SITUATION
The park is at the north end of the South Island, 65 km from the city of Nelson, being the closest major city.
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ICELAND: WHEN TO GO, TRAVEL TIPS, HEALTH AND DANGERS
WHEN TO GO
WEATHER
Since it is not a very large country, the climatology is extrapolable throughout Iceland: Continue reading “ICELAND: WHEN TO GO, TRAVEL TIPS, HEALTH AND DANGERS”
THINGS AND FACTS THAT WERE TRUE IN CHINA AND NO LONGER ARE (OR AT LEAST NOT THAT MUCH)
Almost any country has its more or less black legends. Without mentioning the stereotypes, that “in Spain it is always warm” or that “in Thailand they put drugs in your suitcase” is something that everyone has ever told us; it is true that legends usually have a basis of reality, either because what happened was once isolated time and was generalized later, or because it was something that used to happen and stopped doing it. If there is a country that takes the cake in terms of legends, that is China, and it is for the second reason: there are many things that until recently were true and no longer are, or at least, are not so much as before. Continue reading “THINGS AND FACTS THAT WERE TRUE IN CHINA AND NO LONGER ARE (OR AT LEAST NOT THAT MUCH)”
TOURIST VISA FOR CHINA
The information in this article is subject to rapid change, requirements vary in months or a few years time and according to the applicant’s nationality. These are the procedures to obtain it as of July 2018 for citizens of 51 countries: Continue reading “TOURIST VISA FOR CHINA”
