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Montevideo – Capital of Uruguay

The southernmost capital city in South America, Montevideo is also the capital city of Uruguay, situated on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Montevideo hosted all the matches during the first FIFA World Cup and has consistently been rated as having the highest quality of life of any city in Latin America. Founded […]

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Moscow • Russia

An 860-year-old city, Moscow has many reminders of its imperial and Soviet past. The capital of Russia is a sprawling city with numerous museums, Soviet-era monoliths and post-Soviet kitsch. In the course of its history the city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and […]

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Nara • Japan

Nara was an ancient capital of Japan between 710-784 AD. Nara has a collection of temples in a giant landscaped park. The city celebrated its 1300th anniversary in 2010. Less than an hour’s journey by train on the JR Nara line from Kyoto station, located in the central part of Nara City, this vast green area, […]

Ottawa • Canada

The capital of Canada and a municipality within the province of Ontario, located in the Ottawa Valley on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, connected by several bridges to its Quebec neighbour, the city of Gatineau on the northern shores of […]

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Ponta Delgada • Azores

Ponta Delgada is the largest city on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, the autonomous region of Portugal. Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements scattered about, except for Vila Franca do Campo in the central-southern coast, and the community of Ponta Delgada. […]

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Reykjavik • Iceland

Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland, the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state. The heart of Iceland‘s economic and governmental activity. Located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay, believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland. Founded in 1786 as an official trading […]

Rome • Italy

All roads lead to Rome, but Rome was not built in a day, nor has it ever been finished by the looks of things, I take the advice of many native Italians and not judged Italy on Rome alone. When the Roman empire was at its peak it controlled most of Europe. Though it has […]

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Saint Helier – Jersey

The island of Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the British Channel Islands. It lies in the English Channel, northwest of France. Saint Helier is the capital of Jersey. The Bailiwick of Jersey is a self-governing British crown dependency and is not administered by the United Kingdom. The Channel Islands are the last remnants […]

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Seoul • South Korea

The capital of South Korea. Ancient traditions and cutting-edge digital technology, Seoul is home to endless street food vendors and vast nightlife districts. This travel destination, long popular among Asians, is still relatively unknown in the West and frequently passed over by Westerners for nearby Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, and Hong Kong. However, the traveller who […]

Singapore – The Lion City

The Lion City or the Little Red Dot, Singapore is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. Singapore is a small island country and very crowded city, second only to Monaco as the world’s most densely populated country. Unlike many other densely populated countries, Singapore has more than 50% of its area covered by greenery with over 50 […]

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Things to do in Santiago Chile

Santiago de Chile, usually shortened to Santiago, is the capital and economic centre of Chile. With its museums, events, theatres, restaurants, bars and other entertainment opportunities, it is the political and cultural centre of the country. A city in a wide-open valley where the beautiful mountain scenery circles the city. Flanked by the awe-inspiring Andes on one […]

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Vienna • Austria

Vienna is Austria‘s largest city as well as its cultural, economic and political centre. Vienna lies in the south-eastern corner of Central Europe, the city centre designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city of Vienna is an art treasure chest with so many museums and art galleries to choose, it really is a cultural […]

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Warsaw • Poland

Completely destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland, located on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła). The medieval capital of Poland was the southern city of Krakow, but Warsaw has been the capital of the country since 1596 and has grown to become Poland’s largest city and the nation’s urban and […]

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Warsaw • Poland

The capital and largest city of Poland, located on the Vistula River, was extensively damaged during World War II and rebuilt with the effort of Polish citizens. Warsaw became the capital of the newly-independent Poland in 1918. The Vistula River is the axis of Warsaw, which divides the city into two parts, left and right. […]