Tarifa, the southernmost city on the European mainland

14 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Tarifa, Strait of Gibraltar and Morocco © flickr.com - jose rambaud/cc-by-2.0

Tarifa, Strait of Gibraltar and Morocco © flickr.com – jose rambaud/cc-by-2.0

Tarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz in Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of Spain. The town is located on the Costa de la Luz (“coast of light”) and across the Straits of Gibraltar facing Morocco.   read more…

Ithaka off the west coast of Greece

11 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Vathy © flickr.com - auteur/cc-by-sa-2.0

Vathy © flickr.com – auteur/cc-by-sa-2.0

Ithaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea with an area of 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west and within sight of continental Greece.   read more…

The Museum of Tolerance

11 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Greater Los Angeles Area, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  5 minutes

Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles © Cbl62/cc-by-sa-3.0

Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles © Cbl62/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Museum of Tolerance (MOT), a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, is designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. Established in 1993, as the educational arm of human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, MOT also deals with atrocities in Cambodia and Latin America, besides issues like bullying and hate crimes. The MOT has an associated museum and professional development multi-media training facility in New York City.   read more…

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF

8 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Building of WSL Institute for Snow and Avalange Research SLF in Davos Dorf © Capricorn4049/cc-by-3.0

Building of WSL Institute for Snow and Avalange Research SLF in Davos Dorf © Capricorn4049/cc-by-3.0

The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF engages in research, scientific services, teaching and public relations, focusing on snow, the atmosphere, natural hazards, permafrost and mountain ecosystems.   read more…

Scarborough, holidays on the North Sea coast

7 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  10 minutes

Scarborough Castle © Immanuel Giel

Scarborough Castle © Immanuel Giel

Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire in England, within the borough of the same name. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the modern town lies between 10-230 feet (3-70 m) above sea level, rising steeply northward and westward from the harbour onto limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland. It is one of the largest settlements in North Yorkshire.   read more…

Riga und Umeå, Kulturhauptstädte Europas 2014

4 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  12 minutes

© riga2014.org

© riga2014.org


THE CITY OF RIGA

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 700,000 inhabitants, Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states and home to more than one third of Latvia’s population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltic region. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga’s historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga is served by Riga International Airport, the largest airport in the Baltic states.   read more…

The European Union

4 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Editorial, EU blog post series, European Union Reading Time:  8 minutes

© naturalearthdata.com - Alexrk2/cc-by-sa-3.0

© naturalearthdata.com – Alexrk2/cc-by-sa-3.0

The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC), formed by the Inner Six countries in 1951 and 1958, respectively. In the intervening years the community and its successors have grown in size by the accession of new member states and in power by the addition of policy areas to its remit. The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union under its current name in 1993. The latest major amendment to the constitutional basis of the EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.   read more…

Fishguard in Pembrokeshire

2 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

High Tide © geograph.org.uk - Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0

High Tide © geograph.org.uk – Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0

Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun, meaning “Mouth of the River Gwaun“) is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300. The community of Fishguard and Goodwick has a population of 5,000.   read more…

The Disney Fantasy

1 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Cruise Ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  7 minutes

Disney Fantasy arriving in New York © Stjanss and mriedel/cc-by-sa-3.0

Disney Fantasy arriving in New York © Stjanss and mriedel/cc-by-sa-3.0

Disney Fantasy is a cruise ship of the American cruise company Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Fantasy is the fourth ship in the cruise line. In February 2007, Disney Cruise Line announced that it had commissioned two new ships for its fleet. The first steel-cut, for scrollwork on the ship’s hull, took place in March 2009 at the Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg. Later that month, the two ships were named, with the Disney Fantasy set to enter service on March 31, 2012, a little over a year after its sister vessel, the Disney Dream.   read more…

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