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Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides are the most westerly islands of the Hebrides, west of the Scottish Highlands. They're sparsely populated with poor soil and few resources; historically they were in separate local government areas, which hindered their development and culture. But during the 20th century much of the island chain was linked by road causeways, their air and ro-ro ferry links improved, and they became the combined local government entity of the Western Isles (Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar). In 2021 their population was 26,830.

Islands
The populated islands are linked by road into three groups. From north to south these are:

Lewis and Harris are the same island, but divided by mountains with (until modern times) only rough tracks across. It was easier to sail between them, as if they were divided by sea. Lewis, the northern and larger section, is mostly low-lying. Inland is infertile heath, but the east coastal strip is farmland.
 * Lewis, Harris and Great Bernera
 * on Lewis is the only place in the entire Hebrides that you could call a town, with an airport and ferries from the mainland.
 * is a small island off the northwest coast of Lewis.
 * Harris to the south, linked by a good main road, is rugged but more scenic.
 * is the main village on Harris, with ferries from Skye.
 * is a small village further south, with ferries from Berneray.

This series of islands became linked by road during the 20th century, to create one very long island. They are mostly low-lying heathland with a myriad small lochs.
 * Berneray, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay
 * is small, and was difficult to reach until it became linked - the future King Charles III once spent a week working as a crofter here, and no-one noticed. It has ferries from Leverburgh.
 * is the main village on North Uist, with ferries from Skye.
 *  Grimsay is a farming island crossed by the highway.
 * has an airport and the little village of Balivanich.
 * South Uist, the longest island, has a ridge to the east and the highway and crofts to the west.
 * the main settlement on South Uist has ferries from the mainland.
 * Eriskay the last in the Uist chain has ferries from Barra.

 * Barra has an airport where planes land on the beach, and ferries from Eriskay to Àird Mhòr on its north coast.
 * is the main village, with ferries from the mainland.
 * Vatersay just south is linked by road.

Thus, these three island groups all have settlements, regular public transport to each other and to the Scottish mainland, and visitor amenities. They're quiet except at the height of summer. Around them are even smaller islands, innumerably many: the Hebrides have a fractal terrain so however closely you focus in, more islands swim into view. A few have private dwellings but most just have sheep or sea-birds. Little islands important for wild-life, sometimes visited by boat trips, include the Shiant Islands south of Lewis and the Monach Islands off North Uist.

 * St Kilda is a lonely archipelago 40 miles out in the Atlantic, with an army outpost but no permanent residents.
 * is the largest island, and the only one formerly inhabited; there is no island called St Kilda. Its tiny population led a precarious existence, crofting and gathering birds' eggs from the cliffs, until illness and other hardships forced them out in 1930. Nowadays volunteers work on Hirta in summer to preserve the habitat and ancient farmsteads; there's no visitor accommodation and you can only get in by boat in favourable weather. The other main islands are Dùn, Soay and Boreray, only ever used for grazing.

 * : is it Hebridean, part of the Orkneys, or a piece of the Faeroes that's somehow gone astray? Away north of the tip of Lewis, this island is even further out than St Kilda. The last resident left in 1844. Boats rarely visit, it's too far for a day trip.

Understand
The bedrock of all these islands is gneiss laid down 3 billion years ago, very hard-wearing and impermeable. On Lewis this lies flat, so a peat bog has built up over it, and on Harris it's contorted into gnarly hills; the Uists further south are a mixture more flat than gnarly. They are all a dismal prospect to farm. People have nevertheless lived here since prehistoric times, leaving their burial cairns, "dun" fortresses, and standing stones. They got about by sea in small craft that could draw up in little coves, as did the Celts and Vikings. During the Middle Ages the Vikings transitioned into the nation of Norway, and were forced to cede the Hebrides to Scotland after their defeat at Largs in 1263. Clan chiefs feuded with each other and with Edinburgh or London authority, but their battles were elsewhere. One such battle, at Culloden in 1746, broke the feudal Clan system and brought in a capitalist economy and distant landowners looking to increase their profits. In the 19th century this led to ruthless evictions - "Clearances" - of the tenant smallholders, and the stark empty scenery you see today was created in that era. The hillsides are haunted by ruins of abandoned farmsteads and entire villages, and the furrows of potato plots.

There was never large-scale industry here - weaving textiles such as Harris tweed remained a cottage industry, and fisheries were hampered by the distance to market. The population has therefore remained small, with no influx of mainland workers. One result is that Gaelic language and culture is preserved, and is the primary language on road signage. Everyone is fluent in English but learning a few Gaelic phrases will boost your welcome. There is religious gradient: Lewis and Harris are dourly Protestant and sabbatarian, so almost nothing stirs on a Sunday. Churches. Barra and South Uist are Catholic, and you may find shops open after midday on a Sunday. Benbecula is in between. Other faiths are only found in penny numbers.

Summer is short, May to mid Sept, with long midge-ridden days. The islands are quiet the rest of the year and some amenities shut down, but the flights and ferries run year-round, as they're essential to Hebridean life.

By plane
There are three airports in the Outer Hebrides, so each populated island group is served. Loganair operates all the flights.
 * Stornoway on Lewis is the best connected, with direct flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness on the mainland, and from Benbecula.
 * Benbecula has flights from Glasgow and Stornoway.
 * Barra only has flights from Glasgow, which land on the beach.

By boat
Calmac car ferries sail throughout the Hebrides. Buses run from Glasgow to the mainland ferry ports, and trains run to Oban and Mallaig. The routes are:

 * Ullapool to Stornoway on Lewis two daily, 2 hr 30 min (Nov-Mar only one on Sunday).
 * Uig on Skye to Tarbert on Harris one or two daily, 1 hr 40 min (Nov-Mar some days in just one direction).
 * Uig on Skye to Lochmaddy on North Uist one or two daily, 1 hr 45 min (Nov-Mar some days in just one direction).
 * Oban to Castlebay on Barra daily, 5 hours (Nov-Mar not Th or Su).
 * Mallaig to Lochboisdale on South Uist daily, 3 hours 30 mins (Nov-Mar not Tu or Th, and on some days sailing from Oban instead of Mallaig).

See below for the ferries between the three island groups.

By boat
Calmac ferries cross between the island groups:
 * Berneray north tip of the Uists to Leverburgh on Harris 3 or 4 daily, one hour.
 * Eriskay south tip of the Uists to Barra 4-5 daily, 40 min.

By bus
Buses reach all corners but are sparse M-Sa with nothing on a Sunday.

A linked bus and ferry service runs the length of the Outer Hebrides through Barra, the Uists and Harris and across Lewis to Stornoway, and M-Sa it's possible to go the whole way in one day. There are half-a-dozen services part-route (eg Lewis to Harris), but for the full route you need to set off from Castlebay Barra at 06:20, Lochboisedale South Uist at 09:00, Benbecula at 11:10, Lochmaddy North Uist at 11:30 and Tarbert Harris at 16:20, to reach Stornoway by 17:30. Going south, you leave Stornoway 09:30 to reach Tarbert at 10:45, Lochmaddy at 13:45, Benbecula at 14:25, Lochboisdale at 15:25 and reach Castlebay at 17:35.

By road
Some visitors bring their own car, but it's a long drive to reach the mainland ferry ports. Even from Glasgow or Edinburgh, you need an overnight stop before joining the ferry. You'll appreciate having a car to get around, as sights and amenities are scattered, and the car gets you out of the wind, rain and midges.

The three airports have car hire, which you should book as the rental fleets are small. They allow you to drive to another of these islands and may allow drop off, but you may not take a rental car to the mainland. Keep an eye on the fuel gauge, distances may be greater than you expect and filling stations are sparse.

The island roads are mostly single track with passing places and are in good repair, since they're not pounded by heavy traffic. They're double track on the inter-island causeways, which are toll-free and passable in all but the wildest Atlantic weather.

The roads are pleasant to cycle, if you're prepared for an occasional drenching. With sight-seeing it takes a week to cycle from Barra to Stornoway.

See

 * Castles: Lews Castle in Stornoway is an Edwardian mansion, now a museum and event space.
 * Dùn Èistean near the north tip of Lewis is the scraps of a 16th century redoubt, on a sea stack that you reach by footbridge.
 * Amhuinnsuidhe Castle 15 miles west of Tarbert on Harris is a posh hotel for shooting parties.
 * Borve Castle on Benbecula is the ruin of a medieval tower house.
 * Ormacleit Castle on South Uist is the fragments of an 18th century mansion.
 * Kisimul Castle is a medieval bastion perched on an islet off Castelbay on Barra.

