Cancun-the golden snake

Cancun is essentially a top rated beach holiday resort which is famous for surfing, kayaking, jet skiing, parasailing, under water diving, sailing and boating.

Cancun comprises of two areas the Ciudad Cancun and Isla Cancun, and bears a testimony of the Mayan culture. Tourists can engage in scuba diving and snorkeling on the beaches of Morelos, and Isla Mujeres..Riviera Maya is a wonderful place to experience marine life. The archeological site of Tulum bears a testimony of the Mayan urban culture. Moving further south the fishing village of Playa del Carmen acts as a wonderful relaxing stop for tourists

Besides these there are ecological parks like Xcarnet Eco-Park, Sain Ka’an Biosphere reserve: Croco Cun, Isla Mujeres Turtle Farm known mainly for their beautiful flora & fauna

Since Cancun is mainly a beach resort items made from stuffs available in the sea are more widely found over here, however tourist can also collect the traditional Mexican Hammock, hammock stand and other fine Mexican handcrafts, and silver jewelry as memorabilia back home.

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Benvenuti a Venezia

The city of Venice is located on the northern side of Italy, along the Adriatic Sea attracts around 19 million tourists each year

The best way to experience Venice is by walking. The St. Mark’s Square with its dominating clock tower and millions of pigeons is the most popular place. St. Mark’s Basilica is famous for amazing mosaics, domes, statutes and the golden lion, Next in the list is the Doge’s Palace,-and this beautiful palace dating back to the Renaissance times houses the largest oil painting of the world and leads to the jail where Casanova was imprisoned. The other attractions include The Rialto Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs. Last but not the least a tour of Venice can never be complete without a Gondola ride.

Tourist can shop for glassware, delicate lasses, paper Mache, antiques, jewelry, leather products, carnival masks and music recordings of some wonderful concerts which form Venice as souvenirs back home.

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Los Angeles-The city of Angels

Founded on September 4th 1781, Los Angeles situated in the state of California, is the second largest city of U.S.A.

Los Angeles is known to tourist mainly because of Hollywood, so needless to mention the tour of the Universal studio theme park is one of L.A’s biggest tourist attractions. Following closely is the Hollywood walk of fame.

Disneyland often dubbed as the happiest place on earth is famous with people of all age groups.

The Sunset Boulevard is one of the world’s most famous streets, among the beaches of L.A Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, Venice Beach, Santa Monica Beach and Pier are the most popular.

Among other attractions of Los Angeles there is the Rodeo Drive, packed with exclusive shops, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and the Queen Mary ship, deserves a special mention.

Los Angeles is mainly a entertainment and fashion hub, so getting some luxurious designer fashion and jewelry is always an good option.

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La bienvenida a Madrid

Madrid the capital city of Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula about 646 meters above the sea level with around 3 million inhabitants. It is known as the cultural capital of Europe.

The most famous tourist attraction is the art gallery, which houses the paintings of the nineteenth century Spanish Painters including Pablo Picasso’s famous picture.

“Guernica”. Tourist interested in prehistoric to modern painting can check out The National Archeological Museum.

Another important destination is the Plaza Mayor which is the scene for any festive gathering. The church and convent of the Descalzas Reales is notable for the richness in renaissance art and architecture finally the royal palace which was build on white granite stone deserves a honorary mention.

Besides these attraction other attraction include Convento de la Encarnacio ,Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida,Gran Via, Lope de Vega Museum Museo Cerralbo Museum of Art ,Palacio de Liria Palacio de Villahermos Parque del Retiro San Isidro Segovia Bridge.

Clothes, souvenirs, electrical goods, football jerseys, paintings and even medieval chastity belts are among the most preferred items which a tourist can collect as tokens of their Madrid visit.

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Bienvenue a Paris

Paris- situated in northern France on the river seine receives around 45 million tourists from around the world.

The major tourist attraction of Paris undoubtedly is the Eiffel tower, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The second most visited spot is the Louvre , which house one of the largest collection of pre 20th century painting and sculptors, The Sorbonne University is one of the world’s oldest university is a favorite destination with students visiting Paris. The 164-foot Arc de Triomphe bears a silent testimony to the sheer military power of Napoleon

Bonaparte. Other spots like the, The Musée d’Orsay, Père Lachaise Cemetery the Sacre Coeur, Centre Georges Pompidou La Sainte Chapelle ,Notre Dame cathedral, The Latin quarter and finally the banks of the river Seine deserves a special mention without which a tour of Paris can never be complete.

Paris is every shoppers dream destination, from unique jewelry, antiques fine art. Designer clothes, perfumes, vintage clothes and shoes the check list is just too exhaustive for any shopaholic.

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