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  Enjoy your trip to Spain with the Seville Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.   The Quick Trips to Spain Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination of...

Edinburgh, Scotland is one of Europe’s most breathtaking cities. With beautiful architecture, the city’s Old Town has ancient, labyrinthine cobbled streets and small alleyways. On the other hand, New Town has a happening shopping and nighttime entertainment scene. Edinburgh attracts four million...

Chiang Mai is the fifth largest city in Thailand and was once the capital of Lanna, the Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields. The city is located 700 km north of Bangkok and is 300m above sea level and is surrounded by mountainous terrain.

From humble beginnings Liverpool has become one of the United Kingdom’s most vibrant cities. Liverpool has changed for the better over the past decade. With new, state-of-the-art, city-centre shopping malls and flashy tourist attractions in Albert Dock, Liverpool is attractive and modern. The city...

Yellowstone National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1872 it became the first national park in the world, to preserve the large groups of geysers, hot springs, and other thermal areas, and to offer protection to the park’s wildlife and environment. The park covers 3,475 square miles (8,995...

Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the United States and the third-largest city in Texas (after Houston and San Antonio). Moderate weather, southern hospitality, world-class restaurants, and sporting events are just a few of Dallas’ attractions. The city has the largest urban art district in the...

Albufeira's year-round good weather, relatively inexpensive prices, high quality beaches and other tourist attractions make it one of the most popular destinations in Portugal's Algarve region.   Table of Contents: Introduction to Albufeira - Overview - Culture - Location &...

Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands. Historically a land of goat herders and fishermen, today the island is a tourist attraction while remaining both peaceful and uncrowded. As part of the Canaries, Fuerteventura is part of Spain and its official language is Spanish, but you will also hear English and German as 20,000 people who live here were born outside of Spain.

Capri is a small but upmarket Italian island of great natural beauty in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Situated off the coast of Naples, Capri is rich in history and the island has become one of main tourist destinations in Italy.  Nearby, the Amalfi Coast is a series of cliffside Italian fishing towns...

Brighton is an attractive seaside city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. The city is conveniently located less than 50 miles south of London and is popular with new media professionals who commute from Brighton to the capital. Brighton is sometimes called "London-by-the-Sea."...

As the capital and largest city in Sweden, Stockholm is thoroughly diverse. High-tech yet ecological, sometimes medieval and often modern, it is captivating in all aspects. An eclectic and thriving metropolis of over two million, Stockholm is a visually appealing Swedish city built on 14 islands that...

Fuengirola and Benalmadena are popular tourist destinations on the Spanish Costa del Sol in Andalusia on the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean. The area is well known to Europeans looking for a holiday in the sun. The area is filled with beaches, bars and restaurants (many under expatriate British...

Kiev is the capital of Ukraine, the largest country in Europe. It is the largest city in Ukraine with 2.7 million inhabitants. The city has a lovely balance of antiquity and modernity and the gleaming domes of the thousand-year-old monasteries and churches are why Kiev is often referred to as the...

Homer refers to the island in his works the Iliad and Odyssey, stating that Zakynthos, a prince of Troy and son of King Dardanos arrived here somewhere between 1500 and 1600 BC. The Italians named it Zacinto and in more recent years, following the struggle for national independence, it became Zante....