Latest Content added to flashpacker.org http://www.flashpacker.org/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:59:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.flashpacker.org/ischia <p>The volcanic island of Ischia, Italy is filled with geothermal pools where general slacking and recuperation is done between spa sessions and dips in hot springs.</p> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:54:55 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/ku </p>Kú is the only hotel of any real size on the Shoal Bay East beach on Anguilla. It has 27 rooms with an open kitchen and patio or balcony. The open bar is very popular until the late hours of the day and the Kuyah restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.<br />  <br /> Rooms are available from $160-$355 depending on season.</p> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:03:19 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/anguilla <p>Anguilla has 33 of the most spectacular bone-white coral beaches in the world. What makes the island most special is the lack of vendors selling cheap tourist memorabilia, Caribbean cruise ships, high-rise hotels and casinos since they're all banned. What's left is the beaches and you.<br /> <br /> The high season stretches from January-March based solely on the weather, temperatures hardly ...</p> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:57:49 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/caye_caulker <p>Caye Caulker is a little gem ten miles off the coast of Belize. Stilt houses in bright colors greet visitors along with a very slow tempo and a total lack of cars, golf carts and bicycles is the transportation of choice.</p> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:59:18 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/hilton_sorrento_palace </p>Hilton Sorrento Palace is a large upscale hotel on the hillside above the beach and city center of Sorrento, Italy, approximately 10 minutes by foot. The hotel focuses on business guests with three auditoriums (the largest for 1500 persons) and 23 banquet and meeting rooms.<br /> <br /> <br /> All rooms are contemporary decorated in bright and vivid colors. The guest rooms plus has a view over ...</p> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:23:08 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/pousada_do_vale </p>Pousada do Vale is a small family owned pousada on the main island of Fernando de Noronha . It's located 250 meters from the beach in the Elizabeth garden.<br /> <br /> The inn treats its guests with a traditional Salon's fish party every Thursday and all you can eat pizza night on Sundays. A double room starts at R$450 (~€160), transer to and from the airport on the island is also included. ...</p> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:08:28 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/fernando_de_noronha <p>Fernando de Noronha is the Brazilians own secret garden of Eden. Its situated 250 miles off the northeastern coast and accessed by plane from Recife or Natal. The main island is situated in an volcanic archipelago with crashing waves from the open sea on one side and calm beaches on the other. Fernando de Noronha is an ecologic sanctuary where all tourism is conducted in an environmentally ...</p> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:08:12 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/stockholm <p>Stockholm is the capital and biggest city in Sweden and the primary hub in the Baltic Sea for politics, economics and culture. It has become known for design and gastronomy in recent years. Stockholm is built on a number of islands, each representing a distinct part of the city.<br /> <br /> It was founded by Birger Jarl in the middle of the 13th century as a stronghold to control the inlet to ...</p><div class="small"><img src="http://www.flashpacker.org/photos/sweden-stockholm/swan_in_kungstradgarden-tn.jpg" alt="One of the swans in the smaller of the fountains in Kungsträdgården."" /></div> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:47:01 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/purificadora </p>La Purificadora is a 26 room boutique design hotel in Puebla, Mexico. The hotel is housed in an old water purification plant in the the historic center of Puebla which is a UNESCO world heritage site.<br /> <br /> Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and his son Victor has created a blend of old and newusingthe original walls from the 1800's and natural materials in combination with open spaces and ...</p> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:54:07 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/claridge%27s </p>Chef Mark Sargeant worked as sous chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay from 1999-2001 when he opened Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's. He earned a Michelin star in 2002. Mark is often featured alongside Gordon i tv-shows such as Hell's Kitchen and the f-word. The restaurant has a soft art deco interior design.<br /> <br /> The artistic haute cuisine is available as a £30 three-course set lunch, £80 ...</p> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:26:01 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/grill_review_by_anders_zakrisson <p>After some time with trying to reserve a table with too narrow margin I finally managed to plan ahead and call the two weeks in advance needed for a table for two at Grill on the weekends. The different sections in the dining room vary greatly in style and ambient sound level so me and my company were very pleased when we saw that we got a table in the inner Victorian section. There's an abundance ...</p> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:50:28 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/pontus%21_review_by_anders_zakrisson <p>Pontus has emerged as one of my absolute favourite restaurants in Stockholm, I was recently there for my fourth visit with 6 of my friends and they exceeded my expectations again. The entrance to Pontus might seem a little small, the Oyster bar and clothing room flank a quite narrow path which splits to some stairs that goes to the dining room on the lower floor and the bar on the left side on the ...</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:57:27 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/haute_cuisine_on_a_budget_-_the_parisian_bistronomy <p>A Bistronomy is a classic bistro restaurant that seeks to bring an eating experience rivalling or even surpassing the classic gastronomic restaurants on a vastly more moderate budget. It does so by stripping away some of the more expensive extras normally associated with these restaurants and more or less only focus on the food. There's no army of waiters, the dining rooms are packed much tighter, ...</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:57:14 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/finding_the_best_restaurant_in_stockholm <p>A couple of years ago I moved out from my parents to begin my university studies in Stockholm, during the first years I lived as students most do; I brought food every day to school and generally took it very easy with my money since the available funds were very limited.<br /> <br /> During the last year in school I started to make some money from some of my hobbies and I started to allow myself ...</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:56:57 +0100 http://www.flashpacker.org/flashpacker_column_no_2 <p>The lovely colours of the autumn is starting to find its way to the photos published on flashpacker.org. Stockholm, Sandhamn and Paris have all gotten their fair attention. Speaking of Paris, I recently visited the culinary capital of the world to find out what to exptect from its blooming bistronomies, my results can be found in A Weekend to Discover Bistronomy in Paris.<br /> <br /> I recently ...</p> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:51:08 +0100