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 Douglas Scott Edinburgh the Capitail of Scotland
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 24, 2008 at 03:40:07
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. It has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 and is the seat of the Scottish Parliament.
James Craig, who was awarded a Freedom of the City for his winning design, designed the elegant Georgian New Town over 200 years ago. Edinburghs a hot ... Click to read the article details The Paris of the East
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 24, 2008 at 03:32:57
St Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. The designated capital of Imperial Russia from 1712 to 1914 and has remained the countrys cultural capital. It is Russia's second largest city and the country's principal seaport.
It is often referred to as the Venice of the North or ... Click to read the article details London is the Capital of England
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 24, 2008 at 03:35:58
London is the capital and largest urban area of England and the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's three largest financial centres alongside New York and Tokyo with a dominant role in several international financial markets, including cross-border bank lending. London's new financial and ... Click to read the article details The Walled City of Mahon
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 24, 2008 at 03:25:42
Mahon is the capital of Menorca. Mahon, the islands walled capital, is a bustling port on a huge natural harbour. It is also known as Mao. It is located in the eastern part of the island. It is the commercial and cultural centre of Menorca.
Mahon cheese is one of the great Spanish cheeses ... Click to read the article details The Place of the Vietnam Mediterranean
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 22, 2008 at 01:15:20
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. The city is located on a beautiful bay, the Nha Trang Bay, which was chosen by Travel and Leisure in two succeeding years as one of 29 most beautiful bays in the world. The city is located right on the ocean side, near the ... Click to read the article details The Garden City of the East
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 22, 2008 at 01:03:33
Rangoon known as Yangon is the capitol of Burma. Yangon continues to be the largest city and the most important commercial centre in the country, with a population of nearly 6 million. The vernacular language of Yangon is Burmese. English is widely spoken among the elder generation and educated ... Click to read the article details The City of High Classed Restaurants
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 22, 2008 at 01:06:51
Goteborg, is Sweden's second city. It is located on the West coast of Sweden, where Gota Alv, the river from lake Vanern, meets the sea.It is a thriving industrial centre.
Goteborg has only one skyscraper, the 22-story Utkiken, or Lookout, with a central observatory in the shape of a ... Click to read the article details The City of Green Spaces
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 18, 2008 at 15:19:00
Malmo is the capital of the Swedish southern most province Skane and is the third largest city in Sweden. It is also a commercial centre for the western part of Scania.
Since 1872 Malmo has promoted itself as the city of green spaces. It has true lots of lovely, landscaped parks. In one ... Click to read the article details The City of Marne Champagne
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 18, 2008 at 15:24:52
Reims, the home of Champagne,is the principal city of Marne Champagne. It is situated in a plain on the right bank of the Vesle River, a tributary of the Aisne River.
It is a city in northern France, is perhaps best known for its cathedral. The main attraction of Reims is its cathedral ... Click to read the article details The City Built on Seven Hills
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 18, 2008 at 15:25:15
Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia, and the largest city on the island. The city was built on seven hills, and can trace its origins back to Phoenician-Punic times. It is the main commercial and industrial centre of the island, with many major Italian factories. With its working port and fishing ... Click to read the article details The Fashion City of Europe
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 18, 2008 at 15:18:52
Milan is situated on the flat plains of the Po Valley, and is the capital of Lombardy. It is Italy's richest and second largest city. The city is the business heart of Italy. It has been rebuilt many times. It is one of the major financial and business centres of the world. The city is the seat of ... Click to read the article details The Famous City of Tours
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 18, 2008 at 15:15:42
Tours is a city in France. The name of the city comes from the ancient Gallic tribe called the Turones. It is located at the junction of the Loire and the Cher Rivers.
The region around Tours, is known for its wines, the perfection of its local spoken French, and for the famous Battle of ... Click to read the article details The City of One Sykscraper
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 15, 2008 at 21:35:31
Goteborg, is Sweden's second city. It is located on the West coast of Sweden, where Gota Alv, the river from lake Vagnern, meets the sea.It is a thriving industrial centre.