 * Prehistoric sites abound, as the lack of population and mainland farming methods saved them from plough and pickaxe.
 * Callinish standing stones on Lewis are the must-see. This is the chief site of a Neolithic ritual landscape, so nearby are Callanish 2, 3 and so on.
 * Dun Carloway on Lewis is a broch, a sturdy Iron Age fortress.
 * Bostadh on Great Bernera is an Iron Age house, though the original has been re-buried and you visit a replica.
 * Pobull Fhinn is the best stone circle on North Uist.
 * The wheelhouse on Grimsay is Iron Age, probably ritual not residential.
 * Pollachar standing stone on South Uist is more accessible than most megaliths: they're often on soggy moors.

 * Blackhouses were traditional Hebridean dwellings, with the cattle kept at one end, and a fug of peat smoke as they had no chimney.
 * Arnol on Lewis is a blackhouse village - many are ruined but one is restored as a museum.
 * Garenin is another such village. Some are now holiday cottages and one is a hostel.
 * The hostel on Bernaray is a restored blackhouse.
 * Howmore on South Uist has several, and one is a hostel.

 * Natural world: the islands are good places for birdwatching, with a RSPB reserve on North Uist, and many migrant and resident species. St Kilda is the stand-out if you can reach it.
 * Seals and occasionally otters can be seen on coastal rocks.
 * Eriskay has a distinctive breed of wild pony.
 * The brief summer brings out wild flowers, most colourful on the machair, the sandy terrain near the beaches.
 * Dark skies in winter display a profusion of stars and sometimes the aurora. But not in summer, as it never gets properly dark.

 * Local culture: and note the museums above.
 * Museum nan Eilean is in Stornoway, and An Lanntair is an art centre there.
 * Taigh Chearsabhagh is a cultural centre in Lochmaddy on North Uist.

Do

 * Climb: the hills are of no great height, but even a short climb opens out a great view. Clisham on Harris is the highest at 799 m / 2621 ft.
 * Golf: there are courses on South Uist, Benbecula, Harris and Stornoway.
 * Sing to the seals: "Hoiran, oiran, oiran, oiro..." is a traditional air sung to the seals as they bask upon the rocks. Jean Redpath (1937-2014) was one singer who reported success in charming them out of the water, on Barra. But given what the blubbery creatures do every day of their lives, it's equivalent to a song to make rats scurry off or seagulls decorate your windscreen.
 * Events are Hebcelt music festival at Stornoway in July, North Uist Highland Games in July, Eilean Dorcha music festival on Benbecula in July, and the MacNeil biennial clan gathering on Barra in August of even-numbered years.
 * Events are Hebcelt music festival at Stornoway in July, North Uist Highland Games in July, Eilean Dorcha music festival on Benbecula in July, and the MacNeil biennial clan gathering on Barra in August of even-numbered years.

Buy

 * Stornoway is the only town with a range of shops comparable to a mainland town, with two supermarkets, a chemist, hardware store, book shop and clothes shops.
 * Elsewhere in the islands there are several Co-ops, and independent stores selling groceries along with clothes or hardware. These are small but manage to carry a varied stock.
 * Newspapers arrive on the islands by ferry and so only become available by afternoon.
 * There are banks or ATMs in Stornoway, Tarbert, Lochmaddy on North Uist, Balivanich on Benbecula, Lochboisdale on South Uist and Castlebay on Barra. A Royal Bank of Scotland mobile bank in a van transits the Uists on Tuesday and Lewis and Harris on Thursday.

Eat

 * There are several daytime cafes, but few places for an evening meal outside Stornoway, try the hotels. You do well to book any time of year: they probably have plenty of vacant tables, but they can't subsist on walk-ins and will only buy ingredients and set on staff if they know customers are coming.
 * Local seafood is excellent, try the shellfish such as scallops.
 * Stornoway is famous for its black pudding, a blood sausage, and you are likely to find this on breakfast menus.
 * There are local bakeries in Stornoway and on Benbecula.

Drink

 * There are several pubs in Stornoway but few elsewhere, try the hotel bars. They often have live music on Friday and Saturday nights, which on sabbatarian Lewis and Harris will cease promptly by midnight on Saturday.
 * Abhainn Dearg Distillery in northwest Lewis makes whisky and Isle of Harris Distillery in Tarbert makes gin and whisky. North Uist Distillery is actually on Benbecula: it makes gin, and is expected to launch its whisky in 2023.

Sleep

 * Camping is widely available, but think twice about it if you react badly to midge bites.
 * Hostels are in several villages and in some wild strange places, such as Rhenigidale on Harris.
 * Most settlements have B&B, and self-catering cottages are dotted all over.
 * There are small hotels especially in Stornoway and Tarbert. The grandest splurge is at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle near Tarbert.

Stay safe
The main hazards are natural: Lewis is on the same latitude as the north of Labrador. The sea is cold and the breeze brings in sharp showers. You need stout footwear for the boggy island footpaths. The midges are a confounded nuisance in summer.

Pack enough of your usual medications and some extra in case of delay to your return ferry or flight.

Island folk are honest but that can't be said of all the visitors, so take usual care of valuables.

Go next

 * You might cross Skye going to and from the Western Isles, taking the ferry from Uig. Skye's scenery is spectacular especially on Trotternish peninsula but it will feel very touristy and crowded after the Uists.
 * Reaching the other Inner Hebrides mostly involves a long backtrack via the mainland. But if from Skye you take the ferry to Mallaig, this is the departure point for the Small Isles of Rhum, Canna, Muck and Eigg. Driving south from Mallaig across Ardnamurchan brings you to Mull.
 * Crossing from Stornoway to Ullapool brings you to Wester Ross: go north along the wave-dashed coast towards Thurso, where you can cross to the Orkney Islands.

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Outer Seychelles

The Outer Seychelles are the vast and far spread apart coralline island chains of the Seychelles.

See

 * The Aldabra Atoll — an UNESCO World Heritage site

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Outjo

Outjo is a city of 8,400 people (2011) in Kunene, Namibia referred to as The Gateway to Etosha.

Get in
Reach via C39 and C38, on the road to the Etosha National Park.

Outjo is 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Anderson Gate. Damaraland is also reached by travelling through Outjo on the C39 to Khorixas, and the C40 towards Kamanjab leads to the Kaokoveld.

Go next

 * Etosha National Park — the second largest of Namibia's game reserves.

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Ovalau

Ovalau is the principal island and seat of local government of the Lomaiviti Islands in Fiji.

Cities
There are 24 villages and settlements on the island. Levuka is the only town and acts as a market place and service centre for the people of the island of Ovalau. Levuka is also the former capital of Fiji.
 * - a town on the eastern coast and former capital of Fiji
 * - a small seaside village on Ovalau Island

Get in
AIR: Pacific Sun (Reservations Ph: +679 6720 888) has three flights weekly from Suva to Levuka (Bureta airstrip). Flying time: approximately 12 min. Check first, as there were no flights available in December 2010 so this may not be an option at the time of your travel.

The airstrip, approximately 40 min from town, is on the west side of the island and is serviced by a local bus.

SEA: Patterson Brothers Shipping (Ph: +679 3315 644, e: patterson@connect.com.fj) has a daily (sometimes on Sunday) bus and ferry service from Suva to Levuka. The trip takes 4½ hours, and is recommended for its experience. The connecting bus leaves Suva from the bus stand opposite the flea market at 13:00 and arrives at Natovi at 15:30. The ferry departs from Natovi jetty at 16:00 and arrives at Buresala jetty (Ovalau Island) at 16:50. The connecting bus departs Buresala at 17:00 arrives at Levuka at 17:45. The ferry back to Suva departs Buresala jetty (Ovalau) at 05:45. You can also take your own car on this ferry service. Bookings should be made (for any trip) at least four days in advance. Cost is $25 one way.

See

 * Anniversary Bure- built for Prince Charles to entertain dignitaries when he came to grant Fiji her independence in 1970.
 * Cession Stone- commemorating the signing of the Deed of Cession between Fiji and Great Britain
 * Queen Victoria Memorial Hall
 * War Memorial on Niukaube Hill
 * Queen Victoria Memorial Hall
 * War Memorial on Niukaube Hill
 * War Memorial on Niukaube Hill

Do

 * Fishing - Hand line and trawling
 * Hiking; to cultural sights and ruins
 * Scuba Diving - Sharks, coral, small sea creatures or manta rays, all here. Try Ovalau Watersports for info on diving locally.
 * Snorkelling - Around the local beaches of on the reefs alongside divers there are great locations near Ovalau.

Eat
The only restaurants on the Ovalau Island are in Levuka town, or at the Ovalau Holiday Resort, 4 km north of Levuka. However visitors may be offered food and drink when passing by a village. This is Fijian custom and should not be abused.

Drink
The only bars or clubs on the island are in Levuka. In the villages the only drink is yaqona (kawa).

