1 October 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , House of the Month , London
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Lambeth Palace from the herb garden © geograph.org.uk – Marathon/cc-by-sa-2.0
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Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the
archbishop of Canterbury . It is situated in north
Lambeth ,
London , on the south bank of the
River Thames , 400 yards (370 metres) south-east of the
Palace of Westminster , which houses Parliament, on the opposite bank.
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1 October 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Santa Maria–style barbecue made with pink beans © flickr.com – Eugene Kim/cc-by-2.0
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Santa Maria (
Spanish for “
St. Mary “) is a city in the
Central Coast of California in northern
Santa Barbara County . It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of
Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown
Los Angeles . Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-
Santa Barbara , CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and
Santa Maria-style barbecue .
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30 September 2023 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General
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Base Aérea Militar Río Gallegos © Arcibel/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Río Gallegos is the capital and largest settlement of the
Patagonian province of
Santa Cruz in
Argentina . Located in the department of
Güer Aike , it has a population of about 98,000, according to the 2010
census (
INDEC ), a 24% increase from the 79,000 in the 2001 census (INDEC). The city bears the name of the
Gallegos River , and sits on its
estuary 2,636 km (1,638 mi) south from the Argentine federal capital
Buenos Aires .
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30 September 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Soviet POWs covering a mass grave after the Babi Yar massacre, October 1, 1941 © history.kby.kiev.ua – Johannes Hähle
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Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a
ravine in the
Ukrainian capital
Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by
Nazi Germany ‘s forces during
its campaign against the
Soviet Union in
World War II . The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, killing some 33,771
Jews . Other victims of massacres at the site included Soviet
prisoners of war , communists and
Romani people . It is estimated that a total of between 100,000 and 150,000 people were murdered at Babi Yar during the German occupation.
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29 September 2023 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General
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Plaza de la Mujer © panoramio.com – martin moran/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Neuquén is the capital city of the
Argentine province of
Neuquén and of the
Confluencia Department , located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the
Limay and
Neuquén rivers which form the
Río Negro , making it part of the
ecoregion of Alto Valle del Río Negro. The city and surrounding area have a population of more than 340,000, making it the largest city in
Patagonia . Along with the cities of
Plottier and
Cipolletti , it is part of the
Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti conurbation . Founded in 1904, it is the newest provincial capital city in
Argentina .
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29 September 2023 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General
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Küsnacht on Lake Zürich © Roland zh/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Küsnacht is a
municipality on the
Goldcoast of
Lake Zurich in the district of
Meilen in the
canton of
Zürich ,
Switzerland . Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as
de Cussenacho .
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28 September 2023 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General
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Viedma sign © David/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Viedma is the capital and fourth largest city of the
Río Negro Province , in northern
Patagonia ,
Argentina . The city has 80,632 inhabitants (2020), and is located on the southern margin of the
Negro River , about 30 kilometres off the
Atlantic Coast , and 960 km from the city of
Buenos Aires on the
National Route 3 .
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28 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping , Union for the Mediterranean
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Olives © Laliv Gal/cc-by-2.5
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Carmel Market (
Hebrew : Shuk HaCarmel) is an outdoor marketplace in
Tel Aviv ,
Israel . The Carmel market was established in the 1920s. It is bordered by
Allenby Street and
Magen David Square and is principally located along Carmel Street, but has expanded over time to streets such as
Nahalat Binyamin Street.
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27 September 2023 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General
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Government of the Chubut province © Gobierno del Chubut – chubut.gov.ar/cc-by-4.0
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Rawson is the capital of the
Argentine province of
Chubut , in
Patagonia . It has 24,616 inhabitants in 2010, and it is the chief town of the
Rawson Department .
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