REPORT TRAVEL TO POLAND TO TORUN, PLOCK AND WARSAW.
1. Flight
of the Ryanair company from Orio al Serio (Bg) to Modlin, at a price of Euro
2.00 including taxes;
2. Currency
exchange at
3. From the
small former
4. To
change the currency, keep in mind that the change in the Hall of the Central
Station is very unfavorable, while those in the subways of the station itself,
called kantor, are very favorable, next to the various shops that sell
everything.
5. From the
Warsaw Centralina train station I take the train to Torùn in the direction of
Bydggoszcz for the price of 48 PLN. The trip lasts about 3 hours. There are
several per day for this destination. The ticket must not be stamped.
6. One
hundred meters Around outside the
7. The
small historic center of
8. Four
hundred meters south of the aforementioned hostel, in Via Uniwerytecka, there
is the bus station where they depart from Peron n. 10 buses to
9. The bus
stops at the Bus Polsi Express stop, located at 396_Al
10. The
beautiful old town of
11. Back at
the Bus Polsi Express stop, located at 396_Al
12. The
aforementioned Minibus drops you off at the bus parking lot located
13. Outside
the Central Train Station, on Via Emilii Plater, several buses depart,
including bus n. 102 which takes you to
14. I sleep
at the Beautiful Tamka Hostel at the price of 25 PLN per night, located in the
homonymous street, 15 minutes walk from the
15. The Old
Town of
16.
17. From
18. Flight
of the Ryanair company from Modlin to Orio al Serio (Bg) at the price of Euro
2.00 including taxes;
My complete travel report
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2013/07/viaggio-in-polonia-torun-plock-e.html
LIST AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 34 ATTRACTIONS TO SEE IN GALATI
1. The Archiepiscopal Cathedral of the Lower Danube - St. Andrew, whose first stone was laid on 27 April 1906 by Prince Ferdinand and Queen Maria, together with the then Bishop Pimen Georgescu and the construction lasted until 1917, the plans the architects Petre Antonescu and Stephen Burcuş made the building. The building was designed with a dome without aisles.
2. The fortified monastery of the Holy Virgin is the oldest building in Galati, it was consecrated as a place of worship in September 1647 during the reign of Vasile Lupu. The church built with a typical Romanian architecture, has some specific elements such as the bell tower with battlements, from where you can see the Danube valley, and in the past, if necessary, it became a defensive fortification. The tower, consisting of two floors, has two bastions. The second floor was equipped with windows and crenellated walls. Another ancient defense of the church is the reinforced bridge composed of two parts, one above the central nave and the second above the altar. The bridge is equipped with 28 battlements. The church was rebuilt and restored in 1829 and, in 1859. It did a restoration and then between 1953 and 1957, the church was turned into a museum. In the period between 1991 and 1994, the church was restored. They say that there is a secret tunnel that leads from the basement of the church to the banks of the Danube which in the past served to escape from enemy attacks.
3. The Greek church, the first stone of which was laid on August 6, 1866. In the nave it has a marble plaque with the names of the founders and two marble slabs with the names of the founders and principal benefactors. The church has two bell towers on the west side. One of the major paintings found there was done by Papadopoulos of Adrianople. On the iconostasis there are large icons representing the Holy Virgin Mary with the Child, the Resurrection, San Gerasimos, Santa Sofia, San Gregorio and San Basilio Magno. The church contains eight stained glass windows painted with the depiction of the holy apostles Peter, Andrew, Mark, Thomas, Bartholomew and Luke on the north side and Paul Simon, Giovanni, Giacomo, Filippo, on the south side.
4. St. Paraskeva Cathedral is located in the southern part of the city. In the courtyard there is also the Cătuşa Cemetery. Construction is completed, but the interior layout is not yet finished, a part of the Duomo's basement will serve as a mortuary chapel. The official opening of the interior should take place in 2012.
5. The Mavromol Church (Mavromol Church) is a former monastery dedicated to the Mavromol Assumption and was built in 1669 by Gheorghe Duca and his son, rebuilt between 1700 and 1703. Contains precious murals, restored between 1973 and 1975 During the revolution of 1821 the church was set on fire by the Turks. The current building dates back to the years between 1858 and 1861, and respects the original plan. The church has a stunning carved wooden icon dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and has a valuable iconostasis of the Saint Sava Church of the Bucharest Monastery. The entrance on the south side is characterized by an icon on the portal and heraldic symbols. During communism, the land next to it, which was a cemetery, was unduly expropriated from the church.
