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]]>Doing all the research yourself can sometimes be stressful. It’s pretty cool when a tour guide shares all the essential info about a famous place and adds their personal touch to it. Plus, many guided tours are packaged in a special way where they cover multiple hotspots in one go. This allows you, the tourist, to relax, knowing you’re seeing all the must-visit spots without doing any of the essential research.
When you take a guided tour, the tour guide is often a local who knows the city like the back of their hand. They don’t just know the history—they also know how things are in the present day as well. This means that when you chat with them on a personal level, you’re learning about history and tradition, but also about what life is like currently for them.
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]]>The reason that guided tours can be super helpful is that they take all the guesswork out of the equation. They allow you to sit back and relax as you let the tour guide do his or her thing. They may take you from one location to another, and the best part is they know where all the good spots are. For this reason, guided tours truly are great for travelers.
However, there’s a great argument to be made for not going on a guided tour. There’s something about figuring everything out on your own that truly embodies the spirit of traveling. Sure, it can be a little bit more stressful, and definitely a lot more unpredictable. But for some travelers, that’s exactly what they’re looking for. Some backpackers seek the unpredictable, which is why going with the flow is a much better option for them than a guided tour.
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]]>Bowie lived in a rented apartment in the Altbau building at Haupt street in Schoenberg, with a “quiet and introverted” roommate, named Iggy Pop.
Located in Kreuzberg neighborhood, close to Potsdamer Platz, is the Hansa studios in which experimental albums and now were recorded by Bowie, Iggy Pop, U-2, Depeche Mode, and Nick Cave.
David Bowie used to go out to clubs. He discovered innovative music for the time at the SO36 club (which still exists), crossed gender boundaries at Anderes Ufer Bar, a gay bar now called Neues Ufer, which still stands in the same spot on Haupt street.
Today, many guided tours of Berlin offer tours following the city’s soundtrack, and if you are a music lover do not miss them on your next visit to the city.
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]]>The post Are Organized Sightseeing Tours a Good Investment? appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>If you’re a spontaneous traveler who enjoys discovering a new place on their own, organized tours may not be your thing, but they’re great for everyone who needs a little bit of guidance and local knowledge to figure out a new country.
If you have time and energy to go on a guided tour outside of the city on your own, it will usually cost you less than the actual tour, but you’ll be sacrificing safety and comfort along the way.
Organized tours are a perfect fit if you’re not sticking around somewhere for too long. Figuring out where you want to go and how to get there takes time, and if your schedule is already packed putting aside some extra money for a tour can be a good investment.
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]]>The post Hobbiton: From Fantasy to Real-life Destination appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>After negotiations with the owners, the transformation of the land began in March 1999. It included building 37 hobbit hole facades, gardens and hedges, a mill and a double arch bridge, as well as lifting a 29-ton oak, and recreating it to suit the book’s description of Bag End. The original set was not built to last, but only to be used for the purposes of the movie. However, as the popularity of the movies grew, so did the public’s interest in this magical looking place.
In 2010, before the filming of the prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the set was rebuilt to be more permanent and soon became a proper tourist attraction, offering a two-hour guided tour and many accompanying facilities. Highlights of the tour include Bagshot Row, the Party Tree, and Bilbo’s Bag End home. There are 44 hobbit holes on sight, some of which have been made to resemble actual homes that you can enter and see the earth-walled interiors from the movies for yourself.
After the tour, you can stop for refreshments at the “Shires Rest Cafe” or have a breakfast at the “Second Breakfast” restaurant. There is also the famous replica of the Green Dragon pub, where you can have a beer and enjoy the authentic movie atmosphere, surrounded by props and various Hobbit memorabilia.
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]]>The post Why You Should Go On a Guided Tour appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>Doing all the research yourself can sometimes be stressful. It’s pretty cool when a tour guide shares all the essential info about a famous place and adds their personal touch to it. Plus, many guided tours are packaged in a special way where they cover multiple hotspots in one go. This allows you, the tourist, to relax, knowing you’re seeing all the must-visit spots without doing any of the essential research.
When you take a guided tour, the tour guide is often a local who knows the city like the back of their hand. They don’t just know the history—they also know how things are in the present day as well. This means that when you chat with them on a personal level, you’re learning about history and tradition, but also about what life is like currently for them.
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]]>The post What’s Better: A Guided Tour Or Going With the Flow? appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>The reason that guided tours can be super helpful is that they take all the guesswork out of the equation. They allow you to sit back and relax as you let the tour guide do his or her thing. They may take you from one location to another, and the best part is they know where all the good spots are. For this reason, guided tours truly are great for travelers.
However, there’s a great argument to be made for not going on a guided tour. There’s something about figuring everything out on your own that truly embodies the spirit of traveling. Sure, it can be a little bit more stressful, and definitely a lot more unpredictable. But for some travelers, that’s exactly what they’re looking for. Some backpackers seek the unpredictable, which is why going with the flow is a much better option for them than a guided tour.
The post What’s Better: A Guided Tour Or Going With the Flow? appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>The post Follow Stations in David Bowie’s Life in Berlin appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>Bowie lived in a rented apartment in the Altbau building at Haupt street in Schoenberg, with a “quiet and introverted” roommate, named Iggy Pop.
Located in Kreuzberg neighborhood, close to Potsdamer Platz, is the Hansa studios in which experimental albums and now were recorded by Bowie, Iggy Pop, U-2, Depeche Mode, and Nick Cave.
David Bowie used to go out to clubs. He discovered innovative music for the time at the SO36 club (which still exists), crossed gender boundaries at Anderes Ufer Bar, a gay bar now called Neues Ufer, which still stands in the same spot on Haupt street.
Today, many guided tours of Berlin offer tours following the city’s soundtrack, and if you are a music lover do not miss them on your next visit to the city.
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]]>The post Are Organized Sightseeing Tours a Good Investment? appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>If you’re a spontaneous traveler who enjoys discovering a new place on their own, organized tours may not be your thing, but they’re great for everyone who needs a little bit of guidance and local knowledge to figure out a new country.
If you have time and energy to go on a guided tour outside of the city on your own, it will usually cost you less than the actual tour, but you’ll be sacrificing safety and comfort along the way.
Organized tours are a perfect fit if you’re not sticking around somewhere for too long. Figuring out where you want to go and how to get there takes time, and if your schedule is already packed putting aside some extra money for a tour can be a good investment.
The post Are Organized Sightseeing Tours a Good Investment? appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>The post Hobbiton: From Fantasy to Real-life Destination appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>After negotiations with the owners, the transformation of the land began in March 1999. It included building 37 hobbit hole facades, gardens and hedges, a mill and a double arch bridge, as well as lifting a 29-ton oak, and recreating it to suit the book’s description of Bag End. The original set was not built to last, but only to be used for the purposes of the movie. However, as the popularity of the movies grew, so did the public’s interest in this magical looking place.
In 2010, before the filming of the prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the set was rebuilt to be more permanent and soon became a proper tourist attraction, offering a two-hour guided tour and many accompanying facilities. Highlights of the tour include Bagshot Row, the Party Tree, and Bilbo’s Bag End home. There are 44 hobbit holes on sight, some of which have been made to resemble actual homes that you can enter and see the earth-walled interiors from the movies for yourself.
After the tour, you can stop for refreshments at the “Shires Rest Cafe” or have a breakfast at the “Second Breakfast” restaurant. There is also the famous replica of the Green Dragon pub, where you can have a beer and enjoy the authentic movie atmosphere, surrounded by props and various Hobbit memorabilia.
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