Algiers is located on series of terraces that clamber up the hillsides from the sea, towered over by the ramparts of the medieval Casbah, the Old City. Full of flowers, beautiful villas and luxuriously green gardens, the geography of this Mediterranean city is best understood as a huge triangle.
The seaside European quarter is its wide [...]
A tiny jewel set in the azure seas of the South Pacific, Norfolk Island is just 8 km (5 mi) long, and 1,600 km (994 mi) northeast of Sydney, Australia.
It is the biggest of a cluster of three islands on the Norfolk Ridge, fringed by coral reefs and crowned by pristine rainforest and some of [...]
Aldabra Atoll is a member of the Aldabra Group, one of the archipelagos of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. The second largest atoll in the world after Kiritimati, Aldabra is the coraline tip of a volcanic sea mount, rising from depths of 4,000 to 4,500m (13,120 to 14,760 ft). At 34 km (21 mi) [...]
Lake Malaren is one of the largest lakes in Sweden, adjoining the town of Stockholm. The lake’s area is 1,140 square km and its greatest depth is 64 metres. Its numerous islands contain an incredibly rich history, a breathtakingly lush historical landscape with palaces, old churches, rune stones, forty castles, and two World Heritage Sites [...]
Munich is packed with beautiful beer gardens, magnificent public green areas and buildings with ornate stucco facades. Tradition and modernism rub shoulders in Munich as in no other German city.
The small town charm of many Munich districts stands in great contrast with the hectic pace of big city life on the Marienplatz or along the [...]
Everyone is aware that Rhode Island, actually the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is the smallest state in the USA. But not everyone knows that the state and island that gives it a colloquially abbreviated name are not one and the same.
Indeed, the Rhode Island part of the longest state name in America [...]
Extending from Bratislava to Korman in southwestern Slovakia, Zitny Ostrov (Rye Island) is Europe’s most sizable river island. It is so immense that most tourists are unaware of being on one. It lies between the Danube, and its slower running tributary the Little Danube, in the Danubian Plain.
Several rivers flow across it and the rich [...]
One of Mexico’s biggest islands, Cozumel, lies 20 km (12 miles) from the mainland, and 60 km (36 mi) south of Cancun. It’s a flat, limestone island shaped like a holster, and pierced by tens of cenotes (water-filled sinkholes), many with their own marine forms, which are an extra attraction for tourists and snorkellers who [...]
Dubai Profile According to official figures, 99 per cent of the residents of the small, once insular United Arab Emirates (UAE) reside in Dubai City. This makes the distinction between city and Emirate very small indeed.
Dubai is growing faster than any other city in the Persian Gulf region. New and luxurious hotel complexes, shopping centres [...]
I’ve just finished reading Ross Macmahon’s sales training manual titled “40 Days to sales Excellence”.
Although not an easy read, because is is so jam-packed full of vital information, there are some excellent tactics examined for seasoned professionals as well as people new to the profession.
Topics include:
* Do The 2% challenge to double your results
* Become [...]
