Activities

Unique in the French cultural network abroad, the Delacroix Gallery of the French Institute of Tangier is the place of discovery of contemporary art within the French Institute of Morocco. Free admission every day except Mondays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm The gallery offers three exhibition halls with an area of 150 m2.

Space is THE pool club by excellence in Tangier: they have American tables, English tables, darts, etc. However, if you are a non-smoker and you mind a lot the smoke, you might not like this place because a lot of people do smoke inside and the place has no windows.

Located close to the beach Cap Spartel of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caves of Hercules is a very popular touristic attraction. The cave has two openings: one on the land and one on the sea; beliefs say Phoenicians created the sea opening which is the shape of Africa.

The most imposing monument of Roman Philadelphia and nowadays Amman. Located in old downtown of Amman, and Just in on the opposite side of the CITADEL Hill(Jabal Al Qala'a). The theatre and has a seating capacity of 6000, and many entertainment productions are put on during summer time.

Playing bowling is a fun activity to do with your friends/family/date. This Bowling place is located in Chamartin: to get there you can take the line 1 or 10 (if you are close to IE go to the station Gregorio Marañon and take line 10). The place is great and it is close to a Burger King.

If you are enjoying your summer holiday in Cambrils and spending your days at the beach, you might feel like something is missing: that's right: a gym! If you miss training, do not worry, there is a fantastic gym at the entrance of Cambrils Port. You can pay monthly, for two weeks, for one week, or even per session. The staff is very nice and welcoming and formed: the owner is a former female bodybuilder, and another girl is a heavyweight powerlifter competitor! The gym is very old school, mostly mid-1990's Technogym machines, they have adjustable Powerblock dumbells that you probably have never tried before (lifting with cuboid shaped dumbells is a unique sensation worth trying at least once) and my favorite piece of equipment there is a retro selectorized shrug machine adjustable to any position to target any muscle group. After training, you can buy a high-quality shake at the gym bar, go back to the beach and enjoy your well-deserved pump!

Port Aventura attracts around 4 million visitors per year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most visited theme park in Europe (according to AECOM). But that was before the new park has been opened this year in Port Aventura: Ferrari Land, with the rollercoaster highest and fastest roller coaster in Europe: Red Force (180km/h in 5 seconds and maximum high of 112m). - Click here for a quick feeling preview.

Puregym is a chain with over 150 locations across the UK. It has a very high price/quality ratio since memberships start from 17 pounds per month, and the gym is open 24/7 and has great equipment. Three squat racks + deadlift platform (including 1 additional squat rack), hack squat machine, etc. The staff is usually very nice and let you train as you wish. The only con I found is that a few trainers (less than 20%) will not allow you to train with your shoes off.

Situated on of Amman?s highest hills (Jabal Al Qala?a) near the downtown. It has a stunning view over the city. Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace are the main sights of the place.

"If you study in IE and you are looking for a gym nearby you have two choices: Basic Fit (140m from the library) or Crunch Fitness (60m from the library). When comparing both gyms, there used to be a huge differentiation factor: price: Basic Fit (former name: FitUp) was the low-cost gym and CR7 Fitness Crunch (former name: Dynamic Fitness) was the high-end gym. But now both gyms have been acquired by other chains, so the identity of both gyms stayed the same but the prices changed: both are now low-cost gyms. So read the following review and the one I did for CR7 Crunch to facilitate your gym decision." Installations: A terrible quality floor in the weight section, low ceiling (high enough to perform overhead exercises if you are average-sized but too low to perform muscle ups or high box jumps). Material and equipment: Low range Technogym and Matrix machines and the dumbells only go up to 40kg. A lot of benches but only one squat rack (located in the soft-floor area) and no lifting platform. They have 3 or 4 rubber resistance bands (but only one of each) and they collect broken bar clips so plan around 5 minutes each time to find a pair that is working. They have TVs everywhere around the gym (in Crunch Fitness as well) for those who prefer to sit in a machine and relax instead of training. Cardio: The usual (treadmill, elliptical, bike) plus a few steppers but no Stairmaster. Additionally, they have a couple or three sandbags, and a calisthenics structure (but again: the ceiling is too low). Staff: Might have changed since Basic Fit acquired FitUp, but the staff that was in FitUp was very unprofessional, clueless about training and rude. One of the guys who always used to complain about people doing deadlifts was doing deadlift himself (needless to say his form was terrible), but using his own bumper plates (a.k.a. CrossFit plates) to perform the deadlift quietly, and when he was done he was locking them up and would not allow anyone else to use them. It is the only Basic Fit I have been to in Spain, but it is incomparable with Basic Fit in France (Basic Fit France is far better).

