Located at the heart of the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean in the north of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia is one of the top tourist destinations of the Carribbean Islands due to its exotic locations and leisurly lifestlye.
The Island, which has been named after the Roman Catholic Saint Lucy of Syracuse has been the center of attraction because of its strategic loaction and exquisite surroundings from centuries. Such was the importance of this island that Great Britain and France fought over it fourteen times in a span of only four years. In 1979, the island gained the status of an independent island and was included in the Commenwealth.
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Ireland, located in the northern Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, is the part of the United Kingdom. Politically, Ireland is divided into the independent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. “Eire” is the Irish name, and “Hibernia” is the Latin name for Ireland. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. One of the most beautiful countries of the world, Ireland is also known as the Emerald Island because of its bewitching and enamoring lush green natural beauty. The western parts get heavy rain, which is responsible for the brilliant green grass.
Ireland is blessed with the rare scenic beauties of nature including beautiful mountains, truly luminous greens, meadows, pastures, and profuse wildflowers.
The Emerald Isle is the perfect destination to explore the natural beauty. It is one of the most desired tourist destinations of the world. Ireland attracts bulks of tourists from all parts of the world, and thus tourism and hotel industry is one of the cornerstones of Irish economy. Irish hotels are known for their comforts, luxuries, hospitability, and quality services.
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The Kingdom of Thailand is a Southeast Asian country that borders Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. Vietnam is a close neighbor of Thailand. Bangkok is the largest city and capital of Thailand.
Thailand was known as Siam until 1939. The word ‘Thailand’ means “Free Land”. Thailand is nicknamed as “the Land of Smiles” because of its vivacious gay life. Thailand is also known as ‘the land of white elephants’ because the White Elephants have always been symbol of royal power in Thailand.
Major cities of Thailand include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Udon and Ubon. Patong, Karon beach in Phuket, Pattaya, Khao Lak, Chiang Mai and Sukhothai Historical Park are the major attractions of Thailand. Chiang Mai, a modern city surrounding the ancient walled & moated city, is beautiful mountain valley located on the serene Mai Ping River. Chiang Mai and the northern Thailand region is part of the infamous Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle is the term used for the meeting point of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
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Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, is the second largest city in Australia with about 3.8 million of population. The city is very well known for its attractive landscapes, Victorian-era architecture, cultural institutions, gardens and parks, the fabulous food, wine and culture.
The city is also called the cultural capital of the country packed with variety of population and communities. The seaboard impressions of the city make it an eye-catching spot for international travelers who wish to make their vacations gorgeous and striking.
The food denoting different varieties and cultures is the chief attraction of the city. Melbourne hosts numbers of restaurants and hotels; each one with its own specialty and attractions like the restaurants of Lygon Street is famous for Italian foods, and also known as the little Italy of Australia, and the location Melbourne Chinatown is known for its Chinese pleasures. The Victoria Street of the city hosts the restaurants and hotels representing the inexpensive and luscious Vietnamese food and culture.
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India is the largest and the most attractive tourist destination of the Indian subcontinent situated in the south of Asia. The country holds second rank in the highly populated countries of the world and seventh rank for the covered area. The country administratively controls 28 states and 7 territory unions. Almost every state enclosed different geographical, cultural, climatical boundaries.
India is a country controls several climate conditions at same time and can be categorized in the main six regions. The first one is the Himalayan region, this geographical area hold a position of adventurous and mountainous tourist place. The region is also known as the northern hilly area and is surrounded by some religious destinations.
The second region is the plains of the country also known as the heart of the country. The region includes the capital of the country New Delhi, the historical rivers Ganga and Yamuna and the most fertile agricultural area.
The west region is the area of beautiful deserts and the financial and Bollywood cities such as Mumbai, Jodhpur, Goa, Bikaner and the city of nawabs’ hydrabad. On the other hand the south region is the region of religious Hindu temples, the seaboard, islands of mainland.
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The Republic of Costa Rica is a Central American country bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Other important cities include Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, and Puntarenas.
Spanish is the official, and English is other language of Costa Rica. 75% people are Roman Catholics, and 14% are Protestants in Costa Rica. Costa Rican colón (¢) is the currency of Costa Rica.
