11 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the
Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of
Downtown Los Angeles .
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9 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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LaPlace is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
St. John the Baptist Parish ,
Louisiana , United States, situated along the east bank of the
Mississippi River , in the
New Orleans metropolitan area . In 2020, it had a population of 28,841. LaPlace is the southern terminus of
Interstate 55 , where it joins with
Interstate 10 , and of
US 51 , where it terminates at the junction with
US 61 . LaPlace is located 25 miles (40 km) west of
New Orleans .
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1 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , House of the Month
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The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, is a historic building in
Boston ,
Massachusetts , built in 1713. It was the seat of the
Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of
Washington and
State Streets and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.
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1 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade (or simply the Tournament of Roses), is an annual
parade held mostly along
Colorado Boulevard in
Pasadena, California , United States, on
New Year’s Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday).
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31 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City , Shopping
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Bergdorf Goodman Inc. is an American
luxury department store based in
New York City , founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf. As of 2024, it operates a
women’s store and a men’s store across the street from each other on
Fifth Avenue in
Midtown Manhattan . It is part of
Neiman Marcus which since 2024 has been owned by
Saks Global , the American division of the
Hudson’s Bay Company .
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28 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Keʻe Beach at Haʻena State Park from the Kalalau Trail © flickr.com – MattWright/cc-by-2.0
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Kauaʻi, anglicized as Kauai, is one of the main
Hawaiian Islands . It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km²), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the
21st-largest island in the United States . Kauaʻi lies 73 miles (117 km) northwest of
Oʻahu , across the
Kauaʻi Channel . The island’s
2020 population was 73,298. Styling itself the “Garden Isle”, Kauaʻi is the site of
Waimea Canyon State Park and
Na Pali Coast State Park . It forms the bulk of
Kauai County , which also includes the small nearby islands of
Kaʻula ,
Lehua , and
Niʻihau .
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27 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Lanai (
Hawaiian : Lānaʻi) is the sixth-largest of the
Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the
Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide
pineapple plantation . The island’s only settlement of note is the small town of
Lanai City . The island is 98% owned by
Larry Ellison , cofounder and chairman of
Oracle Corporation ; the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or individual homeowners.
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27 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Architecture , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Moravian Brethren Settlements are a group of historic
settlements founded by the
Moravian Brethren , an
evangelical free church . These settlements were recognized as a transnational
World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 2024. The World Heritage Site includes the settlements of
Christiansfeld in Denmark,
Bethlehem in the USA,
Gracehill in Northern Ireland and
Herrnhut in Germany.
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26 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Hawaii (
Hawaiian : Hawaiʻi) is the
largest island in the United States , located in the eponymous
state of
Hawaii . It is the southeasternmost of the
Hawaiian Islands , a chain of
volcanic islands in the
North Pacific Ocean . With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km²), it has 63% of the Hawaiian
archipelago ‘s combined landmass. However, it has only 13% of the archipelago’s population. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in
Polynesia , behind the
north and
south islands of New Zealand.
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