7 January 2025 | Author/Destination: Australia / Australien | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Hotels
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The Spirit of Queensland is a
Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a
diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the
North Coast line between
Brisbane and
Cairns , a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train
The Sunlander .
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23 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Hawaii (
Hawaiian : Hawaiʻi) is an island
state of the
United States , in the
Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two
non-contiguous U.S. states (alongside
Alaska ), it is the only state not on the
North American mainland, the only state that is an
archipelago , and the only state in the
tropics .
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25 November 2024 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The Dominican Republic is a
North American country located on the island of
Hispaniola in the
Greater Antilles of the
Caribbean Sea in the
North Atlantic Ocean . It shares a
maritime border with
Puerto Rico to the east and a
land border with
Haiti to the west, occupying the
eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with
Saint Martin , is one of only two islands in the
Caribbean shared by two
sovereign states . In the
Antilles , the country is the
second-largest nation by area after
Cuba at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi) and
second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the
metropolitan area of
Santo Domingo , the capital city.
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21 October 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Albania (
Albanian : Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the
Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in
Southeast Europe . It is in the
Balkans , on the
Adriatic and
Ionian Seas within the
Mediterranean Sea , and shares
land borders with
Montenegro to the northwest,
Kosovo to the northeast,
North Macedonia to the east and
Greece to the south. With an area of 28,748 km² (11,100 sq mi), it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania’s landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the
Albanian Alps and the
Korab ,
Skanderbeg ,
Pindus and
Ceraunian Mountains , to fertile lowland plains extending from the
Adriatic and
Ionian seacoasts.
Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by
Durrës ,
Vlorë , and
Shkodër .
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23 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage
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The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (
Faroese : Føroyar,
Danish : Færøerne), are an
archipelago in the North
Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the
Kingdom of Denmark . The official language of the country is
Faroese , which is closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with
Icelandic .
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26 August 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Funen with a size of 2,984 km² (1152 sq. miles), is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants. The main city is Odense, connected to the sea by canal, though this canal is now seldom used. The city’s shipyard Odense Steel Shipyard has been relocated outside of Odense proper. Funen belongs administratively to Region of Southern Denmark. From 1970–2006, the island formed the biggest part of Funen County, which also included the islands of Langeland, Ærø and Tåsinge, as well as a number of smaller islands.
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22 July 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the
River Clyde , on the west coast of Scotland. The Firth has some of the deepest coastal waters of the
British Isles . The Firth is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the
Kintyre Peninsula . The Firth lies between
West Dunbartonshire in the north,
Argyll and Bute in the west and
Inverclyde ,
North Ayrshire and
South Ayrshire in the east. The
Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the
Isle of Arran . The
Kyles of Bute separates the
Isle of Bute from the
Cowal Peninsula . The
Sound of Bute separates the islands of Bute and Arran.
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24 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Newborn Monument in Pristina, unveiled on 17 February 2018, day of the declaration of independence from Serbia
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Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a country in
Southeast Europe with
partial diplomatic recognition . Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the
Balkans , bordered by
Serbia to the north and east,
North Macedonia to the southeast,
Albania to the southwest, and
Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains of
Metohija and the
Kosovo field . The
Accursed Mountains and
Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Kosovo’s capital and largest city is
Pristina .
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20 May 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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La Palma, also known as
La isla bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) and historically
San Miguel de La Palma , is the most northwesterly island of the
Canary Islands ,
Spain , which is a Spanish
autonomous community and
archipelago in
Macaronesia in the North
Atlantic Ocean . La Palma has an area of 708.32 square kilometres (273.48 sq mi) making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population at the start of 2023 was 84,338, of which 15,522 lived in the capital,
Santa Cruz de La Palma and 20,375 in
Los Llanos de Aridane . Its highest mountain is the
Roque de los Muchachos , at 2,426 metres (7,959 ft), being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the
Teide massif on
Tenerife .
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