USA: Los Angeles
Los Angeles City in California Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Los Angeles: Booking.com Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese […]
USA: Long Island
Long Island Island in New York Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Long Island: Booking.com Long Island is an expansive, densely populated island in southeastern New York State, stretching east from New York City. Along its Atlantic coast are Jones Beach State Park, Fire Island and Montauk Point State Park, the latter home to […]
USA: Las Vegas
Las Vegas City in Nevada Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Las Vegas: Booking.com Las Vegas, in Nevada’s Mojave Desert, is a resort city famed for its vibrant nightlife, centered around 24-hour casinos and other entertainment options. Its main street and focal point is the Strip, just over 4 miles long. This boulevard is […]
USA: Key West
Key West City in Florida Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Key West: Booking.com Key West, a U.S. island city, is part of the Florida Keys archipelago. It’s also Florida’s southernmost point, lying roughly 90 miles north of Cuba. Famed for its pastel-hued, conch-style houses, it’s a cruise-ship stop also accessible from the mainland […]
USA: Houston
Houston City in Texas Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Houston: Booking.com Houston is a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay. It’s closely linked with the Space Center Houston, the coastal visitor center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex. The city’s relatively compact Downtown includes the Theatre District, home to […]
USA: Hawaii Overview
Hawaii Overview US State Renowned Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Hawaii is a U.S. state on an isolated volcanic archipelago in the Central Pacific. Its islands are renowned for their rugged landscapes of cliffs, waterfalls, tropical foliage and beaches with gold, red, black and even green sands. Of the 6 main islands, Oahu has Hawaii’s biggest […]
USA: Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park National Park in Arizona Find Somewhere to Stay near the Grand Canyon: Booking.com Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona, is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon, with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history. Viewpoints include Mather Point, Yavapai Observation Station and architect […]
USA: Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale City in Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city on Florida’s southeastern coast, known for its beaches and boating canals. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Fort Lauderdale: Booking.com The Strip is a promenade running along oceanside highway A1A. It’s lined with upscale outdoor restaurants, bars, boutiques and luxury hotels. Other attractions include […]
USA: Everglades
Everglades Wetland in Florida Everglades National Park is a 1.5-million-acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida. Find Somewhere to Stay near the Everglades: Booking.com Often compared to a grassy, slow-moving river, the Everglades is made up of coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods that are home to hundreds […]
USA: Denver
Denver City in Colorado Denver, the capital of Colorado, is an American metropolis dating to the Old West era. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Denver: Booking.com Larimer Square, the city’s oldest block, features landmark 19th-century buildings. Museums include the Denver Art Museum, an ultramodern complex known for its collection of indigenous works, and […]
USA: Dallas
Dallas City in Texas Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Dallas: Booking.com Dallas, a modern metropolis in north Texas, is a commercial and cultural hub of the region. Downtown’s Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza commemorates the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In the Arts District, the Dallas Museum of Art and […]
USA: Chicago
Chicago City in Illinois Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Chicago: Booking.com Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture, it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Center, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the […]
USA: Austin
Austin City in Texas Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Austin: Booking.com Austin is the state capital of Texas, an inland city bordering the Hill Country region. Home to the University of Texas flagship campus, Austin is known for its eclectic live-music scene centered around country, blues and rock. Its many parks and lakes […]
USA: Atlanta
Atlanta City in Georgia Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Atlanta: Booking.com Atlanta is the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta History Center chronicles the city’s past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site […]
USA: Boston
Boston City in Massachusetts Statue of Paul Revere: He rode through the Streets of Boston exclaiming that the British were coming Boston is one of America’s most historic towns. It is situated in Massachusetts and is the largest city in that State. It was founded in 1630 and is one of the oldest cities in […]
Romania Places of Interest
Arcul de Triumf If you are out and about by car in Bucharest and decide to travel north, you will come across what looks like the famous Arc de Triumph in Paris. Located in the middle of a roundabout in the north of Bucharest and built in 1921 -1922 (and renovated in 1936) the Arcul […]
Jersey History
Jersey History As so often with Island Nations, they are subjected to the whims and desires of other, bigger nations and they have to rely on one or other of them to provide the stability needed to prosper. Jersey is no exception. It has not remained a quiet backwater in European history, rather Jersey’s position […]
Faroe Islands History
Early Settlement Archaeological evidence shows that there people living on the Faroe Islands in the period between 400 and 800 AD. However, Faroe Islands history starts with the known occupation of the islands around 800 AD by Norsemen who settled on the islands. They spoke Old West Norse, a language which has since evolved into […]
France Overview
France Overview According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, France has around 85 million visitors each year. That is by far the most in the world with the USA coming second with (around) 75 million and Britain with just 35 million visitors. So how is it that a nation – not always renowned for […]
France: Paris
Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Paris: Booking.com It would be unfair to describe Paris as a “marmite” city (you either love it or hate it) but certainly while some people fall in love with Paris, others fail to see its attractions. Paris is quite unlike any British city; it is certainly very different […]
Cyprus: Ayia Napa
It is an understatement to say that Ayia Napa attracts a large number of tourists. A large proportion are from Britain but with many visitors from other European countries, Ayia Napa has become increasingly multi-cultural in character. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Ayia Napa: Booking.com Partying both day and night is what Ayia Napa’s is […]
Cyprus Weather
Cyprus Weather Cyprus has one of the warmest climates and warmest winters in the Mediterranean. Generally, the warm temperature season lasts about eight months. Beginning in April and ending in November, average temperatures are 21–23 °C during the day and 11–13 °C at night. During July and August temperatures are hotter when average maximum coastal […]
Cyprus Overview
Cyprus Overview Situated in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt and southeast of Greece. Cyprus is an extremely popular Mediterranean tourist destination for the British. The […]
France Weather
[weatherlayer country=”France” city=”Paris”] France Weather France stretches from northern Europe to the Mediterranean. That alone creates a great variety in climatic conditions. But, additionally, France is bordered by four seas – the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. It has three mountain ranges (the Alps, the Jura and the Pyrenees), […]