Goteborg has only one skyscraper, the 22-story Utkiken, or Lookout, with a central observatory in the shape of a ... Click to read the article details The Best City in France to Live
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 15, 2008 at 21:16:35
Nantes city is the sixth largest in France. It is a city in western France, located on the Loire River. The quality of life surveys it the best city in France in which to live. Nantes has been made a major economic development centre. In the late 20th century, air, road, and rail communications ... Click to read the article details The Home of the Largest Open Air Market
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 15, 2008 at 21:02:32
Turin is a major industrial city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy and capital of the Piedmont region.
The company Fiat automobile manufacturer has its headquarters here and the city has been nicknamed as the Automobile Capital of Italy. The enormous Fiat factory ... Click to read the article details The Gold Rush City
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 15, 2008 at 15:27:21
Dawson City, capital of the Klondike. It was built on a marshy spit of ground at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. A dike keeps the river out of the city today. It is a frontier setting and you are on the edge of the middle of nowhere.
Dawson City, Yukon is the heart of the ... Click to read the article details The Fourth Largest City in Japan
Published by Douglas Scott - Jan 15, 2008 at 15:30:47
Nagoya is the fourth largest city in Japan and is one of Japan's major ports. Nagoya is the centre of the Greater Nagoya which earns 70 percent of a trade surplus of Japan.
Sunshine Sakae is located at central sakae area. It has a Ferris wheel, many restaurants, ramen shops and clothes ... Click to read the article details The Cross Roads of Macedoni
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 31, 2007 at 03:07:40
Veria is a city in Greece. It is build in the eastern slopes of the Vermion mountain. The city is a rich, lively town and is a fairly large town. Veria constitutes an important cross road connecting the region of Eastern Macedonia with the region of Western Macedoni.
Television arrived ... Click to read the article details The Gateway to the Prairies
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 31, 2007 at 02:52:21
Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is an important regional centre of commerce, industry, culture, finance, and government. It lies in close to hundreds of lakes, including Lake Winnipeg Winnipeg, is known as a windy city. The average annual wind ... Click to read the article details A Small City in Campania
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 31, 2007 at 03:04:16
Sorrento is a small city in Campania, Italy and a popular tourist destination. The town overlooks the bay of Naples a harbour with ferry departures to Capri, Amalfi and Naples, Land of Mermaids. Land of Orange and Lemon Groves. Land of Colours.
Sorrento hosts important events in the ... Click to read the article details The City That Sits on the Yangtze River
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 27, 2007 at 18:08:00
Shanghai is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China. Shanghai is one of the world's busiest ports, and became the largest cargo port in the world in 2005. Since 1842, the city has grown into a massive international port that has attracted people from around the globe. ... Click to read the article details The Home of the White Pelican
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 26, 2007 at 14:59:57
Florina, is a town in West Macedonia, Greece. It lies in the north west part of Greece. The mountains around the town is spread out over a hill side covered with wild chestnut trees.
Florina is a market town with an economy dominated by cross-border trading and the sale of local produce. ... Click to read the article details A Town Which has Remained Unchanged
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 25, 2007 at 16:12:12
Assisi is a town in Italy. It is Italy's prime tourist attractions and a simple and peaceful town with a rich religious heritage. It is a medieval city that has remained unchanged for centuries and it is still protected by the city walls.
The city of Assisi is situated on a hill and is ... Click to read the article details Sapporo a Popular Tourist attraction
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 25, 2007 at 16:12:24
Sapporo is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaido Prefectu. It is one of the popular tourist attractions in Japan. Sapporo is also one of the nation's youngest major cities.
The transportation network in the city is excellent, with two subway lines ... Click to read the article details Alberta Lies on the North Saskatchewan River
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 25, 2007 at 16:02:45
Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta. It is Canada's second most populous provincial capital and is a cultural, government and educational centre. It is on the North Saskatchewan River.
