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London Cocktail Week

More than 250 bars participate in the London Cocktail Week which is held every year in October. Once you obtain your London Cocktail Week wristband you then have free entry into many bars, restaurants and even clubs that participate in the event, who have created a unique drink for the event for only £4 a cocktail. […]

LONDON Underground Labyrinth

LONDON Underground Labyrinth – an artwork commissioned for London Underground to celebrate its 150th anniversary, installed in every one of the Tube’s 270 stations. The location of the artworks is different at each station, whether in the ticket hall or on the platform, encouraging people to seek them out. The artwork created by contemporary artist Mark Wallinger, wishes to forge a link […]

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Macau

Macau (also spelt Macao) is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China and one of the world’s most densely populated spots. Located across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong, until 1999 Macau was an overseas territory of Portugal. Macau is best known as a major destination for gambling. This goes back to colonial times when […]

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Madrid • Spain

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain, best known for its great cultural and artistic heritage, and boasts some of the liveliest nightlife in the world. It is the pumping heart of Spain where the seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, the political centre of Spain. Due to its economic […]

Malaga • Spain

A port city in Andalusia and the birthplace of Picasso, Malaga is more an entrance to the coastal cities of Andalusia. You can see the entire city in a couple of days, including a variety of activities such as the beach, hiking, architectural sites, art museums and shopping. The best way to discover Malaga is […]

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Marrakech – Morocco

A fascinating video of the colourful culture of this city in Morocco, an inside look at all the best that Marrakech has to offer. After my first experience of Morocco in Tangier in the 1990s, I was somewhat concerned about what to expect in Marrakech. What I found and experienced changed my view of Morocco completely. Staying in a traditional riad helps […]

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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 […]

Montreal • Canada

The second-largest city in Canada, the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris. Most come to Montreal because its one of the few places in North America that one can drink at the age of 18, wine and beer is also available from the local […]

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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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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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New York City

The Big Apple, New York City, the most populous city in the USA, a most important port and major financial centre, on the mouth of the Hudson River, comprising five boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. My first visit to New York City, and though I was expecting a typical North American city […]

Nha Trang • Vietnam

Nha Trang is a coastal city on the South Central Coast of Vietnam, known for its beaches and recognised as ‘one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world’. The plan was to arrive at the city airport and walk the short 2-3km trip along the seafront to reach our chosen hotel, but we […]

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 […]

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Nice • France

Nice is a major tourist centre and a leading resort on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). Perfectly situated on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and with access to nearby towns of Cannes and the principality of Monaco, Nice proved to be beyond my expectations. I was pleasantly surprised with such a beautiful place in a […]

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Nilaveli – Sri Lanka

Nilaveli, meaning “Open-land of the moon-shine” in Tamil, is a coastal resort town located about 16 km North-West of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. It used to be a popular tourist destination, however, due to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War tourist numbers have declined, until 2010 onwards, we can see a significant increase in […]

Osaka • Japan

Once the capital of Japan, Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan‘s main island of Honshu, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is the third-largest city by population after Tokyo and Yokohama. Historically the commercial centre of Japan, Osaka functions as one of the command centres […]