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Jersey City is the second largest city in the state of New Jersey with a population of 247,000 people ( 2010). The city is bordered by New York and it is often regarded as one of the suburbs of Greater New York. Jersey City is located on a peninsula, separated from Manhattan by the Hudson River . In the north, Jersey City is bordered by the city of Hoboken , in the east by the Hudson River and Manhattan, in the south by the city of Bayonne and the Hackensack River in the west. In th...

The largest city in New Jersey is Newark. The city was built in 1666. The history of the city is directly intertwined with the history of New Jersey when it transit in the hands of the British in the 17th century. Despite the fact that the city is densely populated, most of the population lives on the edge of Newark poverty. This can be seen, looking at the panorama of the city. Gray, dilapidated buildings suspiciously look askance at passersby. To improve the welfare of the local p...

Trenton is located on the eastern coast of the United States and is the capital of the State of New Jersey . The city is an important transportation hub, which has a river port. There are well-developed industries such as instrument making, the production of automobile and railway equipment, textile, silicate, ceramic, electronic and electrical industry. In a suburb of Trenton, in Princeton, there is the famous Princeton Universi...

San Francisco is among the three most popular cities in the world. This small town, which occupies only 47 square km between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean is home to more than 700 thousand people, named as one of the largest cities in the U.S. Pacific coast. In addition to the largest population of Asians, there live about 200,000 Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Thais and Vietnamese.   ...

National Park, Sequoia, United States is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia in California. The park was founded in 1890, after the third Yellowstone National Park and Mackinac. The park is 1635 km ². The park has a mountainous terrain, rising to a height of about 400 meters above sea level in the foothills to the top of the tallest in the contiguous 48 states of Mount Whitney with a height of 421.1 meters. The park is bordered by National Park Kings Canyon. B...

Some tours may take a day or even more if you want to visit such a place as the National Park Yosemite - a place which is recognized as one of the most beautiful on the planet. In Yosemite National Park are many natural wonders lakes and waterfalls, giant sequoias and  forests, caves, granite monoliths and mountain peaks.   The main attractions of Yosemite National Park  are: ...

The sea, the sun, the sand and the palm trees are not all what tourists demand and expect from the rest in Phuket. Water rides are an inherent part of every seaside resort. More recently, the island boasts a fitted state of the art water park, designed by the renowned Canadian company White Water Industries. The most famous objects created by the company - Disneyland and Sea World in the United States.   Phuket Water P...

The Kata Beach is often called Kata Bay. Less populous and more remote, the wide curving beach is actually divided into two parts, Kata Yai and Kata Noi. Kata Yai is bordered by a rocky headland and reaches a length of two kilometers, adjacent to it a few beach restaurants, resorts and boutique hotels. Kata Noi is located further south, and is even less crowded. The Kata Beach is the best place for surfing in the period from May to October, when the waves r...

Phuket is Thailand's major area for the cultivation of pearls. Some of the most expensive types of pearls are grown here and they reach more than one centimeter in diameter. On average, a pearl is formed in the course of five years. Throughout its life cycle (15 years), the oyster is able to give three crops. A pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated for the manufacture of jewelry. Currently, there are three existing farm pearls, two of which are allowed to visit their farms...

With a population of over eleven million people, Bangkok is one of the most popular tourist cities in Asia. The heat, traffic jams, crowds never makes the smile vanishes from the faces of the Thais - this csn tell anyone who has visited this city. Its high-rise skyscrapers, traffic on the roads and intense heat, sometimes make a bad impression on visitors. This is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Asia, with the famous temples and palaces. High humid...

If there were sea in Eden, it should have looked something like in the Bay of Phang Nga. The Phang Nga Bay is one of the most spectacular regions of Thailand, where you can find a lot of really unique attractions. It is pretty easy to see why James Bond chose this place, among the towering cliffs with the nests of swifts to arrange his lair in the famous film "The Man with the Golden Gun." Most of the Gulf, as well as part of the coast are now included in the National Pa...

