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Mountain bikes are advised due to the rough surfaces and extreme gradiants you will encounter in places.

In your life, there must be many things that you have to handle, from house hold, office job, study, and many others. After many kinds of thing that we need to do every day, it’s always a lot of fun to have vacation. There are so many beautiful places that are worth to visit. In many countries, there are a lot of attractions that we can see and get the enjoyment and fun. Spain is one place that offers many beauty and attractions. You can go to Spain and find many great spots that are valuable to visit. In addition, making a cycling trip during your Spain Holidays is a great way to have fun.

There are many places that you can enjoy in Spain. Here are some tips of places that you can enjoy by bicycle in Spain. One of the best choices that can be enjoyable to visit by cycling is Andalusia. You can figure out and learn the culture of Spain in which there are several spots that will be very attractive to visit. You can go along Andalusia and stop to visit on of the many great castles. You can also try cycling in Andalusia going through the route of the caliphate where you can find amazing sights of natural beauty.

Your holiday in Spain can also be very exciting if you cycle along Majorca to enjoy the sandy beaches with cliffs. Besides, there is beautiful sightseeing possible of the mountains that you can enjoy with along with the green spaces. Asturias can be another choice of area that you can enjoy by cycling in Spain. Cycling in Spain can be great experience on your holiday that you will not forget. There are a lot of exciting places that you can see there. It will be more fun if you go on cycling holiday in Spain with your friends or families, but there are always other tourists you can meet along the way.

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Europe, the continent has something special in its DNA. The people who travel to the continent on vacation come back gushing about it. Thousands of tourists tour Europe on various vacations looking forward to a wonderful holiday and needless to say all of them witness their wish being fulfilled in the most efficient ways possible. So, if you are also planning a holiday, with friends, family, a lover or even alone, you should try going on a Europe tour. Chances are, you will also come back gushing like thousands of other tourists.
The people who tour Europe for their holidays tend to visit a couple of countries that have gained quite a reputation as the most popular tourist destinations. The most popular countries in this respect are France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland and Sweden among many others
France has long been a favorite among people who want to spend their holidays somewhere romantic. People on a tour of Europe almost compulsorily visit France. The capital Paris has long been a Mecca for the love struck souls. Millions of lovers decide to Tour Europe and their first stop is the beautiful country of France.
Similarly, Italy also has a lot of fantastic destinations that witness a huge population of tourists coming there to enjoy their holidays. This is another country which almost always is included in everybody’s list of must visit places whenever they plan to tour Europe. One of the most popular destinations in the country is the city of Venice that is a based on an inner city canal system. Lovers often die to take a gondola ride in one of the canals in the city. They are among the most treasured memories of the people who decide to Tour Europe.
The Spanish land of exquisite beauty and charm takes the tourists on a trip to the most romantic and beautiful destinations in Europe. The food here is also really awesome and the people are very friendly too.
If you also want to tour Europe, you can easily do so. You just have to find the right Europe Tour packages. If you run a simple search on the Internet, chances that you will come across a lot of such packages that will set you off on a Europe tour and will let you be a part of a wonderful journey.
So what are you waiting for, go get one of these Europe tour packages and Tour Europe, alone or with your loved ones.

Yes!…that’s right! You could win a professionally led motorbike tour of Europe / UK of your choice, during our 2011 season. No purchase necessary!

All tours are booked on a first come first serve basis and are subject to availabilty.

If you are lucky enough to win and have already booked a tour with Extra Mile, they will refund the monies you have paid. (PLUS £100 spending money)

All you need to do is visit their website and to enter the FREE Draw provide the following information:

1. Your full name

2. Your postcode
3. A contact telephone number (only to be used to communicate with the winner)

4. Let them know the three places you would most like to tour. (This can be anywhere you like and not necessarily a destination that Extra Mile Bike Tours are already offering)

5. When on tour do you usually ride alone or with a pillion?

6. Where you heard about us

The draw will take place on 1st July 2011.

Winners will be notified via email and / or phone.

Remember, if you don’t want to wait until July to book a guided motorbike tour, the winner will have the monies paid for any tour already booked, refunded in full.

You could book a motorcycle tour with any tour company of your choice…but this is the only one where you have the chance of getting all your money back PLUS £100 to spend.

Remember all the Extra Mile motorbike tours are booked on a first come first served basis

It was a clean sweep for the Swedes as Europe snatched a 2 ½ – 1 ½ victory in the second morning’s Solheim Cup foursomes and moved two points in front in their bid to regain The Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle in Ireland.

Needing 14 ½ points for victory, the Europeans lead 7-5 with 16 points still to be decided.

Yes, there is still a long way to go before the fat lady sings, but Alison Nicholas’s team were in buoyant mood after their morning effort..

It’s been a dream Solheim debut for Caroline Hedwall, the ‘baby’ of the European team and a three-time winner on the European Ladies Tour in her first year as a professional.

She partnered Sophie Gustafson to a 5 & 4 win in the Friday fourballs and the Swedish duo again hit form on Saurday morning to trounce Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford 6 and 5 in the top foursomes match.

“It’s so exciting it’s unbelievable,” said 22-year-old Hedwall, who has her twin sister, Jacqueline, as her caddie. “Sophie is so confident and calm and that makes me the same and she is so easy to play with.”

Jacqueline managed to get time off from her studies atLouisianaStateUniversityto be part of the European set-up this week – she intends trying to qualify for the Ladies’ European Tour at the 2012 qualifying school.

