We have all been there. You find the best flight possible for the right price, but it just so happens you have an eight hour layover or longer in a city you have never visited. However, you still won't get to visit it since you are stuck in an airport and afraid to venture too far or no nothing about the city and places to visit. Well those days are over now that some creative travel conscious innovators have created the Layover Guide.com
This is a blog and resource directory holding links to various travel sites to further research your travels. The posts are regularly updated, but they categorize the information they provide by region, so that you can easily browse past articles to find the location that is relevant to your airport needs as well as quick visits to major sites of interest in the area. They also provide a quick search to narrow down the locations of interest.
Going back through previous posts you can easily find airports for the major cities of Latin America both in North (Mexico and Central) and South America as well as the major Spain hub of Madrid along with a few other airports in Spain.
You will find in the details provided that some airports are towns unto themselves. You could easily entertain yourself by visiting the different restaurants mentioned in different terminals or possibly exhibits that may be on display. There are also duty free and other shops featuring local goods for sale that can provide you with plenty of hours of entertainment simply by perusing interesting products, even if you don't end up spending a dime.
You will find in the details provided that some airports are towns unto themselves. You could easily entertain yourself by visiting the different restaurants mentioned in different terminals or possibly exhibits that may be on display. There are also duty free and other shops featuring local goods for sale that can provide you with plenty of hours of entertainment simply by perusing interesting products, even if you don't end up spending a dime.
The greatest resource gained by researching the Layover Guide is finding the means to get to different sites of interest outside the confines of the Airport. Madrid for instance has a direct metro train from Barajas Airport to downtown Madrid in approximately 30 minutes for just 2 Euros. If you have just 4 hours to kill you can easily make it downtown, check out street performers, view the stunning architecture around the Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor, eat some jamon serrano, drink a cerveza, and still make it back with plenty of time to spare.
If you have more time available, you could even stop at the Prado Museum for a quick tour hitting their prized works of art at the low cost of 8 Euro. The guide also provides you with details for where the lockers are located, so you can quickly lock up your bags for a quicker journey into the city. These little tidbits are priceless when you want to see as much as possible in the time alloted. Traveling offers many opportunities to see and do things that are not possible in your everyday life. Make the most of the time you have away from your normal schedule and utilize resources like the Layover Guide fill in those gaps of time where otherwise you would end up just sitting in some lobby chair waiting for an adventure rather than living it.
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If you have more time available, you could even stop at the Prado Museum for a quick tour hitting their prized works of art at the low cost of 8 Euro. The guide also provides you with details for where the lockers are located, so you can quickly lock up your bags for a quicker journey into the city. These little tidbits are priceless when you want to see as much as possible in the time alloted. Traveling offers many opportunities to see and do things that are not possible in your everyday life. Make the most of the time you have away from your normal schedule and utilize resources like the Layover Guide fill in those gaps of time where otherwise you would end up just sitting in some lobby chair waiting for an adventure rather than living it.
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