Tag Archive: italy

Best Town Square #1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square & Winner Of The Lonely Planet Guidebook

#1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square (26% of the vote) Lonely Planet review of Old Town Square One of Europe’s biggest and most beautiful urban spaces, the Old Town Square has been Prague’s principal public square since the 10th century, and was its main marketplace until the beginning of the 20th century. Despite…

Best Town Square #5: Rome, Italy – Piazza del Popolo

#5: Rome, Italy – Piazza del Popolo (8% of the vote) From 11th place in both round one and two, to a respectable fifth place in the finals, Rome’s town square just was outmatched by very loyal voters in the top three. It was in fourth place until about a day before voting ended, but…

Beds For 5 Cents!? HostelBookers Birthday Giveaway

In celebration of its fifth birthday, the people at HostelBookers is running an exciting deal – book a beach hostel for just 5 cents a night! This discounted hostel holiday will be offered at five popular European destinations for travel between July 6-10, 2009, with the beds becoming available next week from June 1-5. 50…

Best Town Square Results (Round Two)

It started with 50…it is now down to 10. Quick update before I head off to do some drinking and barbecuing with friends and family. The results of round two are in and to be honest they kind of shocked me. Heavy favorites last week, Prague’s Old Town Square and Krakow’s Rynek Glowny, both barely…

(Very) Last Minute Memorial Weekend Flights To Europe For Under $600 R/T

Now if you are the kind of person that enjoys booking trips on a whim or at the 11th hour, then you are in luck this year! Travel from the United States is more affordable than it has been in years for a last minute jaunt to Europe this Memorial Day weekend. Obviously you do…

Best Town Square Results (Round One)

Seven days…50 town squares…over 500 votes cast. The results of the first round were pretty tight to say the least. For starters, five of the seven days of voting saw first place tied. The final day of voting it became a three-way tie. So who tied for first and what 20 town squares made it…