to enjoy popular tango dance in this festival.Tango visitors and lovers can book one of the Toulouse apartments for their stay when attending this festival.

Participate in this five-day festival and devote yourself to learn the tango style of dancing. As most of the events are free, so you have good chance to enjoy highly creative and rich cultural programme dedicated to tango dancing.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Summer Nights in Barcelona

Barcelona is celebrating the Summer Night in july, fantastic way to explore the culture and enjoy. During this celebration, people will have the nice opportunity to enjoy various activities including musical, theatrical shows, exhibitions and various outdoor funs. You can participate in the recitals, film screenings, night-time tours,concerts and festivals like the Grec and Montjuïc. you can take the amusement of visiting popular landmarks of Barcelona such as La Pedrera and the Casa Batlló.
Barcelona hotels
Enjoy great time during the Summer Nights in Barcelona for various festivals, for that you can book one of the Barcelona hotels for stay. Good recommended hotels in Barcelona are available at best rates include:

Hotel Alimara

Hotel Sabadell

Hotel Evenia Rocafort

Catalonia Gran Hotel Verdi

Hotel Catalonia Bristol