14 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Longleat is a
stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of
Warminster in
Wiltshire , England. A leading and early example of the
Elizabethan prodigy house , it is a
Grade I listed building and the seat of the
Marquesses of Bath .
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13 January 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Sport
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Allegiant Stadium is a domed
multi-purpose stadium located in
Paradise, Nevada , southwest of adjacent
Las Vegas . Opened in
2020 , it is the home field of the
Las Vegas Raiders of the
National Football League (NFL) and the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Rebels college football team. The stadium also hosts the
Vegas Kickoff Classic in early September and the
Las Vegas Bowl in December.
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12 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General
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Palma Soriano is a
Cuban city and municipality in the
Santiago de Cuba Province . With a population of 125,385 in the city proper, it is the second-largest in the province and
the 16th-largest in Cuba .
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11 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Bon voyage
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The Highland Main Line is a railway line in
Scotland . It is 118 mi (190 km) long and runs through the central
Scottish Highlands , mainly following the route of the
A9 , and linking a series of small towns and villages with
Perth at one end and
Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and
Edinburgh ,
Glasgow and
London use the line. At Inverness the line connects with the
Far North Line , the
Aberdeen-Inverness Line and the
Kyle of Lochalsh Line . All trains are diesel-powered.
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10 January 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is a
neighborhood of
Upper Manhattan in
New York City , north of the
Upper East Side and bounded by
96th Street to the south,
Fifth Avenue to the west, and the
East and
Harlem Rivers to the east and north. Despite its name, it is generally not considered to be a part of
Harlem proper , but it is one of the neighborhoods included in Greater Harlem.
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9 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Latina is the capital of the
province of Latina , in the
Lazio region, in
Central Italy . As of 2011, the city has 126,612 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital
Rome . It was founded as
Littoria in 1932 under the
fascist administration , when
the area surrounding it which had been a swamp since antiquity was drained.
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8 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Gråsten (
German : Gravenstein) is a
town with a population of 4,365 (1 January 2023) on the east coast of the
Jutland peninsula in south
Denmark by the Nybøl Nor at an inlet of the
Flensburg Fjord . It belongs to the
Sønderborg municipality in
Region of Southern Denmark . The town is located almost exactly at the center of a triangle defined by the towns of
Aabenraa ,
Flensburg and
Sønderborg Castle (
Sønderborg Slot ). The
Danish royal family has their summer residence,
Gråsten Palace , in the town.
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7 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika | Rubric: General
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Lagos (
Yoruba : Èkó) or Lagos City is the most populous city in
Nigeria , with an estimated population of 21 million in 2015. Lagos is the most populous urban area in Africa. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the
government ‘s decision to move their capital to
Abuja in the centre of the country. Lagos is a major African
financial centre and is the economic hub of
Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has a significant influence on
commerce ,
entertainment ,
technology ,
education ,
politics ,
tourism ,
art , and
fashion in Africa. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world’s fastest-growing cities and urban areas. The
megacity has the fourth-highest
GDP in Africa and houses one of the
largest and busiest seaports on the continent. Due to the large urban population and port traffic volumes, Lagos is classified as a Medium-Port Megacity.
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6 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Unst (
Scots : Unst;
Norn : Ønst) is one of the
North Isles of the
Shetland Islands ,
Scotland . It is the northernmost of the inhabited
British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after
Mainland and
Yell . It has an area of 46 sq mi (120 km²).
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