Theme Week New England – New Hampshire and Maine

25 February 2017 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  20 minutes

New Hampshire - Berlin © Americanadian 8

New Hampshire – Berlin © Americanadian 8

N E W    H A M P S H I R E

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. Other cities are Nashua, Dover, Rochester, Keene, Portsmouth, Laconia, Lebanon, Berlin, Claremont, and Franklin.   read more…

Theme Week Wales – Bangor

4 June 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

The junction of Farrar Road and the High Street © geograph.org.uk - Eric Jones/cc-by-sa-2.0

The junction of Farrar Road and the High Street © geograph.org.uk – Eric Jones/cc-by-sa-2.0

Bangor is a city in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. It is one of only six places classed as a city in Wales, although it is only the 36th largest urban area by population. According to the 2001 census, 46.6% of the non-student resident population speak Welsh, which is low for Gwynedd but despite this, the language keeps a high profile in town.   read more…

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