Travel Guides: Amazing Barcelona

Posted in: Featured, Travel by Theo Grigore | October 26th 2010 | no comments

Being the second largest city in Spain and having a population which exceeds 1,620,000 inhabitants, Barcelona is certainly one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Europe. Holding some of the most interesting sights to be seen in the world’s oldest continent, Barcelona is a destination [...]

Travel Guides: The Lighthouse In Alexandria

By Gabriel Popa | November 18th 2010 | 4 comments

The Lighthouse in Alexandria was built in the third century BC on the island of Pharos in Egypt. At first it was just a symbol of the port, but then it became a marker for sailors. The Lighthouse has a height between 115 and 135 meters and [...]

Travel Guides: The Great Pyramid Of Giza

By Gabriel Popa | November 18th 2010 | 6 comments

The Seven Wonders of the World is a well-known list of seven ancient buildings. The list was mainly a tourist guide for travelers in the ancient world who wanted to see the most popular destinations in the world at the time. The oldest known version of the list belongs to Antipater of Sidon and was developed in the 2nd century BC; it seems to be very popular among the travel guides of [...]

Beijing, One Of The Most Polluted Cities In The World

By Gabriel Popa | November 17th 2010 | no comments

Beijing, the capital of China has over 17 million inhabitants and it is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Beijing is located in northeast China; in fact, its name means "Northern Capital." It is the third largest city in the country after Chongqing and Shanghai. In 2008, [...]

Helsinki, One Of The Friendliest Cities In The World

By Gabriel Popa | November 17th 2010 | no comments

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in the south of Finland on the shores of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Helsinki population estimated at 31 December 2008 was 574,579 inhabitants. In Helsinki there is a population figure of 10% and other [...]

Kiev, One Of The Most Green Cities In Europe

By Gabriel Popa | November 16th 2010 | 2 comments

Kiev is the capital and the largest city in Ukraine. The city is a major industrial, scientific and cultural center in Eastern Europe. Kiev has an extensive infrastructure, although fairly old, considering the strong economic decline of Ukraine in the 1990s. There is still a highly developed [...]

Travel Guides: Tokyo

By Gabriel Popa | November 16th 2010 | no comments

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its largest city. The city has 13,010,279 inhabitants (in 2010), about 10% of the population. The city is situated in the middle of the archipelago's main island of Japan, Honshu. Here is the seat of the government and residence of the Emperor of Japan. The [...]

Travel Guides: History Of Brazil

By Gabriel Popa | November 15th 2010 | no comments

On April 22, 1500, the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovered a new territory that was to be baptized with the name “The True Cross”. It was gaining a new name in time, Brazil, reproducing the impact of cartography and geography which an exotic product can have: [...]

Travel Guides: Amsterdam

By Gabriel Popa | November 15th 2010 | no comments

Amsterdam, the capital of Netherlands is famous for its picturesque canals, countless bridges and old houses. The city was built so that the 101 km of canals surround the inner city. It is situated on flat ground (4 meters below the sea level) on the Amstel and IJ rivers. A complicated system of dams, pumps and canals provide water to maintain a certain level so that the city and the [...]

Travel Guides: Maranhao

By Gabriel Popa | November 14th 2010 | no comments

Maranhao State is located in the northeastern region of Brazil and it is one of the 27 components of the Federation. With an area of 333,366 km square (1.45% of all Brazil), it is ranked seven in this country, although this area is close to that of Germany (357,000 km2), Finland (338,000 km2) and Norway (324 000 km2). The climate is tropical. The landscape consists mainly of [...]

Travel Guides: Zurich

By Gabriel Popa | November 14th 2010 | 2 comments

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton with the same name. The city is the cultural and commercial center of the country and it is considered the cultural capital of Switzerland, while Bern is the political capital. Zurich is considered the city with the best [...]

Travel Guides: Osaka

By Gabriel Popa | November 13th 2010 | no comments

Osaka is a city in Japan, the administrative center of Osaka Prefecture. It is situated at the mouth of Yodo River, on the shores of Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of Honshu Island. With a population of 2,636,257 inhabitants and an area of 222 km², Osaka is the second largest city in Japan [...]

Travel Guides: Geneva

By Gabriel Popa | November 13th 2010 | no comments

Geneva is a Swiss city located in the western region of the country, capital of the canton with the same name. With a population of 184,758 inhabitants at the census of 2001 it is the country's second city, after Zürich and the first from the French region. Geneva is situated on the shores [...]

Travel Guides: Incursion In Sweden’s History

By Gabriel Popa | November 12th 2010 | no comments

Sweden is a beautiful and interesting country. Over time, it has seen many changes in its status. Today, Sweden is a country known all around the world, but especially by Europeans. From a troubled history, Sweden has become today one of the most visited countries in Europe because its history [...]

Travel Guides: Prague

By Gabriel Popa | November 11th 2010 | no comments

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. The city is situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia, and has nearly 1.2 million inhabitants. Prague has several nicknames, including Prague urbium mater ("mother city"), "the city of a hundred bell towers" or "The City of Gold". Since 1992, [...]

Travel Guides: Sweden

By Gabriel Popa | November 11th 2010 | no comments

Sweden is a state in Northern Europe, located in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, at the shores of the Baltic Sea. It includes numerous islands in the Baltic Sea. It has common borders with Norway in the north-west (1619 km long), Finland (586 km) north-east, the North Sea with [...]

Travel Guides: Switzerland

By Gabriel Popa | November 10th 2010 | one comment

Switzerland, one of the most important destinations in Europe, boasts a special grandeur, tradition, ordinary people but with a firm reputation, familiarity and do not forget that when we think of Switzerland, we think of watches and chocolate. Besides the museums, churches and other [...]

Miami, The Cleanest City In America

By Gabriel Popa | November 10th 2010 | 3 comments

Today, Miami is a city full of emotion, color and texture. It is hot, sexy and stimulates all the senses, evidence of the Latin culture moving forward. Miami is a thriving metropolis, called "America Casablanca," "Magic City" and most recently, "Millennium America." These appellations surprise [...]

Travel Guides: Ibiza

By Gabriel Popa | November 9th 2010 | one comment

Ibiza is an island belonging to Spain. It is located in the western Mediterranean Sea and part of the Balearic Islands. In the native language, the island is called "Eivissa". Its area measures 571.04 km². In its fertile land are cultivated olive trees, oranges, figs, lemons, vegetables and [...]