istra @ July 16, 2007 # One Comment
Everyone knows that if you want to enjoy Croatia’s glorious coastline, you have to put up with its terrible hotels. Not any more - a new wave of swish bars, hip hotels and smart boutiques are colonising the medieval streets. By Annabelle Thorpe
Zadar … Capital of cool in Croatia. Photograph: Alamy
Gin-and-tonic o’clock in Hvar, […]
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a sovereign country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the […]
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The Great Wall of China, Petra (Jordan), Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Macchu Pichu (Peru), Chichen Itza (Mexico), the Colisseum in Rome (Italy) and the Taj Mahal (India) won the competition, voted for by over one hundred million people around the world.
The remaining candidates were Russia’s Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, […]
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PopulationBased on 2001 Canadian Census reports, the population of the City of Vancouver in 2004 is estimated at 583,296.
Greater Vancouver’s estimated total population for 2004 is 2.1 million, 50.8% of BC’s population of 4.2 million.
Languages
Federal government departments provide service in English and French, but most of the population speaks English as either a first or […]
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XXI Olympic Winter Games - From the 12th to 28th February 2010
ELECTION
The following cities were accepted as Candidate Cities to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on 28 August 2002 (in the order of drawing of lots):
- Vancouver (CAN)
- Salzburg (AUT)
- Pyeongchang (KOR)
- Bern (SUI)
On […]
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Beijing, the capital of China, is a historical city which combines the ancient and the modern. Millions of people from all over the world come […]
istra @ July 2, 2007 # One Comment
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — The first phase of ticket sales for the 2008 Olympic Games has come to a close with more than 700,000 people booking over 4.9 million tickets, officials said on Sunday.
“By 24:00 last night, we have received more than 700,000 orders,” said Rong Jun, director of the Beijing […]