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Tips: Before traveling

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I always wanted to jump from Europe to other continents and experience other cultures quite different from ours. H ow about you? In particular, I am always love to visit Africa and Asia, for such radical changes in culture, religion and food . When you’ve already decided to take the chance, ask yourself: "What should I do before traveling to far away countries?" If you don't want to worry about anything, here are some tips to follow before the trip : Vaccines Request an appointment at your nearest health center to advise you about the vaccines you'll need.   The most common vaccines are Tetanus and Hepatitis A and B. Moreover, for some specific countries like Kenya is mandatory the Yellow Fever vaccine and typhus. Although Malaria is perhaps the disease you have to be more careful. It is advisable to take preventive measures for malaria; I took Malarone, prescribed in my Foreign Health Center.   Malaria’s medication is not

Pastrana: History and relax

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Fancy a weekend full of history , relax and really good food ? Thanks to a gift we had , I was lucky to enjoy two unforgettable days. Pastrana is a privileged enclave belonging to the province of Guadalajara and is located within the region of " The Alcarria " . It has been declared as Historic -Artistic since 1.966 , and Camilo Jose Cela described it as a "picture of of the past " in his novel Journey to the Alcarria. Places to visit Walking through the village, you can discover its best kept secrets : Calle Mayor is the principal street in Pastrana , full of restaurants and bars on both sides and where there are the two sweetest places in the village : Pastry Eboli , where we bought the typical cakes and delicious chocolate butterfly cookies, and Chocolates Eboli , where you could stay for hours looking at the window ! At the end of Main Street , you have the T he Hours

Review: Bloglovin, following travel blogs

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T oday, as my fir st review , I would like to recommend you an easy and practical Web through which you will be able to follow all you favorite travel blogs.   I don’t know about you but I really like reading all my travel post daily and don’t miss one of them. That is the reason why, when this Web came to me I couldn’t miss the opportunity. We could have all our travel blogs in a click without having to remember all the links. And the best of this Web is that you would never forget to read the blogs, because it remembers you all your unread posts. The Website is Bloglovin and I explain its performance in a few steps: First of all, you have to login, the easiest step. Then we have to search our favorite blogs through URL or by blog’s name:   When you find it, only have to following it, clicking on the blue button “ FOLLOW ”. Once you follow the blog , you have the option to categorize it . In this case the category that I have included is &q

Out of Africa

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The country that inspired Karen Blixen to write his famous Out of Africa , has been one of my favorite trips ever. Until then, only knew Tunisia form African continent, and in this trip I could discover tribal cultures and film’ landscapes. Would you like to travel through the heart of Africa? You won’t be disappointed. Here are seven reasons why you can’t missed this stunning country:   Photo Safari   The word safari means " journey " in Swahili and Ernest Hemingway was one of the first person to do so in 1.933, although formerly safaris were not like now. Fortunately, hunting was banned in Kenya in 1.977 and there are severe laws to control furtive hunters. To get on this pure nature "journey", and have the opportunity to watch the most amazing animals in their natural habitat, one of the best choices is the photographic safari. Personally, I love photography and I Kenya left me some images difficult to forget. I couldn’t imagine has