July 3, 2012
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Best Day Trips From Amsterdam | The Netherlands Updated: July 3, 2020 | By Claire | More 1. Rotterdam For those with a passion for architecture, there is no better day trip from Amsterdam than a trip to Rotterdam. After the city was flattened during World War II, they have worked to rebuild it into […]
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Categories: Netherlands, Sights
May 2, 2012
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Best Parks in London for a Picnic | United Kingdom Updated: May 2, 2020 | By Claire | More The parks in London are some of the best outdoor spaces in the world, and each has its own unique identity. London’s parks feature grassy grounds, winding paths for leisurely strolls and cycle rides, vistas of […]
Tags: c-s-lewis, camellias, canary-wharf-tower, croquet-lawns, cycle-rides, deer-park, english-countryside, golf-practice-nets, hampstead-heath, heath-park, hole-golf-courses, king-henry-viii, minutes-from-central-london, outdoor-spaces, panoramic-vistas, parks-in-london, richmond-park, royal-park, sandpipers, scenic-views
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
April 28, 2012
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5 Weirdest Foods that London has to Offer Willing Tourists | United Kingdom Updated: April 27, 2020 | By Claire | More The world is full of new and interesting foods. While most would think the developing countries in Africa or Asia may have the most unbelievably confusing meals, you can find foods that are […]
Tags: breadcrumbs, central-london, chavs, countries-in-africa, delicacies, delicacy, food-items, fortnum-mason, gravy, hard-boiled-egg, kidney-pie, kit-kat-bar, london, meals, perfect-combination, scorpions, scotch-egg, scotch-eggs, top-of-the-charts, united-kingdom, weirdness, yes-london
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
April 28, 2012
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Top 3 Business Locations in London | United Kingdom Updated: April 27, 2020 | By Claire | More 1. City of London The City of London is the centre of the UK’s financial industry, ranking on a par with New York City as one of the world’s most important financial centres. It is often referred […]
Tags: accommodation-options, banking-industry, business-travellers, canada-square, canary-wharf, central-london, city-of-london, financial-centres, legal-professions, london-2012-olympics, london-borough, medieval-britain, resident-population, retail-space, serviced-apartments, tallest-buildings, tower-hamlets, tube-stations, visiting-london
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
January 25, 2012
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Family activity holidays in Italy – Exploring the Bay of Naples Updated: January 25, 2020 | By Claire | More The whole of Italy has a lot to offer that it is quite impossible to take part in all of the family activity holidays in Italy available in just one trip. One way to tackle […]
Tags: activity-holidays-in-italy, agriturismo, atmospheres, bay-of-naples, city, family-activity-holidays, favourite-place, herculaneum, history-nature, island-of-capri, italy, naples, naples-photo, napoli, pompeii, roman-ruins, typical-life, vesuvius, weather
Categories: Italy, Sights
January 19, 2012
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Utena – one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania Updated: January 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Utena is located in the eastern part of Lithuania and is considered one of the oldest settlements in the country. The city’s name has been firstly mentioned in the year 1261. There are four rivers flowing through […]
Tags: bells, churches, city, clothing-factories, crucifixes, favorite-travel, four-rivers, horse-races, inhabitants, international-competition, lithuania, orientation, sculptor, shapes-and-sizes, soviets, squares, travel-destination, utena
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January 18, 2012
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Daugavpils – second largest city in Latvia Updated: January 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Daugavpils is the second largest city of Latvia, and also the metropolis of the south-eastern part of country, situated near the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It was founded in 1275, when was built a Dünaburg castle here at […]
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January 16, 2012
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Charleroi with a belfry included in the World Heritage Sites List | Belgium Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Belgian city of Charleroi is situated at the banks of the river Sambre in the province of Hainaut, the westernmost part of Wallonia, located about 50 kilometers south of the capital city of […]
Tags: archaeological-museum, banks-of-the-river, belfry, belgium, bell-tower, charleroi, charles-ii, city-of-brussels, curious-tourists, geographical-position, glass-museum, heavy-industry, museum-of-fine-arts, museum-of-photography, northern-france, river-sambre, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, wallonia, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Belgium, Sights
January 12, 2012
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Ambras castle – Renaissance Pearl of Tyrol | Austria Updated: January 12, 2020 | By Claire | More One of the most important sights of Innsbruck, the dominant feature of the surrounding landscape, which you can not overlook is Ambras Castle. Its history is inextricably bound up with a Renaissance prince, Ferdinand II, Archduke of […]
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January 8, 2012
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Venice – the most important tourist destination at Adriatic Sea | Italy Updated: January 8, 2020 | By Claire | More The world-famous city on the lagoon, the romantic city full of canals and the historic city of museums and monuments – that’s Venice (Venezia)! Venice is absolutely the most important tourist destination from all […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
