Mens Agitat Molem » travelling http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog "Mind moves Matter" by Nuno Prospero Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:38:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Staying in Milan http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/10/staying-in-milan/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-in-milan http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/10/staying-in-milan/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:37:04 +0000 nuno http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/?p=306 Just a short review. If you are staying in Milan, Italy, AVOID Hotel Garda Milan at all costs!!
It is a lousy hotel and the pictures on the website don’t match at all with reality. And beside that, the staff kept improperly some of our luggage.
A terrible nightmare in Milan… and booking.com is not accepting my review :(

]]> http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/10/staying-in-milan/feed/ 0 The Longest Way http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/08/the-longest-way/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-longest-way http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/08/the-longest-way/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:29:27 +0000 nuno http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/?p=233 This video reminded me the old youtube hit called Where the Hell is Matt?. Nice trekking adventure and wonderful editing!

The Longest Way 1.0 – one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2009/08/the-longest-way/feed/ 0 About Bergen http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2008/10/about-bergen/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-bergen http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2008/10/about-bergen/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:30:37 +0000 nuno http://www.nunoprospero.com/?p=86 According to Google Analytics, my blog has become famous around Bergen, Norway. I don’t have a clue about what are you looking for here, but you are welcome… Velkommen, Bergen Venner! I have been in Bergen a few months ago and this is my first post about it.

Bergen is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The center is a small village nearby the sea which has an original architecture – everything looks like a “dream-village” where people live in peace and harmony. You can find harbors for everything: small fishing boats, leasure boats and huge cruise ships. If you get lucky, you’ll find the traditional fish market place open! A nice place to experiment a nice snack with fresh shrimp, salmon and other seafood, right after being caught in the Ocean (by the way, this was our best meal in Norway!).

We took the Oslo – Bergen train. It is considered one of the best train trips of the world. It’s easy to understand that award – the beautiful landscapes from ocean to montain, passing through green fields, florest and snow plateaus are breath-taking!

]]> http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2008/10/about-bergen/feed/ 0 Trying to find maps for your GPS or for trekking/hiking activities? http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2007/12/trying-to-find-maps-for-your-gps-or-for-trekkinghiking-activities/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trying-to-find-maps-for-your-gps-or-for-trekkinghiking-activities http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/2007/12/trying-to-find-maps-for-your-gps-or-for-trekkinghiking-activities/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:04:32 +0000 nuno http://www.nunoprospero.com/blog/?p=5 hiking1.jpg One of my favourite hobbies is hiking. Leaving the car behind for one day and taking a long walk through nature. Simple and cheap. All you need is a good pair of shoes, something to drink (and eat) and… a good map!

When it comes to maps, a lot of companies appear with high prices. Google Earth / Maps has made a huge step bringing these kind of data to any people (with a good Internet connection and a good browser). However, it’s hard to print and it’s street-oriented, rather than Nature-oriented, which means that Google bought only detailed maps of the cities, the places that I try to avoid when hiking. :)

I’ve found a nice site with maps for many many countries. It has all Portuguese maps. They were made by the Portuguese Army and can be acquired on paper for about 5 €. This is a nice solution for hiking lovers: choose the appropriate map on the site and then go to Army and buy a high quality version on paper.

*update* 1) URL change 2) it’s so funny to find deprecated information in 2 years old posts…

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