Located in the south-eastern section of the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is one of the remotest places that one can visit in the world. Marking the south-easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle, the island is known also as Isla de Pascua (and this is the name that you will most certainly be using when travelling… Read more »
A proud member of the Society Islands archipelago of French Polynesia, Tahiti is one of the most visited islands of the South Pacific. Being the largest island of the Windward Islands, it has a population of over 183,000 and stretches upon an area of 1,045 square kilometres. Its capital city, Pape’ete harbours 133,000 of those… Read more »
There are many places around the world that deem themselves the hearts of the planet but here’s the thing: none of them are as beautiful as Mo’orea, nor are they shaped like a heart. There you go: the uncontested winner of the “who’s who” competition (wink). Located in French Polynesia right next to famous sister-islands… Read more »
With a metropolitan population of over 6 million Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital of the United States of America – it has thus also become the sixth largest metropolitan statistical area there. Stretching upon an area of 177 square kilometres, and named after the first president of its parent country, George Washington,… Read more »
With a metropolitan population of over 5.6 million, Frankfurt (officially known as Frankfurt am Main) is one of the most important cities in Germany. Dubbed the financial capital of its parent country (with massive headquarters like those of the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Deutsche Bank, the Commerzbank,… Read more »
Saudi Arabia is one of those countries that cannot elude your attention for too long. Known officially as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), it is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and the cradle of Islam. Its scintillating port-city, Jeddah, though not a sacred city on its own, is the main gateway into Mecca and… Read more »
Occupying a massive area of 755 square kilometres, Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the eighth largest in the European Union. Boasting with a metropolitan population of over 5 million, it is crossed by the historically-significant river Elbe. What’s interesting about it is that its name directly reflects its past grandeur: its… Read more »
A beautiful nickname for a beautiful city, Oxford is known as “The City of Dreaming Spires” – a term coined by English poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888). With a metropolitan population of nearly 250,000 and stretching upon an area of 45 square kilometres, it is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United Kingdom…. Read more »
With an urban population of over 1 million, Nice is the fifth most populous city in France after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse. Nicknamed “Nice la Belle” (meaning “Nice the Beautiful”), it stretches upon an area of 72 square kilometres (over 721 if we consider the entire urban area). Situated proudly upon the French Riviera,… Read more »
Have you ever imagined what it’s like to live in Siberia? Well, today, we are going to talk about Novosibirsk, the mighty Russian city located on the Ob River in Southern Siberia. With a population of over 1.5 million, Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia (beaten only by Moscow and St Petersburg) and… Read more »
