Argentina: an exotic and spectacular destination

You dream about a confusing travel, about big spaces and about new colours?

Do not look any more: Argentina waits for you. Big as 4 times France, Argentina is a vast country which contains many natural magnificences. She contains several major summits of the Andes, of which Aconcagua which peaks in 6959 m. The geography of the country gives her a variety of landscapes particularly rich and regions of a rare beauty. The geology is also a considerable aspect in Argentina, with several sites in the surprising rocky formings: canyons, gorges and deserts. Leave to the discovery of these surprising places, take with you an immortal recollection.

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Aconcagua

Once arrived at Buenos Aires, you will feel immediately comfortable in the dynamic and creative atmosphere which reigns in the Argentine capital. Walls are painted by all the conceivable colors and the numerous museums contain a wealth of oeuvres of art impressive. Cultural capital, Buenos Aires is the lung of the country regarding tango but also regarding national sport, that it is about the soccer or about the polo. One thing's for sure, it is the city which never sleeps and which does not miss to conquer the traveler curious about his passionate rhythm.

Buenos Aires

Very fast, the call of the big spaces is smelt in you. It is necessary to leave the porteña capital to go to the south of the country, with a first stopover to Mendoza. City of the Argentine wine and its numerous star vines, it is the central point towards which the wine trail leads. The amateurs will taste with pleasure a famous Malbec, Syrah, Cabernet-Sauvignon or Torrontés in the sun of Cuyo, in the feet from the Andes. Magnificent bodegas welcome you for this moment of relaxation, between pleasure of the wine and serenity of the idyllic decoration of the neighborhood of Mendoza.

Mendoza city

You take back your road to come down towards Bariloche, his snowy mountains and his region of lakes. Rest you in a chalet before going off to explore this part of the country, very different that the one that you have just left. Very close to the magnificent Road of Seven Lakes between San Martín of los the Andes and Villa Angostura, you will have access to unforgettable hikes in the middle of magnificent landscapes. Visit the natural reserve Nahuel Huapi for a dumping in the middle of nowhere more beautiful still, and discover in the fauna, the flora and especially the staggering peace. Breathe, you belong to Bariloche, at the heart of the serene nature of Argentina.

Bariloche city

On the East coast of the same region of the Patagonia of the North, you will find the Peninsula of Valdés. Incredible place of life and reproduction of numerous fascinating marine sorts, to visit the peninsula of Valdés is a unique experience. You will see indeed southern white whales, sea lions, auks and even killer whales there. The natural reserve of the region is a precious wealth and offer the opportunity to approach these animals without disturbing them in their natural housing environment.

Peninsula of Valdés

Argentina contains of the North in the South a crowd of mythical places and magnificent landscapes to be seen. It is about a travel for the passionate persons of big spaces and about feelings, for the nature lovers. Do not miss the occasion to realize this dream!

Saturday, March 29, 2014 0

10 good reasons for traveling to Mexico

You hesitate to go on a trip in Mexico? Here are 10 good reasons for going to Mexico.

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Diversity of the landscapes

Mexico possesses an impressive variety of landscape. Between mountains covered with tropical vegetation in Chiapas, canyons, sometimes dried up, sometimes green, with the Barranca del Cobre and the highlands of the central tray where are situated Guadalajara and Mexico City, he has enough to make there.

Chiapas

Concerning beach, you are also served, whether it is the beaches of Yucatán, Lower California, region of Oaxaca or Jalisco. Mexico abounds in paradisiac beaches from north to south!

beaches of Yucatán

The gastronomy

Other point, and not the slightest: the gastronomy!
Much more varied and fine than we could not believe it, Mexico abounds in combining dishes swung, meats of all kinds, cheese and delicious sauces. He has enough to feast there, between tacos, quesadillas, tortas, chile relleno, agua frescas, mole of all kinds, … Without forgetting the téquila! But say rather " el tequila " if you want to make Mexican.

The history and the archeological places

The past of Mexico is present everywhere. He feels the effects in the colonial architecture of certain buildings, as the churches, the visit of which is almost grateful about is the city crossed so much they are worth seeing. More the immense archeological sites (Chichen Itza, Palenque, Teotihuacan), life-size witnesses of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations, do not ask for big efforts of imagination to plunge into rich Mexican past.

The climate

Desert, tropical or moderate, made your choice, we find all these climates in Mexico. On the central tray, in Guadalajara, for example, the climate is moderated and it is blue sky and 25-30 degrees practically all year long.

The rhythm of life


It is certainly one of main advantages of Mexico: his tranquillity and its joy of living. No, it is not a picture, the Mexicans really like partying in the evening and to take it easy the day. In every case, they take advantage of the present moment.

