This is a spectacular 90-acre oasis in the in the South Hill neighborhood that features five distinct gardens: the Duncan Garden (a formal garden where I notice the fountain is dedicated to Louis Davenport who built the Davenport Hotel), Rose Garden, Perennial Garden, Lilac Garden and (my fa...
The Little River Inn is distinguished by having a nine-hole golf course – the only golf course on the Mendocino coast (Ole actually built it himself in 1957 after being dissuaded by the cost of hiring golf architects); two tennis courts with lights for night play, and a day-spa. Dining...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower, and it began to lean during construction in the year 1173, due to the soft nature of the ground upon which it is built.Perhaps the neatest thing we did was this: we went into the Pisa Baptistery of St. John. We wandered into it by ...
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Digital placemaking satisfies this urge for experience, offering opportunities for those engaged in place-based tourism to creatively and meaningfully engage with new environments. The nature of ‘millennial’ tourism is also particularly suited to digital placemaking, being both hyper-local and flexible ...
This really is an unmissable stop! There are many places of interest to a visitor in Agra, the most famous being the iconic and very beautiful Taj Mahal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an eternal symbol of love (an emperor built it in memory of his third wife). ...
on April 6, workers at the Chinese joint venture started to lay tracks on the 108-km section from Novi Sad to Subotica, a Serbian city bordering Hungary. The section will have a total of 49 overpasses, underpasses and viaducts, with the largest viaduct to be built near Vrbas about 1.6 ...
This is a park that oversees a pond near Fukuoka Castle. This park was built in the mid 1920s and is a prominent choice of attraction for tourists visiting Fukuoka. When in the park, make sure you explore the simply unwind in the premises for a relaxing time. Read more Places to ...
Senglea, also known as Isla, is located on the peninsula opposite Vittoriosa and was also built by the Knights, who named it after theirGrand Master, Claude de la Sengle. See the fortifications of Senglea near the bottom of the peninsula and head to the Gardjola at the tip of the inlet...
Arriving on Granville Island by ferry © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com As soon as I climb the stairs from the ferry dock, I appreciate why Granville Island very properly boasts of being a “magical escape within a city.” I would add: playful, whimsical, fantastical, a place of ...