Travel Guide to Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem or “City of Gold” as it called in Hebrew is the largest city in Israel as well as being the capital city, although many nationalities don’t recognise the city as the capital city. The city has a religious value as it hosts many religious sites pertaining to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The city hosts the “Old City”, which is home to the many religious sites. This tiny ancient city is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thousands of Christians and Jews living all over the world make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem each year.

What to see
  • The Western Wall
  • Temple Mount
  • Temple of Jerusalem
  • Dome of the Rock
  • Mount of Olives
  • Tomb of Absalom
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Ein Karem – traditional birthplace of John the Baptist
  • Mt Zion – traditional resting place of King David
  • al-Aqsa Mosque – sacred Muslim site
  • Shrine of the Book
  • Israel Museum
  • Jerusalem Botanical Garden
  • Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
  • Jerusalem Cinematheque
  • Heichal Shlomo – houses the Jewish Heritage Museum

What to do
  • Jerusalem Film Festival
  • Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival
  • Israeli Festival
  • Feast of Tabernacles
  • Tisha B'Av
  • International Jerusalem Marathon
  • Christian Holy Week
  • International Writer's Week
  • Light Festival
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Travel Guide to Nice, France

Pronounced as the English word “niece”, Nice is located on the French Riviera on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea. Nice is very popular amongst young and old holiday goers and has something to do for everyone. The ‘Promenade des Anglais’ is the city’s most famous attraction. The city enjoys mild Mediterranean climate and with its spectacular natural beauty Nice is a city that one should not miss to visit.

What to see
  • Promenade des Anglais
  • Colline du Chateau
  • Parc Phoenix
  • Old Town
  • Cliff Walk
  • Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
  • WWI Monument
  • St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
  • Seafront
  • Bischoffsheim Cupola
  • Zone Pietonne (Pedestrian Zone)
  • Opéra de Nice
  • Fort of Mont Alban

What to do
  • Mars aux Musées – exhibitions around the city’s museums
  • Nice Côte d’Azur Boat Show
  • Nice Half Marathon
  • Festival C’est Trop Court – short-film festival
  • Fête de la Misuque – national music festival
  • Ironman France Nice Triathlon
  • Fête de la Mer – traditional fishermen’s procession
  • Fête du Château – modern music festival
  • Nice Jazz Festival
  • Les Nuits Musicales de Nice – chamber music concerts
  • Blues Festival
  • Nice-Cannes Marathon
  • Prom Classic – 10km race along the Promenade des Anglais
  • Paris-Nice International Cycling Race
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Travel Guide to Los Angeles, CA - USA

Los Angeles (LA) is the capital city of the state California and is also known as the "City of Angels". Located around the city are vast mountain ranges, deep valleys, forests, desert and the Pacific Ocean. The city is the center of the world's entertainment industry with the Hollywood district located within the city. Hollywood is famous for its movie industry and the annual Academy Awards. The city is also an important hub for culture, business, media and international trade.

What to see
  • Hollywood
  • Griffith Observatory
  • Los Angeles Coliseum
  • MacArthur Park
  • Echo Park
  • Grauman's Chinese Theatre
  • Capitol Records Building
  • Dolby Theatre
  • Los Angeles Times Headquarters
  • Fox Plaza
  • Dodger Stadium
  • Staples Centre
  • Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • Theme Building at LAX
  • Union Station
  • Getty Centre
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art

What to do
  • Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show
  • Academy Awards Ceremony
  • Laguna Beach A La Carte Food & Wine Festival
  • LA Marathon
  • San Dimas Festival of the Arts
  • Cowboy Festival
  • Renaissance Pleasure Faire
  • Doo Dah Parade
  • Honda US Open of Surfing
  • Long Beach Jazz Festival
  • Septemberfest
  • LA Taste of Soul Festival
  • The Nutcracker Ballet
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Travel Guide to Doha, Qatar

Doha is the capital city of Qatar and is located on the Persian Gulf. The city is a modern city that is rapidly developed. Due to the large amount of money that is poured into construction it is believed that the city is set to become on the of the premier cities in the Gulf.

