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Roberto Bell's Articles in Travel

  • Les Houches, France
    Winter season 2006/7 saw a number of important developments for the Les Houches ski area.
  • Climbing Mont Blanc
    There is no doubting that Mont Blanc is a large mountain with many different faces and ridges affording a wide range of different types and difficulties of route ranging from: classic ridges, difficult rock and ice climbs and walk ups.
  • Sustainable Skiing
    The ski industry relies on a pristine mountain environment for its very existence and so is well placed to take actions towards sustainable tourism.
  • Skiing And Climate Change
    With global warming now a frightening reality in the Alps what does this mean for the future of the ski industry?
  • The Mont Blanc Massif
    As Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc has long drawn admirers, mountaineers and scientists to its mighty slopes.
  • Chamonix
    Chamonix not only offers some fantastic and exhilarating skiing but also superb views and great shopping.
  • Maramures
    Maramures is an area of Romania untouched by the modern world and which offers unique travel opportunities.
  • Mont Blanc
    Mont Blanc is the last of the great mountains not to be protected under the UNESCO umbrella.
  • Chamonix Mont Blanc
    Chamonix has long been renowned as an extreme skiing and alpine center.
  • Les Houches
    Les Houches has long been seen as a mere satellite of its more illustrious neighbour Chamonix. Now however it is being seen in its own light.
  • Panama Gets a New Cruise Port in Colon
    Today it was announced that Panama is opening a new cruise ship port and terminal in Colon on the Atlantic side.
  • Panama Banks Assets and Profits Growing at Record Pace
    At the end of May 2007 it has been reported that the Panama Banks have collective assets of over $55,000,000,000 (55 Billion dollars). This is 17% higher than the preceding year (2006). Seventeen percent is very respectable growth by any standards.
  • Louis Vuitton and Chanel Come to Panama
    Multiplaza Mall in Panama City is now host to a Louis Vuitton Shop and a Chanel Store.
  • Panama Sushi Restaurants
    Panama has some of the greatest sushi you have ever had. Since we are located between two oceans that should not come as a surprise.
  • Who Needs a Tourist Visa to enter Panama?
    People with passports from the following countries do not need a visa to enter Panama: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay and the UK (except for persons who were born in Hong Kong, or if the UK passport was issued in Hong Kong).
  • Identity Document Scams
    These are sold on the Internet. Legitimate ones are issued by the recognized auto club in your country and are ONLY valid with the normal government issued drivers license.
  • Second Passports - How, Where and Why
    Our Law Firm gets numerous inquiries from clients around the world for second passports and second citizenships.
  • Sea Turtles In North Cyprus
    For about one hundred million years, our waters have been visited by the green (Chelonia mydas) and the logger-head (Caretta caretta) turtles. The green turtle only nests in Cyprus, south-east Turkey and sometimes in Israel.