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Overberg

Overberg is an area rich in biodiversity between Cape Town and the Garden Route

Towns

 * — home to mineral-rich hot springs
 * — fishing village surrounded by unspoilt marine and terrestrial nature where you can do a Great White Shark cage dive in season.
 * — heart of the Whale Coast, a great place to whale-watch or visit a wine region
 * — holiday town, and
 * — one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa, with many buildings of Cape Dutch architecture
 * – fishing and holiday town, popular for spearfishing.
 * — holiday town, and
 * — one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa, with many buildings of Cape Dutch architecture
 * – fishing and holiday town, popular for spearfishing.

Other destinations

 * — the southern tip of Africa, with plenty of birdwatching opportunities
 * — offers coastal and mountain walking, with spectacular views and plenty of opportunities for whale watching
 * — a 28-km² park dedicated to the preservation of bonteboks, a type of antelope

Get in
From Cape Town, either take the N2 highway, or drive around False Bay to Pringle Bay, then cruise along the coast (R44) to Kleinmond and beyond.

Get around

 * The R43 and R44 connects all the towns to the N2.

See

 * The Cape Floral Region Protected Areas are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Do

 * Scuba and freediving

Go next
Take the N2 through Swellendam and on to the Garden Route.

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Overijssel

Overijssel is one of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The river IJssel, from which the province takes its name, actually flows through both Overijssel and Gelderland, forming a boundary between them in its northern part. Much of the eastern part of the province consists of the region of Twente, which is actually quite far removed from the river.

Cities

 * — the capital of the province, a prosperous town with a long history
 * — a very important and wealthy city in medieval times
 * — these towns are very small and provide a truly scenic view of the region of Twente
 * — largest city of Overijssel and the Twente region and large student population
 * — known as "Venice of the North" for its rural waterways
 * — Industrial city near Enschede
 * — Hanzestad town with many historic sights
 * — a historic village formerly along the Zuiderzee
 * — Hanzestad town with many historic sights
 * — a historic village formerly along the Zuiderzee

Other destinations

 * — One of Europe's most important swamps, home to herons and otters.
 * — Hills! In the Netherlands!

Understand
Overijssel can be split into a couple of distinctive regions. Twente in the south-east is the largest region with Enschede as its largest city. Salland is in the west, over the actual river IJssel, and has Zwolle and Deventer as largest cities. There's the Vechtdal in the north. The municipality of Steenwijkerland forms the northwestern extremity of the province, and is sometimes referred to as a separate region, the Kop van Overijssel.

By car
The A1 highway runs directly from Amsterdam to Deventer, Almelo and Hengelo. Zwolle can be reached by taking the A1 and then the A28. Enschede can be reached by taking the A1 and then the A 35. Most destinations are within a 2 hour drive from Amsterdam.

By train
From Schiphol Airport as well as from Amsterdam's Central Station, there are direct intercity services to Deventer, Almelo, Hengelo, Enschede and Zwolle. The farthest of these destinations take about two hours to reach. From the German cities of Münster and Dortmund there are also direct train connections to Enschede with regional trains.

Get around
Most cities in Twente can be reached by bus or a local train service. Or, do as the Dutch do and plan a cycling tour. Bicycles can be rented at most large train stations and are a great way to get around both on the countryside and in the city.

See

 * The town of Giethoorn, sometimes called the "Venice of the North"
 * National Park "De Weerribben" in the extreme northwest of the province
 * The unspoilt mediaeval village of Ootmarsum
 * The picturesque mediaeval centre of the city of Deventer
 * The hills of Salland, northeast of Deventer
 * The forests of Twente
 * The unique landscape of the Lutterzand
 * Architecture and art in Enschede

Do
Overijssel is a great place for the following activities:

 * Visit a cheese farm
 * Go horseriding
 * Taking a guided tour in nature, there are rare species of plants and animals to be found in nature parks
 * Visit Enschede, the largest city in the east. It's a student town and a great place to shop, dine and do cultural activities. Enjoy art, architecture and music here.
 * Outdoor activities like canoeing, cycling and walking
 * Visit museums and historical sites. Overijssel was one of the last parts of the Netherlands to convert to Christianity, this created a unique culture with a lot of room for tradition.

Eat
Traditional Dutch cuisine is hearty, rich and simple. Enjoy traditional dishes like stamppots (mashups from potatoes and different varieties of vegetables, served with sausage or meatballs) and pannekoeken (a large and thinner version of pancake, great with its own special syrup). There are restaurants that specialise in pannenkoeken exclusively, they're called pannenkoekenhuizen. A great place to visit with children or to visit as a halfway point on walking or cycling trips.

Drink
Overijssel has local breweries and wine is also produced in small quantities. Try local beers and wines, you can find them at many cafés.

The Dutch legal age for drinking is 18.

Go next
The eastern border of Overijssel is also the border with Germany. The following Dutch provinces border Overijssel: Flevoland on the west, Gelderland towards the southwest, and Drenthe and Friesland on the north.

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Overland

Australia

 * A colloquial term to refer to travelling between Melbourne and Adelaide, as well as the train line which is universally referred to as "The Overland" as one of Australia's four well known train lines.

Other uses

 * Round the world overland

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Hong Kong to Kunming overland

This article discusses overland travel between Hong Kong and Kunming, capital of Yunnan province in the southwest of China. It passes through a famously scenic area around Guilin. The trip could be done in as little as eight hours by a direct high-speed train, but to enjoy the scenery, shopping and bars en route, ten days or more is usual.

Understand
Southwest China is, in many ways, the most exotic part of China, largely populated by various ethnic minorities with interesting handicrafts, languages, folk music and so on. It is also a poor area, relatively cheap to travel in overall.

Some areas have been or are being developed for tourism; there you can expect to find some modern amenities, Western food, English speakers and (by Chinese standards) high prices. Once you get out of those areas, expect none of the above.

Prepare
For some parts of this trip anyone who does not speak Chinese will definitely need a Chinese phrasebook.

On the overnight buses, you have to remove your shoes when boarding and put them back on to get off for food and toilet stops. You may want to buy a pair of "kung fu" slippers (¥15-20) to make this easier, even if you normally travel in boots or laced shoes.

By air
Hong Kong International Airport is the hub for international travel. Just across the border in the Pearl River Delta region, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen also have major airports. Macau, across the mouth of the Pearl from Hong Kong, also has a large airport and some of the low-cost airlines go there instead of Hong Kong, partly because the landing fees are lower. Along the way, airports at Guilin, Guiyang and Kunming offer extensive services throughout China.

All airports mentioned here have international connections with Hong Kong being the most comprehensive.

By rail
All the cities mentioned above have good rail connections to the rest of China. Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin and Kunming are also on the national high speed rail grid with services to Beijing, Shanghai and most other major Chinese cities.

Much of this article was written before those high-speed lines came into service, so it emphasizes bus travel. Today, however, the fastest and most comfortable routes are by fast train. It is also possible, and recommended, to mix the methods of transport, for example getting to Guilin by train then continuing to Kunming on the more scenic bus route described below.

Route
This article does not cover traveling around within Yunnan or within the Pearl River Delta region near Hong Kong. See those articles and Yunnan tourist trail for suggestions.

The most interesting route is to travel either by train or bus to Guilin, a major tourism area in Guangxi, then head north by bus through less traveled country into Guizhou, a relatively poor and non-touristic province with many ethnic minorities. This article treats that as the main route; various other possibilities are under alternate routes below.

China has a fast expanding system of fast bullet trains. Guangzhou to Guiyang, via Guilin has opened.

Hong Kong to Guilin
There are flights from Hong Kong to Guilin.

The fastest land route is by high speed G train from Hong Kong West Kowloon station to Guilin West (Guilinxi) station (3hr 15m), or (after crossing the border) Guangzhou South (Guangzhounan) to Guilin North (Guilinbei) via high speed D train (3hr). If taking the bus, cross the border to Shenzhen (Hong Kong metro and a short walk). One of the main Shenzhen bus stations is within a few hundred meters of the main border crossing; see the Shenzhen article for details. There are also buses from Guangzhou or Zhuhai, and trains from either of those or from Shenzhen.

Yangshuo is a tourist town somewhat south of Guilin; for many Western tourists, especially the backpacker types and rock climbers, the main reason for going to Guilin is to get to Yangshuo. However, Guilin itself is also worth a stop; certainly both places are very popular with Chinese tour groups. There are also a number of more off-the-beaten-track towns in the area, such as Xingping and Yizhou, which will appeal to some travellers.

All the Guilin-bound buses pass through Yangshuo, and many travellers prefer to get off there. If you take a train or plane to Guilin, bus or riverboat transport to Yangshuo is readily available; see Yangshuo for details.

Probably the most interesting route would be:
 * take the ferry from Hong Kong to the former Portuguese colony Macau, across the Pearl River estuary
 * spend some time seeing Macau
 * rise early to avoid crowds, walk across the border to Zhuhai
 * spend some time in Zhuhai
 * two hours by bus, or less on the fast train, to Guangzhou
 * spend some time in Guangzhou
 * get a train to Guilin, or overnight bus to either Guilin or Yangshuo

There are direct buses from Shenzhen or Zhuhai to Guilin with a stop in Yangshuo, but the bus from Guangzhou is more comfortable and a shorter trip.