The Central America's jewel, Costa Rica, an ecotourism heaven known for its serene nature, is one of the best places to experience the tropics. It offers great surfing opportunities around coastline.
Attractions— Costa Rica is internationally renowned for its national parks and museums including Corcovado National Park, Tortuguero National Park, El Museo de los Niños (The Children's Museum), El Museo de Oro Pre-Colombiano (The Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold), El Museo de Jade Fidel Tristán (The Fidel Tristán Jade Museum), El Museo Nacional (The National Museum), El Museo de Arte Costarricense (The Costa Rican Art Museum), El Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (The Museum of Contemporary Art & Design), El Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle (The La Salle Natural Sciences Museum), El Museo de Entomología (The Entolomology Museum at The University of Costa Rica), El Museo Criminológico (The Criminology Museum), and El Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (MIUCR) (The Museum of Insects at The University of Costa Rica).
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The beautiful landscapes, the innocent country life and festivals, the romance of ivory white snow covered lands, the enchanting rockies and the luke warm chinook winds in Calgary offer enough imagery for Wordsworthian poetry.
Calgary, popularly known as “the Stampede City”, is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. Calgary, located in southern Alberta and south of Edmonton, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers, is the largest city in the province. It is also called ‘Gateway to the Rockies’ for being situated in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
Calgary was named by Colonel James Macleod after Calgary, the finest sand beach on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. A resident of Calgary is known as a Calgarian.
It is also dubbed as ‘Cowtown’ as it hosts the annual Calgary Stampede, a famous rodeo dating since 1912.
Located within the relatively densely populated ‘Calgary-Edmonton Corridor’— Calgary is the largest Canadian metropolitan area west of Toronto and east of Vancouver. It is the third largest city, by population, in Canada. Its estimated metropolitan population (CMA) in 2005 was 1,060,300.
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Scotland, one of four constituent nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), occupies the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
Scotland, divided into three main regions; the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern Uplands, includes 787 islands, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Tay, Spey, Clyde, Tweed, Dee, Don and Forth are famous rivers of Scotland.
Edinburgh is the capital, Glasgow is the largest city, and Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling are the other major cities of Scotland. English is the official language, although Gaelic is spoken, primarily in the North and West of Scotland.
Scotland, poetically known as Caledonia, is also known as “the land of cakes” for its world famous oatmeal cakes. Scotland, also known for its lochs (this name is generally used for lakes in Scotland), is one of the most coveted tourist spots in the world. Loch Lomond, Loch Ness and Loch Awe are famous lochs of Scotland. Scotland, the land of beauty and romance, is home to the finest hotels in the world.
The Caledonian countryside is a wild, beautiful tumble of raw mountain peaks and deep glassy lakes. Scotland is a place where one can watch golden eagles soar over the rocky peaks of the Cuillin and play golf on some of the world's most hallowed courses. The beautiful Caledonian land reveals her true depth and complex flavors only to those who relish her slowly and feelingly.
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Punjab, state in northwest India, also known as land of five rivers is blessed by ten gurus of Sikh religion and great saints. Punjab has a great history and culture and in early time, the state was famous as golden sparrow of India. Whoever visits to this land, can never forget the beauty of yellow fields and Blue Mountains. This state is agriculture hub of India. After partition of India, a new state of Punjab was created with modern day Haryana and Himachal Pradesh being a part of this state. moderen boundries of punjab were decided on 1st november in 1966.
State had played a major role in the Green Revolution in the early 70s and proved its self-sufficiency in crop production. Punjab is connected to other Indian states by air, railway and good road network.
People of Punjab are famous for their hospitality. They always celebrate their festivals with much joy and the spirit related to the festival. Baisakhi is one of the famous festivals, especially for farmers, which is celebrated in the beginning of harvesting season. Here's folk-dance Gidha and Bhangra are famous all over the world because of its liveliness, catchy beats and up tempo music. For the Sikhs, this festival has a special significance because on this day in 1699, their tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh had organized the Order of the Khalsa.
