Category: Vacations
Italy Map TRANSPORTATION BY PLANE. Rome’s international airport, known as both Fiumicino and Leonardo da Vinci, is served by most major airlines. You can also fly into Milan’s Malpensa …
When he saw it the famous traveller Xu Xiake is said to have cried “When one has seen the Five Holy Mountains all the others count for nothing; when …
SURROUNDINGS. 2 km (1J miles) NE of Cathe-dral Square, on the outskirts of the town (along Hameenkatu, then beyond the railway turn left along Kirkkotie), is the little 14th …
Beijing Peking present day name Beijing (“northern capital”). The majority of today’s existing buildings and the layout of the city (see below) date from this dynasty. In 1644 Li …
TURIN (TORINO) Turin’s (pop. 860,000) elegance is the direct result of centuries of urban planning graceful, church-lined avenues lead to spacious piazze. At the same time, Turin vibrates with …
If you have an accident However carefully you drive, you may nevertheless find yourself involved in an accident. If this does happen do not lose your temper, however great …
Chinghai See Qinghai Chongqing Province: Sichuan Altitude: 261m/857ft. Area: 1521sq.km/587sq. miles Population: 2,650,000 (conurbation 6,510,000) Chongqing lies in the eastern part of Sichuan province, at the confluence of the …
BALEARIC ISLANDS Every year, discos, ancient history, and beaches especially beaches draw nearly two million of the hippest Europeans to the Islas Baleares. TRANSPORTATION Flights are the easiest way …
Finland Autonomous region of Aland (Ahvenanmaan maa-kunta). Area: 1505 sq. km. (580sq. miles). Population: 21,000. Postal code: SF-22100. Telephone code: 928. TRANSPORTATION. Car ferries from Stockholm, Grisslehamn, Simpnes and …
Fuzhou lies on the Minjian river in the east of Fujian province and some 50km/30 miles from the sea, at 119°18’E and 26°06’N. The town can be reached by …