We have created a special Blogs for Guides section on our site, Personal Travel Guides. Now you, as a guide, can create blogs that will show up on the front page of the site, enticing travelers to read about your part of the world and how they will enjoy various activities, sites, places to photograph, whatever you want to write about. You can make as many blog entries as you like. In fact, the more the better it is for you to tell people about how they must come to your area and show why they must choose your personal guide services. Your blog entries will post next to your portfolio and biography so people will have at least two chances to see them. Welcome to Personal Travel Guides and get busy blogging about your area! personaltravelguides.com
Cities – The Real Shanghai 1 of 2 – BBC Travel Documentary, recorded 16.10.2010 There’s no place in China quite like Shanghai. There are no summer palaces, fog-enmeshed temples or cliff-side Buddhas here. Remnants of traditional culture remain, but to dwell there would be to miss the point entirely. Shanghai has never been about what has already happened – it is about what is going to happen. For millions of Chinese, Shanghai is more than just a city. It is a symbol of change, opportunity and sophistication. While Beijing may pull the country’s strings, Shanghai is the pacesetter. It revels in its glamorous airs and entrepreneurial flair, in its global reach and ability to synthesise and adapt new ideas to home-grown tastes. Haven Tangled together with these positive associations are the memories of the foreign concessions. Established after the First Opium War (1839-1842), they were loathed by many as centres of imperialism and exploitation, but simultaneously valued as havens of intellectual freedom and stimulation – a place to break with stifling Confucian mores and learn about the world outside. Those looking to introduce change in imperial China – whether social, political or technological – flocked to them. The Chinese government aims to make the city an international financial centre to rival Hong Kong by the year 2020. Despite the positive changes that came out of the concessions, Shanghai was no paradise, with high levels of poverty and crime. The birth of the …
Donna Salerno Travel takes you on a tour of Paris and the Top Ten Things to Do when visiting the City of Romance. From the Eiffel Tower to The Louvre, we cover the highlights of this amazing city. 1) Walking, Rollerblade or City Tour, by Bus or Car 2) Dining 3) Eiffel Tower 4) The Louvre 5) Champs Elysees & Arc de Triomphe 6) Notre Dame Cathedral 7) Cruise on the Seine Les Invalides – Napoleon’s Tomb 9) Luxembourg Gardens 10) Paris Opera and more … Hotel de Ville, The Pantheon, Saint Eustache Church and Pont Alexandre III Bridge Visit DonnaSalernoTravel.com for more information on Paris or any destination worldwide. “You will Love where we take You”
Les Invalides – Napoleon’s Tomb 9) Luxembourg Gardens 10) Paris Opera and more … Hotel de Ville, The Pantheon, Saint Eustache Church and Pont Alexandre III Bridge Visit DonnaSalernoTravel.com for more information on Paris or any destination worldwide. “You will Love where we take You”