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canada: feel the earth

The mythology of the Far North still has a bright future ahead of it. Forests to infinity, huskies, lakes thousands, igloos, salmon returning to rivers, whales and bears, beavers, lumberjacks and seaplanes ... this stereotypical imagery (but true) in Canada has never been as rooted in European minds today ... 
For if there is a long time that backpackers have discovered Canada, there are fewer long as they roam the other "Wild West" where stands immutable, snowy barrier of the Rocky Mountains. Fir trees line the landscape far reaches of the Far North, where the summer sun shines seems refuse to fold. In Canada, the man bows to nature: he learned to live with his enthusiasm to better appreciate the rugged beauty that captivates by its immensity. 
In Canada, during the winter, snow galore takes all the land of a white padded: you can ski breathlessly. Spring comes, whose sweetness revive forests. The green chlorophyll infused landscapes, announcing the carpet of flowers of summer in the mountains. On the coast, the orcs back, sailing squeezed in with kayaks, while whales crossed to Alaska. In the fall, finally, maples and birches ignite the hills of their incandescent palette. 
Settlers on the ranches of Alberta or the Rocky Mountain national parks, meeting with the Great West will live up to your expectations.

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venice: feel the life

Venice has the unique ability, what the cities of legend, causing astonishment every time we go back. No cliche will never make the atmosphere of winding streets, its squares, its canals and churches. 
Venice, La Serenissima, is a city born from the sea and facing the sea, who always knew how to fight to preserve its independence. Of this glorious past, she kept palaces and old houses which today are all museums that reflect its distinctive past. 
Venice is the charm almost every street corner, a strange mix between deja vu and wonder of discovery, the postcard and the hint, a big dip in the Middle Ages and up 'at his table, a real carnival for the taste buds! 
So take the time to explore, leave the crowd. Get lost! Sacrifice your sense of direction on the altar of resourcefulness, you may come across as Corto Maltese, Commissioner Brunetti or Casanova disappointed to have lost his damsel to the output of a museum ... Go to Venice in winter, in fog, in snow or when the ping Bora ... Return here in the spring and fall, when these popular celebrations and laughing that seal, since the dawn of time, love the Serenissima has with the sea.

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india:world of magic

North India, the eternal, the elephants and the palaces of Maharajas, the sadhus and Jain temples, colorful festivals and the Taj Mahal, India is also megalopolis indescribable mix of medieval and modern, with its processions of misery and jams! 
Ethnic groups in large quantities, a few thousand years of history of religions want you here, sacred cows every street corner unveil India such wealth and such diversity that you will be amazed not intact! 

Kerala Bollywood, South Indian cinema you will! It is especially the magnificent landscapes of Kerala, paddy fields, palm trees, tropical vegetation, animal reserves, but also the beaches of sight, Dravidian palaces, elephants and colorful saris, the very kitchen spicy. 
South India is also Bombay, the capital of Indian cinema, which provides thousands of fans an impressive number of masala films and Madurai, the capital of Hindu pilgrimage, the oldest and most cited holy South, which contains one of the most fascinating temples of the country. There is so much wealth there is only one trip is not enough.

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espana is just front of you

Il n’existe pas une Espagne, mais plusieurs. Sans entrer dans le débat politique sur l’autonomie de telle ou telle région, le voyageur qui traverse la péninsule ibérique pourra constater l’extraordinaire diversité de l'Espagne, un pays qui vit, depuis la fin du franquisme, un renouveau éclatant et une modernisation à grande vitesse.
Diversité des paysages, des cultures, des langues (castillan, catalan, basque), des terroirs et des villes. L’Espagne s’offre à tous les goûts : laissons de côté les plages envahies l’été et la Costa del Sol bétonnée par les complexes hôteliers. Aventurons-nous plutôt dans l’intérieur du pays, superbe et naturel, prodigue en paysages saisissants, en monuments splendides, en modes de vie passionnants…
Pour cela, il suffit parfois de s’éloigner d’une dizaine de kilomètres des foules. Découvrir Salamanque, la petite Rome espagnole, ou Tolède la belle médiévale perchée sur son promontoire. Parcourir le rude plateau de Castille, de Ségovie à Léon, à la découverte de magnifiques cathédrales et d’extraordinaires musées. Goûter à la spécificité de l’âme catalane et à ses trésors artistiques, de Dalí à Gaudí en passant par Tapiès et Miró. Prendre le chemin de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle pour admirer les beautés de la rurale Galice, aussi verdoyante que la terre des Basques, à laquelle ils sont tant attachés. Ou, enfin, un soir de fête à Séville, Madrid ou Barcelone, succomber à cet éclatant bonheur de vivre qui est la marque du pays tout entier. Car les nuits y sont souvent plus intenses que les jours.
Vous l’aurez compris, il faut partir à la rencontre de ses habitants, fréquenter ses bodegas et se régaler de sa cuisine, car l’Espagne est un pays à vivre. Elle n’est pas seulement diverse, elle est inépuisable !

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argentina is waiting your visit

Tango, gauchos, Pampa, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Maradona, Eva Perón, Fangio, Borges ... So many evocative names of Argentina. The name Argentina comes from the Latin argentum, meaning "silver", plata in Spanish. At the time of the conquest, the use of the name was extended to designate an area at the mouth of the river discovered by Solis, later called Rio de la Plata because of the proliferation of silver objects offered by indigenous to the conquistadores. 
When following the finger on a world map the contours of Argentina, we already feel and taste the magic of adventure invade. From the Andes to the Iguazu Falls, passing on the steppes of Patagonia and the Atlantic coast, while Argentina has a theatrical dimension. Early explorers to modern tourists, to the adventurous, all made on the land side of the world ... the ultimate journey of confrontation with the land and the spirit of Latin America. No wonder the tango was born there.

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tunisia is the best

Integral part of the Maghreb, Tunisia is still too often trapped images-postcards that haunt the imagination (exotic beaches, ruins edifying, desert solitude ...), as many clichés synonymous with successful holiday. 
Guardian of a delicate balance between modernity and tradition, Tunisia still offers a thousand and one ways to discover its other facets. The traveler can then easily follow fugitive impressions of civilizations that have succeeded on the landscape and shaped them: the Phoenicians who founded Carthage, the Romans, who destroyed it all and colonized North Africa, Byzantines, Arabs, Andalusians, Turks and Italians and French. 
Tunisia offers history, but any short landscapes landscapes: the diversity of coasts was matched only shades of Djebel or the desert. Rainy mountains Kroumirie the first dunes of the Sahara through the plains of the Sahel, Tunisia is a land of encounter, a crossroads of civilizations. Remember Hamilcar, of St. Augustine, Ibn Khaldun, Barbarossa ... 

In tourist areas (Grand Tunis, coastal area, island of Djerba, tourist areas in the governorates of Tozeur and Kebili), the security situation is satisfactory. 
Apart from these tourist areas, greater vigilance is required. The Department of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel in the Deep South of Tunisia, particularly the Algerian border (with the exception of the tourist area of "mountain oasis") and Libya. Travel in the Sahara region are subject to approval. 
Because of social movements, avoid driving by the road in the governorates of Gafsa, Kasserine and Sidi Bouzid, and focus on air travel. Curfews are sometimes effective.

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