If you choose, as many travellers do, to spend most of your time in the Guilin area in Yangshuo, then your first step in continuing on this route will be the 90-km bus ride into Guilin. Consider spending a day or two there as well.

Guilin to Longsheng
From Guilin, take the bus to Longsheng (2.5 hours)

Longsheng, between Sanjiang and Guilin, has the famously scenic "Dragon's Backbone" rice terraces; these are a major tourist draw and very photogenic, quite possibly worth a stop. If you want to see them, the best way may be to take one of the many guided tours to them on offer in Guilin or Yangshuo, or to arrange a tour in Longsheng as that article suggests, This is rural China so a Chinese-speaking guide is useful; also, it is hill country so good transportation arrangements are quite valuable.

On the other hand, you may want to skip Longsheng since it has few attractions other than the rice terraces and, if you are heading into Guizhou, you will see lots of terraced fields there.

Longsheng to Sanjiang
From Longsheng, take the bus to Sanjiang (1.5 hours)

Sanjiang is worth a stop. It is the capital of a Dong minority area and has some sights and shopping.

Sanjiang to Congjiang
From Sanjiang, take the bus to Congjiang (5 hours)

Congjiang is the first main town you reach in Guizhou Province.

Many travellers treat Congjiang as a basically uninteresting place where one just changes buses, but it does have some attractions. There are decent moderately-priced hotels and cheap street food, and both the Dong and Miao minority groups are present.

Congjiang to Kaili
There are buses direct from Conjiang to Guiyang, about four hours through interesting scenery. However, this route is not recommended since it bypasses Kaili. Kaili is a trading town with many interesting villages nearby, the hub of Eastern Guizhou and probably the most interesting place on this route.

The direct bus from Congjiang to Kaili takes 4 hours and passes through some lovely scenery, hilly country with terraced fields and pretty villages. There are buses every hour or two from morning to mid-afternoon. Nighttime buses are not recommended here; you would miss the scenery and some of the narrow hill country roads might be dangerous.

Connecting through Rongjiang (榕江) is always possible. Buses depart every 30 minutes.

An alternate route, slower but likely more interesting, would be through the villages of Liping, Jinping and Sansui on a series of buses.

Kaili to Guiyang
From Kaili, it is 2.5 hours by bus to Guiyang.

Alternately, you could take a train to Guiyang or even Kunming from Kaili. It may be difficult to get a seat, though, since in China trains tend to fill up at the major stations so none are left at intermediate stations like Kaili.

Kaili is a trading town with many interesting villages nearby. This is the hub of Eastern Guizhou, probably the most interesting place on this route.

Guiyang to Anshun
From Guiyang it is 2 hours by bus to Anshun. Guiyang is the provincial capital. It is not a particularly interesting city, but it might be worth looking around and visiting some of the many handicraft and souvenir shops. A possible side trip would be to go a few hours north from Guiyang to Zunyi. This is an important site for Chinese Communist history; at the Zunyi Conference during the Long March Mao joined the Central Committee.

Anshun to Kunming
Anshun is a moderately interesting town and the hub of Western Guizhou. China's biggest waterfall is nearby and there are also a number of caves in the area. The region produces a lot of batik work, generally with indigo dyes; you see much the same stuff here that is sold in the provincial capital Guiyang or in more distant tourist areas like Dali or Yangshuo, but if you bargain hard it is cheaper here.

Anshun to Kunming by train takes 6.5 hours. Buses travel in comparable time on the G60 expressway.

Hong Kong to Guangxi along the coast
The route suggested above goes inland from Hong Kong toward Guilin. An alternative is to travel along the coast toward Zhanjiang and optionally to Hainan, China's southernmost province and promoted as "China's Hawaii". There are buses from Zhuhai or a fast train from Guangzhou.

The next stop would be the coastal town Beihai, reached either by bus from Zhanjiang or by ferry from Hainan, specifically from the capital Haikou. From there it is a few hours by bus to Nanning, then a short bus or train trip to Gulin.

Kunming to Nanning or Guilin by rail
From Kunming, you can take a train through sensational mountain scenery to Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. From Nanning, it is a short trip by bus or train (3hr by HSR) to tourist center Guilin. See above for routes from Guilin to Hong Kong.

There are also flights possible to both Nanning and Guilin from most major cities in China.

From Nanning into Southeast Asia
Nanning is a transportation hub with links south toward Vietnam and from there to anywhere in Southeast Asia.

Some travel agents in Yangshuo can arrange a Vietnamese visa for you, or you can get it yourself at a Vietnamese consulate in either Kunming or Nanning. Some other Southeast Asian nations also have consulates in those cities, so other visas can be obtained there as well.

Kunming to Hong Kong by (mostly) air
The fastest reasonably priced way from Kunming to Hong Kong or vice versa is by a plane/ferry combination, about 4 hours and at least ¥850. You could fly directly to Hong Kong, but it is usually significantly cheaper to land in Shenzhen and take a ferry.

Many foreigners in China need to get a new visa or passport stamp every few months and Hong Kong or Macau are good places for this. For some passports you can get a multiple-entry tourist or business visa with just a photo and money. The plane/ferry combination is the usual method for such "visa runs".

Kunming - Hong Kong That's it. For about ¥850 you can go to Hong Kong.
 * Take the plane from Kunming to Shenzhen (cheapest ¥650; normal ¥850)
 * Take the free airport bus from Shenzhen airport to Shenzhen airport terminal ferry
 * Take the ferry to Hong Kong Kowloon (about ¥200)

Hong Kong
 * Take the Turbojet ferry from Hong Kong to Shenzhen airport (about US$235)
 * Take the free airport bus to Shenzhen airport
 * Take the plane from Shenzhen to Kunming (about ¥700)

A convenient way to book the ferry and plane ticket together is at the China Travel Service (HK). It is easy to find as it is directly opposite Chunking Mansions in Kowloon where many backpackers stay.

Sleep
All the cities have hotels, generally moderately priced. ¥60 to 100 for a clean double room with shower, and sometimes with breakfast, is typical. In tourist areas such as Kunming or Yangshuo backpacker dorms in the ¥20 range are also readily available.

Stay safe
These areas are generally quite poor and petty theft is common. Take precautions against pickpockets and watch for things like razor attacks on luggage during bus or train rides.

Armed robbery is rare, but has been reported. Victims are generally lone travelers, often female. Try to stay in a group, especially on treks through isolated areas.

Altitude sickness is a risk in some areas, especially if you go west of Kunming up toward the Himalayas.

Go next
You can fly direct from Kunming to most major Chinese cities and to some places in Southeast Asia. From Hong Kong, you can fly almost anywhere. Both cities are also well connected to the rest of China by rail and highway.

By surface transport from Hong Kong:
 * the Pearl River Delta region is just inland
 * across the Pearl estuary to Macau, both a huge gambling venue and a fascinating old colonial city

By land from Kunming:
 * For even more sensational scenery, continue onto the Yunnan tourist trail. Next stop is Dali.
 * From the end of that route you can (if you have the permits), continue Overland to Tibet
 * North to Chengdu, Sichuan either by the extremely scenic and extremely slow train (18 hr) or the much faster bus (12 hr). Break your journey in Xichang
 * Southwest to Jinghong, Xishuangbanna then cross the border into Laos
 * Southeast to Hekou then cross the border to Sapa hills of Vietnam

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Overland Park

Overland Park is a city in northeastern Kansas within the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is a melting-pot of both urban and suburban living. With 197,000 residents (2020), it is one of the most affluent cities in the U.S.

Understand
Overland Park is the largest community in Johnson County.

By plane
Kansas City International Airport is about 45 minutes away and is the primary airport for the entire Kansas City metro area.

By bus
There is a bus to the overland park campus from Lawrence k-10-connector.

By car
Interstates 35, 435, and 635 with U.S. 69 pass through Overland Park. Roads are generally uncongested and nearly all parking in the entire city is free.

Get around
North and South streets are named while East and West streets are numbered. Metcalf Ave will take you just about anywhere, although at parts, it has many lanes and is a bit confusing. Before driving on this street, make sure you know where you're going and don't drive on it during rush hour (5PM-7PM), or expect to be sitting there at least an hour. State Line is the street directly between Kansas and Missouri, thus the name. One strange road name is College Blvd, but is mainly due to Johnson County Community College in western Overland Park. College Blvd is 111th Street, despite the confusing name. Also, 135th St turns into Santa Fe as you're heading West. If you happen to be on Santa Fe, that means you're no longer in Overland Park, you are in Olathe. Overland Park lies between I-35 (north) and 199th St (south) and State Line (east) and Quivira (west).

