Category: travel Photography
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Chicago, USA
“It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them.” – Mark Twain
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Scotland
Scotland is divided into three main regions; the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern Uplands. The cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee together with numerous towns, most of the population and the majority of Scotland’s industry is located within the Midland Valley. This broad valley averages 50 miles across and runs WSW to ENE…
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Killiney, Ireland
Killiney, meaning “Church of the Daughters of Léinín”, is a townland in south County Dublin, Ireland on the outskirts of Dublin city. To the south of Sorrento Point stretches Killiney Bay, with the seaside resort of Killiney. The slopes of the hills are studded with villas of different periods set in gardens, while beyond the…
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Holland
There aren’t many countries with so much land below sea level. There aren’t many – if any – countries this flat. There aren’t many countries with so much reclaimed land. There aren’t many countries this densely populated, and yet so liberal. There aren’t many countries with so much water and wind, or so many boats,…
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Mt. Hood, USA
Mount Hood, called Wy’east by the Multnomah tribe, is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) east-southeast of Portland, on the border between Clackamas and Hood…
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Waikiki, USA
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki.The name Waikīkī means spouting fresh water in the Hawaiian language, for springs and streams that fed wetlands that once separated Waikīkī from the interior.
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Siauliai, Lithuania
Šiauliai is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 129,075. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.The city was first mentioned in written sources as Soule in Livonian Order chronicles describing the battle of Saule. Thus the city’s founding date is now considered…
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Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg is a German city situated in the south-west of the country. Heidelberg is located in the Neckar river valley right where the dark Odenwald (Forest of Odes) opens up towards the plains of the Rhine Valley.
Matthew Laurence 