Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The history of Ilha Grande – an island 150 km west of Rio de Janeiro – is somehow dark and contrasts heavily to its current beauty. First, the island was the Brazilian equivalent to Ellis Island; European emigrants had to stay on the island before coming into the country. Later the island became a sick bay in time of Leprosy and until 20 years ago: A high security prison.
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When the people of São Paulo need a break from their city they often travel to one place: Ilhabela. It is an island located only some minutes (approximately 7 km) by ferry from São Sebastião. How many people go there in summertime can be easily seen when you follow the waiting line for the ferry boat: It winds through São Sebastião in an enormous length.
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Tired of the big city? Take the A train to Rockaway beach! You can enjoy a long metro ride through Queens and afterwards walk along the sandy beach. There are no typical beach facilities (as one would expect back home) and I was quite irritated by the standardized homes along the way but there is nothing like a cool summer breeze close to the ocean.
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In need of some fresh air, sea water and sand? Coney Island (the name is derived from the Dutch original name, meaning “rabbit island”) was once really an island in the far south of Brooklyn. In 1940 the passage between this island and the mainland was filled up. Today lots of people come here to relax at the shore.
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What to do on your birthday when you’re in Istanbul? I decided to spend a relaxing day at Adalar, or better said the Prens Adaları (Princes Islands) – a group of islands located 10 kilometers away from the city at the sea of Marmara (coming from the word marble). It is a place to which the inhabitants of Istanbul go if they want to flee from the city to find some relaxation.
The Playa Ancón is a wonderful beach close to Trinidad, Cuba. It offers white sand and clear water – and not as many tourists like for example in Varadero. You can sit under trees and palms and wait for locals selling different kinds of fruits. A small paradise not far from civilization. Continue reading “Playa Ancón”
Some people go to foreign countries just to stay within their hotel, enjoy an all-inclusive program and sit most times on the beach. It’s almost equal whether your in Spain, Tunesia or Cuba then. And for tourists of that kind, Varadero is the primary location on Cuba. Continue reading “Varadero (and why I wouldn’t stay there)”
If the people of Den Haag, The Netherlands want to get out of the city and enjoy some time at the beach, they go to Scheveningen – only located 6 kilometers afar from the city center of Den Haag. It was once a fishers village and is nowadays the biggest seaside resort of the Netherlands. Continue reading “Off to the beach”
The city quarter of Ostia is part of Roma, Italy and former a harbour city. People get here to have a break at the Lido di Ostia and for Ostia Antica – the ruins of the ancient city. The name Ostia derives from ostium, meaning entrance or here: river mouth. Continue reading “Ostia”
I once decided to have a vacation with a good friend of mine and therefore we booked an away home in Lübeck-Travemünde, Germany. Travemünde is a part of Lübeck close to the sea. You can easily reach it by train from the main railway station of Lübeck.
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