Travel Journey Pod

Business Trips to Melbourne Many years ago I made trips to Melbourne Australia. On my first visits I was not happy with the hotels Melbourne had available. After two trips I stayed in a new hotel. It was the Hyatt on Collins. If the Internet had existed at that time I would have been quite happy to look up www.punthill.com.au and let one of their excellent apartment hotels. Looking at their website I believe my choice would have been at Flinders Lane. That would have saved me money, as the Hyatt was certainly not inexpensive, although it is a really great hotel. Driving in Melbourne Melbourne is one amazing city. There is one complaint that I have, which you may find rather amusing. Being an American I am used to driving on the right side of the street. However, no worries, my Aussie friends told me to just remember and keep the center line next to me at all times, especially when turning. Okay, fair enough but the problem is, that advice almost got me killed on the streets of Melbourne.... (more...)

If you want to visit Australia, you may feel that you have to save up an enormous amount of money, but it has to be said that you don’t always need a bucketful of money to be able to get to the other side of the world. If you look online you should be able to save money on every aspect of your trip down under. Firstly of all, if you search for accommodation you should be able to find some affordable places in Australia that are right up your alley. You obviously need to search specifically for the place where you want to stay, but if you search for something like budget accommodation in Brisbane if that happens to be where you are staying, you should be able to find something that you can afford. The same applies to finding the cheapest flights. If you go online and search for cheap flights, you will find them, and again, it is all about searching for the flights you want. As well as this though, you can do yourself a big favour by finding a company that is able to offer great deals... (more...)

Munich is one of the most famous places in Germany, and it can be a wonderful place to visit. Maybe not quite as famous as Berlin, Munich still has plenty to offer the tourist, and many Germans might argue that Munich is the more German of the two different cities. Munich seamlessly blends wealthy business people with twenty four hour party people in this city of contradictions. The architecture in Munich is second to none in Germany, and the same can be said for the museums. Away from the more historically interesting side of the city, and there are literally thousands of beer cellars, where you can enjoy some of the local brews. Munich has somewhat of a crazy night life, and it can leave you feeling a little bit drained, but the city is a sleek and beautiful place in which to recover the next day! Munich is normally a very affordable destination for British tourists, and the cost of living while holidaying there should be fairly cheap. Accommodation is widely available and will also... (more...)

Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels. Millions of visitors arrive each year in Los Angeles eager to experience for themselves the epitome of the American Dream. Los Angeles is not really a city but rather a sprawling metropolis constituting more than 80 smaller city areas woven together by a daunting network of traffic-congested freeways without a clearly defined centre. LA is just one of these cities with Downtown at its heart. Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer. Los Angeles enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually. Transportation Public Transportation The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other agencies operate an extensive system of bus lines, as well as subway and light rail lines across Los Angeles County, with a combined... (more...)

Egypt is mainly a country in North Africa with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Egypt does not receive much rainfall except in the winter months. On the northern strip the rainfall is received between October and March. The best time to visit the majority of sights, including the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, is from February to April and October to November, when it is hot enough to know it’s the ‘Land of the Sun’. For centuries Egypt has attracted visitors and for good reason. The world-renowned treasures of this fabled country, from iconic pyramids to medieval bazaars, almost defy description. But take a look beyond the obvious archaeological treasures, and a country rich in natural beauty and vibrant in contemporary culture is easily revealed. Football is the national sport of Egypt. Squash and Tennis are other popular sports there. TRANSPORTATION Transport facilities in are centered in Cairo, the capital, and largely follow the pattern... (more...)

Turkey is the successor state to the Ottoman Empire. Turkey might be the world’s most contested country. Its landscape is dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires. Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance. Since then, Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West through membership in organizations such as the Council of Europe, NATO. Climate Turkey is situated in Anatolia and the Balkans, bordering the Black Sea. Turkey’s diverse regions have different climates. The Aegean and Mediterranean coasts have cool, rainy winters and hot, moderately dry summers. Annual precipitation in those areas varies from 580 to 1,300 millimeters, depending on location. Generally, rainfall is less to the east. Transportation When you travel to Turkey, keep this in mind: Turkey is big: 1700 km (1056 miles) from east to west if you travel by road, a trip of several days. To get around Turkey, there are two feasible options: road or air... (more...)