Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg, also known as Lucilinburhuc, is a landlocked country. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union (EU) together with …
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile extremely small, just like the Lilliputian people living on Jonathan Swift’s fictional island of Lilliput, Europe’s smallest countries may be holding the biggest surprises for intrepid …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesUzbekistan is vast with wide expanses of semi-desert open fields, and a few large towns and cities with an ancient history dating back to long before they …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWe start our journey of Uzbekistan in the fast-developing capital of Tashkent. A city proud of its history and poised for the future! Tashkent is the financial …
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Reading Time: 6 minutesKnown in Japan as Okinawa Shotō, Okinawa consists of no less than two dozen islands scattered around the main island, referred to as Okinawa Honto. Located far south …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAn interesting 18-hour overnight train travels from Tashkent to the town of Urgence from where it is a 30-minute shared taxi ride to the ancient city of Khiva. Buy …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe railway line between Khiva and Bukhara takes a detour via Navoi to the north which will require a change of trains. The faster way from Khiva to …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesClose to the border with Tajikistan, with a population of over 300,000, Samarkand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan after the capital city Tashkent. We are exploring …
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe incredible World Fair (or World Expo) is held in another city every 2 to 4 years. These photos are from the 2010 Expo in Shanghai, …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesA good friend of mine who lives in Malta once remarked that on a map of Europe, his country looks like nothing more than a tiny bit …