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 Douglas Scott Home of the Chine
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:16:23
Shanklin is a popular seaside resort on the Isle of Wight it is on the south east side of the island. It is one of the oldest towns on the Isle of Wight. A pier was built in 1890 and the cliff lift was opened in 1892. The pier, was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1987. The name of Shanklin derives ... Click to read the article details A City in Central Germany
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:17:15
Wiesbaden, a city in central Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse since 1946. The city suffered relatively little destruction in the Second World War. Only one third of the city was destroyed. The city offers an attractive ambience as the Gateway to the Rhine Valley and as a link to the ... Click to read the article details Home of the Biggest Brewery in the Netherlands
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:14:51
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. Economic activities were mainly industrial and Breda was a centre of the food and drinking industry. Today, it is a major industrial centre for engineering, synthetic fibres, food industry, Mentos, Kwatta chocolate and ... Click to read the article details Island of Ship Wrecks
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:23:21
The Isles of Scilly forms an archipelago of islands off the south western most tip of Great Britain. There are 55 islands in total 5 inhabited and 50 uninhabited. The largest island, St Marys then Tresco, St Martins, Bryher and St Agnes.
Scilly is famous for its danger to shipping and its ... Click to read the article details Home of the Brauhaus and Waldschlosschen
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:24:02
Dresden is the capital of the German federal state of Saxony. It is located on the River Elbe. It is an industrial, governmental, and cultural centre and located in what once was called Valley of the Clueless. The city has rebuilt itself on a grand scale following the bombings of World War ... Click to read the article details The Gate Way to Wales
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:22:18
Newport is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. It sits on the banks of the River Usk. It is a busy industrial and commercial centre. It is home to the University of Wales Newport. Newport is located on the South Eastern Coast line of Wales and is on the Cardiff border ... Click to read the article details Capital of the Province of Drenthe
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 20, 2007 at 00:16:00
Assen is the Capital of the province of Drenthe Netherlands. It is the fastest growing city in the northern part of the Netherlands.Assen lies encircled by picturesque villages, with a number of nature parks only a stone's throw away.
It is a main industries are clothing, paper, printing ... Click to read the article details The Smallest City in the United Kingdom
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 13, 2007 at 20:18:26
Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. It lies at the western end of the North Wales Path. The City sits on the edge of the Menai Strait. Bangor lies on the North Wales Coastal Line.
The town offers a base for visiting the nearby Snowdonia National ... Click to read the article details A Historic Market Town
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 13, 2007 at 20:13:47
Barnard Castle is a historic thriving market town and also Barnard Castle is a castle. The town is proud of its cobbled streets, yards and back lanes which were first laid out in the 12th century. It is the capital of Teesdale.
The town, which is about a mile in length, is situated on ... Click to read the article details Industry Centre for Footwear and Hosiery
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 11, 2007 at 23:57:32
Leicester is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. The city has long been a major commercial and manufacturing centre for the Midlands. It was originally a Roman settlement. In the early 20th century a Jewish community grew up in the High Fields area Leicester has ... Click to read the article details Second Smallest County in England
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 11, 2007 at 23:49:24
The Isle of Wight is the second smallest county in England It is an English island. The Island is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the United Kingdom, with around one million tourists visiting every year. Over 50percent of the Island has been designated an Area of Out standing ... Click to read the article details The Sunniest Place on Earth
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 11, 2007 at 23:49:40
Yuma is a city in of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is one of the hottest cities of any size in the United States. It is located at the point where the Gila and Colorado Rivers converge. It was once a busy river port sending military supplies shipped from California to forts and camps in ... Click to read the article details The Tree Legs of Man
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 11, 2007 at 23:43:19
The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea. The island is not part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom takes care of its external and defence affairs. The island's capital Douglas the finance centre and working harbour.