What to see
  • Museum of Islamic Art
  • Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
  • Al Khor Museum
  • Sheikh Faisal Collection
  • Al Koot Fort
  • Doha Heritage Village
  • Souq Waqif
  • Al Zubara Fort
  • Heritage Library
  • Corniche
  • Doha Zoo
  • Rumeila Park
  • Jungle Zone
  • Al Shahaneya
  • Singing Sand Dunes
What to do
  • Doha Trade Fair
  • Doha Food Festival
  • Doha Tribeca Film Festival
  • Festival of the Senses
  • Qatar Masters
  • Qatar Class I Powerboat Championship
  • Run the World
  • Emir GCC Camels Race
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The city of Nashville is the capital city of Tennessee and also called the “Country Music Capital of the World” and often also called “Music City, USA”. The city also home to the Grand Ole Opry, the world’s longest standing radio show. The city boast with many country music attractions, but other genres, such as blues, jazz, rock and R&B attractions can also be found.

What to see
  • Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge
  • Parthenon in Centennial Park
  • Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Musica
  • Fort Negley
  • Fort Nashborough
  • Grand Ole Opry
  • Ryman Auditorium
  • Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conventional Centre
  • Opry Mills
  • Music Valley
  • First Center for the Visual Arts
  • Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
  • Tennessee State Museum

What to do
  • CMA Music Festival
  • Nashville Film Festival
  • Country Music Marathon
  • Veterans Day Parade
  • Iroquois Steeplechase
  • Tomato Art Festival
  • African Street Festival
  • Tennessee State Fair
  • Country Music Association Awards

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Travel Guide to Koh Samui, Thailand

Koh Samui is an island off Thailand and a popular tourist destination. The island is fairly big. The Chaweng and Lamai beaches are very popular and commercialized while the northern beaches are much quieter and peaceful to visit. Tourism in Koh Samui has boomed in the past few years and the result was the numerous resorts, bungalows and luxury private villas that were built to accommodate the increasing tourist.

What to see
  • Chaweng Beach
  • Lamai Beach
  • Maenam Beach
  • Bophut Beach
  • Na Thon – island’s major seafront settlement
  • Namtok Hin Lat – popular waterfall
  • Old House – Chinese house aged almost 200 years
  • Wat Khunaram Ko Samui – Koh Samui’s most famous temple
  • Grandmother & Grandfather Rocks
  • Samui Aquarium and Tiger Zoo
  • Wat Phra Yai – also known as Big Buddha Temple
  • Laem Sor Pagoda Ko Samui – one of Koh Samui’s important shrines
  • Samui Butterful Garden / Insect Museum
  • Secret Buddha Garden
  • Monkey Shows

What to do

In addition to diving events & festivals include:
  • Buffalo Fighting Festival
  • Ten Stars Samui Art Party
  • Bowling Championship
  • Avis Samui Tennis Open
  • The Fisherman’s Village Festival
  • Triathlon Event
  • Samui Regatta
  • Loy Krathong (Light Festival)
  • “Sart” Festival

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Travel Guide to Flagstaff, AZ - USA

Flagstaff, AZ is located in Northern Arizona near the San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon. Due to the high elevation of the city in Arizona it is much cooler as the desert situated in South Arizona. Flagstaff is a dry place but rain and snow falls in the area, which is enough for the ponderosa pine trees to flourish and grown all over the landscape. The city is also located on the historical “Route 66”.

