Nov 18th, 2010 by Ted Liptak
After a turistic visit to Italy this is my second trip, but this time for business. Arrival city was Milan. Later I’m going to publish pictures of Milan and some architectural places like, Piazza del Duomo (Milan Cathedral) and The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.
My second stop was Crema. Crema is a town province of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It takes around 1 hour with a private car from Milan. You can check the location of Crema on the map of Italy with a red “T”. Crema is one of the best medieval historic city in Italy.
Crema’s traditional economic activity is agriculture and cattle breeding. But now, Crema firms can produce iron products, cotton and wool textiles, electrical equipments and milk products.
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Tags: business travel, Crema, Crema Cathedral, Duomo di Crema, Italy, Lombardy, medieval historic city, Milan, Milan Cathedral, Milano, Piazza del Duomo (Milan Cathedral), The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
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Nov 16th, 2010 by Ted Liptak
For British travellers, 2010 has been a bit of a nightmare year. First there was the Eyjafjallajöku volcano eruption in Iceland. It spewed out a giant cloud of ash along with magma, which resulted in flight cancellations and delays across European air space.
Next was the British Airways strike, ruining many an Easter holiday. Flights were cancelled, others were delayed and Heathrow’s Terminal Five seemed rather superfluous.
Summer this year was actually rather good, or parts of it were so many Brits that decided on a ‘staycation’ actually got to enjoy a good old British summer. But elsewhere, extreme heat ruined some holidays as Southern Europe witnessed temperatures in the 40s.
The northern hemisphere then enjoyed a somewhat balmy Indian summer, with mid-20 temperatures even in late September. However, those bound for other parts of the world were shocked to find overbearing temperatures. LA for example was so hot parts of it caught on fire and new records were broken.
Fast forward to November and December and the weather has been causing even more disruption. Not because of heat, the opposite in fact. Freezing temperatures, snow and strong winds turned Britain into a Russian colony with -17 and -18 or so reported in Wales and Scotland. All airports closed for a time, which caused more travel misery.
At the same time, rail transport boomed and the popularity of cross-channel ferries and the Eurotunnel grew beyond all expectations. But, has the extreme weather, people power and random acts of nature turned travelers against air travel? Continue Reading »
Tags: 2011 Destinations for British Travellers, British travellers, delays across European air space, Easter Holiday Flights, Eyjafjallajöku volcano eruption, New Zealand Rugby World Cup
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