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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 […]

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Helsinki • Finland

Helsinki is the capital of Finland, founded in 1550, the “Daughter of the Baltic” has been the Finnish capital since 1812 when it was rebuilt by the tsars of Russia along the lines of a miniature St. Petersburg. Tervetuloa (welcome) to Helsinki, the world’s northernmost urban area, and the northernmost capital of an EU member state. […]

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Hong Kong – Fragrant Harbour

Formerly a British dependent territory, Hong Kong became a special autonomous province of China on 1 July 1997. Frequently described as a place where ‘East meets West’. After the long British rule of Hong Kong, no one was sure what would happen when the power was handed over back to China. Today it still thrives […]

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Honolulu Aloha!

Honolulu Aloha! Ekomo mai (welcome) to Honolulu, on Oahu’s south shore, the capital of Hawaii. The Waikiki neighbourhood is its centre for dining, nightlife and shopping, famed for its iconic crescent beach backed by palms and high-rise hotels, with volcanic Diamond Head looming in the distance. Honolulu is both the westernmost and the southernmost major American city. Famously being […]

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Istanbul • Turkey

Turkey‘s most populous city and cultural and financial centre. Istanbul is located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both literally and figuratively. Founded by Constantine the Great in 324 CE on the site of ancient Byzantium, Istanbul was the […]

JBR – The Walk

JBR – The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7-kilometre strip at the ground and plaza level complex in Dubai. It was developed by Dubai Properties Group, and was completed by 2007 and opened officially in August 2008. The Walk is one of Dubai’s outdoor and tourist attractions, with activities such as street painting, […]

Kelowna • Canada

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a native term for “grizzly bear”. Kelowna is the largest inland city in British Columbia, located in the heart of BC’s wine country. Okanagan Lake is the main draw in the summer, in winter thousands of […]

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 […]

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) […]