Dec 17, 2011
The Disney / Pixar animated film “Cars 2″ has some amazing graphics showing an imaginary car racing city of “Porto Corsa”. According to Wikipedia the animators created the city based partly on their drives around the coast of northern Italy in Liguria and especially the city of Portofino, located on the Mediterreanean Coast just north of the Cinque Terre, an area we blogged about in 2010 during the family train adventures throughout Europe.
May 4, 2010
Seattle’s Rick Steves has been touring Europe for decades, and his PBS shows, books, and personal tours to Europe have captivated many of us over the years. The Rick Steves website is one of the web’s best Travel resources with maps and extensive travel tips and participation.
It’s really a “must see website” if you are considering or planning a trip to Europe.
Although I am not a fan of the group tour approach I’m finding that the itineraries are a great way to discover new cities and attractions, and most importantly get a quick feel for the landscape, travel times, etc.
We’re planning the big family tour of Europe now (thanks
Eurail.com ! ) and I’m finding that
Eurail and Rick Steves are two of the best sites for planning this complicated trip.
Rick’s on Twitter now
@RickSteves and I’m hoping he’ll actively participate there, as it’s a great way to project your views to many very fast. He’s also blogging about the politics of travel, offering some really interesting and provocative perspectives on what he feels is a commercialized and narrow view from the American media. Steves’ believes that travel is the best way to experience cultures and countries and people so we fully come to understand them, and hopefully come closer to reducing the many conflicts in our complex world. Keep up the great blogging Steve!
Nov 30, 2007
CNN’s got a neat article featuring several European “unusual” attractions such as indoor skiing and city park kayaking in Germany.
Check out this CNN review of some cool European attractions like indoor skiing: CNN Reports
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