Welcoming and tolerant people


This welcome, almost always warm on behalf of Mexicans returns Mexico a destination easy to make. Polished and more than welcoming, the Mexicans are also extremely tolerant. We could believe the preservative country because keen on Catholicism but it is nothing. Certain racism is sometimes present on the other hand to the native community, often seen as synonym for poverty and for educational lack.

The cost of living

The life in Mexico is two three times less expensive than in France when we have a French salary. Thus, set apart the plane ticket, Mexico is relatively cheap. It's a different story for the great majority of the Mexicans, for whom the life costs relatively much more expensive than that in France.

Culture


The Mexican culture is rich in values and loaded in history. Mayas, Aztecs and colonists in any kinds gave to the country a singular culture. Concerning religion, the colonization gave rise to syncretism, mixtures of catholic religion and native culture. Besides, if the Spanish language dominates, we find all the same a big variety of native languages. Without counting Spanglish, very developed in Spanish spoken to Mexico.

Easy and not too expensive transport 

Transport in Mexico are organized well. On the scale of the country, the companies of buses more than comfortable and in the affordable price lists cross the country. Attention on the routes of more than 20 hours on the other hand! In cities, we find taxis cheap as well as subways and drank in the big urban areas.


In brief, there is for all the tastes. Of what to satisfy small and big, tourist idleness, party animals or sportsmen. Then, viva México and hasta luego!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 0

Visit New York, the city which never sleeps

The city which never sleeps a nickname deserved well for New York, one most big cities of the world, which welcomes every year of the millions of tourists come take a New York slice of life.

New York city

During your travel in New York, you will be probably lost in the middle of thousand one things to be seen. Every street, every district has a different soul, a different population, and it is this diversity which makes the charm of the city. Manhattan, the main island of New York, consists of about ten districts, among which Downtown Manhattan the district of Wall Street, Soho the trendy district, Upper East Side the bourgeois district, Harlem the black district, etc.

The classics …

When you think in New York, you think certainly of the symbols of the city, without which a stay in Manhattan could not be complete. Among these symbols, there is well on the famous Empire State Building, the immense magnificent high rise at the top of which you can rise and take advantage of a fantastic view over New York, the Statue of Liberty which you will reach by taking a ferry in the South of Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge which it is absolutely necessary to cross, but also Time Square and Broadway (the district of theaters) where it is necessary for everything begun to go to see a musical.

A little of culture …

All these magic places will fill you with unforgettable memories of New York. But the city also possesses one of the cultural luggage the most enriched to the world! She possesses some of the biggest museums of the planet, among which the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) and the Metropolitan Museum (Met), two immense museums of art of different styles, Museum of Natural History where you can see the famous skeletons of dinosaurs …

A budget …

Although New York is a very expensive city, it is today possible to visit it with a reasonable budget. Certain good plans allow to reach the attractions of the city at a lower cost (for example New York CityPass). As regards the accommodation, the hotels of Manhattan are very expensive, and it is often necessary to content itself with accommodating outside the island (for example in Brooklyn or in Queens), or still of youth hostels for unbeatable prices.

Saturday, March 22, 2014 0

High-end travel in Brazil

Brazil is a direct invitation to cross an outstanding cultural border. Country of contradictions and paradoxes, this continent in a continent tightens you arms. But a travel gets ready, especially for services top of the range.

Brazil

The choice of the circuit

Brazil is a so vast country as would not be enough a few days for discovering all his treasures. It is thus essential to choose carefully the circuit to optimize its stay: desire for a return to nature?

The circuit Guiana-Brazil natural receiver could interest you. If it is the most famous monuments which arouse your interest, no doubt that the circuit Mexican treasures will have enough to fill your expectations.

No matter your choice, you cannot remain indifferent to this earth of paradoxes: royal magnificence of the big Rio carnival against daily poverty, colossal fortunes against under endemic food, …

Carnival Rio

An immoderation which we find even to the landscape which mixes the infinity of the vastest forest with the world with the spectacular falls of Iguazu, the drought of the big quadrangle with the swampy universe of Pantal.

Iguazu

Pantanal

It is there only the sample of what Brazil can offer as example of spectacular immoderation. All the travelers can find some benefit in fine sand beaches there bathed by tropical sun, in the atmosphere of jubilation and unique madness which conveys the big Rio carnival, and even in the welcome of Indians which always have the smile for everybody.

Brazil beache

By making of choice of a luxury journey, offer yourselves that Brazil has of more beautiful, with the more sophisticated hotels, an authentic cooking offered by most big chefs and visits led by guides which will indulge to inform you about what the country in of better to propose.

Sunday, March 09, 2014 0