"If you study in IE and you are looking for a gym nearby you have two choices: Basic Fit (140m from the library) or Crunch Fitness (60m from the library). When comparing both gyms, there used to be a huge differentiation factor: price: Basic Fit (former name: FitUp) was the low-cost gym and CR7 Fitness Crunch (former name: Dynamic Fitness) was the high-end gym. But now both gyms have been acquired by other chains, so the identity of both gyms stayed the same but the prices changed: both are now low-cost gyms. So read the following review and the one I did for CR7 Crunch to facilitate your gym decision." Installations: With the basic membership you get a free access to the sauna and Turkish bath, and you can pay for sunbeds. With the premium membership on top of free sauna and Turkish bath, you get free unlimited time for sunbeds, and a free clean towel every day. The floor in the weight section is terrible quality, and the ceiling is too low (high enough to perform overhead exercises if you are average-sized but too low to perform muscle ups or high box jumps). Material and equipment: Low range Technogym and Matrix machines and the dumbells only go up to 40kg. Only one squat rack and no plate loaded leg press. They have TVs everywhere around the gym (in Basic Fit as well) for those who prefer to sit in a machine and relax instead of training. Cardio: The usual (treadmill, elliptical, bike) but no steppers and no Stairmaster. Staff: The Staff in CR7 Crunch is what makes it worth training there: they are very friendly, respectful and polite.

If you are planning your trip to the middle east, don't miss the chance to visit the lowest point on the face of the earth, swim in the salty water that keeps you floating on the surface, rub the natural black mud all over your body and relax on the beach of the holy land. Accommodation There are plenty of four and five-star resorts in the salty banks of the Dead Sea on the Jordan side. The Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea offers the best service, and value among all other resorts in the dead sea.

At first sight, Holiday gym looks like a good gym. I only trained did 3-4 trial days there, and everything seemed alright and nothing seemed tricky. Unlike most of the gym chains in Madrid, Holiday gym is one of the only gyms in Madrid where I was able to perform heavy deadlift without any troubles coming from the equipment or the staff. It definitely looks like one of the most adequate gyms in the center of Madrid if you aim to train hard, whereas, in other ones, any sign that you train hard makes the staff lose their minds.

It's an "ok" gym to train if you want to train softly or occasionally. I love the illusion of space this gym gives you, although there is a lot of unutilized space. The equipment is alright, but the dumbells go to 40kg only (as in most of the gym chains in Madrid, sadly), there is no Olympic lifting platform, which is very surprising coming from a gym dedicated to Students Athletes (basketball and handball), so if you want to deadlift or anything similar you need to tell them (since they do not like when you drop the bar) and they will give you puzzle matting to put under your weights (that will not be stable anyway since the plates are octagonal instead of circular). What surprised me most and broke my heart is that a lot of wheelchair athletes train there and there is not even a ramp for them nor an elevator: they have to crawl down and up the long stairs, while carrying their wheelchair(the staff won't offer them help).

If you study at Mannheim University, you have two main gym choices: D2 (uni gym) or Venice Beach. At first, Venice Beach seems more appealing, but do not fool yourself: only the name is: Venice Beach in Mannheim is the exact opposite of the original Venice Beach Gym (a.k.a. Muscle Beach) of Los Angeles, California. Instead, it more reminiscent in a sense of Planet Fitness *(also present in Los Angeles), except it is very expensive and sleeveless t-shirts and tank tops are forbidden for man only (even though they are allowed in PF). So if you chose to become a member at D2 University Gym, you have made a good decision! The gym is very affordable (only 66 euros per semester). And the gym has everything you need to train: dumbells up to 65kg, trap deadlift bar, etc. The staff is very friendly and helpful(you can borrow chalk or belts from them). The only small downsides are the following: -it is difficult to sign up if you are not a student/staff at Mannheim Universität. -during some hours of the day, deadlifts are forbidden (which is totally understandable given the fact that there is a nursery below the gym and babies need to sleep). -there are no wall mirrors in the gym. Instead the gym is provided with plenty of movable dance mirrors (it is a double-edged sword: you need to take and move a mirror every time you need to use one, but on the other hand you can place them where you want and adjust them to fit your preferences). *check out my recommendation for Planet Fitness to know more about it