6. The church of San Spiridione was built in 1817. It has three towers, the dome of the nave is supported by cross arches. The most precious elements of the church are the iconostases and icons.
7. The Synagogue is next to the Galati History Museum on Domnească road, and is the only remaining synagogue in Galati.
8. The Artisans Temple was built in 1896 on the site of an old synagogue from 1806.
9. The Vovidenia church is a historical and architectural monument built in 1790. It was completely burned and destroyed in 1821, finishing the restoration in 1851. Above the central nave stands a dome supported by transverse arches in the traditional Moldavian style.
10. The Roman Catholic church was built in 1844 and enlarged in 1873. Among the objects of artistic value are the high altar, in colored marble, the painting of St. John the Baptist preaching, the statue of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus Christ, the statues of the Pietà and of San Francesco d'Assisi.
11. Turning to the visit of gardens and parks, let's start by going to see, the Mihai Eminescu municipal park, designed in 1869, this park preserves some contemporary trees of Mihai Eminescu who used to go to the park very often especially in old age. In the park there is a small lake and the park is very visited for the presence of the statue of Eminescu.
12. The public gardens are located near the student complex and are a particularly beautiful area for rest and recreation. Also they are a great viewpoint of Lake Brates, the main train station and the train depot.
13. The state railway park is located near the railway tunnel. The botanical garden including the Museum of Natural Sciences dominates the left bank of the Danube. You can admire collections of tropical and subtropical plants, with over 200 varieties of roses, the flora and vegetation on the southern side of the garden represents that of sunny Romania, with cacti, euphorbii, palms, geraniums, begonias, etc. There is an area with over 3000 specimens of tree and shrub species, and the oak area with birch and conifers as well as a replica of a Japanese garden.
14. The Garboavele Forest Zoo is located at the northern exit of the city and is included in the natural science museum complex. In the zoo you can see various exotic species. Horseback riding enthusiasts can practice this sport in the zoo, the zoo theme was developed in collaboration with experts from the European association of zoos and aquariums, and aims to preserve rare animals and teach education towards their conservation.
15. The lake of hunters is located in the north-eastern area of Galati, on an area of 28 hectares. It includes an 11-hectare natural lake and an acacia forest.
16. The Danube Leisure Complex is located outside the city, on the road to Braila, and has three swimming pools, houses, campsites and a restaurant. On one portion of the complex there is a club which is equipped with a swimming pool, restaurant, bar and cafe. The riverside is one of the key areas of Galati. Sports competitions and musical concerts take place frequently. It offers great potential for relaxation and recreation in green areas. There are many original ancient iron monuments. On the shore below the cliffs there are many boats that have been converted into restaurants.
17. Also on the riverside is the statue of Nicolae Balcescu.
18. The Danube Waves Beach is located in the south-west of the city, has large swimming pools, including three for children, each with a slide. There is a beach and restaurants.
19. The Brates private beach is located on the left bank of Lake Brates and has very clean sand.
20. Among the other monuments, buildings and places to visit there is the Roman camp of Tirighina-Barbosi, the excavations in the Roman castellum of Barbosi in the years between 1959 and 1962, have brought to light the remains of Tirighina a fortress dacian. Casa Robescu was built in the second half of the 19th century by the architect Ion Mincu. The building has a raised basement, two floors and two towers with a balcony on each floor. The external decoration features brâncovenesc-style niches. Polished ceramic was used for the floral decoration. Today it serves as the palace of the Children of Galatians. The navigation palace which dates from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century was designed by the architect Petre Antonescu. Today it is home to several institutions such as the administration of the ports on the Danube
21. the Navrom. The university building is located in the center of Galati, and is the former courthouse and was built between 1911 and 1913.
22. The administrative building is an impressive building, inaugurated on April 27, 1906, is the seat of the prefect of the county of Galati, the administrative building was built between 1904 and 1905 by the architect Ion Mincu, the founder of the Romanian national school of architecture. On the main facade of the Palace, on the highest level, there are two white marble statues, Industry and Agriculture by the sculptor Frederic Storck. On the pediment of the building there is a large clock. Each hour is marked by several immortal musical notes.
23. The Natural Sciences museum complex has a botanical garden which contains the dome of the planetarium with a diameter of 7 meters, and different projections can be seen so that visitors can travel to all corners of the imaginary universe, in the Planetarium is they carry out numerous educational programs, good examples are the Astroclub "Calin Popovici, and the educational program, know the sun. The aquarium has very rare specimens of the ichthyofauna of the Danube basin, the Mediterranean Sea and exotic fish fauna. The garden botanical dominates the left bank of the Danube, and occupies an area of 18 hectares.
24. The history museum was inaugurated on January 24, 1939. Gradually, the collection of the History Museum through new acquisitions and an increase in archaeological research conducted in the southern part of Moldavia, especially from the Roman camp of Tirighina-Barbosi , has reached a collection of over 50,000 finds, some of which are of exceptional importance.
25. The Virtual Arts Museum is Romania's first contemporary art museum. It opened in 1967 and was designed to deliver the latest emerging structural trends in the art phenomenon, and a destination that it maintains well into this millennium. About 400 works can be seen in the various pavilions and the open-air exhibition in the museum park is a selection of much larger works, often done by contemporary artists. The museum's heritage includes works of Romanian art from the second half of the 19th and 20th centuries.
26. Galati The village museum is located at the gates of the Garboavele forest and contains some typical huts originating from the lower Danube.
27. The house of the collections houses philatelic and numismatic collections. In the videos and photos you can watch on this page there is only a very small part of what you can see during a trip, a holiday in that beautiful city that is Galati.
28. If you go to my city, Galati is a must see and from and go for a walk along the Danube on the so called Faleza del Danube! It is full of greenery and the view deserves! After communism everything changed!
29. Fortified Church of Precista
30. The Orthodaox Cathedral
31. Palace of Justice
32. Maritime Terminal
33. Drama Theater "Fani Tardini,"
34. Musical Theater "Nae Leonard"
FROM THE SITE: http://www.romaniatourism.com/galati.htm
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE BUS
Several bus routes connect Galati's main areas and tourist attractions.
Route 102
To Museum of Visual Arts and the History Museum.
CONNECTIONS WITH THE TRAIN
Galati Train Station (Galati Race)
Strada Garii n. 1 (0.4 miles from downtown).
Daily connections to / from any city in Romania.
How to get Liberia Tourist Visa
Entry visa:
necessary, to be requested at the diplomatic / consular offices of the
I sent the
following documents by courier:
-2 color
passport photos taken recently;
- original
passport;
- Return flight ticket;
- Completed
and signed entry visa application form;
- photocopy
of Yellow Fever booklet;
- 70 Euros
in cash;
In just 2
days I got a tourist visa valid for 90 days.
Then I sent
my courier to collect it
My complete travel report
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2019/04/viaggio-in-costa-davorio-abidjan.html
HOW TO APPLY FOR A TOURIST VISA FOR ALGERIA
The visa
service of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Algeria in
The visa
service of the Consular Section of the Algerian Embassy in
It covers
the regions of Northern Italy, namely:
Keep in
mind that the 2 Consulates do not respond to e-mails requesting information on
how to obtain visas and therefore it is necessary to call.
Another
important thing to know is that it is not possible to obtain a visa for
Please note
that visa applications submitted more than 30 days prior to the departure date
are not accepted.
