12 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , UNESCO World Heritage
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Antipasto (plural: antipasti) is the traditional first course of a formal
Italian meal . Usually made of bite-size small portions and presented on a platter from which everyone serves themselves, the purpose of antipasti is to stimulate the appetite. Typical ingredients of a traditional antipasto includes
cured meats ,
olives ,
peperoncini ,
mushrooms ,
anchovies ,
artichoke hearts, various
cheeses (such as
provolone or
mozzarella ), pickled meats, and vegetables in oil or vinegar.
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11 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the
Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of
Downtown Los Angeles .
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10 January 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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The Tan Hill Inn is a public house at
Tan Hill, North Yorkshire . It is the highest
inn in the
British Isles at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. According to the
Guinness Book of World Records , it is slightly higher than the
Cat and Fiddle Inn in the Peak District, which is at 1,690 feet (520 m).
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9 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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LaPlace is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
St. John the Baptist Parish ,
Louisiana , United States, situated along the east bank of the
Mississippi River , in the
New Orleans metropolitan area . In 2020, it had a population of 28,841. LaPlace is the southern terminus of
Interstate 55 , where it joins with
Interstate 10 , and of
US 51 , where it terminates at the junction with
US 61 . LaPlace is located 25 miles (40 km) west of
New Orleans .
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8 January 2025 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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Liziba is a monorail station on
Line 2 of
Chongqing Rail Transit in
Chongqing municipality, China. It is located in
Yuzhong District and opened in 2005.
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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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6 January 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Hotels , London
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The Lanesborough is a 5-star hotel on
Hyde Park Corner in
Knightsbridge ,
central London ,
England . The hotel is operated by the
Oetker Collection . It occupies the
neoclassical former building of
St George’s Hospital , which is listed
Grade II* . The hotel is situated next to
Hyde Park Corner tube station .
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5 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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Tapas are
appetisers or
snacks in
Spanish cuisine . They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed
olives and
cheese ) or hot (such as
chopitos , which are
battered ,
fried baby
squid ; or
patatas bravas , spicy potatoes). In some bars and restaurants in Spain and across the globe, tapas have evolved into a sophisticated cuisine. In some Central American countries, such snacks are known as
bocas . In parts of Mexico, similar dishes are called
botanas . An individual appetizer (or single order of an item) is a
tapa .
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4 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , European Union , European Capital of Culture
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Nova Gorica is a town in western
Slovenia , on the border with
Italy . It is the seat of the
Municipality of Nova Gorica . Nova Gorica is a
planned town , built according to the principles of
modernist architecture after 1947, when the
Paris Peace Treaty established a new border between
Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby
Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus cutting off the
Soča Valley, the
Vipava Valley , the
Gorizia Hills and the northwestern
Karst Plateau from their traditional regional urban centre. Since 1948, Nova Gorica has replaced Gorizia as the principal urban center of the
Gorizia region (
Slovene : Goriška), as the northern part of the
Slovenian Littoral has been traditionally called.
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