By bus
The RideKC from Kansas City also runs in Overland Park, read more there Kansas City. The transit stops are on google transit and searchable there, except for the k-10 connector.

Learn

 * Johnson County Community College is located at the intersection of College Blvd. and Quivira Rd. With 35,000 students, JCCC offers both 2-year and 4-year programs.  Also, the campus is host to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as an on-site food court and several coffee-shops.

Work

 * Sprint World Headquarters, near 119th Street and Nall Ave.
 * Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd near Nall Ave.

Buy
There are two main shopping districts within Overland Park. If you want to venture north to Kansas City there is also the famous Crowne Center and Country Club Plaza which are especially beautiful around Christmas time when they are lit up with thousands of Christmas lights.

 * Scheels. Sporting goods shopping center with many goods and pieces of equipment for sale.
 * Scheels. Sporting goods shopping center with many goods and pieces of equipment for sale.
 * Scheels. Sporting goods shopping center with many goods and pieces of equipment for sale.

Cope
There are many churches in the area with many different denominations, although unity churches are very prominent. You can look in the local section of the Kansas City Star to find the location of one near you.

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Overland to Tibet

It is possible to fly into Tibet, but doing so from near sea level entails a large risk of altitude sickness. For many visitors reaching Tibet by land, as described in this article, will be preferable because it is safer and lets you visit other interesting areas en route.

Understand
There are overland routes to Lhasa from the four cardinal directions. The main ones from central China are: Those, plus the route from the South, from India via Nepal, are covered here.
 * by road from the north, starting at Golmud, Qinghai
 * by rail, also via Golmud using the 21st century Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's highest railway line, with oxygen pumped into the cabin
 * by road from the east, from Kunming, Yunnan or from Chengdu, Sichuan (The Tibet Tea Road) — see more out-of-the-way places
 * overland to Zhongdian, then fly to Lhasa — see a lot without blowing the budget

This article does not cover the route from the northwest, from Kashgar in Xinjiang to Lhasa; that route involves bad roads through lightly populated areas and is not much travelled. For more on that, and on the routes below, see the Tibet article.

For any route, you need travel permits for each area you visit. The Chinese government restricts access to Tibet; in theory, you can only get a permit as part of an organized tour group. In practice, some tour operators will take your money, get you the permit, and be happy if you go off on your own. Also, some local police stations will happily issue permits for their area, sometimes cheaper than the tour operators. For details, see the Tibet article. Some travelers have gone without the permits, and some have gotten away with it, but this is no longer possible or advised. If you are caught you will be detained, fined and sent back at your own expense.

For any route, you need to consider the risks of altitude sickness. Lhasa is at 3660 meters (12,000 feet). Most of the passes and some inhabited plateau areas are over 5000 meters (16,500 feet).

By rail
The Qinghai-Tibet railway connects Xining and Golmud to Lhasa. Golmud is in Qinghai, a Chinese province north of Tibet, also located on the Tibetan plateau, with a large part of the population ethnically Tibetan. Qinghai corresponds approximately with the historical Tibetan province of Amdo and may still be referred to as that by Tibetan speakers.

This is the highest railway on earth, running at over 5000 meters above sea level in many places. The carriages are specially designed to help passengers avoid altitude sickness. Contrary to popular belief, the carriages are not pressurized. It is possible to open the train windows en route and the train stops at many high altitude stations with no pressurization/de-pressurization before the train doors open. The air is oxygen-enriched by outlets in the carriages. If that is not enough, you can plug a nasal catheter into an outlet for a more concentrated dose. Few passengers require these, but they are available if you do.

The train has different classes of travel — soft sleeper (4 berths in one compartment), hard sleeper (6 berths in one compartment) and hard seat (standard railway seating). In each carriage information about the journey is displayed on scrolling LED displays. This contains much information in Chinese and in English. It is possible to find out the current speed, time and date, altitude and next station information.

Each carriage has an attendant who is responsible for the boarding of that carriage and the passengers within it. There is also a restaurant car serving food and drink and frequent trolley services for food and other essentials throughout the train. Every train also carries a doctor and nurse.

One noticeable problem with the sleeper carriages is that there are only two toilets (one Western and one Chinese) in each carriage. These are not only very busy but also get very dirty as the journey progresses. You are advised also to take your own toilet paper. In addition to this there is barely enough room for luggage. Passengers often have to sleep with their suitcases on their beds if they are too large to fit under the beds or in the over-corridor area linked to each compartment.

The railway connects via Golmud to the main Chinese rail system. You can get tickets all the way to Lhasa from major Chinese cities — at least Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Lanzhou and Guangzhou, perhaps others. On the Chongqing route, at least 24 hours of the 48-hour journey are spent traveling north to join the main Beijing to Golmud line.

Line speeds average 100 to 120 km/h, certainly from Golmud to Lhasa, making the journey interesting but also laborious.

On arrival at Lhasa you should have your tickets ready for inspection at the barriers. Also watch out for the taxi drivers who insist on charging a fixed rate per vehicle (despite number of occupants) of ¥100 for the journey into Lhasa center. They can also become quite irate if you do not use their car! It's best to try and get 4 people together to split the cost (¥25 each) - but its still a rip-off as standard fares in Lhasa start at ¥5 and then ¥1.8 per km. The journey to a central Lhasa hotel should cost no more than ¥20. You could also reach Golmud via routes described in Silk Road and Along the Yellow river.

By road from Xining
It is also possible to reach Lhasa by road from Golmud by bus or driving. Combined with a train to Golmud, this is probably the cheapest route from central China into Tibet, and the one with the fewest hassles about permits, although hitchhiking is no longer feasible since a guide accompanying you is mandatory. The journey takes about 30 hours.

You could also reach Golmud via routes described in Silk Road and Along the Yellow river.

 * Qinghai-Tibet Road II: Xining, Qinghai - Yushu - Nangqen - Riwoq, Tibet - Dengqen - Baqen - Nagqu - - Lhasa

The so-called "Tang-Bo Ancient Road" is an alternative of Qinghai-Tibet Road from Golmud to Lhasa. During China's Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng took this road to marry Songtsän Gampo, the thirty-third king of the Yarlung Dynasty of Tibet.

By road from Kunming or Chengdu
Here is the route via Western Sichuan, Northwestern Yunnan and Eastern Tibet, starting from either Chengdu or Kunming.

 * Sichuan-Tibet Hwy North: Chengdu - Dujiangyan - Danba - Bamei - Daofu - Luhuo - Ganzi - Dege - Chamdo - Dengqen - Baqen - Nagqu - Lhasa

 * Sichuan-Tibet Hwy South: Chengdu - Kangding - Litang - Batang - Mangkam - Zogang- Pomda - Basu - Ranwu - Pome - Bayi - Lhasa

From Chengdu, another option is to head north and west to see some of the Silk Road areas, then to Golumd and into Tibet that way. See route above.

 * Yunnan-Tibet Road: Kunming, Yunnan - Dali - Lijiang - Zhongdian (Shangrila) - Benzilan - Deqin - Yanjing - Mangkam - Pomda - Ranwu - Pome - Bayi - Lhasa. The Yunnan tourist trail itinerary article covers much of this route.

 * Bing-Cha-Cha Road: Kunming, Yunnan - Dali - Baoshan - Liuku - Gongshan - Bing Zhongluo Xiang - Zayul - Ranwu - Pome - Bayi - Lhasa. The road is very rough and difficult, It is recommended to use an off-road vehicle.

Kunming is well-connected to other Chinese regions by road and rail, and to places both within and beyond China by air. See Kunming and Hong Kong to Kunming overland for details.

Zhongdian to Lhasa
The overland route is by road from Zhongdian in northern Yunnan. The Chinese government is promoting tourism by calling the area around Zhondian Shangrila. The road condition has greatly improved over the years but you still need a four wheel drive vehicle. This southern road is extremely scenic with snowcapped mountains, alpine lakes and gorgeous scenery. Several companies offer tours on this route.

The route is quite difficult on your own, but there are buses; see the Shangrila article for information.

Chengdu to Zhongdian
The easy route from Chengdu to Zhongdian is to take a train to Kunming, then follow the Yunnan tourist trail up to Zhongdian.

There is an alternate route taking a series of buses through Southern Sichuan, via Xiangcheng to Zhongdian. This is several days rather off the beaten track, not for the fainthearted. However, you don't need permits for this. If you book the Zhongdian-Lhasa trip in Chengdu, it may include (at a cost, of course) a trip along this route in a more comfortable bus with a guide.

Kunming to Zhongdian
This route is described in Yunnan tourist trail.

Central China to Kunming or Chengdu
See Hong Kong to Kunming overland for one route to Kunming, and Along the Yangtze river for one to Chengdu.

Of course there are many other ways to get there. Both cities have good road, rail and air connections to the rest of China, and both have some international flights.