Another thing
to know is that the Algerian Consulate in
The
documentation to be submitted to obtain the tourist visa for
- original
passport (valid for no less than 6 months);
- 2 color
passport photos taken recently;
- passport
photocopy;
- original
residence certificate (keep in mind that it is valid for 6 months from the date
of issue);
-
Invitation letter. (To this end, I specify that it can be easily obtained if
you book through "Booking.com", at Guest House Marhaba, located in
Algiers, at Residence Soummam - Bapt B, Appt. 17 - Said Hamdine, 6th floor,
owned by the very kind and extremely helpful Nadjib Benyoucef, E_mail: nadjib_ben@yahoo.fr,
Telephone: +213557919935. He will be the one who will send it to you in a few
days by e_mail). Keep in mind that it is also possible to obtain a visa by
presenting a hotel reservation, but I am not sure if the one obtainable through
"booking.com" is sufficient, or the same must be received from the
Hotel located in
- Number 2
Forms AC-51 of the completed and signed entry visa application;
- travel
insurance “valid for
- Euro
- Copy of
the pay slip;
- Return
flight ticket;
- Simple
declaration with which you write that you have sufficient resources (Euros,
Dollars, credit card) to cover my stay in Algeria;
Once you
deliver the aforementioned documentation by hand, the Dear Employee, who speaks
excellent Italian, checks it and if it is complete he will issue you the
receipt of payment of the 85 Euros for the secretarial fees and tells you on
which day to present yourself for collection of the passport with the visa
(from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm), at the Algerian Consulate in Milan. Generally
the visa is issued in one week.
On the day
fixed for the withdrawal of the visa, you must present yourself at the
Consulate of Algeria in Milan from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm, with the receipt of
payment of the 85 Euros for the administrative fees and in a few minutes you
will be given the Passport with the face valid for 45 days from the date of
issue. Keep in mind that if, for example, the visa is ready on Monday, you can
also present for collection the days after Monday.
My complete report travel
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/p/esperienze-di-viaggio.html
SOFIA TRAVEL REPORT.
On a hot
day in June, from Orio al Serio (Bg), I take the plane of the low cost company
Wizz Air at 1.25pm which takes me at 4.25pm to Sofia Airport in Bulgaria
(there is an hour of time zone) . The price of a one-way ticket, including
taxes, is 19.99 Euros.
I get off
the aircraft, after the same, he had repeatedly expressed the feeling of not
making it, thus dying before landing, while logically
beautiful
Bulgarian by my side, who I had chosen as a traveling companion, like in the
old days,
had given terrible
signs of a heart attack following the above events and
after a
roar of applause never heard before had welcomed
the
non-trivial landing.
An
impossible heat and mugginess welcome me back to Bulgaria after the freezing
weather
last
December.
By my side
as always only impossibly beautiful Bulgarians came to
visit
on duty who
sought his fortune in
Nothing has
changed since I left
This time,
however, I move with more ease, thanks to my past experience and
very
quickly I go to passport control with an identity card with
the stamp
(even if I know that it is not always allowed), to pave the way for
posterity
who will come here with the above document with renewal stamp.
I sacrifice
myself for everyone and
I pass the
airport customs without problems.
I go to my
usual airport bank to change money but this time the lady incredibly denies me
the change.
This is my thought: "but if you changed them 7 months ago ???? "
I do not allow myself to be disheartened by
events and
I take the
usual bus n. 84 (cost 1 LEV) using the currency I had left over from the
previous trip.
After about
40 minutes I get off at the east edge of the center (it's the closest stop and
it's less than 1km from Alexander Nevsky Cathedral).
I quickly
walk to the center where, after visiting it, I exchange 30 Euros at one of the
many EXCHANGES.
Nothing has
changed since December:
almost no
tourists and only young people speak English.
I'm also
looking for the postcard
with the
stamp, but nothing to do: incredible, there are lots of postcards but not even
a stamp.
Crazy stuff. I continue undeterred. I know it like the back of my pocket
There I go
to the usual counter no. 96, from the usual
Lady who
logically does not recognize me.
Book
I book my
ticket to Skopie (Macedonia) for 7.00 the next day (there are several minibis
every day).
I'm still
looking for stamps, still losing a few pieces of
cartilage
of the knees and then I bend my head and, on the main road a few tens of meters
south of the central train station, I take tram n. 7 (cost 1 lev. Remember to
validate the ticket once you get on the bus), which comes from the east and
runs south (even n. 4 and 6 initially follow the same route).
I get off
at
the Hostel
Mostel (minimum price: 6.90 Euros per night, including dinner, breakfast and
free internet).
From the
outside, the property appears dilapidated.
As
indicated I find
the rusty
iron door. Sound, I open the opsoleta door with difficulty.
Another
world opens up to me: a wonderful wooden courtyard, a hostel full of
Young
people.
