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Havana • Cuba

Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre and the largest city in Cuba and in the Caribbean region. In the 1950s before the Communist revolution, Havana was one of the vacation hot-spots of the Caribbean, and since Cuba reopened to tourism in the 1990s, it has become a popular destination once […]

Calgary • Canada

The gateway to the Canadian Rockies and the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada, located in the south of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 kilometres east of the Canadian Rockies. While the oil and gas industry comprise most of the economy, the city has invested a […]

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Barcelona • Spain

Spain‘s second-largest city and the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is full of markets, shops, museums, churches, and beaches too. Barcelona‘s official languages are Catalan (not a dialect) and Spanish. Local people consider that Catalonia is a nation, with its own culture, history and traditions, different from the other regions in Spain. Its tradition of creative art […]

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Kathmandu • City of Shangri-La

Kathmandu is the largest city and capital of Nepal. Once thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La, Kathmandu is now a hub for independent travellers as well as a growing vacation spot catering to all budgets. Kathmandu is the gateway to tourism in Nepal. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres […]

Kraków • Poland

Once the capital of Poland is now the cultural heart with the largest market square in medieval Europe. Listed as a UNESCO World Cultural and National Heritage Site in 1978, it has plenty to see and do with charming markets, cafe’s, jazz bars and pubs, castles and legends to fill the imagination. Krakow – the […]

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Rio de Janeiro • Brazil

The sounds of samba, Ipanema Beach and great Brazilian climate draws me here, having travelled with some friends, at least I have a feeling of safety in numbers. Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries (1763-1822) and the capital of the Portuguese Empire (1808-1821). Commonly known as Rio, the city is […]

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Portsmouth – United Kingdom

A large city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. Portsmouth plays a major role in British history, especially naval history. Its rich heritage offers a variety of attractions, including the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, located in the naval base, which houses some of the most historical warships in the world – HMS Victory, Lord Nelson’s flagship used […]

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Muscat – Oman

Muscat, the capital of Oman, with the rocky Western Al Hajar Mountains that dominate the landscape of Muscat. The city lies on the Arabian Sea along the Gulf of Oman and is in the proximity of the strategic Straits of Hormuz. Low-lying white buildings typify most of Muscat‘s urban landscape, while the port-district of Muttrah, with […]

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Ponta Delgada – Azores

Ponta Delgada, Portuguese for thin point, is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal located on the south coast of São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements scattered […]

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS FOR 2010

A compilation of the top travel destinations as predicted and announced by the some the web’s most popular travel websites. Its hard to predict what the next travel hotspots will be but I’ve looked around and complied a list from some of the most recognised travel websites and put together this list of the world’s […]

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Amsterdam • Netherlands

A destination the world looks upon as a city of sin. Despite the coffee shops and red-light district Amsterdam is sure to make you see things differently! Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, situated 2 metres above sea level, its name is derived from Amstellerdam, indicative of the city’s origin when […]

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Tokyo • Japan

All roads, rails, shipping lanes and planes lead to Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is the most populated urban area in the world, at over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, a population of 35 million people if you include Greater Tokyo. The size of Tokyo can intimidate the first-time visitor. Much […]

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San Gimignano • Italy

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval city in Tuscany, Italy, famous for its towers which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Founded as a small village in the 3rd century BC by the Etruscans. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance era, it was a […]

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Tel Aviv-Yafo

The “White City”, Tel Aviv-Yafo is the second-most populous city in Israel, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, situated on the Mediterranean coastline. Tel Aviv is the fifth-most-visited city in the Middle East and Africa, known as “the city that never sleeps” and a “party capital” due to its thriving nightlife, young atmosphere and famous […]

Dubai

No culture. No alcohol other than hotels. Good family destination. Great climate. Unwelcome to gays. No one is equal with clear discrimination towards Asians and lower classes. A tall building not visible from 40 km away because the air is dusty and unclear. Everything is a long journey, too far, but the taxi offers the […]

Cartegena • Colombia

Cartagena is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia. Founded in 1533 and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain‘s Murcia region, it was a major centre of early Spanish settlement in the Americas and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination. Cartagena is a […]