Overland to Zhongdian, then fly to Lhasa
An alternative route is to travel overland to Zhongdian via routes given in Hong Kong to Kunming overland and Yunnan tourist trail, then fly to Lhasa.

One advantage is that this will probably be cheaper than the guided four-wheel-drive overland journey.

This also gives your body time to acclimatise and avoid altitude sickness. A flight from sea level to Lhasa at 3650 meters (over 12,000 feet) is very likely to cause illness. However, if you go via Kunming and Dali (both near 2000 meters) to Lijiang (2400) and Zhongdian (3200), spending a little time in each place, then you can fly to Lhasa (3650) with very little risk.

Of course, you could also fly to Lhasa from Chengdu, Kunming or more distant Chinese cities. However, you would miss the very beautiful areas on the Yunnan tourist trail and might run higher risk of altitude sickness.

By road from Kathmandu
The overland from Kathmandu to Lhasa or from Lhasa to Kathmandu is probably the best known overland itinerary. The road distance of roughly 1000 km is full of stunning views from the subtropical climate of the South side of the Himalayas to passing Everest and other 8000-m peaks. En route are may important cultural and religious sites and monasteries.

Tour companies include:
 * Navyo Nepal - Discover Asia (Kathmandu-Lhasa). They offer tours and many non-commercial information on Tibet on their website. They handle individual and organized tours

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Oviedo

There is more than one place in the world called Oviedo:

 * Oviedo (Spain) - a cathedral city in Asturias, in northern Spain, that has monuments listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
 * Oviedo (Florida) - a city in Florida.

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Oviedo (Spain)

Oviedo or Uviéu (in Asturian language) is a cathedral city, capital of Principality of Asturias, in Northern Spain. It has an interesting old town with various monuments listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

By plane
is 40 km north of Oviedo, close to Avilés. It has flights from Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla and other Spanish airports, as well as international flights from Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. (as of September 2023).

A direct ALSA bus runs between Oviedo bus station and the airport, hourly 06:00 to midnight, taking 45 min; the fare is €9 (June 2023). A taxi costs €50 and takes 20 min.

Other flight options are to use Santander which has budget flights (e.g. Ryanair from London Stansted), 3 hours away by bus, or fly into Madrid and reach Oviedo by bus or train.

By train
has both Renfe (Iberian gauge) and Feve (metric gauge) trains. Renfe mainline fast trains run to Oviedo from Alicante and Madrid via Segovia, Valladolid and Leon, with a few continuing north to Gijón. Renfe cercanias (metro) services run to Gijón and other nearby villages. The Feve narrow gauge railway, now owned by Renfe, runs to Gijón by a different route, and also along the slow scenic coastal route west to Avilés, Ribadeo and Ferrol, and east to Llanes, Santander, San Sebastian and Irun/Hendaye on the French border. The two systems are not integrated: ticket offices and machines at the main (southeast) entrance are only for Renfe, those at the back end via the footbridge are only for Feve. And, less than helpful, both systems have platforms numbered 1-4/5. The station is at the northwest end of Calle Uría leading to city centre. The main through-street Calle Pepe Cosmen goes through an underpass here, with ramps to the station. There's also a raised street access to another drop-off area, but the taxi stand is at the main entrance. No luggage store, use the bus station 300 m northeast. Lots of cafes nearby. The station can also be exited Feve-side by a narrow stairway and corridor out into Calle Monte Gamonal.

By bus
is a long low building on Calle de Pepe Cosmen at the north edge of the centre, 300 m northeast of the railway station. ALSA is the main operator, with buses inland to Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla, west to Avilés and Asturias Airport, and east to Llanes, Santander, Bilbao and Irun. International buses like Flixbus or BlaBlaCar Bus also service the station. There are cafes, ticket offices and luggage lockers (staffed M-F 09:00-19:30), plus a Tourist Information Office bathrooms are free but don't have toilet paper.

By car
There is a convenient ring-road, with various exits into Oviedo. There are places to charge, but they are not near, check directions before getting into A6. Lugones will be your easy option to return. To Oviedo, freeway will take by car in less than 20min to Gijón or Avilés.

Distances to/from Oviedo: Madrid 450 km, Bilbao 305 km, A Coruna 325 km, Gijon 30 km.

Get around
The best way to get around is by walking.

Most of the centre of the city can only be visited that way, because little motor traffic is allowed. Where traffic is possible, be prepared for jams and narrow passes, as sometimes parking is permitted on both sides of the road.

The local buses (Autobuses Urbanos de Oviedo, ) are fairly reliable, and on every bus stop there is a screen with the time for arrival of the next bus. Almost all local buses go down Calle Uria. The single fare is €1.20 (children under 4 free).

There are plenty of taxis, although they are not cheap. Minimum charge at non-peak hours is €4. Although they can be found on taxi ranks and on the streets, you can contact one of two companies directly: Radio Taxi Ciudad de Oviedo or Radio Taxi Principado ; if you need to go from Oviedo to the airport. and from the airport to Oviedo, and you prefer taxi drivers who speak English; you can reserve it by email: contacta@taxioviedo.com, or by. Final prices, taxes included in 2016 are €40. If you prefer other companies, prices are from €53.

See
. Continue to the crest of the ridge for views back over the city, and the in the bosky valley beyond - pity about the ugly quarry on the far hillside.
 * The old part of Oviedo is called the "Casco Antiguo". Wander along cobbled streets admiring its beautifully restored buildings and squares. Some of the most outstanding are the (which hosts part of the Art Museum), the, the , the  and the.
 * is a hill 3 km north of Oviedo, take the bus to (or park free at) the foot of Av. de los Monumentos. Along the lane uphill are two quaint little pre-Romanesque churches, and
 * is a hill 3 km north of Oviedo, take the bus to (or park free at) the foot of Av. de los Monumentos. Along the lane uphill are two quaint little pre-Romanesque churches, and
 * is a hill 3 km north of Oviedo, take the bus to (or park free at) the foot of Av. de los Monumentos. Along the lane uphill are two quaint little pre-Romanesque churches, and
 * is a hill 3 km north of Oviedo, take the bus to (or park free at) the foot of Av. de los Monumentos. Along the lane uphill are two quaint little pre-Romanesque churches, and
 * The Tourist Information office is just next to plaza de la Constitución, just the other side of the archway under the Town Hall on the right (calle Cimadevilla, 4, open M-Sa 10:00-19:00,, e-mail ofiturio@princast.es).

Do

Festivals
There are plenty of local festivities, in which local food, folk groups and local costumes are the main attraction:
 * Fair of La Ascensión (variable date in May). It is a fair devoted to the countryside with an arts and crafts market, local produce and folk groups playing in the streets.
 * La Balesquida or Countryside Tuesday (first Tuesday of Whitsun). The main event is a procession that takes place in the square in front of the cathedral, followed by the handing-out of bollu preñau (pronounced boyo preniau), or chorizo-filled bun.
 * La Hoguera de San Juan. The night of 23 June (St. John), bonfires are lit all over the city and in the square of the cathedral. There is also a fountain-decorating contest.
 * Fiestas de San Mateo are mostly a cultural affair with plays and concerts scheduled for the week leading up to St-Mathew's Day. America Day in Asturias takes place on 19 September in honour of the Asturian emigrants. A procession takes place through the main streets. On St. Mathew's Day (21 September) there is a hand-out of bollu preñau and wine, and at the end of the day fireworks in Parque de Invierno.

Learn

 * Spanish courses are offered by the local red cross (Cruz Roja) but you have to go in person to ask about it.

Buy
The old-town is full of small traditional shops. There is an open-air market in the main square on most days, which is worth a look. The traditional covered maket is close to the Plaza de la Constitución. Close to the covered market there are various shops that sell traditional foodstuff and cider. There are also various large shopping malls in Oviedo. The shopping malls offer uninterrupted shopping hours, from 10:00 to about 21:00. Other shops and businesses in Spain tend to close from 14:00-17:00:
 * The main shopping mall in central Oviedo is, that hosts Spain's main department store El Corte Inglés, a huge supermarket Hipercor, as well as various fashion stores and a Burger King.
 * There is a in Calle Uría. This one is the biggest and the best of Oviedo.
 * The main shopping mall in central Oviedo is, that hosts Spain's main department store El Corte Inglés, a huge supermarket Hipercor, as well as various fashion stores and a Burger King.
 * There is a in Calle Uría. This one is the biggest and the best of Oviedo.

Eat
There are many places to eat in the old-town, both indoors and in small secluded squares such as El Fontán or Gascona, to name just two. Down calle Gascona you will be able to get a huge set menu for around €10. The set menu (menú del día) may not be on the menu you are given, so you may have to ask.

