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Industrial Shields Presents Industrial Automation Solutions at 2024 Andorra Fair
Industrial Shields Presents Industrial Automation Solutions at 2024 Andorra Fair Oct. 24, 2024 - Industrial Shields, a leading company in industrial automation solutions based on open source hardware such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi,and ESP32, is...

History of Andorra
History of Andorra, Pyrenees The first settlements in the territory of what would later become Andorra began in the Ice Age, but there were no large groups inhabiting this territory until after the retreat of glaciers. Archeological excavations...

Never again! Tourists name European cities they would NEVER return to - from a destination so 'boring' it's a 'pensioner's dream' to a capital that's a 'shadow of its former self'
Florence, Dublin, Venice, Milan, Dubrovnik. They're top city-break destinations. Worthy of crossing the globe to visit. Try telling that to the travellers on Reddit contributing to a thread about Europe's worst cities. They hurled critiques at the...

The Fixer’s Name is Zurab Polikashvili, UN Tourism Secretary General
The World Travel Market in London will open on Tuesday. Ever since Zurab got into power, there hasn’t been a press conference with UN Tourism and its secretary general, and the doors to the UN -Tourism Ministerial discussions are closed to...

Overseas travels, the ‘university of life’
Five months travelling Europe and downhill mountainbike racing has been like sampling ‘‘the university of life’’, 17-year-old Oli Nicholls says. The Ashburton teen has returned home after living his dream. He was riding every day and competing...

China offers visa-free entry to 9 more countries in renewed tourism and diplomatic push
People from nine more countries, including South Korea, Norway, Finland and Slovakia, will have visa-free entry to China from Friday, as Beijing tries to attract more tourists and improve international ties. From November 8, nationals from these...

5 Countries Without Airports; Destinations for Adventurous Travelers
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - What would happen if a country lacked an airport? This is the reality for at least five unique countries. Fortunately, despite this limitation, they continue to captivate travelers worldwide, offering a unique allure that makes...

Australia pilot for digital travel declarations starts
Australia has made another step towards digital travel credentials. The country is replacing its Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) with the Australia Travel Declaration (ATD), allowing travelers to share their information with airport security through...

Valencia city beaches
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, the third largest city in Spain, fascinates with a unique flair, lots of charm and many impressive attractions. The wonderful beaches of Valencia also contribute to the fact that this city has become a really...

Phil Jones’s diary: hiking in the Pyrenees
Every year I go camping in wild places with the same friend. After 46 years, we’re thinking that one day soon we’ll be too old for this – but not quite yet. We’re in Andorra now, high in the Pyrenees, and the terrain is spectacular but rugged....

La Manga del Mar Menor and its beaches
La Manga del Mar Menor is a town-enclave (Sp. localidad) located on a coastline in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain, in the Region of Murcia and, after its urbanization in the second half of the 20th century, it is a tourist center of...

Nine things I’ve learnt about big family holidays
The most amusing piece of advice I have ever been given about travelling with a large family was to buy a whistle. I have not chosen to take up this idea, but I have arranged enough family holidays with my brood, including my three children and...

Sanxenxo with its 36 km of beaches
Sanxenxo (Sp: Sanjenjo) is a city and a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra. The city is a popular part of the Rías Baixas costa of the Atlantic resorts of Spain. It is one of the most important and well-known tourist...

Carnota beach – one of the 100 best in the world
Carnota beach is located in the Carnota municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Muros. The longest in Galicia, shaped like a half moon, it is a natural area of...

COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST TOURISTS PER CAPITA
Spain, a land of diverse and captivating cities like Mallorca, Malaga, Marbella, and Maspalomas, attracts thousands of tourists. The allure of these cities is undeniable, drawing visitors from all corners of the globe. However, the issue of...

Real estate market review: Andorra. CONS & PROS
European real estate market review 2024: Andorra (Pyrenees) Investment property. Property for sale. Commercial real estate. Buying a house “Pros” Taxes The main plus when buying property in Andorra by residents or non-residents of the principality...

The Yesa reservoir and its touristic activities
The Yesa reservoir is located in the Pre-Pyrenees, and is formed by the damming of the Aragón river, in the town of Yesa (Navarre, Spain), although the largest area of the reservoir is located in the province of Zaragoza (Aragon), extending from...

Los Alcázares and its beaches
Los Alcázares (Sp. Los Alcázares) is a municipality and a coastal SPA town and former fishing village on the western side of the Mar Menor in the Region of Murcia, southeastern Spain. It’s a popular part of the Costa Calida of the Mediterranean...

Etxalar has a National Tourism Award for beautification of the town
Etxalar (Sp. Echalar) is a town and municipality of the Foral Community of Navarre, located in the Pamplona merindad, in the Cinco Villas region, Atlantic Pyrenees, Spain. Cinco Villas de la Montaña or simply Cinco Villas (in Basque, Bortziriak or...

I've traveled to over 40 countries and have the best experiences when I don't make a detailed itinerary
I've been to over 40 countries and have had the best experiences traveling without an itinerary. By not having a detailed plan for each day, I'm able to wander around freely and people-watch. Instead of deciding where to go in advance, I like to...