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London, the largest city of United Kingdom is graphically positioned on River Themes in South-East England and enclosed about 7.5 million people within its boundaries. The figure of 14 million for population of entire urban area of the city reflects the size and value of the capital city of United Kingdom.
Historically, London represents a greatest city, the leader of world political affairs, traditions, fashion, trade and finance in the list capital cities of historical world map.
From visitor’s point of views, London is a thrilling place to spend your vacation. The enjoyable moods of the city craft inexperienced feelings in visitor’s lifestyle. City enclosed a variety of world class historical architectures, the high-tech museums, different classes of art galleries and numbers of historical institutes that hold the economy of country at the top in the list of most powerful economies of the world.
London is also considered the world’s second largest fashionable city and the traditional sites of the city such as Big Ben, Westminster, St Paul’s Cathedral, Abbey, tower of London and Buckingham Palace are continually achieve success in attracting visitors towards the historical importance of European countries.
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A low peninsula state of the southeast United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico— The state of Florida is bordered by Georgia and Alabama.
Juan Ponce de León discovered and settled on the peninsula on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1513, which is known as Pascua Florida in Spanish. ‘Florida’ is a Spanish adjective that means flowery.
Florida was one of the Confederate states during the Civil War, and it was admitted as the 27th state of U.S. in 1845. Florida is officially nicknamed as “the Sunshine State.”
Tallahassee is the capital and Jacksonville the largest city of Florida. FL is the abbreviation of Florida. Destin, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Naples, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood are the jewel cities of Florida.
Destin is commonly known as ‘The World's Luckiest Fishing Village’. Jacksonville or J-Ville is dubbed as “Where Florida Begins”. Key West is known as the Southernmost City. Miami is nicknamed as the “Magic City”. Orlando is widely known as “The Imaginary City”. Tallahassee is popularly dubbed as “Tally-Ho” or “The Hill” and Tampa is nicknamed as “The Cigar City”.
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Las Vegas, popularly known as ‘the America's Playground,’ is a city of southeast Nevada near the California and Arizona borders. One of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States, Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada.
Las Vegas’ economy is mainly based on its hotels, gambling, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, and tourist-oriented industries. The hotel industry collects the bulky part of the revenue of the city. The city is also known for gaming equipment manufacturing and as a commercial hub of a ranching and mining area.
Officially nicknamed as the ‘Entertainment Capital of the World,’ the city of Las Vegas is a major tourist center known for its casinos. Some of the most notable casinos located downtown include Golden Nugget, Four Queens, Horseshoe, and Fremont St. Casino.
The city of Las Vegas is widely known for its nightclubs, casinos, boxing championship matches, entertainment enterprises, music, sports, gambling, and amusement centers. The city is known for its vivacious & vibrant nightlife.
Las Vegas has earned several other nicknames, such as the “City of lights”, “Glitter Gulch”, “Sin City” and “Lost Wages”.
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Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of the Scandinavian kingdom— Sweden. Stockholm was officially recognized as the capital of Sweden in 1634. The city of Stockholm is located in the eastern part of the country on the Baltic Sea.
Sweden is known for Nobel Prizes and Stockholm is home to the Nobel Institute. The economic, transportation, administrative, and cultural hub of Sweden, Stockholm is home to textiles, clothing, paper, chemicals, communications equipment, motor vehicles, rubber, processed food, printed materials, porcelain, liquor and ship manufacturing industry. The city is also the seat of Sweden's principal stock exchange.
Stockholm has earned several nicknames such as “Eken - The Oak”, “Tjockhult - Fat town” and “Fjollträsk – Sissyville”. The city is also known as “Nordens Venedig” meaning the Venice of the North.
Stockholm is one of the most coveted tourist spots in the world. The city is home to several museums including Nordiska Museet (Nordic Museum), Vasamuseet, Kulturhuset (The House of Culture), Moderna Museet (The Museum of Modern Art), Nationalmuseum, Tekniska Museet (the museum of Science and Technology), Nobelmuseet, Historiska Museet (The Museum of History), Skansen (The first open air museum of the world), and Swedish Museum of Natural History.
