Thessaloniki

Written by Liana Metal


Thessaloniki- some European flavor in your vacation!

By Liana Metal

WHERE

Thessaloniki is located onrepparttar northern part ofrepparttar 134050 Greek mainland, inrepparttar 134051 gulf of Thermaikos which is a major port in imports and exports. The city was set up in 316 BC and isrepparttar 134052 capital of Macedonia andrepparttar 134053 second big city in Greece after Athens.

WHY GO

European culture combined with a variety of other cultures fromrepparttar 134054 north and east, international events such as trade exhibitions and art displays , local festivals all year round, business and fun –extensive nightlife-all these blended together inrepparttar 134055 unique picturesque setting of Thermaikos gulf inrepparttar 134056 deep blue ofrepparttar 134057 Aegean andrepparttar 134058 extensive historic places of interest in and out ofrepparttar 134059 city.

WHEN TO GO

The best seasons to visit are spring, when it is sunny and warm and you can explorerepparttar 134060 area aroundrepparttar 134061 city as well, summer , when you can swim at magic sandy beaches within easy reach ofrepparttar 134062 city, and fall, when international exhibitions take place. In winter months it is cold –sometimes below zero- but it is sunny most ofrepparttar 134063 time.

GETTING THERE AND AROUND

By air

There are direct flights fromrepparttar 134064 UK and other European countries and regular connections fromrepparttar 134065 USA and eastern and northern countries as well. Departures guide at: http://users.otenet.gr/~cpnchris/skgd.html Airport info at: http://users.otenet.gr/-cpnchris/skg.html Olympic airways at www.olympic-airways.gr/passengers_info/oapaxaptskguk.htm

By train

There is a train connection from Europe andrepparttar 134066 East on a regular basis.

Getting Around

Local buses run on a daily basis schedule to and from all suburbs and resorts, towns and cities. The bus service is a good one andrepparttar 134067 easiest way to move aroundrepparttar 134068 city. See info at: www.ktel.org/fokis/en/thessaloniki.htm

Train services are for distant locations only, not for urban use. However,repparttar 134069 metro runs inrepparttar 134070 city connecting busy to remote areas. Visit: www.metrolpa.net/eu/the/thessal/htm

Taxis are easy to find , and if you need a taxi at a certain time you can callrepparttar 134071 station and reserve it. They are punctual and trustworthy. Call at White Tower station, tel: 0310 214900. See also http://users.forthnet.gr/the/dsilvestriadis/thessaloniki

However, if you want to see everything , you should walk. It’s not difficult to follow a route a day and explorerepparttar 134072 inner part ofrepparttar 134073 city on foot.

Cycling is not recommended inrepparttar 134074 down town area as there is a lot of traffic. Rent-a-car agencies are easy to find atrepparttar 134075 airport and bus and railway stations, and it is a good idea to self-drive aroundrepparttar 134076 city andrepparttar 134077 suburbs. See www.kosmos-carrental.com/thessaloniki/html

BEST MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

The visitor shouldn’t miss to seerepparttar 134078 round White Tower, a remnant ofrepparttar 134079 ancient walls ofrepparttar 134080 city dated back to 1866, which is nowrepparttar 134081 characteristic symbol ofrepparttar 134082 city. There are more towers aroundrepparttar 134083 city but they are all square shaped apart from two of them.

The Triumphal Arc of Galerius is inrepparttar 134084 middle ofrepparttar 134085 city, an imposing monument dating back torepparttar 134086 third century.

Ayios Dimitrios church, down town, attracts a lot of people, both tourists and locals. It was built inrepparttar 134087 5th century and has great architectural value. Worth visitingrepparttar 134088 catacombs dug underrepparttar 134089 church which wererepparttar 134090 hiding place ofrepparttar 134091 first Christians at that time.

St Sophia church, is also a building you shouldn’t miss.

There is a number of museums all overrepparttar 134092 city such asrepparttar 134093 Rotonda ,which is a church for St George, andrepparttar 134094 Museum of Salonica. Visit www.greekembassy.org/culture/northgreece/thessaloniki.html

BEST UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS

The Technology park, visitrepparttar 134095 site at: www.techpark.gr

The Technology Museum, see site at www.tmth.edu.gr/en

The International Trade Exhibition, a big international event, was set up in 1926 and has been running annually in September since then offering a great range of goods and services. It attracts a great number of people every year both business and fun lovers. See www.helexpo.gr

Alsorepparttar 134096 World Trade center , visit site at http://iserve.wtca.org/wtc/thessaloniki_contacts.html

Mt Athos, within easy reach ofrepparttar 134097 city , is a monastery for monks located onrepparttar 134098 Halkidiki peninsula . It is a well known forrepparttar 134099 famous ancient items that are displayed there, and it constitutes a small independed community on its own run by monks. They offer free lodgings and meals to all visitors . Female visitors are not allowed in. Prince Charles of UK has visited Athos many times, as well as other famous people. See http://poseidon.csd.auth.gr/athos www.medialab.ntua.gr/athos.html www.bates.edu/-rallison/friends www.culture.gr/2/21/218/e21800.html

Halkidiki peninsula beaches are sandy , extensive and ideal for summer vacations. The perfect place for camping lovers. www.huntsidway.com/travel.html

BEST ACTIVITY AND TOUR

•A tour inrepparttar 134100 city to seerepparttar 134101 sights. Visit www.greekhotel.com/mainland/thessaloniki/home.htm www.greekembassy.org/culture/northgreece/thessaloniki.html For luxury tours-hotels, www.luxury.gr/thessaloniki-hotels.html

6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket

Written by Neil Stelling


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========================================================== "6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket"

- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA

© DigiLectual Inc. 2004 http://www.cheap--airline--tickets.com/ ==========================================================

Big company employees usually book through their company travel manager. Since they don't make their own booking, how can they get their preferred deal ? … first class, air miles, preferred flight time etc.

Some business travellers exercise more ingenuity and cunning finding a way around their company travel policy, than they use in their actual job.

Many business travellers shed tears atrepparttar demise of Concorde. Blagging their way onto Concorde representedrepparttar 134049 pinnacle of transatlantic travel achievement. Few company travel policies allow such luxury, but Concorde rarely flew without a majority of business travel passengers.

Concorde flights spawned many excuses. Shorter time without a cigarette, fear of flying, creativity etc. Since Concorde retired, first class becamerepparttar 134050 main goal - followed by business class, or maximum air miles.

Company travel managers can actually save their companies vastly more money than negotiating with travel suppliers. If someone flies economy instead of business, that's often worth about four tickets.

Butrepparttar 134051 big company employee still holds a bag of tricks :

* Medical * Schedule * Late Booking * Hotels * Inefficient Systems * Promotion

Medical grounds provide good excuses for upgrade. Did you hearrepparttar 134052 expression 'economy class syndrome' ? It refers to deep-vein thrombosis. This, undoubtedly unpleasant and dangerous condition, producesrepparttar 134053 biggest increase in business class upgrade requests. Many people actually hand over a medical certificate to support their claim… know any doctor friends ?

A good trick manipulates Schedules. This works well for people collecting air miles. Simply arrange your meeting so you can only get there using your preferred flight.

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