The whole
world seems to be here. I haven't walked in that door yet
already the
beautiful girls who run the hostel bring me to the table.
They offer
me right away
a full
plate of pasta and a pint of light beer thankfully.
I don't
have time to say that I preferred water, because I am overwhelmed by events.
I drink beer
with difficulty and eat spicy pasta with as much effort.
It burns me
everything
but I can.
Finished
the pasta
immediately
the girl of the hostel gives me the map of Sofia and explains me for 15
minutes
what to do in
She speaks
fast English and sometimes I get lost but worse than me she understands
the
Japanese who is traveling the world alone without knowing almost anything
English.
Ostes then
leaves me alone with the Japanese girl. She hardly speaks anything
of English
and she does not understand what I am asking.
But then
she finally pulls me out
her map of
her and here is her world tour in 5 months:
South America, Morocco, England, Spain, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia,
Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy.
All this
alone. Crazy stuff: what an extraordinary encounter. I fold it for a moment
head but
then the Ostes looms.
I pay my 7
euros including dinner and
breakfast
and then I am accompanied to the clean and tidy room.
Definitely
the most beautiful Hostel I have ever seen.
Tomorrow a
very hard day awaits me with a double bus and I arrive in Pristina,
city
symbol of the last Balkan war, where you can still breathe the smell
acrid of
battle. Can't wait to be there.
But for now
I'm here ...... without a stamp in spite of myself.
My complete
travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2012/10/il-giro-dei-balcani-in-autobus-e-treno.html
GREAT EMOTIONS TO GET TO PRISTINA, THE CAPITAL OF KOSOVO.
At the
change
money and buy a bus ticket to Pristina (price 320 Macedonian Dinars, one way. There
are 8 trips a day on this route. Website: web.www.sas.co.mk).
I am the
only Extrabalkan on that Pulman and in two and a half hours through the
mountains and countryside I finally reach the appointment with history on time
at 1.30pm.
I am at
Pristina.
I
immediately book the bus for tomorrow to Tirana. I have 2 choices: at 5
in the
morning or at 15.00 in the afternoon. Which one did I choose for you ???? That
of 5 in the morning of course.
Of course,
the trip
takes 7 hours and I can't afford to arrive at 10pm in Tirana
also
because the next morning I have to move very early. (Cost of the one-way ticket
with the Arbeni Tours Company: 18 Euros. They also offer you a cold drink
during the trip).
Then I
launch into the center on foot. Everything is decadent and needs to be rebuilt.
All
barracks. Many works in
course
though. Here you can still breathe the flavor of
war: mine
warning signs, photos of the dead, gravestones everywhere,
destroyed
buildings, police everywhere, old cars and buses. After the incredible failure
of the Sofia and Skopje stamps, I'm not going to try it here
not even,
but I have a stroke of luck and see the post office.
I go in and
the assistant has in hand
an ocean of
postage stamps; I take three different ones. Then I go to the bank to change
the
remaining Bulgarian and Macedonian money.
I continue
my visit. The crazy heat kills me but I resist
and I visit
all the small center of Pristina.
There is
little to see but the historicity that
you breathe
it reaches very high levels. Beautiful .... no tourists around .... difficult
to find your way around, few marked streets ....
Then I take
bus no. 7 for the Velania district, located on the Sunny Hill (ticket price to
do on the bus: 0.40 Euros). I am looking for the Guesthouse Velania, located
far from the center, but with a price of 16.00 Euro per night, including
breakfast and free internet. The only one available at that price.
I ask
dozens
of people
and finally after an hour in which I wandered around empty I find it ... what a
struggle.
Superb also
this: spotless, elegant, double room all to myself with
television.
For
go up to
the room you have to leave your shoes down on the floor
earth
....... crazy stuff.
I think
it's just me
here.
I am
drinking tea at full speed and eating the hostel cereals while
I write
this e-mail.
Wait
moment:
another US warrior arrived alone: 3 months in
Balkans (
pazzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii .... What incredible encounters
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only in
these countries
can be done.
But I have
to make a small consideration: the thing that differentiates me from all these
guys / and I meet abroad is that they are all adventurers like me, let alone
women, but
they all
have the same characteristic that I don't have yet: they are all
unemployed
and stay around for months:
crazy
stuff.