What to see
  • Lowell Observatory
  • Museum of Northern Arizona
  • Arboretum at Flagstaff
  • Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
  • Arizona Historical Society-Pioneer Museum
  • San Francisco Peaks
  • Orpheum Theatre
  • Oak Creek Canyon
  • Grand Canyon
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument
  • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
  • Wupatki National Monument
  • Barringer Crater
  • U.S. Naval Observatory
  • Arizona Snowbowl
What to do
  • Alpine Skiing at Arizona Snowbowl
  • Mountain Biking
  • Hiking
  • Rock Climbing
  • ZGI Career & Gear Fair (film festival)
  • Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival
  • Jazz on the Rocks Festival
  • Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival
  • AZ Stage HOG Rally
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Travel Guide to Walvis Bay, Namibia

Being the only commercial port of Namibia, Walvis Bay is a hub for holiday-goers. The town is located on the West Coast of Namibia and is bordered by the Namib Desert to the east. The city is a top tourist destination featuring open spaces, scenic beauty and unique marine and plant life.

What to see
  • Wetlands – haven for migratory birds
  • Flamingos
  • Walvis Bay Church
  • The Raft – popular restaurant
  • Walvis Bay Lagoon
  • Kuiseb River Delta
  • Dune 7 Sand Dune
  • Bird Island
  • Langstrand – popular Walvis Bay beach
  • Walvis Bay Museum
  • Whales
What to do

The town of Walvis Bay doesn’t have that many festivals but boast with other tourist attractions and events such as:
  • 4×4 Desert Tours
  • Historian Quad Tours
  • Sandboarding
  • Kiting
  • Surfing
  • Swimming
  • Angling
  • Sailing
  • Golf
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Travel Guide to Bora Bora

Bora Bora is an island in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The island’s name was translated from the Tahitian name of “pora pora”, which can be translated as “First Born”. As a very popular tourism and holiday destination, a volcano created the island. The highest peaks in Bora Bora are Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, which are remnants of the extinct volcano.

What to see
  • Bora Bora Lagoonarium
  • Matira Beach and Lagoon
  • Mount Otemanu
  • Maohi Protestant Church in Anau
  • Maraes (Temples)
  • Coral Backyard
  • Overwater Bungalows
What to do

There is a lot to do in Bora Bora. Enjoy scuba diving, snorkeling, golf, hiking, deep-sea fishing, kite surfing, stingray and shark feedings and more
  • Heiva Festival
  • Tahiti Pearl Regatta
  • World Tourism Day
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Travel Guide to Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel Aviv have a few nicknames namely “The White City”, “The City That Never Sleeps” and “The Big Orange”. The city is a top tourist city in Israel and is also the second largest city in Israel. Tel Aviv’s real name is Tel Aviv-Yavo due to the fact that the city absorbed the port of Yavo due to Tel Aviv’s growth. Ranked as the ninth best beach city by National Geographic it is no wonder why so many tourists visit Tel Aviv to enjoy its many beautiful beaches. Tel Aviv has also been ranked as the third best city in the Middle East and Africa (behind Cape Town and Jerusalem) and the “hottest city for 2011”. In many surveys the city has been ranked as one of the best LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) destinations in the world.

What to see
  • Tel Aviv Museum of Art
  • Hayarkon Park
  • Tel Aviv Cinematheque
  • Charles Clore Park
  • Meir Park
  • Dubnow Park
  • Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theatre
  • Great Synagogue
  • Elco Tower
  • Gan Yaakov (Jacob’s Garden)
  • Rabin Square
  • Immanuel Church
  • Pagoda House
  • Herta and Paul Amir Building
  • Bloomfield Stadium
  • Old Jaffa
  • Azriely Lookout
  • Dizengoff Centre
  • Rothschild Boulevard
  • Neve Tzedek
  • Joshua Gardens
  • Tel Aviv Museum of Art
  • Bialik Square
  • Gutman Art Museum
What to do
  • Eilat Bird Festival
  • Festival of Chamber Music in Eilat
  • Opeth
  • Zorba the Buddha Festival
  • Jazz, Wine and Sea Food Festival for Passover
  • Ako Festival
  • Aviv Israeli Festival
  • International Tiberias Marathon
  • Khutzot Hayotzer Arts and Crafts Fair
  • Jaffa Nights
  • IsraWinExpo
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