6 February 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Tijuana is the most populous city in the state of
Baja California , located on the northwestern
Pacific Coast of Mexico . Tijuana is the municipal seat of the
Tijuana Municipality and the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area. It is just south of California and it has a close proximity to the
Mexico–United States border which is part of the
San Diego–Tijuana metro area.
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5 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Papeete (
Tahitian : Papeʻete; old name: Vaiʻete) is the
capital city of
French Polynesia , an
overseas collectivity of the
French Republic in the
Pacific Ocean . The
commune of Papeete is located on the island of
Tahiti , in the
administrative subdivision of the
Windward Islands , of which Papeete is the administrative capital. Both the
President of French Polynesia and
French High Commissioner reside in Papeete.
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27 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Marquesas Islands (
French : Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises;
Marquesan : Te Henua ʻEnana (
North Marquesan ) and Te Fenua ʻEnata (
South Marquesan ), both meaning “the land of men”) are a group of
volcanic islands in
French Polynesia , an
overseas collectivity of
France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Their highest point is the peak of
Mount Oave (French: Mont Oave) on
Ua Pou island, at 1,230 m (4,035 ft) above sea level.
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2 January 2025 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General
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Cabo Blanco is a
fishing village in northwestern
Peru , 3 km northwest from El Alto,
Talara ,
Piura . It was famous in the past among big-game fishermen and today is a noted
surf break . The village takes its name from the light coloured nearby mountains.
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7 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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Granville Island is a
peninsula and shopping district in the
Fairview neighbourhood of
Vancouver ,
British Columbia ,
Canada , across
False Creek from
Downtown Vancouver , under the south end of the
Granville Street Bridge . Formerly an industrial manufacturing area, it was named after
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville .
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1 May 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for “
Saint Bonaventure “), is a city in and the
county seat of
Ventura County, California , United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of
Los Angeles . The population was 110,763 at the
2020 census . Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and resorts.
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7 November 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Pearl Harbor is an American
lagoon harbor on the island of
Oahu, Hawaii , west of
Honolulu . It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the
United States , before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 . Much of the harbor and surrounding lands are now a
United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the
United States Pacific Fleet . The U.S. government first obtained exclusive use of the inlet and the right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887. The surprise attack by the
Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, led the United States to declare war on the
Empire of Japan , making the
attack on Pearl Harbor the immediate cause of the United States’ entry into
World War II .
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2 November 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Environment
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The Gulf Islands is a group of
islands in the
Salish Sea between
Vancouver Island and the
mainland coast of
British Columbia . The name “Gulf Islands” comes from “
Gulf of Georgia “, the original term used by
George Vancouver in his mapping of the southern part of the archipelago and which before the
San Juan Island dispute also was taken to include what have since been called the
San Juan Islands . While geopolitically divided, the San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands geologically form part of the larger Gulf Archipelago.
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22 October 2023 | Author/Destination: Australia / Australien | Rubric: General
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Brisbane is the
capital and most populous
city of
Queensland and the
third-most populous city in
Australia and
Oceania , with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of
South East Queensland , which includes several other regional centres and cities. The
central business district is situated within a peninsula of the
Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at
Moreton Bay . Brisbane is located in the hilly
floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the
Taylor and
D’Aguilar mountain ranges . It sprawls across several
local government areas , most centrally the
City of Brisbane . The
demonym of Brisbane is
Brisbanite .
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