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Antwerp is the city in the Belgium province Vlaanderen. De city is beside the river “De Schelde”. City population is about 460.000.

 

Origin of the name 'Antwerp'

The legend says that the name 'Antwerp' comes from the Dutch "hand werpen" meaning "hand thrown".

The story has it...

When departing or embarking Guyana (Co-operative Republic of Guyana), I always love to look down from the window of the iron bird, at the endless flora and fauna.

Guyana possesses over 800 varieties of documented birds, and...

He turned 400 this year, and he's looking better than ever. Quebec City is celebrating four centuries of culture with year-round festivities. The clifftop citadel that intimidated invading armies now conquers with a smile, a flourish of a plumed hat and a glass of kir.  The city...

It was my first trip to Bandhavgarh National Park. Earlier I had visited Kanha National Park to see the tiger and other Indian wildlife there. I was lucky to see a tigress at Kanha. This was my first sighting of the majestic animal that is now on the brink of extinction  I was quite young then and...

Happened to be in Stockholm on April 30th when all of Sweden celebrates Valborg - the arrival of spring. Not one to revel in festivities with historically pagan undertones, I ventured out into Skansen with an open mind to check it out. Pouring rain did nothing to dampen the sheer determination of...

A good friend of mine owns a Yoga Surfing Retreat in Byron Bay that I highly reccommend. Combining the elements of traditional Yoga Practise with Surfing and located in beautiful Byron Bay Australia, Santosha is a world class Yoga facility catering for everyone from the very beginner to the more...

Hello all! Welcome to the travellers community of GreatVibes! We are the Sojourners, we are the proud team members of the GreatVibes Philippines Global Community. This blog has been created because like any other organizations in the world, we also love to travel while keeping our customers up with services...

Braving the Ferocious Barracuda of the Florida Keys  


Written by Jan Maizler
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Countries Visited: 5 (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Cities/towns visited: 7 (Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Majori, Vilnius, Trakai, Warsaw

Reconstructed Old Towns seen: 1 (Warsaw, rebuilt to perfection after being dessimated in World War II and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Tibet...

Posting an article online may net you a few comments both gratifying and questioning. Posting your writing assignment online with critiques of your style can be quite daunting. Even the most experienced writers seethe uncomfortably when getting objective critiques.

As part of travel writer Angela...