World Of Tourism

There should be less traffic the next time you visit the historic town of Benidorm.

It's extremely annoying when you travel to a small seaside town and the next thing you know, there's traffic everywhere. Your idea of a quiet holiday ends up being shattered by smokey trucks and irate drivers honking their horns. Benidorm is a Spanish town located on Valencias coastline that has had this problem for sometime now. This great little town with an interesting history looks like it would be the perfect place for a chilled out holiday by the sea but as soon as travelers make their way into the town center, the traffic becomes unbearable. The way I see it is some places in the world just aren't meant to cater for never ending lines of vehicles. Benidorms town hall may have come up with a solution. It's been decided that only emergency vehicles and town residents will be allowed to drive in the town center. For some time now the people of Benidorm have wanted to pedestrianise their town again.

If I lived in a scenic coastal wonder like Beinedorm I would also want the area to have a walking culture, like it used to.

Holy Week in Spain is reaching its climax, what with Easter here in a few short days. History is being made, not because of Easter (that happens every year), but because today is historically the busiest day on Spanish roads. Traffic is at its peak, a phenomenon usually blamed on holiday makers but other speculation has pointed to the Easter Bunny himself.

Rumours are that the Easter Bunny has expanded his distribution and chocolate eggs have to be delivered! Carlito and his Chocolate Factory have been working overtime to make sure that Spanish children don't have to hunt too hard to ensure that the recession doesn't steal Easter too.

Golden handshakes, geese eggs and silver spoons aside...it seems that even if you weren't born with it - you can fake it. Also making Spanish news is a 22 year old Italian man (known only as DJ at this stage) has been caught in the business of money laundering. 2.8 million counterfeit euros were found in the man's pocession after police searched his vehicle in Barcelona. Looks like this DJ might, in fact, be putting another record on...criminal record that is.

So now the real question is...with the euro recently taking center stage as the worlds strongest economy, doesn't 2.8 million fake euros mean anything in pounds? Time will tell I suppose but either way, the countdown to Easter is finally here. Celebrations are imminent and for many Christians, this is one of the most holy holidays of the religious year.

So if you're on the road, make sure you have Tourism Radio with you and a secret stash of chocolate in case of emergencies. From all of us at Tourism Radio...be safe on the roads, try the churros and chocolate breakfast and Happy Easter!

(And remember - if a handsome Italian man approaches you telling tales of great wealth...make him show you an ATM receipt before he buys you a drink. )