Twist at
the Cibali: a Londoner has arrived
also alone
who came to Pristina 4 days to attend a congress for Jehovah's Witnesses:
Incredible !!!!
These
extraordinary encounters have fatigued me. My destiny is the bed.
My complete
travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2012/10/il-giro-dei-balcani-in-autobus-e-treno.html
ARUBA (HOLLAND) TRAVEL REPORT.
FIRST PART
Punctual as never before, my Airplane no. Leaves from the International Airport Josè Marìa Cordoba in Medellin at 12.00. 7I 7703 of the Insel Air Company in the direction of the Reina Beatrix International Airport of Oranjestad (Aruba), located 3 km south-west of the center of Oranjestad, (multi-route ticket price including taxes 1) Medellin - Aruba, 2) Aruba - Curacao, 3) Curacao - Georgetown (Guyana), 4) Paramaribo (Suriname) - Curacao, 5) Curacao - Caracas (Venezuela): USD 621.35).
I therefore arrive at 2.30 pm, at Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (Holland), located about 3 km southwest of the city of Oranjestad. There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.
A visa is not required to enter Aruba for tourism purposes and for a period of up to 90 days. Instead, it is necessary to have a return flight ticket.
Keep in mind that inside the Reina Beatrix International Airport of Aruba (Holland), it is not possible to change money, but only to withdraw it from ATMs. Having said that, it should be noted that even if the Aruban currency is the Aruban Florin, the US Dollar is accepted everywhere and therefore if you have dollars, you do not need to change currency. Finally, I point out that the rest is given in Florins.
From Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (Holland), to reach the center of Oranjestad in an economical way, you need to exit the Arrivals Hall, cross the entire car park and also the main road until you find the bus stop, marked from a small sign. Every half hour from 5.00 to 23.00 every day (less frequent on Saturdays and Sundays), buses and minibuses pass from San Nicolas to the Bus Terminal and to the center of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. , all, in Wihelminastraat. You can pay the driver in USD Dollars (2.0 for minibuses and 2.5 for Buses). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
In Aruba I slept at the Guesthouse Posada San Bartola, located in Wihelminastraat 86 - 88 in Oranjestad, at the price of USD 24 (bookable through Booking), in a dormitory with free wifi. Clean and comfortable guesthouse located almost in the center.
Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba can be visited on foot and / or with the help of the Beautiful Free Tram, which runs until 5.00 pm in the evening.
To reach the Resort area and therefore the most beautiful beaches in Aruba such as Eagle Beach and Palm Beach, located 3/5 km north - west of Oranjestad, you need to go to the Terminal, located west of the city center and take one of the many Buses that run on this route every day from 5.00 to 23.00. You can pay either at the desk or the driver also in USD Dollars (2.5 per way). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
To reach Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (The Netherlands), you need to go to the corner of Wihelminastraat and Oranjestraat and take a minibus which leaves every day, every 20 minutes, from 5.00 to 23.00, in the direction of San Nicolas they also stop on request on the main road at 200 meters. from the Airport. You can also pay the driver in USD Dollars (2 per way). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
SECOND PART
Punctual as never before from the Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia (Venezuela) at 3.00 pm, my plane no. 7I 634 of the Insel Air Company in the direction of the Hato International Airport in Curacao (Holland), (price of the multi-leg ticket including taxes 1) Valencia (Venezuela) - Curacao, 2) Curacao - Aruba, 3) Aruba - Medellin (Colombia) : USD 273.60).
I therefore arrive at 4.15 pm, at the Hato International Airport in Curacao (Holland), located about 20 km northwest of the capital Willemstad. There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.
I stay for about 4 hours and 30 'in the transit area where it is possible to charge the cell phone with energy.
Punctual as never before, my Airplane no. Leaves from Hato International Airport in Curacao (Holland) at 20.40. 7I 413 of the Insel Air Company in the direction of the Reina Beatrix International Airport of Aruba (Holland), (price of the multi-route ticket including taxes 1) Valencia (Venezuela) - Curacao, 2) Curacao - Aruba, 3) Aruba - Medellin (Colombia ): USD 273.60).
I therefore arrive at 21.10, at the Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (Holland), located about 3 km southwest of the city of Oranjestad. There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.