And Sophie Gustafson, given a rest in the fourballs as she has a niggling knee injury, added: “In my first Solheim Cup as a rookie I lost 7&5, so I was working my ass off to make sure I erased that record! The putt to do that on 13 was just short but 6&5 is a great win with TaylorMade Lady’s Burner SuperLaunch Irons and Caroline played very well.”

In the third match, another all-Swedish partnership of Anna Nordqvist and Maria Hjorth beat Brittany Lang and Juli Inkster 3 and 2.

Europe’s half point came in a thrilling bottom match. One down playing the last, Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz won the hole when Cristie Kerr bunkered the American’s approach shot and then failed to make the seven foot par putt.

Aza Munoz was also delighted with the crowds supporting her and Matthew on the last – and she gave them something to cheer when she held her nerve to hole out from four feet to earn a vital half.

“I was just thinking I couldn’t let Catriona down. We had been fighting so hard all day. I just said I’ve hit a million balls like this, so I just focused and I hit it.

Matthew said: “You feel a tremendous amount of pressure. It was kind of close all day, and we wanted to get the half a point so we could win that series. We hit some really good shots at some key holes.”

Karen Stupples and Christel Beoljon went down to the Americans Ryann O’Toole and Morgan Pressel 3&2 and was unhappy with the USA fans goading and laughing when her Dutch debutant partner left a bunker shot on 16 in the trap.

It was the Englishwoman’s second Foursomes defeat, having lost with Mel Reid on day one, and she was rested ahead of the singles match “she is doubly determined to win.”

And when asked if being paired with rookies in each of her matches added a bit more burden, she said: “A little bit, but you know what, I’m happy to take the TaylorMade Lady’s Burner SuperLaunch Irons. It’s what it is. If it means that everybody else can see thatEurope will win the session and win the point, that’s what we’re all about.”

They did just that, to the joy of Captain Ali Nicholas. “It’s been another great Foursomes for us – just fantastic to win the session again.

“Sophie and Caroline got us off to a great start, they played awesome TaylorMade Lady’s Burner SuperLaunch Irons, while Anna and Maris got their point at just the right time, straight after Karen and Christel lost and the Americans were getting louder.
“But that stopped them and what more can I say about Aza and Catriona. That was a gusty, brilliant half and it was vital for us. We wanted to win the session and to do it again means I’m very proud and pleased of the girls. It set us up for our afternoon Fourballs very nicely.”

Many clients come to us asking for advice on whether to take a Europe cruise or a land tour. Many people feel a cruise is the better choice. The answer, at the risk of being evasive is yes and no. It’s like comparing apples and oranges, and although both taste great, they are quite different.

A rather simplistic answer could be that you won’t really see Europe on a cruise ship. You’ll see piers and ports which are usually industrial areas that you will want to hurry through to catch the tour bus that will take you on a tour of the region for a few hours. So you’re back to the land tour option, and a brief one at that.

For example, a cruise of the Mediterranean stops in Rome, well that’s not true. The port of Rome is really the city of Civitavecchia which is 50 miles from Rome and takes about one and a half to two hours by bus. So, if your ship is in port for 12 hours you will be spending almost a third of your precious time shore traveling to and from the ship. You will have time to see a few, (very few if you are traveling in the summer months,) of the sights and perhaps enjoy an espresso or gelato before your bus ride back to the port.

Another popular port of call is Barcelona for usually 8 hours. The port is close to the city, but it is not nearly enough time to see and taste what this wonderful city has to offer.

Most ships give twelve hours in St. Petersburg, Russia. That only gives you time for a run-through of the Hermitage, a glimpse of Peter-Paul Fortress, a blini and then back to the ship.

Shore excursions on cruises can also be quite expensive. To spend the day in Rome could easily cost $150 USD pp. If you are taking a cruise that has several ports of call, you could be talking about spending as much on your sightseeing tours as you did on your cabin.

Now don’t misunderstand me, I love cruising! The leisurely dining, great theatricals, breakfast on the balcony, cocktails at sunset, unlimited ship-board activities, unpack once for the entire trip and sleeping in the same bed every night are all wonderful, but not, in my opinion, a way to really get the flavor and see a country. Cruises also offer a wonderful advantage to families by having programs to keep the children occupied on sea days versus trying to entertain them on a bus.

On the other hand, land tours are not the total panacea. There’s that suitcase to pack and unpack every few days and a different hotel. Depending on the itinerary, you would experience long bus or train rides between your highlighted cities. The plus side is that there will be much more time for sightseeing. and if you plan properly and in advance, free time to visit areas on your own, unhurried and in depth. A ten day tour of Italy will typically visit at least the three major cities of Rome, Florence and Venice giving plenty of time to visit museums and cathedrals, small shops and mysterious back streets as well as wonderful restaurants and trattorias. However, unlike your cruise ship, not all (if any) of your meals will be included in the price and as on-site gyms, spas, beauty salon and gracious service are not at your fingertips. Also look at itineraries closely to see how much sightseeing in included versus having to purchase optional excursions.

There is one way to combine your apples and oranges and make a nice fruit salad, which is the packaged “cruise-tour” offered by many of the best ship lines and some tour operators. This is your chance to combine the best of both. Depending upon the cruise and the area involved, you can tour an area for five, six or seven days then board your ship for a wonderful restful sail, and even make brief visits to other cities.

No matter how you travel, Europe is filled with gems, amazing history, architecture and cuisine, so you are sure to enjoy your vacation. The key is knowing what to expect in advance so you are not disappointed. Europe cruise versus a Europe tour? Well, whatever floats your boat.