Posts Tagged ‘ country ’

Turks and Caicos, an island chain just south of the Bahamas, is made up of nearly 40 islands and cays, but only a few are inhabited. The result is a secluded Caribbean paradise with some of the world’s most pristine beaches and unspoiled nature. One of the country’s most beautiful
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Geography Canada is the country of wide open spaces blank. It extends about 5000 km from a coast to coast. The border with the United States more or less follows the route of the 49th parallel to the Great Lakes and ...
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The English part is, at first glance, the most Americanized culinary point of view that Quebec, francophone and lover of good food. In small towns and villages, as the roadside, do not expect to make gourmet feasts. Enjoy without guilt rather thick club sandwiches, huge pizzas and other frozen chocolate pies. In recent...
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Tam Coc, Vietnam. One of the spots recommended to the newly-minted millionaires of Facebook. (Courtesy caswell_tom/Flickr ) After Facebook 's IPO filing on Wednesday, many of the company's employees became millionaires overnight, at least on paper. A few hundred of the company's employees have enough stock...
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Cook & Brown Public House / 959 Hope Street / Providence, RI 02906 / 401-273-7274                “I’m not in Rhode Island anymore,” was my immediate reaction upon entering the upscale Cook & Brown Public House. This contemporary restaurant is located in Providence, RI, but makes
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Iain used to be a warrant officer in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps — a job that took him on adventures all around the world. He tried his hand at running a public house after leaving the armed forces, but it wasn’t long before his wanderlust got ...
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In this season of elections and campaigns in politics, Hollywood, American Idol–land, and beyond, the closest contest of all may well have been Budget Travel magazine’s 7th "Coolest Small Towns." It was so close, in fact, that we have declared a tie between ...
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I could have taken an airplane from Stockholm to St. Petersburg, but instead I find myself in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The ship lurches sometime after midnight and, abruptly wide awake, I rush to my cabin window and pull back the curtain. Outside, the sky is licorice black, and the Big...
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Our weekly look at the new and fun in the world of travel, including a competition to win a trip for two to Antarctica, worth £20,000, plus a new collection of boutique hotels in Corsica Tweet us @guardiantravel or email us...
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Although Alaska is part of the United States, it can seem like an entirely different country due to the extreme weather conditions, stunning natural scenery and remote location. It is an incredibly unique state, home to the country’s tallest peaks as well as some of the most breathtaking views. Many people agree that the...
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