21 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a
decentralized political and
social movement that aims to highlight
racism ,
discrimination and
racial inequality experienced by
black people , and to promote
anti-racism . Its primary concerns are
police brutality and
racially motivated violence against black people. The movement began in response to the killings of
Trayvon Martin ,
Michael Brown ,
Eric Garner , and
Rekia Boyd , among others. BLM and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy changes related to
black liberation and
criminal justice reform . While there are specific organizations that label themselves “Black Lives Matter”, such as the
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation , the overall movement is a decentralized network with no formal hierarchy. As of 2021, there are about 40 chapters in the United States and Canada. The slogan “Black Lives Matter” itself has not been
trademarked by any group.
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20 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Mumbles (
Welsh : Mwmbwls) is a district of
Swansea ,
Wales , located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a
local government community using
the same name . At the 2001 census the population was 16,774, reduced slightly to 16,600 at the 2011 Census. The district is named after the headland of
Mumbles , located on its south-east corner.
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19 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (
Occitan : Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a
commune in the
Hérault department in the
Occitania region in
Southern France . Situated where the Gellone river’s narrow valley meets the steep-sided gorge of the river
Hérault , Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is essentially a medieval village located on the Chemin de Saint-Jacques (
Way of St James ) pilgrim route to
Santiago de Compostella .
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18 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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Wall Street is a street in the
Financial District of
Lower Manhattan in
New York City . It runs eight
city blocks between
Broadway in the west and
South Street and the
East River in the east. The term “Wall Street” has become a
metonym for the
financial markets of the United States as a whole, the
American financial services industry , New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world’s principal
fintech and
financial center .
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17 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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Calle Marqués de Larios, also known simply as Calle Larios, is a pedestrian and shopping street in
Málaga ,
Spain . The street was inaugurated on 27 August 1891. It is the most expensive street to live on in Málaga, and the eleventh most expensive to live on in all of Spain.
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16 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , London
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A Scotch egg is a
boiled egg wrapped in
sausage meat, coated in
breadcrumbs and
baked or
deep-fried .
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15 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Point Pleasant is a city in and the
county seat of
Mason County, West Virginia , United States, at the
confluence of the
Ohio and
Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the
2020 census . It is the principal city of the
Point Pleasant micropolitan area extending into
Ohio . The town is best known for the
Mothman , a purported humanoid creature reportedly sighted in the area that has become a part of
West Virginia folklore .
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14 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General , Bon voyage
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Hanoi Train Street is a narrow train bypass in
Hanoi which sees a twice-daily train pass close to buildings on either side of the tracks (the railroad tracks take up nearly the entirety of the “train street”). The track was built by the French in 1902 and is still an active rail line as of 2023.
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13 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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The
Town of Oyster Bay is the easternmost of the three
towns that make up
Nassau County ,
New York , United States. Part of the
New York metropolitan area , it is the only town in Nassau County to extend from the
North Shore to the
South Shore of
Long Island . As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 301,332, making it the 5th most populous city or town in the state.
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