Posts Tagged Sights
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Pamukkale, “cotton castle”, in Turkey – flat mountains and a must see
A unique place in the world, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 together with Hierapolis, Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle", is a great destination in Turkey for both an amazing sight (flat white mountains) and historical reasons. phot
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Lachine Canal (Canal de Lachine) – Quebec, Canada
An island, an accessible park – an escape! Back in time, “The European explorers dreamt of finding a route from New France to the Western Sea and there on to China and hence auspiciously the region where the canal was built was named Lachine.
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Explore Portugal’s most popular tourist destination
Guest post by Ela Krawczykowska My last holiday destination was Algarve. Why? I’ve heard so much about it from my friends from Lisbon. I love Portugal, its climate, people and food and Algarve is probably the best place to go when on holiday in
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Parc des Chênes, Quebec, Canada – photoblog
I'm continuing to present you some very nice and special places to visit in Canada. This is possible due to our friend Dan Mitea's photos and highlights on what to see in this part of the world Today, as the title mentioned already, I'm present
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Cano Cristales – The river of five colors (Rainbow river) in Colombia – the most beautiful river in the world
Nature is surprising and there are places that have a special beauty only for a limited time. This is the case of a river in northern Colombia, in "Sierra de la Macarena", that transforms itself from an “ordinary” river, with usual colors, in a
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A weekend in Barcelona
Barcelona is a great weekend break destination with easy access, a multitude of Barcelona hotels to suit all budgets and, best of all, the throbbing and sensual Catalan culture. The history of the area dates back to roman times, 200 years before the
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The Four City-Gods of Flanders (2)
(You can read part ! of the article here) If the first two cities are among the landmarks of Belgium and Flanders, the next one I will be in has unjustly been avoided. Luckily, the Lonely Planet guide has done justice to Ghent (its name also being re
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The Four City-Gods of Flanders (1)
North Europe, Belgium, Flanders or the Flooded Lands… I still remember the first time I have arrived in the enchanted reign of Middle Age cathedrals and legends, all giving me a flavour of immemorial times and Nordic Gods. Flanders is partly on
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Rooftop Ornaments Association in Riga*
Chances are most of what you think you know or imagine about Riga is wrong. It’s not a typical communist city, it’s not a typical Russian city, it’s not a sad city or an empty one, it’s not a new city but it’s not an old one, either. This
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The Danube Delta, a unique place in the world
By Nicu Welcome to Tulcea, the gateway to the Danube Delta, a unique place in the world, included in UNESCO World Heritage. This is, usually, the starting point for most tourists, the place where everyone starts its exploration journey on the
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