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The icebergs of Disko Bay in Greenland

Disko Bay is a large bay located along the coast of Greenland looking towards Canada and the large Baffin Island. Here is the small town of Ilulissat and the beautiful Ilulissat Icefjord, one of the natural wonders of Greenland. In ...

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Trekking trails along the Icefjord, Ilulissat, Greenland

Hiking trails along the Icefjord, Ilulissat, Greenland. Author and Copyright Almo

One of the most beautiful experiences to do in Ilulissat is certainly the trekking along one of the paths that run along the Icefjord. There are two main marked trails: the yellow and the blue hike. Both paths can be ...

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Flowering desert: a spectacle of nature

Namaqualand, South Africa. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Deserts are inhospitable areas of the earth characterized by great aridity. In these regions there is very little rainfall and life forms, both animal and vegetable, have to face some of the most hostile conditions on the planet. In deserts, ...

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California Christmas Markets

Not many are the Christmas markets in European style taking place in California. Among the more the visited is undoubtedly the Cambria Christmas market, Cambria is a town located along the California coast about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In ...

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New York Christmas Markets

Christmas in New York is always something special. The city is full of lights like never before. There are several ice skating rinks and many Christmas trees covered with lights and Christmas decorations. All of the larger shopping centers and the most ...

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Philadelphia Christmas Markets

The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. However, this area had been colonized by the Swedes and the Dutch, they fought for the control of the Delaware Valley ...

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Baltimore Christmas Markets

The city of Baltimore is located along the coast of the state of Maryland just north-east of Washington and to the southwest of Philadelphia. Set in the magnificent Cheasapeake Bay, the city of Baltimore has the charm of the small provincial ...

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San Francisco Christmas Markets

In the city of San Francisco you can visit the Great Dickens Christmas Fair where you can go back to the atmosphere of Victorian London. In the Silicon Valley there is the German Holiday Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) at City Hall Plaza, Mountain View. ...

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Los Angeles Christmas Markets

In Los Angeles the right places are the German Christmas Market at Old World Huntington Beach and the Alpine Village Christmas Faire in Torrance. LOS ANGELES CHRISTMAS MARKETS Dates of the Christmas Markets:Usually end of November – December SWEA Los Angeles Christmas ...

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Quebec Christmas Markets

Quebec is a Canadian French-speaking province. The most beautiful Christmas markets in Quebec are those of the National Capital (Capitale-Nationale) in the Old Port of Quebec (Vieux-Port de Québec) and Vieux Quebec (German Christmas Market – Marché de Noël allemand), ...

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Toronto Christmas Market

The Toronto Christmas market is held in the historic Distillery District – located to the east of the city center (Downtown Toronto). This area was designated in 1988 as a National Historic Site of Canada. There are many historic buildings, ...

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Chicago Christmas Markets

Christmas in Chicago is always something special. Winters are cold and snowy with few sunny days, so the city has a classic Christmas climate! Christmas in Chicago offers many activities to follow: the Christmas season begins with the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, then ...

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Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas market is held in downtown Vancouver on the Jack Poole Plaza (site of the Olympic Cauldron). The Vancouver Christmas Market is sharing the traditions inspired by Germany’s renowned Christmas Markets. The market have a marvelous tall Christmas Tree with ...

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The Eqi Glacier: The collapsing glacier

Eqi Glacier, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Located two hours by boat north of Ilulissat (about 80 km) the Eqi Glacier is another point where the Greenland ice sheet reaches the sea. The boat route to get there is very beautiful, on one side you go along ...

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Ilulissat: a lost city in an enchanted place in a hostile land

The port of Ilulissat, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Ilulissat is the third largest city in Greenland by number of inhabitants, but make no mistake, the “city” has fewer than five thousand inhabitants. If you look closely you will realize that there are more sled dogs than inhabitants in ...

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Greenland is an isolated but beautiful land

Boat in the ice, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Greenland is an isolated place from everything and one of the places on our planet where you can meet a hard, but spectacular nature. It is not easy to reach this land mass which is the largest island on the ...

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The fauna and flora of Greenland

Flying in the ice, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Greenland is a land, largely frozen and inhospitable, but teeming with life (flora and fauna) along the coast and in its cold waters. This is the ideal place to admire whales, but also to observe arctic birds or simply to ...

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Greenland: The land of the midnight sun

Midnight sun, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

The land of the midnight sun, Greenland, is located in the far north of the planet and is one of the places where the natural phenomenon of the midnight sun occurs during the northern hemisphere summer. In this period in ...

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The Icefjord and Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland

Icebergs in the Icefjord, Ilulissat, Greenland. Author and Copyright Marco Ramerini

Greenland, the largest island in the world currently has three sites that UNESCO has declared part of the World Heritage. Of these two sites are cultural heritage: the Aasivissuit – Nipisat: site linked to the Inuit hunting ground between ice ...

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The climate of Canyon de Chelly: when to go

The Canyon de Chelly National Monument is located on a plateau at a height that varies between 1,700 and 2,100 meters. The climate of the Canyon de Chelly is a semi-desert climate with harsh and sometimes snowy winters. The springs ...

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Canyon de Chelly: nature and Anasazi Indians

The Canyon de Chelly National Monument is located in northeastern Arizona in the Navajos Indian reservation. The park entrance is located near the town of Chinle. The territory around the canyon is monotonous, flat and desert. But once you arrive, ...

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How to apply for the ESTA and go to the United States

ESTA Visa Waiver Program

If you travel for tourism (or business) in the United States of America and you are a citizen of Europe or other countries to which ESTA is granted. You can take advantage of the opportunity to enter the country without ...

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The climate of Washington: when to go to Washington

The city of Washington has a humid temperate climate characterized by four distinct seasons with rainfall well distributed throughout each year. In summer, temperatures rise considerably and in the hottest month, July, the average maximum temperatures exceed 31 ° C ...

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The climate of New Orleans: when to go to New Orleans

New Orleans has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and rainy summers and mild, relatively less rainy winters. The rains are distributed throughout the year but the peak of rainfall occurs in the summer months between June and August. ...

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The climate of San Diego: when to go to San Diego

San Diego has a dry and mild Mediterranean climate which makes it one of the best cities in the United States for the quality and mildness of the climate. San Diego has over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year and ...

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The climate of Chicago: when to go to Chicago

Chicago is located at a latitude of 41 ° north in the North American Great Lakes area along the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, the city is affected by a type of humid and cold continental climate with four distinct ...

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San Diego: the ancient capital of Mexican California

The city of San Diego is located south of Los Angeles along the southern coast of California a few kilometers from the Mexican border. The city located along a bay on the Pacific Ocean was founded by the Spanish in ...

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The climate of Miami: when to go to Miami

The city of Miami is located along the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula approximately 25 degrees north latitude, so its location is a few degrees north of the Tropic of Cancer. The layout in the tropical area of the ...

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Miami: a luxurious city with beaches and lively cultural life

City located along the Atlantic Ocean coast in the southwestern United States in a tropical climate area. Miami is the arrival point of most tourists who visit Florida and its tropical beaches. The city stands at the mouth of the ...

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New Orleans: French vestiges along the Mississippi

New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718. The founder, the French J. B. Le Moyne de Bienville, gave it the name Nouvelle-Orléans in honor of the regent of France, the Duke of Orléans. The city is located 90 ...

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