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São Miguel Island • Azores

Nicknamed “The Green Island”, São Miguel Island is the largest and most populous of the Azores Islands archipelago belonging to Portugal. Settled in 1439, São Miguel is 64 km from east to west, and between 8 and 14 km wide. Nicknamed the “Green Island” (Ilha Verde), it is largely covered with fields and meadows in the lowlands. The […]

London Bike Hire

Launched on 30 July 2010, the Barclays Cycle Hire soon became a great success on London roads. Like anything British, there were bumps in the beginning, but now almost a year on, the scheme continues to prove popular. I enrolled for an annual membership, allowing me to take as many 30 minute journeys for free. […]

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SkyDive Las Vegas

The ultimate Las Vegas adventure! There is no better rush than the feeling of free-falling at 120mph from as high as 15000 feet. SkyDive LasVegas offers tandem jumps, the highest skydive in Nevada, from nearby Bolder City, a short distance from Las Vegas. Deciding to jump requires you be reminded of the dangers of extreme […]

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Fountains of Bellagio • Las Vegas

Las Vegas – Fountains of Bellagio – Time To Say Goodbye No matter how many times you pass this hotel, if the Fountains of Bellagio are performing, you have to stop and watch. It is impressive technology and water theatre, and like all things in Las Vegas, if you are going to put on a show it […]

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Katoomba • Australia

Katoomba is well known for spectacular mountain views and extensive bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains area. Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. Ka-toom-ba is an Aboriginal term for “shining falling water” and takes […]

Królowy Most • Poland

The village is a small summer resort with several villas, Królowy Most is a charming location and convenient connections, in the right condition, this is a great place for a holiday cottage. The name comes from the town bridge, a village founded in 1674, close to the border with Belarus, approximately 21 km (13 mi) […]

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Wieliczka Salt Mine

Wieliczka is a town 17 km from Krakow known for its ancient Wieliczka Salt Mine, a 13th-century ancient mine takes you up to 135 metres below ground to discover underground tunnels, chambers, chapels, lakes and even a resort. Claustrophobia sets in as you descend down the long shaft into the earth but all is forgotten […]

Phu Quoc Island • Vietnam

Vietnam’s largest island, Phu Quoc Island is an opportunity to see unspoiled beaches, forests, mountains and towns. This is a place for rest and relaxation, adventure, and days on the beach. Voted ‘Most Cleanest and Beautiful Beaches of the World’. The island is about the size of Singapore, plans to for an international airport means […]

Koh Lipe • Thailand

Ko Lipe is a nice place for travellers with white sand beaches, no cars and escapes from the modern world, at least the way I remember it. A tiny island in Satun Province in the Andaman Sea, 70km off the west coast of the south of Thailand near the Malaysia border. Koh Lipe is part […]

Niagara Falls • Canada

The most powerful waterfall in North America, on the Niagara River between the international borders of Canada and the U.S., composed of two sections: Horseshoe Falls, which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. Formed when glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age, and […]

Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. Distinct from the American Rockies in that they are older mountains, they were primarily formed by over thrusting whereas the American Rockies were primarily formed by uplifting, and they are almost exclusively sedimentary rock, whereas the American Rockies are cored with […]

Morocco

At the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea and northwest Africa, is a land of contrasts with high rugged mountains to arid Sahara and green Atlantic coasts. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. The constitution grants the king extensive powers, he is both the political leader and the “Commander of the Faithful” […]

Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park is the first provincial park in Canada, established in 1893. Over 2400 lakes and 1200 kilometres of streams and rivers are located within the park, formed by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age. The act to establish Algonquin Provincial Park was drawn up in 1892 by a five-member […]

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