The city has over twenty malls and shopping centres. The West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping ... Click to read the article details The Island of The Emerald Coast
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 25, 2007 at 16:11:18
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and Italy's second largest island. The most spoken language in Sardinia is, undoubtedly, Italian, but Sardinian is widely spoken here too. The capital of the island is Cagliari and is the islands largest town. The beaches of Sardinia ... Click to read the article details The Capital of the Italys Piemonte
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 25, 2007 at 16:02:41
Turin is the capital of Italy's Piemonte region. Torino is home to one of the most famous relics of Christendom, the Shroud of Turin, and the 2006 Winter Olympics. The city's rapid industrial growth, occurred mainly in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
The city is also renowned for its football ... Click to read the article details The Summer Resort Capital of China
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 22, 2007 at 11:46:56
Xining is the capital of Qinghai province and the capital of Xining City District. It lies in the Huangshui River Valley with a lot of mountains and ravines. It is also called the Summer Resort Capital of China for its cool summer.
Industries in the city include machinery, chemical, ... Click to read the article details The Town with Two Harbours
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 22, 2007 at 10:49:04
Fishguard is at the Mouth of the River Gwaun and is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The town of Fishguard is divided into two parts Lower Fishguard and Upper Fishguard. It is near the mouth of the river Gwaun, which flows into Fishguard Bay.
The town itself was once a rope ... Click to read the article details The Most Popular Places for Tourists
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 21, 2007 at 15:50:09
Hue is located in Thua Thien prefecture and is in the central part of Vietnam. The city is located in central Vietnam on the banks of the Song Huong. The city is one of the most popular places for tourists in Vietnam. Hue was the capitol of Vietnam, from 1744 when the Nguyen dynasty controlled ... Click to read the article details The City of Lakes
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 21, 2007 at 15:14:03
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam,it is located in the northern part of the country near to the border with China. The population is about 2 to 3 million people, and there is a major river called the Red River Song Hong which runs through the city. There are also many lakes in Hanoi, giving it the ... Click to read the article details A Town in the Welsh Borders
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 21, 2007 at 15:08:50
Wrexham is a large former industrial town, conurbation and principal area of Wales lying in north-eastern part of the country. The town lies in Welsh Border Country, nestled in the lower Dee Valley between the lush Cheshire plains of England and the hills of Wales. It is the biggest town in North ... Click to read the article details The Roof of the World
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 21, 2007 at 14:34:29
Tibet is a Plateau region in Central Asia. It is today part of the People's Republic of China. Most of the Himalaya mountain range lies within Tibet. The capital is Lhasa and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. This land of Tibet, often referred to as the roof of the world.
Travelling ... Click to read the article details The Land of the Millions Elephant
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 21, 2007 at 14:18:34
Laos is a land of rivers, forests, mountains, and mists. It is slightly larger than Britain, elongated between Cambodia and China and also bordering Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Vientiane the capital city of Laos. Laos remains one of the poorest of all nations in the world. Laos was called the ... Click to read the article details Known as Sunny Rhyl
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 11, 2007 at 00:15:35
Rhyl is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea. The town is situated on the north-east coast of Wales at the mouth of the River Clwyd. It is one of the most popular sea side resorts in Wales. Rhyl in the early nineteenth century was a small village. It is known as Sunny Rhyl because of its ... Click to read the article details Home to Europes Largest Funfair
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 11, 2007 at 00:08:14
Tilburg is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. Tilburg is surrounded on all sides by marvellous woods and scenic areas, a green environment where peace and quiet reign supreme. Until the 1960s, Tilburg was the textile capital of the Netherlands. All over the city, there are buildings ... Click to read the article details The Home of the Hippokrates
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 11, 2007 at 00:09:23
Kos sits in the middle of the Dodecanese chain of Greek islands and is the third largest in the Dodecanese after Rhodes and Karpathos. It is a long, thin island and is also mostly flat. Kos been one of the most popular package holiday destinations for many years. All around Kos town you can find ... Click to read the article details The City in the Centre of Greece
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 11, 2007 at 00:13:27
The city of Volos is located at the foot of the peninsula of Pelion at the centre of Greece It is the capital of the Magnesia prefecture. Volos is the main export centre of Thessaly. The economy of the city is based on manufacturing, trade, services and tourism.
