Wellington, or Te Whanganui-a-Tara in Maori, is the capital of New Zealand and it sits on the south side of country’s North Island. It is New Zealand’s second largest city after Auckland, which was originally the capital city. Wellington was assigned as the capital in 1865, in order to have...
Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, is nicknamed The Big Pineapple, which hints to New York’s Big Apple, but the origin of the name is related to Dole Pineapple company. The more you know. The name Honolulu is far more poetic and translates into ‘sheltered harbor’, which, once you see Honolulu...
Frankfurt is a city of contrasts – home to European Central Bank and modern city skyscrapers in business district are balanced out with reconstructed Altstadt (Old Town) is the site of Römerberg with traditional half-timbered houses and Gothic Frankfurt Cathedral. Quick facts Name: Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main Founded: 8th century Population:...
Abu Dhabi, a city, an Emirate and the capital of the United Arab Emirates is situated on the island, just off the coast in the Arabian Gulf. It started as a small village of fishermen and pearl divers and now it is one of the most developed and modern cities...
The United Arab Emirates is the union of seven Emirates (Sheikhdoms) located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula and on the shores of the Persian Gulf. Its capital, Abu Dhabi, is a modern and ever-developing, and growing city with a history going back thousands of years and was globally...
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates globally famous for high-end hotels and resorts, luxury shopping, and futuristic architecture. What was once a small fishing village with a pearl trade is now one of the in the world. In the past thirty years, Dubai was transformed...
