Europa Park

Some years ago, I was in this amusement park in Rust. This park is located in Germany, near Strasbourg. All what I can say is that this amusement park is amazing and huge. The best kick I have had during my stay there was the ride with one of the largest roller coaster in Europe.
My colleagues and I slept in the Hotel Colosseo it is a nice and elegant one. The hotel is not very cheap so therefore it is better to search a cheaper one a little bit outside the park.
You like more information => http://www.europapark.de

Strasbourg

Going to Strasbourg during Christmas season is a unique experience – they have really nice Christmas markets there, everything is festively decorated and the architecture is beautiful to look at. It’s quite interesting that signs are bilingual – French and German, especially if you have been, like myself, in another part of France for a longer time and all of a sudden you start reading German street names again ;). The typical dish that you absolutely have to try is ‚Flammekueche‘, which is like a thin flatbread with cream cheese, ham and cheese or whatever ingredients you’d like to put on it. There are also some great shopping possibilities, tons of different shops where you can get practically everything. And we’ve also been to this one Christmas market where various European countries are represented and sell typical food or handcrafted products there – since they also had an Austrian stand, that was a chance to finally have some ‚Spaetzle‘ again…

Bad Ragaz

I worked there for a few months and I can tell you that this village in the Canton of St. Gallen is nice. You have the possibility to play golf and after a good lap you can go to the thermal spas, to relax.
The nightlife of Bad Ragaz provides you a lot of bars and a casino. Most of the bars are expensive, so an alternative is the local Pub. In this Pub you can meet friends and drink 1 or 2 or ... beers or what ever. The only bad thing is the closing time :-(.
If you need a cheaper accommodation in this village, go to the Hotel Garni Jerger. The price range is as follow: 60-180 CHF per room and night.

Visit the following links to get an impression of Bad Ragaz:
http://www.badragaz.ch
http://www.hoteljerger.sloper.ch/jerger_main.php?id=0
http://www.resortragaz.ch/de/home/?

Istanbul

It takes time to see Istanbul properly, since examples of its 2,000-year-old past can be difficult to find amid the chaos of the present. Most visitors go straight to the Sultanahmet district, the oldest part of the city, where there are at least some remnants of Byzantine Constantinople, such as Haghia Sophia (Aya Sofya), among the splendours of Imperial Ottoman architecture, such as Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque. Sultanahmet is, however, a ‘tourist quarter' with the usual irritations of badgering touts and crowds of people and it is not the only historic part of the city.

The city centre, including the areas referred to as ‘the old city' and ‘the new city', which are separated by the estuary of the Golden Horn, is located on the European side of Istanbul, on the western side of the Bosphorus Strait.

Shark diving in a cage

If you want to experience something really amazing but at the same time kind of scary, you should try shark diving. I went diving, well actually more snorkeling, with sharks in a cage on O’ahu, which is one of Hawaii’s islands. There are many possibilities to go shark diving all around the world in many different places.

It was an amazing experience. First you go over about 3 miles off shore with a boat and a bunch of people. After they put the cage in the water the first can get in. It is really incredible but getting in is already a little challenge. After I finally got into the cage and put my head under water to see the sharks I almost got a heart attack as in the same time a really, really huge shark passed the cage. On O’ahu you normally see Galapagos sharks or Sandbar sharks but we also had great luck as some Tiger sharks appeared which is very seldom. I tried to make as many good pictures as possible, but to be honest it didn’t quite worked out. Here are some impressions of my tour:

One Weekend In Paris

I probably don't have to convince anyone that Paris is worth a visit.
So I just assume the city is well known, spare you a long introduction and focus on what I want to convey.

Accomodation:
We were staying in a hostel, right in the 1st arrondisement of Paris, just around the corner of the Louvre. But living that central doesn't come too cheap. But 27 €/pp and night including breakfast sounded very reasonable to me, even more considering prices in Paris in general.
I was really satisfied with the hostel and we had no problems whatsoever so check it out (no worries I don't get commission (: )

Going out:
Well yes, I'm student and even during travelling I have to satisfy my "going out urge" every now and then. So here some advice on the really interessting stuff :)

Thanks to prices in Paris we only went out clubbing once.
We chose to go to the Rex Club just a 15 minute walk away from our hostel.
Let's not mention the prices, but I can tell you the music is really nice in there! (Varying program, minimal & house when we where there)
I can totally recommend this club if you're into that kind of music, but should you really do get bored in there, drinking is no option (see remark about prices above).

And if you're not really into clubbing but still like sitting around, chatting while having some beers and a nice view, grab a six pack of beer head up Montmartre and have those beers while enjoying a spectacular view of Paris.

Special Nightlife Hints for Vienna!

Apart from the pubs, bars and clubs , Vienna features a lot of special venues and parties. A very popular weekly student club is the Tuesday 4 club at the U4 club.
A club called Platzhirsch is also a appreciable place, where you have a great atmosphere and fantastic music. But if you want to experience something typical Austrian, you have to go to an "Heurigen". The "Heurige" is a pretty unique institution: It can be best described as a wine tavern, where local wine producers sell their own stuff right off their premises, often right beside the vineyard.