The Island's parliament is ... Click to read the article details One of Americas Best Citys
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 11, 2007 at 23:44:08
The state capital and largest city in Arizona is Phoenix it is also the sixth largest city in the US. The city is located along the normally dry Salt River. It is known as the Land of the Desert Sun. Phoenix is one of the more attractive metropolitan cities in the midst of the Arizona desert and ... Click to read the article details The Gateway to the Isles
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 6, 2007 at 20:24:07
The town of Oban is the unofficial capital of the West Highlands know as the Gateway to the Isles. Oban itself literally means little bay, derived from the Gaelic An Ob. the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William
It is a busy working port. As fishing goes their main catch is ... Click to read the article details A Main Sea Port
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 6, 2007 at 19:01:02
Stornoway is a burgh on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is situated 30 miles off the north west coast of Scotland and it is the main seaport of the Hebridean Island. It is also the administrative centre for the island.
In 1887 the lifeboat station was established and a boat ... Click to read the article details The Land of Peace
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 5, 2007 at 13:34:56
Sharm el Sheik is situated on the Southern tip of the Sinai peninsula, in Egypt. It has the Red Sea on one side and the mountains of Mount Sinai on the other. Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities. The city of Sharm El-Sheikh is always referred to as ... Click to read the article details The Centre of Higher Education
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 5, 2007 at 13:07:01
Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. It lies at the western end of the North Wales Path. The City sits on the edge of the Menai Strait. Bangor lies on the North Wales Coastal Line.
The town offers a base for visiting the nearby Snowdonia National ... Click to read the article details One The Fifty One Gem Towns
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 5, 2007 at 13:03:56
Whitehaven is a town and port on the Cumbrian coast in northern England. It is located on the west coast of the county, out side the Lake District National Park. The town has grew to become the third most important port in England.
It used to trade with Europe, Scandinavia and the ... Click to read the article details The Country of Stone Money
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 5, 2007 at 12:15:24
Yap is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Colonia is the capital of the State of Yap. The soil on the islands is very fertile, which promotes a lot of vegetation. However, there are not very many species of animals that inhabit the islands. The islands are under their ... Click to read the article details The Capital City of Papua New Guinea
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 5, 2007 at 12:08:33
Port Moresby lies on the southeast shore of New Guinea. It is the city capital and administrative centre of Papua New Guinea. British Captain John Moresby, named the port after his father. Port Moresby is a sprawling modern city with a population approaching half a million. A ridge divides the ... Click to read the article details Portugals little Floating Garden
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 3, 2007 at 23:58:02
The beautiful island of Madeira is part of Portugal. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean, 470 miles to the west of Morocco and 300 miles north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
It therefore enjoys a wonderful warm climate the whole year round. For centuries, it was a particular favourite ... Click to read the article details The Once Violent Country of Angola
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 2, 2007 at 23:29:31
Angola harbours incredible riches of oil and diamonds yet remains close to the bottom of the Human Development Index. Emerging from a long period of civil war, the countrys leaders seem in no hurry to adopt standards of transparency and governance which might translate the booming economy into ... Click to read the article details Basildon is in the Domesday Book You Know
Published by Douglas Scott - Nov 1, 2007 at 23:42:51
Geographically, Basildon is situated some 30 miles South East of London, set back 4 miles from the passing River Thames in the county of Essex.
The earliest known reference to Basildon can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when the area was then referred to as Behoter. Its ... Click to read the article details A City on Hong Kong Island
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 31, 2007 at 23:37:35
Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island. Kowloon City is a district in Hong Kong. The name Kowloon means Nine Dragons. It is mostly residential with a few commercial centres. It is built on the site of the ancient Kowloon Walled City.
To get to Kowloon is by the Star Ferry from ... Click to read the article details Southern State of Georgia, USA
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 31, 2007 at 23:37:40
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River, and was founded in 1735 by James Oglethorpe, an Englishman who landed in Savannah and established the 13th colony in the New World.
