Cinque Terre, Italy The Cinque Terre (Italian pronunciation: ˈtʃiŋkwe ˈtɛrre; Ligurian: Çinque Tære, meaning “Five Lands”) is a string of five fishing villages perched high on the Italian…
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Japan Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) on Miyajima is the source of both the island’s fame and its name. Formally named ‘Itsukushima’, the island is more popularly…
Old Havana, Cuba Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) city, capital, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. It also constitutes one of Cuba’s 15 provinces: Ciudad…
Gorky Central Park (Moscow) Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (Russian: Центральный парк культуры и отдыха (ЦПКиО) имени Горького, tr. Tsentralny park kultury i otdykha imeni Gorkogo, IPA:…
Feofaniya Park Feofaniya (Ukrainian: Феофанія; also called Theophania) is a park, which is a beautiful respite in the bustling city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Located…
Historical Kyiv City Kyiv(a) or Kiev (Ukrainian: Київ, romanized: Kyiv; Russian: Киев, romanized: Kiyev), chief city and capital of Ukraine, that picturesquely spreads on the Dnipro river hills.…
Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра: Kyievo-Pechers’ka lavra; Russian: Киeво-Печерская лавра: Kiyevo-Pecherska lavra), is the center of Orthodoxy, one…
Long Island Long Island (locally: /lɔːŋˈɡaɪˌlənd/), an island in the Atlantic Ocean that comprises the southeasternmost part of New York state, U.S. The island lies roughly parallel…
Bimini Island Bimini /ˈbɪmɪniː/ is the closest Bahamian island to the United States, boasting miles of pristine beaches. It is also known as the “Big Game Fishing…
Andros Island Andros Island, the largest island of The Bahamas, West Indies, which consists of more than 700 islands. The land area of Andros consists of hundreds…
Grand Bahama Island Grand Bahama (Native name: Grand Bahamian) Island is one of the most popular and the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, lying 103 kilometers…
Harbour Island Harbour Island is a small 3.5 by 1.5 mile island located approximately 1.5 miles east of the northern coast of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas.…