Seven Ways to Spend Your Summer
Friday, July 15th, 2011By Kara Segedin
Moping around the office on dismal grey London day (isn't it supposed to be summer already?) I was wishing for some ruby slippers so I could click my heels together and say 'I wish I was on the Med, I wish I was on the Med!"
A girl can dream, can't she?
So I settled for the next best thing - picking the brains of Topdeck's travel experts for some daydream inspiration!
So here goes - the London Topdeck Team's '7 Suggestions for Summer'....
Eat, swim, tan, sleep, party and repeat.
Sign up for the ‘Pomalo’ way of life - the Dalmatian philosophy of relax, take your time and have fun. Why hurry, there’s no rush!
Where else in the world can you sit around drinking cup after cup of coffee for hours on end, simply watching the day stroll by.
Fantastic fresh food can be found all along the coast – pizza and seafood to Germanic meals and ice cream!
The best way to take in all the Adriatic has to offer is aboard a sail boat! Visit all the top island destinations including Korcula, Hvar and Mljet as well as the coastal cities of Split and Dubrovnik.
Eat, drink and sunbath until the heat gets the better of you. Finish by rolling into the clear blue waters then dry off and start all over again!
From gelato in Venice, pizza in Rome, steak in Florence and al fresco dining and wine tasting in Tuscany, Italy is a foodie’s paradise. You’ll be pressed to find a better setting for your meals!
Originally from Naples, the world famous pizza is served throughout the country. Your mission is to find the best!
Try sky-diving, mountain biking or white-water rafting in one of the Europe’s most beautiful settings.
Austria’s famous Tyrol region has adventure activities abound.
For the slightly less adventurous hire a mountain bike and explore at your own pace.
Toast the Tsars and Commissars from St. Petersburg to Moscow. It’s your chance to get behind the Iron Curtain - checkout Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral and the Kremlin. Oh, and make sure you sample the local vodka & caviar!
Star-spotting in the French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur is dripping with glitz and glamour. Yachts, casinos and super cars - live like the rich and famous on the Mediterranean.
The Jolie-Pitts, Johnny Depp, Bono & Elton John are just some of the A-List stars who have holiday homes in this coastal resort.
Get lazy on the beach and stroll the promenades by day then try your luck at the casinos of Monaco at night!
Don Your Lederhosen for Oktoberfest
Steins, pretzels and pork knuckles. Some 6 million litres of beer will be served during the celebrations in 16 beer tents over a 103 acre site. Get your fill at Europe’s biggest festival!
Dating back to 1810, Oktoberfest was first held to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese. All of Munich was invited to festivities held on fields in front of the city gates called the Theresienwiese – known locally as ‘Wies’n’.
Besides the beer and Bavarian treats, there is a fairground and state-of-the-art rides and roller coasters.
Party Day and Night in Mykonos
The most cosmopolitan of the Greek Islands, Mykonos is a 24 hour party-people paradise! Groove to beach beats with the beautiful people on this amazing island.
Also, there’s plenty of relaxing, eating and shopping to be done when you need to recharge your batteries.
Get in the mood with a romantic sunset of the windmills of ‘little Venice’ or head out to the nearby island of Delos – the birthplace of the sun god Apollo.
