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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 […]

Frankfurt Am Main • Germany

Situated on the Main river, Frankfurt am Main is the financial and transportation centre of Germany and residence of the European Central Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is one of the two largest financial centres in continental Europe. The fifth-largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne, known for its high-rises and international […]

Cadiz • Spain

Cadiz is a small and charming town hosts an annual Carnival, the best in Spain, or so say the locals. I only spent a day or two here but I left Cadiz charmed by its colourful coastal homes. Known as the oldest continually inhabited city in western Europe. In fact, Cadiz is an island separated by […]

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 […]

Bialystok • Poland

Bialystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland, located near Poland’s border with Belarus and is the capital of the Podlaskie region. The first mention of the place in historical sources dates from 1437 when the land around the Biala river (which is called “Bialka” by inhabitants) was given by Grand Duke of Lithuania, then […]

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Cape Town • South Africa

Located on the south western tip of South Africa and facing the Atlantic, with a developed and world famous waterfront, its dramatic views of Table Mountain, Cape Town is ideally located to provide the traveler with lots to see and do. Scenic beauty, cultural diversity, gourmet delights and breathtaking scenes all conspire to make Cape Town […]

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Oxford England UK

“The City of Dreaming Spires”. A city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate an example of every British architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic, mid-18th century Radcliffe […]

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A short visit to Dubai

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates known for luxury shopping, ultramodern architecture and a lively nightlife scene. I admit this isn’t a favourite destination and I don’t really find much appealing about it, however, it does make for a short break or stop-over. Burj Khalifa, an 830m-tall tower, dominates the skyscraper-filled skyline. […]

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Alicante City

Alicante is a port city on Spain’s southeastern Costa Blanca, and the capital of the Alicante province. Its old town, Barrio de la Santa Cruz, has narrow streets, coloured houses and a nightlife scene. From here, an elevator or a steep climb leads to medieval Castillo de Santa Bárbara, set on a hilltop with sweeping […]

TORONTO CALLING EXPATS

WHY TORONTO‘S EXPATS LEFT, AND HOW TO GET THEM BACK. Attracting ex-pats to return home ensures a brighter future for the city, a plan for the economic and future prospects of a growing city of Toronto. The number of Canadians abroad (including myself), 2.8 million according to a recent study, includes scores of bright Torontonians […]

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Èze • France

Described as an “eagle’s nest” because of its location overlooking a high cliff located 427m above sea level on the French Mediterranean. Highly recommended, Èze is a medieval village with its narrow lanes at the top of a hill overlooking the sea. Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France, not far […]

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 […]

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Siena (Sienna) • Italy

A picturesque city medieval city in the region of Tuscany, Siena is located in the north of Italy south of Florence, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Siena was a proud, wealthy, and warlike independent state during the Middle Ages, until its defeat by Florence. It was a poor little city for a few hundred […]

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Tel Aviv Pride 2016

Tel Aviv Pride is an annual, week-long series of events in Tel Aviv that celebrate Israel‘s LGBT community life, scheduled during the second week of June, as part of the international observance of Gay Pride Month. The most-attended event is Pride Parade which is the largest in the Middle East. Tel Aviv was the first […]