Georgia is the only state to be named after a British Monarch. It is geographically diverse, with ... Click to read the article details The Capital of the North
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 31, 2007 at 00:51:44
Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and a qada of the same name. It is known as the capital of the North. It continues to be one of the most beautiful cities along the Mediterranean Sea. Tripoli is the second-largest city in Lebanon and the second-largest port in Lebanon. ... Click to read the article details The Fast Paced Rhodes
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 30, 2007 at 23:27:48
Rhodes or Rodos, Greece is the Crusader Isle, steeped in ancient history and boasting 300 days of blue skies each year. It lies at the southern end of the Dodecanese chain of islands that follows the line of the Turkish coast.
It is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the ... Click to read the article details The Home to Hovis Bread
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 30, 2007 at 11:41:52
Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire It is located in the North East of Cheshire, close to the borders of Derbyshire and Buxton. It stands on the River Bollin and the Macclesfield Canal.
The town was the birth place of Hovis bread. Present day industries include textiles, ... Click to read the article details Ayr is the Most Visited Town in Scotland
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 30, 2007 at 10:18:15
Largest of the Clyde Coast holiday towns, Ayr lies in the very centre of the famous Firth of Clyde playground, 32 miles South West of Glasgow, it looks out on the glorious panorama of the Firth, with the majestic peaks of Arran in the foreground and the Mull of Kintyre in the ... Click to read the article details The Beautiful Isle of Corsica
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 30, 2007 at 10:10:52
Corsica has been fought over for centuries, beginning as an outpost of Pisa in the 11th century, then falling into the Genoeses hands in 1248, who passed it over to the Office de St Georges which was a rich financial organisation in the 15th century, before the Corsicans claimed their independence ... Click to read the article details A Historic Market Town in Great Britain
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:54:09
Chesterfield is a historic market town. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Chesterfield is Derbyshire's second largest town. In the early 20th century Chesterfield at last became industrialised. A heavy engineering industry grew up and prospered ... Click to read the article details Tunisia is the Smallest Country in Africa
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:53:45
The smallest country in North Africa is Tunisia. The capital of this country is Tunis. Around forty percent of the country is composed of the Sahara desert. Tunisia is a surprisingly fertile land. It has six national parks.
Prior to 1958 education in Tunisia was only available to a ... Click to read the article details The City with the Leaning Tower
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:48:49
Pisa is the capital city of the Province of Pisa and is on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. In the 20th century Pisa started again began to flourish, thanks to the development of its trade, industry, university and, in more recent times, its fame of tourists world ... Click to read the article details A Walled City in the United Kingdom
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:41:20
Chester is the county town of Cheshire. It is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the United Kingdom. The city is renowned as the Walled City because surrounding this centre are the famous city walls, it is a two mile pedestrian walk way. It is the most southerly part of England's North ... Click to read the article details The Culture That is Devon
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:33:27
Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. It is unique among English counties, in that it has two separated coastlines, on the English Channel and Bristol Channel branches of the Atlantic.
Although Devon is the ... Click to read the article details Seaside Splendour of Boulmer
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:30:07
Northumberland is steeped in history, with ancient castles and places of interest to explore, such as Bamburgh and Warkworth. Only 4 miles away is the historic market town of Alnwick, with all of its amenities, including the famous Alnwick Gardens and castle.
Away from the tourist ... Click to read the article details Beautiful Yet Tacky Zakynthos
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 29, 2007 at 01:27:28
Zakynthos, or as the Italians call it Zante, is the most southerly of the Ionian chain that follows the coastline of western Greece. It is one of the more popular Greek islands, featured heavily in travel brochures.
The island has fertile plains, rough hills, wild cliffs and sweeping ... Click to read the article details Smoked Kippers of Craster
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 28, 2007 at 20:36:09
The village of Craster, situated on the Northumberland coast 6 miles northeast of Alnwick, falls within the parish of Embleton. There is an ancient camp not far from the village, sitting on a whinstone ridge named Craster Heugh, from which Craster may have taken its name.
