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A Travellers Guide to Portugal Published on 29/01/2009

Portugal is bordered to the north and east by Spain and to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean, it is a full member of the EU. The country is mountainous north of the Tagus River, with plains to the south. Offshore its territories include Madeira, and the Azores. Summers are dry and hot, winters are relatively wet with most rain falling in November and December. Portugal has a...

A Travellers Guide to Morocco Published on 29/01/2009

Morocco is exotic and lays on the north coast of Africa facing Spain and Gibralta, shares a border with Algeria (which is closed) and with the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its main cities include myth-inspiring Marrakech, Fez, Agadir, Casablanca, and Tangiers. At the gateway to the Mediterranean, the Morocco has a cultural blend of Berber, Arab, and African influences. As Morocco...

A Travellers Guide to Morocco Published on 29/01/2009

Morocco is exotic and lays on the north coast of Africa facing Spain and Gibralta, shares a border with Algeria (which is closed) and with the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its main cities include myth-inspiring Marrakech, Fez, Agadir, Casablanca, and Tangiers. At the gateway to the Mediterranean, the Morocco has a cultural blend of Berber, Arab, and African influences. As Morocco...

A Travellers Guide to Italy Published on 29/01/2009

Italy, a founder member of the EU, is a relatively young country which was only unified as a nation in 1861. It has land borders with Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland while the Vatican City is a separate state within Rome. The country\'s long coastline, stretching some 7,600km, has contributed to problems with immigration control. Besides deep rooted problems, such as...

A Travellers Guide to Italy Published on 29/01/2009

Italy, a founder member of the EU, is a relatively young country which was only unified as a nation in 1861. It has land borders with Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland while the Vatican City is a separate state within Rome. The country\'s long coastline, stretching some 7,600km, has contributed to problems with immigration control. Besides deep rooted problems, such as...

A Travellers Guide to Hungary Published on 29/01/2009

Hungary became a Christian Kingdom around 1000 A.D. and for many centuries acted as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion into Europe. The country eventually evolved to become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which fell apart during World War One. And then fell under Communist rule after World War II. During the leadership of Janos Kadar in 1968, Hungary began to liberalize...

A Travellers Guide to Hungary Published on 29/01/2009

Hungary became a Christian Kingdom around 1000 A.D. and for many centuries acted as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion into Europe. The country eventually evolved to become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which fell apart during World War One. And then fell under Communist rule after World War II. During the leadership of Janos Kadar in 1968, Hungary began to liberalize...

A Travellers Guide to India Published on 29/01/2009

India is a vast country with a vast population, two thirds of which lines in rural locations. Bounded by the Himalayas to the north, it occupies a natural subcontinent. India shares common borders with China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Pakistan to the north-west, and Burma to the north east. To the east, almost surrounded by India, is Bangladesh. Near India\'s southern tip, across the...

A Travellers Guide to India Published on 29/01/2009

India is a vast country with a vast population, two thirds of which lines in rural locations. Bounded by the Himalayas to the north, it occupies a natural subcontinent. India shares common borders with China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Pakistan to the north-west, and Burma to the north east. To the east, almost surrounded by India, is Bangladesh. Near India\'s southern tip, across the...

Letting Agents Get Away With Money for Nothing Published on 27/01/2009

There are stories there of overcharging, failure to take up references, failure to collect or pass over rent, poor or non-existent paperwork, and failure to respond to requests from either landlords or tenants. Landlords in London and the south east also complain that many agents expect to be paid when tenants renew their agency initiated tenancy agreements, even if they have had to do...