Krabi is a typical Thai city with a population of about 25,000 people. There are no popular bars and beaches, there is no fuss and McDonald's. Thailand's economy is heavily dependent on inflows of foreign tourists, but the city seems to have escaped the trap and feels quite confident. Based on the bank of the river, the administrative center of Krabi is satiated with tourists. Many beautiful natural scenery, fantastic white sand beaches and clear waters, the jungle-covered interior area open to visitors tours ...

Algiers is the capital and the largest city of Algeria. The town's name comes from "al-Jazairi," which in Arabic means "the island" as before there were four islands close to the city that have become part of the mainland in 1525. History The city was founded in the X th century on the site of ruins of a small Roman settlement...

Oran is a port city on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria. The capital of the eponymous province (vilayet), and in the era of French colonial rule it was the place of the eponymous department. Oran is the most European of all the Algerian cities - at the time the Spaniards owned it for nearly 300 years. The town's name derives from the French name Wahran, which is translated from the ancient language of the Moors meaning "Two lions...

The Djemila city lies at an altitude of 900 m above the sea level. Its temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and other structures are striking examples of the Roman town planning adapted to the location in the mountains. Djemila was during the Roman town known as Cuicul. Today Djemila is a small village in the mountains of the north coast of Algeria, but the ruins of the former city are observed today and it is a worth visiting place for those passionate...

   Egypt is probably the only country in the world that everyone should see at least once in a lifetime. That's at least for two reasons: the pyramids, specifically the pyramids of Giza, the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Nile, the place where one of the first civilizations of the world has developed.    In 430Ihr Herodotus was overwhelmed with fear and awe seeing the magnificent monuments in Egypt, the majority of them being more than 2500 years old. Most of the...

    A large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, Chichen Itza is located in the north-center of the Yucatan peninsula, in Yucatan State, Mexico.    At the end of the nineteenth century archaeologist Edward Herbert Thompson discovered in northern Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, a ruined town covered with vegetation. Chichen Itza is the name of pre-Columbian settlement, meaning "wells in Itza 'Maya language. The ruins found in Yucatan were exposed stepped pyramid built by ...

The most famous of all the ruins, seems to be suspended between two mountains and is often lost in the fog. It can be seen below the Urubamba Valley and is an enchanting place, especially since the Incas had not heard of the "wheel" when they built it. Machu Picchu was built in the mid-fifteenth century, but since its existence was not recorded by the Spanish conquerors, who occupied the place in 1530, nobody knows really what was the purpose of its construction. Many of the ruins include ceremonial features, so it could possibly h...

One of the greatest works of Roman architecture and probably the world's most renowned ruin is the Roman Colosseum or Coliseum - is an elliptical amphitheater in downtown Rome (Italy), the largest ever built in the Roman Empire.    50,000 seats Colosseum was built for gladiatorial fights and public spectacles. Other public events: the greatest fighting game in the world, hunt animals, executions, famous battles. It is said that the Coliseum over 500,000 people have died and one million wild animals. ...

The Syrian desert Palmyra is hidden, often described as "bride of the desert." "Oasis", as it is sometimes called, is located near a hot spring called Afga, which makes this place an ideal stop those traveling between Iraq and Al-Sham.    Palmyra, strategic location and prosperity, has attracted the interest of the Romans, who took over the city. Destiny largest kingdom, Palmyra, was better than that of their queen, Zenobia, she was beaten and taken into captivity in Rome, locked in chains ...

  Temple of Athena in Greece, was built in dry Partheon. 5th BC Acropolis hill. This is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to have helped the development of Greece. Its decorative sculptures are considered one of the high points of Greek architecture. Partheon is regarded as a lasting symbol of ancient Greece and Athenian democracy and one of the greatest cultural monuments. Ministry of Culture of Greece currently performing a program of restoration and reconstruction....