The surrounding ... Click to read the article details The Historic Town Of Kirkcaldy
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 26, 2007 at 23:36:10
Also known as the Lang Toun because of its extensive seacoast, the history of Kirkcaldy dates back many centuries. Today it is made up of several former towns and the main street is four miles long.
It is said that the Battle of Raith was fought to the west of Kirkcaldy in 596 AD. The ... Click to read the article details The walkers Paradise in Northumberland
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 26, 2007 at 23:26:51
The hamlet of Waren Mill and the surrounding area are steeped in history, once an important port, given its charter in the 13th century by King Henry III. The once busy harbour has long since disappeared, silted up beneath the sands of the estuary.
A water powered corn mill existed at ... Click to read the article details Leith is the Venue for Trainspotting
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 26, 2007 at 00:03:29
Leith has been an active port for at least a thousand years. In 1329 control of it was given by Robert I to the Royal Burgh of Edinburgh and since then the two have grown together, steadily eating away at the mile or two of open land that once separated them.
Leith and Edinburgh now ... Click to read the article details Taunton in Somerset is Great
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 24, 2007 at 23:42:49
Taunton is a town in Somerset, in the South West of England. A historic town, Taunton is popular with visitors who are attracted to its traditional, attractive streets and the wealth of attractions nearby and glorious Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty that are the Quantock Hills to the north and ... Click to read the article details Illinois Nicknamed the Windy City
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 23, 2007 at 18:08:31
Illinois, stretching from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, embraces vast, rich farmlands, the giant city of Chicago, rolling glacial plains and, to the south, the hills and valleys of the Illinois Ozarks.
Illinois boasts 6,900km or 4,300 miles of scenic shoreline, 1,100 historic ... Click to read the article details Sunny Sea Side Town of Eastbourne
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 21, 2007 at 23:32:40
Eastbourne is a unique seaside resort with an amazing range of activities, sports and exciting events for you to enjoy in a fantastic setting. Everything is within easy reach with the seafront promenade virtually leading straight on to the foot of the beautiful Eastbourne Downs and Beachy Head and ... Click to read the article details The Beautiful Island of Kos
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 21, 2007 at 23:33:01
Kos sits bang in the middle of the Dodecanese chain of Greek islands that hug the Turkish coast. Kos Island is about 45km long while its width varies from 2km to 11km.
This is a hugely popular resort with the British and it is a Greek island that has gone for mass market tourism is a ... Click to read the article details Visit The Capital Of Brittany
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 21, 2007 at 23:26:40
Rennes has been the capital of Brittany since 1532, when the region was finally united with France. It is situated near to the Foret de Paimpont where King Arthur is said to have received Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, and just to the east are the fortified towns of Fougeres and Vitre, ... Click to read the article details Inverness is the Gateway To the Highlands
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 21, 2007 at 23:33:24
Inverness is the City in the Highlands where you will find the warmest of welcomes whether you choose to visit, explore shop, relax or just live Inverness.
Theres plenty to see and do in and around Inverness just leave yourself enough time. Browse city shops old and new, from the ... Click to read the article details Beautiful and Unspoilt Alanham
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 21, 2007 at 23:26:03
Off the beaten track is an expression often used to describe the pretty little hamlet of Alnham, situated in the heart of the rugged Cheviot Hills in the Northumberland National Park.
Northumberland is a land of contrasts with spectacular scenery from rugged hills to stunning coastline, ... Click to read the article details The Beautiful County of Somerset
Published by Douglas Scott - Oct 18, 2007 at 23:40:27
Somerset, literally translated means the Land of the Summer People, and it is a county, which has been famous for centuries for its fruits of the land.
Somerset is the home of Cheddar Cheese, you can still see it being made today in Cheddar Gorge near the Mendip Hills. The Mendip Hills ... Click to read the article details |
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