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Wizz Air Hand Luggage rules

Wizz Air Hand Luggage rules
Wizz Air Hand Luggage rules

Wizz Air is about the make a drastic change to their hand luggage rules, so if you are planing on flying with the Hungarian low cost airline, make sure to know their new hand luggage rules before you do you booking, just to skip surprises. With the introduction of their new rules the hand luggage concept will be changed, and that is what makes it important to know about.

Until know you could freely bring hand luggage as you travelled with the different low cost airlines, as long as the size did not exceed 55x40x20cm. Now Wizz Air changes their hand luggage policy, and as of know you will have to pay for hand luggage larger 42x32x25cm. This size is small enough to fit in under your seat, meaning that if your hand luggage does not fit in under the seat, you will have to pay to use the space above your head.

The price for the large hand luggage is 9 GBP or 10 Euro. So you should therefore be aware of these rules, and try to keep them, because the fines to be paid on the spot are normally quite a lot larger than if you arrange with the reservation of luggage before you arrive to the airport.

For more information about the luggage policy, read the following article about the new hand luggage rules from Wizz Air published by Budapest Guide.

Since Wizz Air flies to Madrid Airport this information might be useful for many people visiting our Madrid Guide!

Mark Knopfler Madrid 2013

Mark Knopfler Madrid 2013
Mark Knopfler Madrid 2013

One day after his concert in Barcelona, Mark Knopfler will travel on to Madrid to perform here. In Madrid he will perform in the very cool venue, concert arena or call it whatever you want, but the name of it is at least Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. This has been the venue for bullfights and other activities for a long time, but on July 26th in 2013 this will be the place for an amazing concert with Mark Knopfler.

This singer and guitar player has had a wonderful career. It is impossible to know for how long he will keep on going, but it is sure that he will have a super tour in 2013 where he will do lots of concerts all across Europe, in lots of large and even quite some small cities like Bratislava with only 60,000 inhabitants. In London he will do 5-6 concerts, but in Madrid Mark Knopfler will only do one, so if you want to be there, make sure to get hold of your tickets as soon as possible.

While in Madrid, do not forget to go for a walk in the El Retiro Park and check out the other important attractions in town. For tickets and more information on the Mark Knopfler concert, use the links beneath this text.

Mark Knopfler Madrid 2013

Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
July 26th, 22.00

Tickets: WorldTicketShop – Seatwave.comViagogo

Will Real Madrid be the champion again?

Real Madrid and Ronaldo
Real Madrid and Ronaldo

Real Madrid is the most famous, well-known and successful football team all over the world. It has not only full with the greatest footballers but it has and had the best trainers that a football team get ever. Of course we have to mention in that point that it is not only because of people but because of Spain enormous passion about football, sports so we can declare: they do not feel sorry to invest lots of lots of money in their players. They are proud of what the team reached and nowadays football becomes part of the Spanish culture everywhere in the world. And it has it’s reasons. The club has 32 awards being Spanish champions, 18 awards being the winner of the King Trophy and they could win BL five times one after the other.

Now here is the next challenge for them: the 2012/2013 Champions League. On the 18th of September they start at home against Manchester City. The so-called Whites will play the second and third match days also at home against Ajax and Borussia Dortmund. On the forth match day they will face at the German team at the Santiago Bernabèu stadium and on the fifth day they will visit the current Premier League champions.

Of course as all team, this team also have its favorite players that make audience crazy during the matches. The captain and girls favorite guy is Iker Casillas the kaput, And Cristiano Ronaldo, the young guy who becoming just as great as previous Ronaldo’s in the Brazil team. Other outstanding players are Kaka, Granero.

Real Madrid is one of the most powerful team nowadays. It is not a surprise then that Murinho (trainer of team) declared that he will not let none of the players go away from the team moreover he does not need any new one. This means that Kaka and Carvalho are going to stay for sure until January in the team.

And what the enemies think all about these? All teams accepted the fact that the Whites are strong and huge enemy, however they are not afraid. They said that they will give their bests hoping enter into the final at Wembley Stadium. And what Was Real Madrid reaction ? Cristiano Ronaldo also accepted the greatness and power of all German and other teams they are going to play with, however he emphasized the courage of the Spanish team. Well we might declare that we will have very exiting matches, in addition just think and tip who is going to be the champion this year?