Typical dishes of Oviedo are those common to all of Asturias. The Fabada Asturiana is a bean stew with a reputation all over Spain that is worth trying (maybe not in the evening!). A really well known Asturian dish is the Cachopo, this one is meat with ham and cheese all breaded. The Cachopo deserves a try. Fish and shellfish are of great quality. A local cheese, cabrales, also has an excellent reputation, especially if you like strong flavours. Less known are the gamoneu and afuega'l pitu cheeses. Asturias also has a tradition for rice pudding (arroz con leche).

There are many popular places to eat, the more known are: Tierra Astur (in Gascona there are two down the street there is a grill with local products and up the street there is the restaurant with every product said above. Also in the Fontán there are two: with fish from the shores and . Near the Cathedral there are many places to drink and eat tapas, like  with restaurants of ham and  with its great asturian and international food.

Drink
Cider (sidra) is something that should not be missed. The cider you will find in Asturias is natural cider and has a reputation all over Spain. Drinking cider in Asturias is a ritual in itself: it is poured from on high in order to incorporate air into the cider as it falls from the bottle to the glass. When you get your glass of cider it will be naturally fizzy. You are meant to drink in one gulp what the waiter offers you, leaving a little in the base of the glass. You then pour what's left out of the glass and leave the glass on the table until the waiter offers you more. Cider pouring is a messy business and the floor will get very, very wet and sticky (which is why the floors of sidrerías are covered in sawdust).

In many other bars and restaurants there is cider available. Look out for signs saying "Sidrería" or "Chigre". The best place to find a number of Sidrerías by far is La Calle Gascona (100 m from the cathedral). There are also plenty of wine bars close to Gascona street, on Calle Jovellanos. Do not miss El Patio de los Naranjos with friendly staff, good wine and tapas.

Sunday to Thursday bars close at 03:00, discos close at 05:00. On Friday and Saturday, bars close at 05:30, discos close at 07:00.

There are mainly 3 areas:

Sleep

 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.
 * If travelling by car, you might prefer staying in agro-tourist accommodation or casas de aldea in some of the outlying villages.

Go next
Asturias is full of coastal and mountain villages all worth visiting and spending some time in (Luanco, Cudillero, Villaviciosa, ...). The other major towns in the area are Gijón (2.5 euro bus ticket), a lively coastal town, with a beach worth visiting, and Avilés The Picos de Europa National Park, on the other hand, is a great place for hiking and climbing.

The "Original Way" (Camino Primitivo) of the Way of St. James starts here.

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Oviedo (Florida)

Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida.

The population of Oviedo was 26,316 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 29,848. The city maintains a Sister City relationship with Oviedo, Spain.

Understand
Oviedo has become a "bedroom community" due to its proximity to the University of Central Florida. The city also has many historic buildings and houses. The city however is most associated with the chickens that roam Downtown.

By plane
Fly to Orlando.

By bus
Take Lynx bus 434.

Learn
Seminole State College

Buy
Oviedo Marketplace

Eat

 * Giovanni's Pizza, 4250 Alafaya Trail Ste 132. Best dishes: (Pizza Bianca with onions, Pizza Fresca)
 * Giovanni's Pizza, 4250 Alafaya Trail Ste 132. Best dishes: (Pizza Bianca with onions, Pizza Fresca)

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Owando

Owando is a city in Republic of the Congo. It is considered one of the best places to visit in the north of the country.

Get in
On your way to Owando, you will pass cities such as Ngo, Gamboma, Ollombo, Oyo and Obouya, and will cross a number of rivers including Lefini, Mpama, Alima, La Vouma, and Le Kouyou.

See

 * La Riviere Kuyu.

Do
It has a number of new hotels, and restaurants and boasts one of the best tourist spots in the country (Mambo Beach).

Buy

 * Marche d'Owando.

 * Boucherie Ecko City.

 * Abou Couture Mixte, for shopping the clothes here they provide different clothes as well as traditional outfits.

Eat

 * Hotel la Promotion.

Drink

 * Nganda Thoms.

Sleep
Hotel costs in Owando range from 25,000 to 60,000 CFA a night, depending on the type of hotel.

 * Daniel's.

 * Saint Charles.

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 * Oyo.

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Owase

Owase (尾鷲市, Owase-shi) is a city in the south of Mie, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 21,002 and the density of 109 persons per km². The total area is 193.16 km².

Owase was formed from the merger of many small towns including Owase, Sugari, Mikisato, Kuki, and Osonemura. It was founded on June 20, 1954.

Tourist Information Sites

 * Owatabi is the city's official Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.
 * The local tourist association has another Japanese-only guide site.

By car
Owase can be accessed by car via National Highway Route 42.

By train
From Nagoya there are three options.

 * Take a JR Rapid train (Nanki Wide View) to JR Owase Station. The train ride takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes and costs ¥5730.
 * Take a highway bus from Nagoya Meitetsu bus terminal to Owase. The one-way bus ride takes approximately 3 hours and costs ¥3000.
 * The slower local JR lines are cheaper at ¥3320, but this takes a grueling 4 hr and 45 min.

From Osaka, take a Kintetsu train to Matsusaka. At Matsusaka, take the JR to Owase.

From Shingu, take either the Nanki Express or the local JR train to Owase.

See

 * Some of the components of the UNESCO World Heritage site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range are located here.

Go next

 * Kumano
 * Mihama
 * Kihoku
 * Taiki
 * Matsusaka
 * Kamikitayama
 * Shingu
 * Nachikatsuura
 * Ise

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Owasso

Owasso is a city of 39,000 people (2021) in the Green Country region of Oklahoma. Owasso sprang up around Tulsa International Airport, and is now largely a bedroom community of Tulsa.

Get around
Owasso has had better planning than Tulsa or Broken Arrow. It is also spread out like most Great Plains cities. Your best option is to go by car or bicycle. Tulsa Transit Buses are slowly but surely making their way to Owasso and the city is going to definitely need them.

Stay safe
Oklahoma Weather is very harsh on road conditions and road repairs are needed on an almost yearly basis here. Please be prepared to slow down or stop for road workers as fines double for accidents in work zones as specified by Oklahoma State Law.

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 * Visit The Tulsa Zoo and Oxley Nature Center in Mohawk Park as a day-trip.
 * The Gulf War Dome in nearby Collinsville is an enigma of the 1990s.

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Owatonna

Owatonna is a city in Southern Minnesota.

Understand
Owatonna is the cultural, educational and commercial center for south central Minnesota and has many large businesses including Jostens, SPX, Truth Hardware, Cybex, Federated Insurance, Viracon and more. The city of just under 26,000 residents has a metro population of over 36,000. Owatonna's suburbs include Blooming Prairie, Medford and Ellendale.

Get in
Owatonna is located on Intersate 35, U.S. Highways 14 and 218. Along Interstate 35 is the Owatonna Denger Regional Airport.

Get around
Owatonna has the S.C.A.T. buses available for personal pick up, bike and walking trails and easy to navigate roads available for tourists and its people.

See
The Reptile Amphibian and Discovery (RAD) Zoo is also in Owatonna. It is one of the largest reptile zoos in the world and is home to one of the largest alligators in the world.

Do
Owatonna has many good parks to visit and holds softball and baseball tournaments during the summer and spring.

Buy
Shop at the Medford Outlet Mall or one of the many shops and department stores in town.

Eat
Owatonna has many great restaurants available ranging from wings to ribs, to pizza and bagels.

Drink
Owatonna has bars downtown and other restaurants in the area serve beer as well.

Sleep
The city has hotels located along I-35.

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Owensboro

Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip (as well as his brother Michael, also a longtime NASCAR driver); and Johnny Depp. On a darker note, it was also the site of the last public hanging in the United States, the subject being an African American, in 1936.

By car
The Owensboro aka Glover Bridge connects Owensboro with Indiana, whereas I-165 connects it with Bowling Green to the south and US Route 60 with Henderson to the west.

Do

Events
Owensboro is known as 'The City of Festivals', serving host to many local and international festivals and fairs. Some of the more popular, recurring events include:
 * Friday After 5, offering multiple venues of live entertainment along the beautiful riverfront every Friday starting around Memorial Day and running through Labor Day.
 * The International Bar-B-Q Festival, second weekend of May
 * The River of Music Party (ROMP), a 4-day bluegrass music festival held at Owensboro's Yellow Creek Park.
 * The Apple Festival
 * The Owensboro PumpkinFest, held in September
 * The Owensboro Air Show, held on a weekend in September along the riverfront, with a static aircraft display at the airport the day before.

Buy
Like most U.S. cities of its size, Owensboro has the usual assortment of "standard" retail chains, such as Walmart, Target, Kohl's, etc. However, for a more unique retail buying experience, a visit to the stores listed below is recommended.

Eat
While Owensboro is best known regionally for two dishes, barbecue and burgoo (a traditional stew made with mutton, chicken, beef and vegetables), its restaurant scene has broadened to include a number of fine and unique dining establishments.

