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Beach Honeymoon

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Glacier Express – A train to fall in love with

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Hong Kong Highlights

Hong Kong is a vibrant never-say-sleep city. Neon-lit skyscrapers, tightly packed sidewalk, molasses-slow traffic, steam-filled eat outs identifies this overwhelming harbor city. In addition to the Cantonese Chinese and British influence, one can notice a diverse influence from Vietnam to Vancouver making Hong Kong a unique destination

Paris Highlights

Paris, the city of lights and city of fashion, has the reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic city in the world. History, art, culture, food or fashion, one can have a variety of attraction to see in this city.

Adventure Sport: Zorbing down the hill

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World Famous Cuisines

The history, climate, geography, religion and culture have a deep impact on any cuisine in the world. The origin and migration of food have in turn influenced the history, culture and culture. For any traveler, tasting the world famous cuisine with its authenticity is indeed a great opportunity. Here are some of the world famous cuisines in no particular order: Lebanese Cuisine, Greek Cuisine, Spanish Cuisine, Japanese Cuisine, Mexican Cuisine, Thai Cuisine, Chinese Cuisine, French Cuisine, Italian Cuise...

Rio Carnival - Time to Go GaGa

Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:29 PM TOIP
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Rio Carnival is the biggest street party in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to Rio de Janeiro each year to celebrate the famous festival. Rio (Rio de Janeiro) is the second largest city in Brazil and one of the most visited city in the southern hemisphere. Rio also boosts some of the most famous landmarks in the World. 
Photo Credits: boncherry.com
Rio carnival is held before Lent (a period between As Wednesday and Easter) every year and the first ever festival dates back to 1723. The highlight of the carnival is the spectacular Sambadrome parade and the street parties. The carnival parade is filled with people and floats from various samba schools, who compete for the championship by building the best floats and costumes. Each school has thousands of participants and follow a special order with their parade entries. The Sambadrome is the arena where the parade happens and tickets can be bought in advance though online reservation or from the hotels and agents to view the parade.


If parade is not your cup of tea, head to a street parties. Highly populated by the locals, music and dance takes the stage in the beaches of Rio. The percussion instruments send out the irresistible beats and rhythms making the crowd explode in a colorful dance revolution. Samba is the most popular dance. But anyone can dance in their own style.
Photo Credits: http://www.welt.de
With the combination of the parade, the balls, and the street carnivals, Rio’s carnival is said to be the greatest show on Earth. So if you wanna go GaGa, head to Rio for the Carnival. The following are the carnival dates and the processions takes place on Sunday and Monday.

  • March 5th 2011
  • Feb 18th 2012
  • Feb 9th 2013
  • March 1st 2014

Tips:
1. Book your hotels in advance. A huge crowds floats in during the carnival
2. Be safe.

1 Responses to "Rio Carnival - Time to Go GaGa"

  1. Unknown says:
    July 13, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    The festive parties in the carnival are always amazing. During the parties we can get the carnival tickets at a cheap rate.

    Buy carnival tickets rio

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