"Viajar! Perder países! Ser outro a cada dia."

(Fernando Pessoa)


quarta-feira, 7 de setembro de 2011

Pelo NY Times

Nas minhas leituras semanais do New York Times, encontrei o blog "Frugal Traveler".
Cheio de dicas úteis para amantes de viagens e sempre com muito sentido de humor.
O primeiro post que vi, foi sobre Madrid e acredito que é uma óptima introdução para o próximo tema.
"There are lots of ways it could have happened: I could have been pickpocketed, or shattered a vase in an antiques shop, or accidentally dropped a 50-euro bill down a sewer grate.
But after a long string of successful $100 weekends, from New York City to Istanbul, I finally blew past my limit. At least it was for a happier cause: two women from Portugal invited me to go dancing at a club with a 14-euro cover. At about 1.40 dollars to the euro, that’s around $20, and $20 covers have no place on such a minuscule budget.
And it happened last month in Madrid, a city with enough free culture, beautiful parks and 1-euro ham sandwiches to make a cheap weekend a breeze.
Free lodging was also a breeze, since I chose Madrid to take advantage of a long-standing invitation from José Luis (the Spanish boyfriend of a friend), who provided me with an empty apartment and great advice. If only he had told me to stay away from Portuguese women.(...)"
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/

Sem comentários: