Travelettes

How to get free flights

01/18/2016

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This is where we tell you how you may well score a free flight of your choosing. Now, wouldn't that be a dream? Does this headline sound too good to be true? Well, it's not! Skyscanner has an amazing competition running right now, to celebrate their Skyscanner app which lets people find the cheapest available flights at all times. The website has long[...]

Travelettes Christmas Calendar - Day 6: Hotel Miramonte in Bad Gastein, Austria

12/06/2015

Katja

Hotels

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The beautiful bag and scarf by Folkdays in yesterday's calendar door is going to Judith. Congratulations! 6 days into December, we have an awesome new goody waiting for you. It's nothing short of a little dream this one. I can say so because I've seen it, the Miramonte Hotel in Bad Gastein. But then again, you'd have to be blind not to be able to tell for[...]

Become a Travelettes Bestival reporter!!

08/19/2014

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Festivals, People

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Bestival is the festival to hit up to celebrate the ebbing remnants of the UK summer. It explodes in a frenzy of glitter and fancy dress from 4th September â€“ 7th September on the picturesque Isle of Wight, just off the south coast of England. And what better way to bid farewell to festival season then raving it up in this years fancy dress theme, Desert Is[...]

The first South Tyrol Media Award for bloggers

10/09/2012

Katja

Inspiration

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Only very recently we went to visit beautiful South Tyrol in Northern Italy, a region where people speak both Italian and German, where Southern European Dolce Vita is met with traditional Bavarian culture. The landscape is loaded with beautiful lakes, luscious grapevines and stunning mountain panoramic views - no surprise so many find it it inspiring to be [...]

Come to Oktoberfest with Contiki and Travelettes

09/16/2012

Katja

Cities, Munich

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"Ein Bier bitte" - there are few non-Germans who don't know what this phrase means. German culture is intricately linked to the yellow brew that finds worshippers across the globe and we, who we live in Germany, will go as far as dedicating a 16-day party to it - the Oktoberfest. Historians might be appalled at this description, because the truth is that [...]

Likes for (e)bikes!

06/15/2012

Katja

Must Have's

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If you've been following travelettes for a while you will know this: we love biking. I just recently wrote about an awesome bike ride through Italy's beautiful town Assisi and Kathrine has repeatedly mentioned bike excoursions as a fantastic summer activity (for example here and here). I just got back from sunny Cairns in Queensland, Australia where I spe[...]

Festival season is on: Win tickets for Electronic Beats in Prague

04/25/2012

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Festivals, Prague

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What could be a better reason to visit a city than attending a festival? Right! This is exactly why we will join some blogger friends on a little field trip to Prague on the 5. of May. This day, the Czech capital will be the arena of the Electronic Beats Festival with a great line up: Apart from headliner Whitest Boy Alive, French music project Woodkid and C[...]

This Way to Amazing with Contiki

02/15/2012

Katja

Must do's, Travel Prep

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Every now and then we love to let you know about fun competitions, especially when a free trip is at the other end of the tunnel. In this case our friends from Contiki Holidays have come up with a fun and creative way for you to participate in a competition that allows 4 lucky winners the chance to travel around Europe! What do you have to do? Go to w[...]

Contiki Euro-Trip: Get paid to Travel & Party

06/12/2011

Katja

Festivals, Inspiration

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Imagine the following scenario: You have the summer off and would love to go traveling across Europe, meet a ton of people, go to festivals and have the time of your life. Now what if I told you that you can have all that for free AND get paid on top of that? You don't think that's possible? Well, think again! Our friends over at Contiki, the wo[...]

Win the ultimate American Roadtrip

02/16/2011

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Must do's

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Howdy travelettes, Did you ever dream about going on a road trip through the Southwest USA? I sure have been thinking about it ever since Katja shared her amazing videos (1, 2) and photos (1, 2, 3) from her American road trip with us. Now I you finally have the chance to win a 10-days-trip with trekamerica. Tour highlights include a Navajo guided 4[...]

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