Table Mountain is probably the biggest tourist attraction in the Western Cape Province. Whenever anyone lands, the first port of call is most definitely this magnificent mountain with its “table top”. The base of Table Mountain consists out of granite while most of the mountain is sculpted from sandstone and rises about 1 086 m […]
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Copyright 2006 Fionnuala Downhill Recife is the capital of the state of Pernambuco in Brazil and the counties fourth largest city. It is a bustling and vibrant city known for its rich cultural heritage and colonial architecture. It is not as cosmopolitan as some of Brazil’s other large cities. Recife mean ‘reef’ in Portuguese and […]
World famous Hollywood, California is one of the best known cities in the world, however it not a city, it’s mayor is honorary, it has no city council or other city officers. It is part of the city of Los Angeles and as such is governed by the Los Angeles city council and mayor and […]
If you ever plan a trip to my home country, South Africa, make sure you have plenty of time to see everything! If you don’t have that much time, make sure to visit more than once, planning your trip around all of the provinces. South Africa covers around 4% of the continent’s land mass, but […]
Vietnam is a country deeply scarred by war and yet its outlook is forgiving and forwardlooking. Its people believe last century’s occupations, battles and political influences have enriched the nation. Washed ashore above the Mekong Delta, some 40km north of the South China Sea, Ho Chi Minh City, known also as Saigon, is a city […]
On the banks of the Danube, Vienna and its population of over 2 million people bask proudly in their cultural heritage. Vienna’s love affair with the arts stretches back centuries and helped make it today, Austria’s number one tourist attraction. A romantic imperial city, Vienna bears the hallmarks of a capital steeped in history, beautifully […]