By Micah Waters

If heading to the beautiful, culturally diverse continent of Europe is in your travel plans this upcoming year, here are the top five- or more specifically, the European cities – that can’t be missed!

London Tower Bridge by Anirudh Koul

London, England – For tourists intimidated by their lack of foreign language skills, London is the perfect comfortable yet adventurous city to explore. With a rich culture and history, great pubs, and plenty of tourist sites, London is one of Europe’s cheaper cities to visit.

Paris, France – Ideal for lovers, art enthusiasts, and foodies, Paris is beautiful any time of year but particularly in the springtime. For first-time visitors, don’t miss the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. You should also take the time to enjoy a genuine espresso at an outdoor Parisian café.

Rome, Italy – The city of Rome is a great place to visit anytime of year. History and archaeology buffs will love the museums and historical sites while staunch Catholics will find Vatican City fascinating. If you love shopping, make sure you hit up one of the cities multiple ATMs and peruse the streets of Via Condotti, Via Borgognona and Via Frattina.

Iglesia de San Manuel y San Benito by marcp dmoz

Madrid, Spain – Akin to New York City, Madrid is the European city that never sleeps. During the day, visitors can enjoy the rich culture and architecture the city offers. At night, enjoy fabulous food and dancing. Lively street life starts in March and peaks during mid-summer and Madrid’s restaurant and nightclub scenes are some of the best in Europe.

Prague, Czech Republic – For travelers looking for an amazing city less frequented by tourists, Prague is the place to go. Filled with mystique, gorgeous gothic architecture, and historical landmarks, Prague is arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Visitors can take in the charming cobblestone streets, famed bridges, and spiraled buildings. Sites not to be missed include Lobkowicz Palace, Old Town Square, and St. George’s Basilica, one of the city’s architectural highlights.

Hope these Europe travel ideas will help you enjoy the vacation of your dreams!

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I’ve been checking out stocking filler travel gifts for ideas on what to give my friends. I’m thinking travel here to inspire them to go and discover places next year! Here are some of my ideas.

6 globe charms by TimeAndMaterials

6 globe charms, only US$ 3.50

How about buying these 6 globe charms and making pendants for five of your friends and yourself? Make this a group reminder to be globetrotters for 2010!

These 6 globe charms are available from the etsy store of  TimeAndMaterials. Put together other travel related charms for that personal touch. Your friends are sure to treasure these!

Use colorful ribbons and reusable cards to brighten up that stocking!

Unscented beauty body butter by CozyMoments

Unscented Beautiful Body Butter to go, only US $3.00

Perfect for a friend who needs to stay pampered while on the road. This luxurious present has the consistency of cake frosting — thick and rich.

Created by CozyMoments and made with 98% natural ingredients. Beautiful Body Butter was formulated to nourish and deeply hydrate the skin. This intensely moisturizing cream is loaded with rich shea butter and creamy cocoa butter to soften, soothe, and pamper the skin. Includes Vitamin E and C, plus Japanese Green Tea Extract to help combat free radicals.

World traveller vintage cameras and maps by piddix

World Traveller Vintage Cameras and Maps in 2.5 inch squares digital collage sheet, only US $2.00

Piddix carefully paired a wide variety of vintage cameras — from the early 1900s-1960s  –with vintage maps scanned from France, New York other wonderful locations around the world.

Perfect for little thank you notes, hang tags, and more. You won’t find anything like this anywhere else. go ahead, be creative and surprise your girlfriends!

Whipped satin luxury cream by pinkdandyshop

Whipped Satin Luxury Cream 1/2 ounce,
only US $1.00

Friends never get tired of creams! These sample travel sized creams are by pinkdandyshop on etsy.

Ingredients: Purified Water, Grapeseed Oil (Vitis Vinifera), Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera), Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Cocao), Emulsifying Wax NF, Palm Stearic Acid, Lavender Extract (Lavandula Officinalis), Grape Extract, Wheat Starch, Fragrance, Phenonip.

Luggage tags by meghandesign

Luggage tags Colorful Asterisks, only US $5.00

These luggage tags are far from ho-hum! Check out the striking colors — downright ho ho ho as a stocking filler!

Friends will easily spot their bags with these handmade luggage tags. Created by meghandesign on etsy, these are just the right size your business card in and still keep it closed for privacy.

Meghandesign has more items as stocking fillers. She chooses her fabrics so well! And if you’re thinking of getting stockings, she has mini stockings just too yummy looking to give away. Buy a bundle and decorate your mantle with these little darlings!

Cute mini plane charms by PoPnEyE

Cute mini plane charms, only US $ 3.00

Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly awaaaay… goes the song. Show your friends you mean what you say and give each one their very own private plane… that they can hang around the neck. Hey, it’s the thought that counts!

Created by PoPnEye on etsy. About the finish:

• Please note that due to the nature of patination, the shades of patina may vary
• Hand finished in an antiqued/oxidized patina. It will continue to age with time
• The pieces in the photos are characteristic of the finish. They are shown in several angles so you can see how lighting changes the appearance of the finish.

8 great travel charms by bluedaisy1222

8 Great brass travel charms, only US $ 4.50

Pretty charms for the travel charmer. Tuck this in the stocking of that special friend. She’s sure to rave over these treasures! You’ll find these in bluedaisy1222‘s etsy store.

This set includes: the Eiffel Tower, Coliseum, Passport, Airplane, Charge Card, Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Parthenon and a suitcase.

The fun part is seeing how these frugal but meaningful gifts will make your friends look forward to another exciting year!

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