If you want to experience Europe, you need to travel to Italy. No other country on earth offers the depth, breadth, and scope of Italy. For lovers of art, history, architecture, or music Italy is unsurpassable. From the Ancient Roman Empire to the Medieval Tuscan fortress towns and the Venetian Republic, Italy’s incredible historical diversity has come together to produce…
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Desert Travel
Deserts are arid regions, generally receiving less than ten inches of precipitation a year, or regions where the potential evaporation rate is twice as great as the precipitation. The world’s deserts are divided into four categories. Subtropical deserts which are the hottest, with parched terrain and rapid evaporation. Although cool coastal deserts are located within the same latitudes as subtropical…
Iris As Garden Plants
Iris is the name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. The various Iris species have showy and beautiful flowers which make them popular in gardens and in floral arrangements. The name Iris is derived from the Latin name for rainbow, since Iris flowers exists in an abundance of color variations. The term Iris in not…
Tracing The Ancient History Of Wine
“Good wine”, said Shakespeare “is a good familiar creature if it be well used”. Wine is one of the most favored and widely consumed drinks in the world, especially in Europe, America, and Australia. Interestingly, the history of wine has several meeting points with the history of the Western world. The origins of wine can be traced back to the…
Getting To Know Australian Wines
Wine is the world’s oldest and most popular drink. In our society good wine is considered part of an elegant lifestyle, and an essential part of a fine meal. Wine is produced in many different regions of the world and a variety of contemporary and traditional fermentation methods are used in the making of wine. One of the countries that…
Golfing In Spain Along The Mediterranean Coast
Golf holidays in Spain are popular year round, especially in the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca regions where the weather allows for golfing even in the winter. Most resorts are located on the eastern coastline along the Mediterranean Sea and new courses continually to be built in this area. Golf resorts in Spain are a great getaway for those…
U S Population Growth In Costal Regions
National estimates put the U.S. population at just over 300 million based on the Census Bureau’s U.S. Population Clock. It is expected that America will see a surge in the population, primarily due to immigrants, with the addition of 100 million people added over the next 35 years. With the continued growth in population, analysts are starting to examine the…