23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The French Alps are the portions of the
Alps mountain range that stand within
France , located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the
Mont Blanc massif , are shared with
Switzerland and
Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft),
Mont Blanc , on the
France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the
highest Western European mountain .
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23 February 2026 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General , Bon voyage
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Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine official
regions of England at the first level of
ITL for
statistical purposes. It is one of the three regions covering
Northern England , alongside the
North West England and
North East England regions, and covers the historic and cultural
Yorkshire area.
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26 January 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Thessaly (
Greek : Thessalía; ancient
Thessalian : Petthalía) is a traditional
geographic and modern
administrative region of
Greece , comprising most of the
ancient region of the same name. Before the
Greek Dark Ages , Thessaly was known as Aeolia (
Ancient Greek : ??????, Aiolía), and appears in
Homer ‘s
Odyssey .
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22 December 2025 | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles;
Seychellois Creole : Repiblik Sesel), is an
island country and
archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the
Indian Ocean . Its capital and largest city,
Victoria , is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland
Africa . Nearby island countries and territories include the
Maldives ,
Comoros ,
Madagascar ,
Mauritius , and the
French overseas departments of
Mayotte and
Réunion to the south; and the
Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the
smallest country in Africa as well as the
least populated sovereign African country , with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
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2 December 2025 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Category: General , Bon voyage
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The
Deccan Odyssey is an
Indian luxury train modeled on the
Palace on Wheels luxury train and put into service to boost tourism on the
Maharashtra route of the
Indian Railways . The train, owned by travel company
Cox & Kings since 2014, takes visitors on a variety of seven night, eight day trips across Maharashtra.
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24 November 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Bon appétit , Theme Weeks
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Trentino (
Lombard ,
Venetian and
Ladin : Trentin,
German : Trient), officially the
Autonomous Province of Trento (
Italian : provincia autonoma di Trento), is an
autonomous province of Italy in the
country’s far north . Trentino and
South Tyrol constitute the
region of
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol , an autonomous region under the constitution. The province is composed of 166
comuni (municipalities). Its capital is the city of
Trento (Trent). The province covers an area of more than 6,000 km² (2,300 sq mi), with a total population of 541,098 in 2019.
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8 November 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General , Bon voyage
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The Bergen Line, or the Bergen Railway (
Norwegian : Bergensbanen or
Nynorsk : Bergensbana), is a 371-kilometre (231 mi) long
scenic standard gauge railway line between
Bergen and
Hønefoss ,
Norway . The name is often applied to the entire route from Bergen to
Oslo , including the
Randsfjord and
Drammen lines between Hønefoss and Oslo, covering a total distance of 496 kilometres (308 mi). It is the highest mainline railway line in Northern Europe, crossing the
Hardangervidda plateau at 1,237 metres (4,058 ft) above sea level.
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20 October 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Zealand (
Danish : Sjælland) is the largest and most populous
island in
Denmark proper (thus excluding
Greenland and
Disko Island , which are larger in size) at 7,031 km² (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country’s population.
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1 October 2025 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Category: General , Bon voyage
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The Eastern & Oriental Express is a luxury cruise train that carries passengers between
Singapore ,
Malaysia , and
Thailand . The train is operated by
Belmond Limited . As of 2024, only two seasonal routes are operated between Singapore and Malaysia. Fares on the Singapore to Malaysia train in 2024 (four days, three nights) start at US$3,140. All meals were included in the travelling fare but alcoholic drinks cost extra.
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