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Incredible India in 8 days

Tours or arranged holidays are helpful with planning a trip to India, with a limited time Serene Journeys based in Delhi created and developed an exclusive and personalised travel in India, the perfect introduction to India in 8 days. A Pink Twisted Triangle, An Introduction to Incredible India, an itinerary created for me but with […]

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Singapore – City in a Garden

More than 50% of its area is covered by greenery, the name “Garden City” didn’t satisfy Singapore’s high ambitions. The government plans to transform Singapore into a “City in a Garden”. The Lion City, Singapore is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia, one of only three surviving city-states in the world. The other two are Monaco and […]

Singapore – The Lion City

The Lion City or the Little Red Dot, Singapore is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. Singapore is a small island country and very crowded city, second only to Monaco as the world’s most densely populated country. Unlike many other densely populated countries, Singapore has more than 50% of its area covered by greenery with over 50 […]

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Macau

Macau (also spelt Macao) is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China and one of the world’s most densely populated spots. Located across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong, until 1999 Macau was an overseas territory of Portugal. Macau is best known as a major destination for gambling. This goes back to colonial times when […]

Happy Nations – World Happiness Report

As if the United Nations didn’t have more pressing matters to deal with, in April 2012 they commissioned the World Happiness Report, which reviews the state of happiness in the world today. The report reflects a new worldwide demand for more attention to happiness and absence of misery as criteria for government policy. These are […]

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean consisting of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country’s capital with Santiago de Cuba as the second-largest city. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on and claimed the island […]

Global Debt – Countries with the Highest Debt

Global debt is increasingly becoming a serious global issue. Below is a list of countries with the highest external debts. All the talk of financial crisis it was good idea to get a look at the situation of countries with their debt listed, it proved interesting to see, and shocking. These results are as of […]

Iceland

A European island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, located between Europe and North America. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale. Icelandic culture is based on the nation’s Norse heritage and its status as a developed and technologically advanced society. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse […]

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS FOR 2010

A compilation of the top travel destinations as predicted and announced by the some the web’s most popular travel websites. Its hard to predict what the next travel hotspots will be but I’ve looked around and complied a list from some of the most recognised travel websites and put together this list of the world’s […]

Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world’s smallest continent. Australia is far from being the smallest country to explore. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, the world’s smallest continent and sixth-largest country by total area, Australia is often dubbed the ‘island continent’ and variably […]

Brazil

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, which nearly covers half of South America. Ranging from vast cities to huge rain forests, it is culturally diverse and environmentally mixed. It offers tropical escapes as well as cultural escapes, a destination that travellers can find any activity they are seeking. Officially the Federative Republic […]

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Austria

The Republic of Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Comprising nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality and one of the few countries that includes the concept of everlasting neutrality in its constitution. The name “Ostarrichi” is first documented in an official document from 996, […]

Monaco

A tiny principality on the Mediterranean Sea, a rocky peninsula and a narrow stretch of coast for the rich and famous and an independent sovereign state recognised by the international community. Monaco is the world’s most densely populated country and second-smallest independent nation, after Vatican City, and boasts more millionaires per capita than any other […]

South Africa

Located on the tip of Africa, the Atlantic Ocean on its west coast and the warm Indian Ocean off the east coast, boasting 11 officially spoken languages and a climate that makes visiting perfect for almost any time of the year. Wild landscapes, the big five, the oldest recorded records of origins and a troubled […]

Poland

Formed more than 1,000 years ago, its golden age was near the end of the 16th century when Poland was one of the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful countries in Europe. Thoughts of war, destruction and the atrocities at Auschwitz are the first images that come to mind about Poland but as I found there […]