Real Madrid tickets: ViagogoSeatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

Recommended Madrid hotels for this autumn

The autumn is getting closer and we guess many of you plan visiting Madrid as the temperature gets a bit more comfortable and life returns to the Spanish capital after a long summer. In this giant city it is very important to find a hotel suiting your needs, and in general most people dream of living in the very central parts of Madrid, thus winning time and it is always comfortable to simply walk out from your hotel, and you find yourself already in the center of the city, or at least very near.

Here comes some recommendations for hotels in Madrid which have central locations and great prices currently.

Recommended Madrid hotels for this autumn

Hotel Liabeny (****)
Vincci Soho (****)
NH Palacio de Tepa (*****)
Petit Palace Londres (***)

If you plan on visiting Dublin this autumn, why not visit our new Dublin Guide and try the pub crawl?

Norah Jones Madrid 2012

Norah Jones MadridOnly three days after the Norah Jones concert in Barcelona and quite some days after her concert in Belfast she will come to the best city in Spain, Madrid! This is the capital of the nation, and the place known for the beautiful El Retiro Park, Gran Via and lots of other great attractions. But, on September 23rd the main attraction in Madrid will not be these buildings, avenues or parks, but Norah Jones as she steps up to perform in Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. The concert is supposed to start at 21.30 and if you want to see this lady born in 1979 live in Madrid, you better order your Norah Jones tickets as soon as possible.

Norah Jones Madrid 2012

Palacio de Congresos de Madrid
September 23rd, 21.30

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketSHOp

The Black Keys Madrid 2012

The Black Keys Madrid Concert 2012The American duo from Ohio is coming to Madrid in 2012 to perform on November 28th in Palacio de Comunidad. This will be a great concert for fans of the Black Keys, a band who have sold more than 2 million albums in the USA. If you like them, you can order your tickets for this rock’n roll event online today!

The Black Keys Madrid

November 28th
Palacio de Comunidad

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

Veranos de la Villa Festival

Between the 27th of June and the 2th of September a great festival takes place in Madrid. The program is fascinating and the festival is taking place in different places in Madrid. In the musical programme you can find major international stars such as Nneka (July 4), Eryka Badu (July 17), Melody Gardot (July 19), Katie Melua (July 24), Hugh Laurie etc. Of course spanish starts are also performing for example Russian Red (July 6) and Miguel Poveda (July 14). If you like ballett and flamenco, then you must visit this festival because the Nuevo Ballet Español and the Imperial Ice Stars are also performing!

Veranos de la Villa Festival

27th June – 2th September 2012
Madrid

Muse Madrid 2012

Muse Madrid 2012Muse will be touring lots of important cities in Europe in the autumn of 2012, but the most important city they will visit is for sure Madrid. They will come visit us on October 20th, and the Muse concert in Madrid will be arranged in the Palacio de Comunidad concert venue. Muse is a British band founded in 1994, and they are very popular even today and the main album featured on this concert (songs) are from the “The 2nd Law”, and therefore this tour is officially known as “The 2nd Law Tour.” If you would like to be there on this Muse concert, or maybe one of the other Muse concerts in maybe London or Paris, tickets can be bought using any of the links further down on this page.

Muse Madrid 2012
Comunidad
October 20th

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

Carmen-ballet in Teatro Nuevo Apolo

The famous and tragic love story is on the stage now again! The 7th year in a row of the successful production of Madrid’s Ballet Flamenco. Twenty-five artists are in the show, which is a great program if you like music, passion and love! Between the 5th of May and the 2th of September in the Teatro Nuevo Apolo the show is on the stage! Don’t miss this!

Carmen-ballet
5th May – 2th Sept 2012
Teatro Nuevo Apolo, Madrid

More concerts and events in Madrid

Edward Hopper exhibition

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is one of the greatest painters of the modern art. He graduated in the New York School of Art, and from the beginning he was eager to find his own ways and his personal style. The exhibition has two parts, the first one covers the early years, the training period (1920-1924) and the second part is showing his works after 1925. The exhibition takes place in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, between the 12th of June and the 16th of September this year!

Edward Hopper
12th June-16th Sept 2012
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid