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Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico

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Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico (8/4-11/2013) – An hr away but a the world apart, Rosarita offers a safe together with accessible Mexican jeopardy amongst groovy year-round weather, beautiful beaches, together with overnice restaurants. Rosarito is located nearly twenty miles S of the U.S. edge from San Diego, California. The 35-minute scenic crusade via a expert toll route has beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico Vendor - Rosarito Beach, Mexico Rosarito Beach is a broad sandy beach that has palapa fashion restaurants on the sand amongst decent Mexican nutrient together with well-priced Mexican beer together with margaritas. Many activities are available such every bit fishing, surfing, together with horseback riding on the beach. If you lot desire to larn a fleck crazy at night, in that place are or together with thus lively beach clubs such every bit Papas & Beer together with Club Iggy’s . T...

Festival: Gustatory Modality Of Stockholm

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One terminal summertime festival to become earlier nosotros tin expect frontwards to autumn! This festival, Taste of Stockholm , is genuinely purpose of a serial of gastronomical, fine-dining festivals ( Taste Festivals ) taking house inward major cities to a greater extent than or less the world. It is straight off Stockholm's plow this sixth through eighth of September. Unfortunately, the alone English linguistic communication version of their website is through a Google interpret push (found nether the heading "Socialize amongst us"), which doesn't brand for the best translation. But I volition endeavor together with hand yous an overview. Otherwise, if yous are staying at the Rival Hotel , come upwards past times together with speak to me for to a greater extent than in-depth information. Gourmet pizza from Gastrologik! The festival takes house on the isle of Riddarholmen , which is only side past times side to Gamla Stan (old town), together with is separate upw...

New Address For The Stockholm Tourist Center

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And... I'm back! My batteries are recharged afterwards 2 weeks inwards Republic of Croatia (a Blue Planet I tin definitely recommend for your adjacent trip) as well as cook for a fun tumble inwards Stockholm. I'll root alongside a piddling reminder. As I advised earlier , the Stockholm Visititors Center has directly moved . As of September 2nd, their novel place is on Vasagatan 14 straight across the street from the Central Train Station. The Visitors Board is promoting their novel offices every bit the virtually modern to urist centre inwards all of Scandinavia. Edit: This eventide I was invited past times the Stockholm Visitors Board to the grand opening of the novel offices. The locale is actually nice... really s pacious. And the gadgets are really high-tech! They convey computers to role too every bit giant comport on screens as well as a wall of television screens showing inspirational images of Stockholm. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 really interactive agency to give...

African Masterpieces Bear Witness At Skeppsholmen Caverns

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I made an proclamation earlier close the upcoming exhibition "African Masterpieces" . But I late attended a press showing of the exhibit, too then I idea that I would write a novel entry amongst my thoughts of the exhibition along amongst roughly pictures. First of all, I am a fan of the venue... the Caverns ( Bergrummet ) on the isle of Skeppsholmen . These man-made caverns i time housed the Swedish naval ascendance during WWII too are the perfect venue for these large basis civilization exhibitions every bit they add together a feel of mystery too magic yous don't arrive a normal museum venue. This is the 3rd such exhibition held here, next the Terracotta Warriors of X'ian too Inca Gold . "African Masterpieces" is made upwards of stone, metallic too terra cotta sculptures (100+ pieces on display) yesteryear the people of Ife , located inwards modern-day Nigeria. These sculptures appointment dorsum betwixt the twelfth too 16th centuries too plough over a ...

Tip #15 - Seeing A Film Inwards Stockholm

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Want to accept a intermission from sightseeing as well as accept inward a movie? Maybe you lot desire to get got a dinner & moving painting engagement alongside your loved ane inward a unusual city? It is quite slowly for visitors from abroad to produce merely this inward Stockholm. Sweden does non dub movies... which agency that movies are all shown inward their master copy languages, alongside Swedish subtitles. The exclusively movies that are dubbed are children's movies, though fifty-fifty these are equally good shown inward certainly theaters/times inward the master copy linguistic communication alongside subtitles. So a solid unit of measurement moving painting nighttime is possible! The exclusively stumbling block is finding out which movies are playing when, equally the schedules look inward Swedish newspapers as well as inward websites alongside no English linguistic communication version. But this is easily overcome... either utter to me or the reception staff as we...

Calendar: Fine Art Exhibitions This Fall

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As the summertime flavour comes to a close, novel exhibitions for the autumn volition hold upwardly unveiled inwards Stockholm's diverse fine art museums in addition to galleries. Here is a listing of a few of the major novel fine art exhibitions coming to Stockholm. I volition update this listing equally to a greater extent than data comes in... Thrice Upon a Time at Magasin 3 fine art gallery, located inwards the Frihamnen harbour area. Three parallel exhibitions featuring 66 artists (both Swedish & international) in addition to 202 plant of fine art from the Magasin iii collection. Paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, etc, Runs from September 11th through Dec 12th . Fashion! at Fotografiska Museum, located on Stadskajen almost Slussen. An exhibition of fashion photography through history. From Man Ray to Richard Avedon to Steven Meisel... all of the greats volition hold upwardly represented! Runs from September 24th through Jan 2nd. Scene Shifts at Bonniers ...

Swedish Elections

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If you lot are visiting Sweden anytime inwards the starting fourth dimension iii weeks of September you lot may live wondering what the heck is going on inwards the country. Polling stations are popping upwards everywhere together with the metropolis is plastered amongst posters together with billboards... on walls, buses, inwards subways, hanging from light posts, etc; Well, Swedes are heading to the polls presently to vote inwards the national elections! Presently, Sweden is beingness ruled past times a coalition regime led past times the Moderate Party. They are trying their hard est to remain inwards ability land the Social Democrats together with their allies are trying to shift the balance. It looks similar it volition live a closed vote... together with it all takes house on September 19th . There are no existent heavy social issues dividing parties inwards Swedish politics, instead the debates tend to focus on taxes, the economy, adjustments to the healthcare together with (oc...

Sightseeing Tours Inwards September

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Sightseeing boat coming inward to dock at Strömkajen The summertime flavour is officially over... cooler days in addition to less tourists inward the city. This way that many sightseeing tours convey either ended for the yr or else they convey reduced the pose out of tours each day. The pop sightseeing boat tours, Under the Bridges in addition to Royal Canal Tour , yet piece of occupation throughout September. However, it is of import to banknote that they no longer initiative off from Nybroplan ! Both tours initiative off only from Strömkajen . This way that the ticket component division at Nybroplan is unopen every mo well. Naturally, the ticket component division at Strömkajen is open. Tickets tin besides hold upwardly pre-purchased online or, if you lot are staying at the Rival Hotel , through me. The Hop-On Hop-Off boats convey stopped running for the year... though the Hop-On busses are yet running (until October 3rd). And speaking of busses, the Panorama Bus Tour runs yr rou...

Restaurant- Hos

Last nighttime I enjoyed a swell dinner at Ho's ... a Chinese eating theatre located at Hornstull (address: Hornsgatan 151). Stockholm has, unfortunately, quite a few Chinese restaurants of depression quality. But family-owned Ho's is definitely non inwards this category! I think, perhaps, the deviation is that you lot tin gustatory modality a piddling oculus & mortal inwards the food. The eating theatre itself is quite minor as well as unassuming, as well as (because of word-of-mouth) it is by as well as large packed amongst Stockholmers vii nights a week. The website is inwards Swedish but their menu is inwards English, both on the website as well as at the restaurant. I had the deep fried pork ribs (Cantonese style) amongst the spicy Beijing sauce... yummy! Good vegetarian selection. I've heard skilful things well-nigh their dumplings, but they bespeak to endure preordered (if you lot majority a tabular array inwards advance) so, since nosotros went on the spur of ...

Royal Celebrations, One-Half Marathons In Addition To To A Greater Extent Than This Weekend!

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DN Stockholm Half Marathon, photograph yesteryear Bengt Aronsson Another busy weekend inwards Stockholm! To source off with... The annual DN Stockholm Half Marathon volition hold upward held on Saturday, September 14th. Over 17,000 runners from all over the basis volition hold upward running a course of educational activity ready inwards the streets of the city. The race starts at 3:30pm at Gustav Adolfs Torg together with volition accept runners on 21.1 kilometers through the western parts of Stockholm, including Södermalm where the Rival Hotel is located. In fact, the course of educational activity runs along the street St Paulsgatan which is side yesteryear side to the hotel. Nice alongside a petty life inwards the neighbourhood... precisely this tin hateful some traffic troubles: no parking together with difficult for taxis to larn to the door. Stick alongside walking, ferries together with subways together with you lot volition hold upward fine! This advice goes for the residu...

Terracotta Warriors, Business Office 2

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I accept already mentioned this exhibition, simply I felt that I should come upwards dorsum amongst a written report afterward truly viewing the Terracotta Warriors from the Qin Dynasty. They are on display at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities , located on the isle of Skeppsholmen . I was real impressed amongst the whole exhibition... it is non housed inward the museum proper, simply inward subterranean halls ( Berg srummet ) nether the museum. In the get-go hall you lot accept x of the warriors too every bit other artifacts from the Qin Dynasty. In the other hall you lot accept smaller "tomb warriors" too a bunch of artifacts, all from the Han Dynasty. There is an abundance of information, both nearly the artifacts too the history of China, placed along the walls of the halls too they are both inward Swedish too English. The toll of admission (150 SEK, costless for xviii & under) is a picayune to a greater extent than expensive than most museum visits, simply I def...

Restaurants- Bistro Süd The Rivals Bistro

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Last nighttime I went amongst the hotel's reception staff to campaign Bistro Süd 's autumn menu. The small, cozy restaurant, located simply ii blocks from the Rival Hotel, is a favorite of the staff too hotel guests. The eatery itself reminds yous of a typical squeamish French bistro too the card reflects this... a mix of French cuisine amongst some Swedish favorites. I had the duck liver terrin e to begin with, followed yesteryear the infinitesimal steak filled amongst seasonal mushrooms too and then cloud berries done 3 ways for dessert. Very good! The lamb i of my colleagues ordered looked keen equally good equally the chanterelle mushroom toast she had equally a starter. It is non that large of a eatery hence it is skilful to mass a table... yous don't require to hit that likewise far inwards advance, simply contact us at the reception afterward checking in. I would move remiss talking well-nigh restaurants inwards the expanse without mentioning our ain restaurant... R...

Braga. A Voyage To Braga, Portugal, Europe.

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Portugal’s third-largest metropolis is an elegant town laced amongst ancient narrow lanes closed to vehicles as well as strewn amongst plazas as well as a splendid array of baroque churches. The constant chiming of bells is a reminder of Braga ’s age-old devotion to the spiritual world. Its religious festivals – peculiarly the elaborately staged Semana Santa (Holy Week) – are famous throughout Portugal. But don’t come upward expecting piety alone: Braga’s upscale quondam centre is packed amongst lively cafes as well as trim down boutiques, closed to splendid restaurants as well as low-key bars catering to students from the Universidade create Minho. Just exterior the metropolis stands the magnificent, much-visited hillside church building as well as sanctuary of Bom Jesus create Monte. Show inwards Lonely Planet Things To Do   Hotels   Need To Know Tips & Articles