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The most popular tourist destination in Southern Europe—Italy or Repubblica Italiana or Italia is a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The peninsula looks like boot thus Italy is nicknamed as “Boot”.
Italy shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are located within the Italian territory.
Italian is the official language, and the Eternal City-Rome is the capital and the largest city of Italy. Italy is one of the top tourist spots in the world with some of her extremely mesmerizing cities like Naples, Rome, Milan, and Venice.
Italy is often called “il Bel paese” (beautiful country) due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes. The country has exquisite scenic beauty—the majestic Alps in the north, the soft and undulating hills of Umbria and Tuscany, and the romantically rugged landscape of the S Apennines. The Bay of Naples, dominated by Mt. Vesuvius, is one of the world's most famous sights
The tourism also flourishes in Northern Italy on the Italian Riviera, in the Alps (including the Dolomites), on the shores of its beautiful lakes (Lago Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Garda), and in Venice. Gran Paradiso that rises in Valle d'Aosta, is the highest peak wholly situated within Italy.
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The fiftieth State of U.S.—Hawaii is an archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The beautiful Hawaiian Islands were discovered by a British explorer, Captain James Cook, who christened these islands as ‘the Sandwich Islands’.
The Sandwich Islands became the U.S. territory in 1900; however Hawaii, also known as HI, became the 50th state of United States in 1959. Honolulu is the capital and the largest city of the state. Hawaiian and English are the official languages of the state.
The state comprised of the charming Hawaiian Islands is situated 2500 miles from the mainland, nearly at the center of the North Pacific Ocean.
The State’s greatest asset is the exquisite natural beauty of its islands with abundant sunshine, lush green plants & gay flowers, palm-fringed, coral beaches with rolling white surf, and mesmerizing cloud-covered volcanic peaks rising to majestic heights. These marvelous features of the state have greatly contributed to make the place as one of the most coveted tourist destinations of the world, and have also earned a beautiful epithet “The Paradise of the Pacific” for the state.
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It’s the country with a rich cultural heritage that has had a significant influence on the arts, literature, language, philosophy, politics, and sports of western society; it’s the nation of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; and it’s the birthplace of democracy, and the Olympics.
The land of Olympia, Athens was the venue of the first Olympic in 776 BC. Historically known as Hellas, the country is regarded as cradle of Western civilization.
Greece, officially known as Hellenic Republic, is a Southeastern European country on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. The country borders Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, and Albania to the north and Turkey to the east.
Athens is the capital, and Heraklion, Patra, Thessaloniki and Volos are the major cities of Greece. Greek is official language, but English and French are also spoken in Greece. The currency of Greece is ‘euro’.
Geographically, Greece is very appealing place to visit, with a mountainous mainland and idyllic island beaches. One of the world's most popular tourist destinations, ranked in the world's top 20 countries— Greece attracts volumes of visitors from all parts of the world.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt, also known as Egypt in-short, or Misr, is a large country, located in north-eastern Africa, and bordered by Israel to the north-east, by Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the east, by Sudan to the south and by Libya to the west.
Egypt, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the North and Red Sea to the East, also extends into Asia by virtue of holding the Sinai Peninsula.
Geographically, Egypt is dominated both by the River Nile and its fertile well-watered valley, and by the Eastern and Western deserts, and thus it is often known as “the Gift of the Nile.”
Egypt along with its southern neighbor Sudan is perhaps best known as the home of the ancient Egyptian civilization, with its temples, hieroglyphs, mummies, sphinx and its pyramids. Egypt, known for its beautiful landscapes, is one of the most popular tourist destinations world-wide.
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The island of “Mauritius was made first and then heaven, and heaven was copied after Mauritius,” writes Mark Twain in Following the Equator.
Mauritius, officially known as the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) east of Madagascar and about 3,943 kilometers (2,450 mi) southwest of India. Mauritius, the part of the Mascarene Islands, the republic also includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands.
Mauritius is divided into nine districts which all are important destinations for the travelers. These districts include Black River, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Rivière du Rempart and Savanne. The other territories of the country include Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), Rodrigues, and Victor Harbor.
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