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The serene Gaberoun Lake

Where to go in Libya

Benghazi Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya. Tourists who have gone to the city describe the locals as incredibly friendly. The streets are safe, even at night. And while English is hardly spoken and road signs are written in Arabic, outsiders can easily communicate with simple hand gestures. The Benghazi cityscape reflects its rich and multicultural...

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Where to go in Saudi Arabia

Madain Saleh The ancient crossroad of conquerors and traders, explorers and settlers remains the most important tourist destination in Saudi Arabia. Madain Saleh was a thriving town established by the Nabateans in late antiquity. The forgotten Nabatean civilization, whose legacy lies in the cities, tombs, and temples it has carved directly into stone cliffs, shares...

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Food in Estonia

Verivorst Verivorst with onions and potatoes Verivorst is a traditional Estonian dish served during the winter season. It is a sausage made from swine blood, barley groats, pork fat and spices. To prepare the dish, wash the barley groats in cold water. Let it simmer until the groats attain a porridge-like texture. Meanwhile, boil the pork fat in hot water and then...

Best Places to See in Dili City, East Timor

Cristo Rei of Dili East Timor has a colourful history with the Portuguese before Indonesia took hold of it, and this had created some kind of a cultural soup in the small country. In almost every tourist hub one will find a statue of Jesus Christ, a saint or the Virgin Mary. The best example for this is the Cristo Rei of Dili, the famed Statue of Jesus that stands on...

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Where to Stay in Victoria, Hong Kong

The Bishop Lei Hotel As one of the tourist magnets in Asia, Victoria, Hong Kong is brimming with a wide variety of accommodation. The Bishop Lei Hotel is one of the famous lodgings in Central Hong Kong for its affordability and practical facilities.  It is 10 minutes from The Airport Express HK Station and at a walking distance from shopping areas.  They...

Cristo Rei of Dili

15 Interesting Facts About Dili (East Timor)

Dili’s cliff line is adorned with an 88-foot statue of Cristo Rei, which looks similar to Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. Hikers have to climb nearly 600 steps just to get to the statue. One of the cheaper ways to get around Dili is through a mikrolet. These colorfully decorated minibuses are the closest thing to public transportation in the district. To see a...

The flooded meadows of Matsalu Bay

Ten interesting facts about Estonia

1. Wild animals are so abundant in Estonia that they are being exported to other European countries to repopulate those countries’ ecosystems. 2. Estonia suffered a large-scale cyber attack in 2007. Government websites, banks, and newspapers portals were rendered inaccessible. The scope of coordination and planning of the attacks had never before been seen in Europe...

Estonian Song Celebration

What to do in Estonia

Explore the countryside A sizable chunk of Estonian territory is covered with forest. These include marshlands and lakes that are absorbed into Estonia’s national parks. These protected areas are home to wildlife hardly seen in other European countries. Bears, lynxes, and flying squirrels thrive here, undisturbed by humans, except those who study them in the distance...