The port of Volos, 4th ... Click to read the article details Where the Two Seas Meet
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 7, 2007 at 18:12:17
Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland. Skagen is considered the boundary between the Skagerrak named after Skagen and the Kattegat.
Skagen is the at the northern tip of Jutland. The prime attraction of Skagen is to experience the meeting point of two seas and ... Click to read the article details One of the Cyclades Islands
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 7, 2007 at 18:25:52
Santorini is the last of the Cyclades islands to the South. The island was also called Kalisti and Strongili and was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions. What remains today is a submerged volcano and a caldera. The volcano is still active, and the last eruption was in 1950, causing ... Click to read the article details The City in the Heart of the Natural Gas Fields
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 6, 2007 at 20:46:51
Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.Today, it is an important industrial and commercial centre. The city sits at the heart of one of the world's largest natural gas fields. This region has a largely flat terrain and agriculture is the main ... Click to read the article details The City of Legends and Traditions
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:10:32
Ioannina is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, in the region of Ioannina it is dominated by robust, fragrant pine trees, many of which grow within the city itself, especially around the old castle, or fortress walls. It is also called the city of legends and traditions. It has become a busy ... Click to read the article details The City of the Thousand Colours
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:07:17
Xanthi is a city in northern Greece built on the foothills of the Rodopi Mountain range. It is a modern city, rich in history, traditions and customs. Xanthi is known as the city of the thousand colours. It has a delightful eastern feel to it, letting you know that Turkey is not too far ... Click to read the article details The Island of Seventy Beaches
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:13:46
Skiathos Greece, is a very green island covered by a thick pine forest. It is the smallest but most cosmopolitan island of the Sporades group, located in the north-western Aegean.
Skiathos Town is the chief place and indeed the island's only real town, where almost all the permanent ... Click to read the article details The Green City on the Rhine
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:09:51
Arnhem is situated in the green province of Gelderland, in the east of Holland Arnhems location near the border of Germany, played a pivotal role during the final days of the Second World War.
The events of the battle of Arnhem were dramatized in the 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far. As a ... Click to read the article details The City is Known as Zwollywood
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:11:22
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The citizens of Zwolle are colloquially known as Blauwvingers Bluefingers. The city is also known as Zwollywood. It is an administrative, transportation, and industrial centre. Shipbuilding and iron-working ... Click to read the article details The Town to Learn Bell Playing
Published by Douglas Scott - Dec 4, 2007 at 14:00:31
Mechelen is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The city that was once the capital of the Burgundian Netherlands. Mechelen has one of the highest concentrations of monuments North of the Alps, and is unique in Flanders in being listed not once but ... Click to read the article details The Route of the Bull
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 29, 2007 at 17:33:56
Jerez de la Frontera it is the largest city in the province of Cadiz. It is Spain's capital for Horse breeding and a destination for horse-lovers from all over the world. It can be found in the south-western corner of Andalucia, on the banks of the river Guadalete and just a short drive from both ... Click to read the article details The Second Oldest City of Catalonia
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 26, 2007 at 23:55:10
Tarragona is located on the Mediterranean coast. The Romans built a walled city. In 1717, Tarragona was name the capital of the Corregiment. It is the main city on the Costa Dorada. A part from its commercial function, the Tarragona Port is and has been a fishing port. Recently, the fishing port ... Click to read the article details Ancona a Sea Port in the Marche
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 27, 2007 at 00:03:43
Ancona is a city and a sea port in the Marche, a region of central Italy. The city is the centre of the province of Ancona and the capital of the region. It is the busy administrative capital of the Marche and the largest city in the region. The city is mostly known as a modern port, not a tourist ... Click to read the article details |
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