Category: Travel
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Official Name: Italian Republic Established: 1861 Kingdom of Italy Population: 60,317,116 (2020 estimate) Religion: 83.3% Christianity, 12.4% No religion, 3.7% Islam Language: Italian Capital: Rome Order of Visit: Seventeenth First Visit: 8 June 2006 Last Visit: 22 June 2006 Duration: 15 Days Visit Highlights: Gondola ride in Venice, Rialto Bridge, Visiting The Colosseum (Rome),…
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Official Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Established: 1768 Kingdom of Nepal Population: 28,095,714 (2018 estimate) Religion: 81.3% Hinduism, 9% Buddhism, 4.4% Islam Language: Nepali Capital: Kathmandu Order of Visit: Sixty-Ninth First Visit: 13 October2018 Last Visit: 27 October 2018 Duration: 6 Days Visit Highlights: Kathmandu Streets, Thamel Market, Durbar Square, Sisterhood of Survivors, hiking…
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Official Name: Tibet Autonomous Region Established: 1951 (As part of the People’s Republic of China), Population: 3,180,000 Religion: Tibetan Buddhism Languages: Tibetan, Mandarin Capital: Lhasa Order of Visit: Seventieth First Visit: 17 October 2018 Last Visit: 26 October 2018 Duration: 10 Days Visit Highlights: The Himalayas, Mount Everest, Tsamkhung Nunnery, Polata Palace, Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse Bazaar, Pelkor…
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Ranked 003 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017). Watched movie during the month of August 2020. Cast: Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler), Ben Kingsley (Itzhak Stern), Ralph Fiennes (Amon Goeth), Caroline Goodall (Emilie Schindler), Jonathan Sagall (Poldek Pfefferberg), Embeth Davidtz (Helen Hirsch) Directors: Steven Spielberg My rating: 10 / 10
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Established: Treaty of Verdun – August 843, Republic – 22 September 1792 Population: 11,515,793 (2019) Religion: 62.8%% Christianity, 29.3% No religion, 6.8% Islam Language: Dutch, French, German Capital: Brussels Order of Visit: Eleventh First Visit: 04 May 2006 Last Visit: 23 June 2009 Duration: 9 Days Highlights: Atomium, Belgium waffles, Bruges Market Square, Chocó-Story Museum,…
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Established: Treaty of Verdun – August 843, Republic – 22 September 1792 Population: 67,076,000 (2020 Estimate) Religion: 57.5% Roman Catholic, 35% Non-religious, 3.5% other faiths, 3% Protestant Language: French Capital: Paris Order of Visit: Tenth First Visit: 24 April 2006 Last Visit: 8 July 2006 Duration: 18 Days Highlights: Chateau De Versailles, Climbing the Eiffel Tower,…
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Established: Kingdom of Eswatini 1968 Population: 1,093,238 (census 2017) Religion: Christianity (83%), African Traditional Religions (15%) Language: Swazi, English Capital: Mbabane Order of Visit: Ninth First Visit: 8 April 2006 Last Visit: 8 April 2006 Duration: 1 Day Must Do: Enjoy the stunning countryside Cities: None Swaziland Journal Entry
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Ranked 064 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as May 2017). Watched April 2020. Cast: Robert De Niro (Mike), Christopher Walken (Nick), John Savage (Steven), Meryl Streep (Linda), John Cazale (Stan), George Dzundza (John), Chuck Aspegren (Axel) Director: Michael Cimino My rating: 9.5 / 10
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Ranked 066 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as May 2017). Watched April 2020. Cast: Warren Beatty (Clyde Barrow), Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker), Michael J. Pollard (C.W. Moss), Gene Hackman (Buck Barrow), Estelle Parsons (Blanche Barrow), Gene Wilder (Eugene Grizzard) Director: Arthur Penn My rating: 8.5 / 10
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Established: Union of South Africa 1910, Republic 1961 Population: 58,775,022 (estimate 2019) Religion: African Independent Church (25.4%), Pentecostal and Evangelical (15.2%), Roman Catholic (6.8%), Methodist (5.0%), Reformed (4.2%), Anglican (3.2%) Language: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda, Southern Ndebele Capital: Pretoria Order of Visit: Eigthth First Visit: 29 March 2006…