A visa is not required to enter Aruba for tourism purposes and for a period of up to 90 days. Instead, it is necessary to have a return flight ticket.
Keep in mind that inside the Reina Beatrix International Airport of Aruba (Holland), it is not possible to change money, but only to withdraw it from ATMs. Having said that, it should be noted that even if the Aruban currency is the Aruban Florin, the US Dollar is accepted everywhere and therefore if you have dollars, you do not need to change currency. Finally, I would like to point out that the rest is given in Fiorini.
From Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (Holland), to reach the center of Oranjestad in an economical way, you need to exit the Arrivals Hall, cross the entire car park and also the main road until you find the bus stop, marked from a small sign. Every half hour from 5.00 to 23.00 every day (less frequent on Saturdays and Sundays), buses and minibuses pass from San Nicolas to the Bus Terminal and to the center of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. , all, in Wihelminastraat. You can pay the driver in USD Dollars (2.0 for minibuses and 2.5 for Buses). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
In Aruba I slept at the Aruba Harmony Hostel, located in Palmitastraat 9, in Ponton - Oranjestad, 2 km north of the center of the capital at the price of USD 30 (bookable through Booking), in a dormitory with free wifi and swimming pool. Very comfortable and clean but inconveniently located away from the center. In the evening after 10.00 there are no more minibuses to reach it and also early on Sunday morning, but there are private cars that act as taxis that transport you for the price of 2 $.
Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba can be visited on foot and / or with the help of the Beautiful Free Tram, which runs until 5.00 pm in the evening.
To reach the Resort area and therefore the most beautiful beaches in Aruba such as Eagle Beach and Palm Beach, located 3/5 km north - west of Oranjestad, you need to go to the Terminal, located west of the city center and take one of the many Buses that run on this route every day from 5.00 to 23.00. You can pay either at the desk or the driver also in USD Dollars (2.5 per way). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
To reach Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba (The Netherlands), you need to go to the corner of Wihelminastraat and Oranjestraat and take a minibus which leaves every day, every 20 minutes, from 5.00 to 23.00, in the direction of San Nicolas they also stop on request on the main road at 200 meters. from the Airport. You can also pay the driver in USD Dollars (2 per way). The journey takes about 10 minutes.
My complete travel report
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2016/08/viaggio-in-colombia-aruba-curacao.html
How to obtain a Tourist Visa for Egypt
Entry visa: mandatory, to be requested at the Consulates and the Embassy of Egypt or, only in the case of tourism, directly at the airports upon payment of 25 US dollars or equivalent amount in euros. Payment must be made at the Bank inside the Airport, located near the Immigration Desk. The visa is thus obtained to be presented at the aforementioned desk. After receiving the completed immigration card, the staff will paste it on your passport and stamp you on entry. Another opportunity is to obtain an E-visa, before leaving, by connecting to the website: https://egyptian-visa.com, and paying 25 USD, by credit card. In this way, you get the actual E-visa to be printed and presented to the immigration office of the airport, thus obtaining the entry stamp in the country.
In the case
of entry into
Tourists
who spend their entire holiday in the
Attention
is drawn to the fact that the Egyptian authorities do not allow exceptions, and
those who do not hold an ordinary tourist visa will in no way be able to access
other areas of the country, even in case of need. In certain circumstances,
this could limit the possibilities of assistance to fellow countrymen.
At the
My complete travel report
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2020/03/viaggio-seguendo-il-fiume-nilo-in.html
FINALLY, MY DREAM THAT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SINCE I WAS CHILD HAS BEEN FULFILLED: I COME TO TIRANA, THE CAPITAL OF ALBANIA.
Here I am
awake at 4 at Guesthouse Velania in Pristina (Kosovo)
I go to the
reception and I call the
taxi as
there are no buses at this time and since they are about
Then I take
the
Bus that in
7 hours, 18 Euros, crossing mountains, lakes and the easy border between Kosovo
and
There isn't
much to see, but the thrill of being there completely envelops me.
Not even
the shadow of tourists. I can even miraculously send a postcard.
I spend all
day there and then I take myself to the beautiful Hostel
My complete
travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
http://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2012/10/il-giro-dei-balcani-in-autobus-e-treno.html
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