By phone
Most telephone numbers in Owensboro consist of +1 270 plus a seven-digit number, but the western third of Kentucky is now served by an overlay complex of two area codes, with +1 364 being the second. A local or in-state telephone call now requires all 10 digits of the local number be dialed (omitting just the leading +1 from a local landline call). The same is true on the Indiana side of the river, which has its own overlay complex of 812 and 930.

Signage on many established businesses may still display the original seven-digit numbers; dial 270 before these if no area code is indicated (or 812 if in Indiana).

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Henderson, to the west, is the home of Ellis Park, a thoroughbred horse track that races in the summer months.

To the south are two towns that gave birth to musicians. Rosine is the birthplace of Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass music. Central City is the birthplace of Don Everly, the older of the two Everly Brothers, famous for countless hits including "Bye, Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie". (The other brother, Phil, was born in Chicago.)

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Owen Sound

Owen Sound is a city in Grey County. It has a population of approximately 21,000 people (2016). It has a beautiful harbour and bay, winding rivers, tree-lined streets, plush parks, numerous trails and a thriving, historic downtown. Owen Sound sits on the Niagara Escarpment, and is an excellent base for exploring the Grey-Bruce region.

History
The area around the upper Great Lakes was home to the Ojibwe people before European settlement. In 1815, William Fitzwilliam Owen surveyed the area and named the inlet after his older brother Admiral Edward Owen. A settlement called "Sydenham" was established in 1840 or 1841 by Charles Rankin in an area that had been inhabited by First Nations people. By 1846, the population was 150 and a sawmill and gristmill were operating.

A First Nations Band, led by Chief Newash, had a reserve in the area totalling about 11,000 acres (4 450 ha). In 1842 they established the village of Newash. In 1857, the government took over the reserve area and moved most of the inhabitants of Newash to Cape Crocker.

Over the years, Owen Sound was a major port best known for its taverns and brothel. The community acquired names as the Chicago of the North, Corkscrew City, and Little Liverpool because of its rowdy reputation. There was a tavern named "Bucket of Blood" on the corner of an intersection known as "Damnation Corners", because of taverns on all four corners, but this location was also only a block away from an intersection with four churches called "Salvation Corners".

Sydenham was renamed Owen Sound in 1851; by then, it was served by a direct road to Toronto, the Toronto-Sydenham Road, some of which tstil exists as a part of Highway 10. In 1873, the Grey and Bruce Railway from Weston arrived and allowed for shipping goods to and from the community. One of the city's most famous sons was World War I flying ace William Avery "Billy" Bishop, born in Owen Sound He was Canada's leading pilot in the war. He flew with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. In 1917 and 1918, Bishop was credited with downing 72 enemy aircraft. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross. After the war, he was promoted to Air Marshall and worked as director of recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Bishop is also one of the few to have tangled with the Red Baron and survived, forcing the German pilot to retreat in a damaged aircraft. Bishop's boyhood home, one of the National Historic Sites of Canada, is a museum with artifacts from his life and of Canada's aviation history.

The town was also the home of NHL Hall-of-Fame goaltender Harry Lumley and the artist Tom Thomson. Surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune, an avowed communist and pioneer of public medicine who gained notoriety in his innovative medical work with the Chinese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, is an alumnus of the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Legendary hockey broadcaster Bill Hewitt was once sports director of the local AM radio station, CFOS. Tommy Holmes, another Victoria Cross winner, was also from Owen Sound, and the city's armoury bears his name.

Climate
Winters are cold and very snowy, while summers are warm and humid, but cooled by the lake waters (Georgian Bay and Lake Huron on either side) more than most other areas of southwestern Ontario. Precipitation is moderately high, as Owen Sound is in the direct line of the Great Lakes snowbelt, with an annual average of 1100 mm. Summer thunderstorms are a common occurrence.

Tourist information

 * Tourist information

By car
There are two main highways that enter into Owen Sound's East Side; Highway 26, which leads (driving east) to Meaford, and Highway 6-10, which leads (driving south) to Chatsworth. At Chatsworth, Highway 6-10 splits, and Highway 10 leads into Markdale. Owen Sound is within three hours of Toronto, Hamilton, London, Orillia and Barrie. Nearby popular destinations include Sauble Beach, Wasaga Beach, Village at Blue Mountain & Collingwood, Tobermory, and Horseshoe Valley.

By bus

 * Operates a bus route between Guelph and Owen Sound, with a stop in Fergus. Travel time to Owen Sound from Guelph is 2.25 hours.  Operates a morning and afternoon trip daily. $20.
 * Operates a bus route between Guelph and Owen Sound, with a stop in Fergus. Travel time to Owen Sound from Guelph is 2.25 hours.  Operates a morning and afternoon trip daily. $20.

Get around
Owen Sound Transit provides local bus service and specialized transportation for those unable to use the regular transit buses. All four routes provide 30-minute service from 6:30AM to 6PM. All transit buses are fully accessible and each bus has a kneeling feature which lowers the height of the bus for ease of entry as well as a ramp for loading and unloading a wheelchair. Motorized scooters are not allowed on the conventional transit buses. The fare is $3.00 for adults, $2.50 for students (July 2018).

There are numerous taxi companies in the city ($7 for travel on east side, $6 for west, $5 for downtown, generally).

Traffic is generally light and roads are well maintained if you choose to drive, with plenty of parking spots.

The downtown is a comfortable size to discover on foot, with most of the shopping clustered within several blocks of the center of town.

See

 * Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave E. Community arena for hockey and other events. It's the home of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
 * The Sherman Tank at the intersection of 10th Street East and 8th Avenue East. This vintage World War II tank sits outside the V.C. Tommy Holmes Armoury.
 * The Sherman Tank at the intersection of 10th Street East and 8th Avenue East. This vintage World War II tank sits outside the V.C. Tommy Holmes Armoury.

Do

Buy
Owen Sound has many family-owned businesses in its downtown area (e.g. Fulfords, Buzzas, Nancy Lees). However, most of the large, commercial stores are on 16th Street East, including the Heritage Place Shopping Centre.

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Owens Valley

Owens Valley is a valley in the Eastern Sierra region of California. It spans portions of Mono County and Inyo County.

Understand
One of the earliest American explorers described the Owens Valley as containing "ten thousand acres (40 km2) of fine grass.", but much of the recent history of the Owens Valley involves the "theft" of its water supply for use in Los Angeles, and today it is mostly arid. This story is explained in Marc Reisner's book, Cadillac Desert and includes William Mulholland, the Los Angeles Times, and other sordid characters. Recent court rulings and actions by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have helped restore water to the river, and with the improving fish habitat it is again becoming one of the finest fly fishing streams in the West.

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Owińska

Owińska is a village of 2,200 people (2014) in the centre of the Greater Poland region of Poland, 17 km from Poznan. It is on the right (eastern) bank of River Warta, in the western-most part of the Puszcza Zielonka forest.

By train
The quickest way to get here is to use train leaving the station in Poznan 8-10 times daily, heading to Wągrowiec or Golancz. All connections are now served by modern, air-conditioned diesel units. The travel time is 20-25 minutes, but given the traffic situation in Poznan it's the best solution.

By bus
Another option is to use suburban buses, served by Transkom bus company. Most of them depart from Srodka bus station (accessible from the centre of Poznan by trams: #1, #4, #6, #7, #8, #17 or buses #63, #67, #83 i #85). Lines going to Owinska are: 310 and 312; or you can use Poznan Fast Tram line to stop "Al. Solidarnosci" are there catch Transkom bus number 313, bus this line runs only 8 times daily, compared to about 40 times – when talking about 310 and 312. Travel time from Srodka station: about 30 minutes. More information: on the Transkom website.

Another alternative are PKS buses, leaving from the main bus station in the centre of Poznan – most buses going to Wagrowiec, Skoki, Nakło or Oborniki/Rogozno/Chodzież/Piła through Murowana Goślina. Travel time (in normal traffic): about 40 minutes.

There are plans to open a pedestrian and cyclists' bridge over river Warta from the district of Poznan: Radojewo (accessible from the centre by city bus line #67).

By car
Owinska are located next to regional road number 196, which begins in the north-east suberbs of Poznan at the crossing of Baltycka and Gdynska streets (crossing of country roads number 5 and 92). Driving time from the centre of Poznan in normal traffic – 25-30 minutes.

Get around
Owinska is a small village, so it's navigable on foot.

See
Despite Owinska is a small village, it has several interesting sights:
 * Post-convent church of Cistercian nuns, nowadays a parish church of St. John the Baptist. From the first half of 18th century. It's been erected according to the project by Pompeo Ferrar, but the previous romanesque and gothic walls have been used as well. Rich baroque interiors, very precious wooden stalls, carved rokoko confessionals and wall-paintings done by a Poznan master from Franciscan order: Adam Swach (who originally had come from southern Bohemia). It's worth to pay attention to the main altar with six carved columns and the statue of Our Lady on the seventh one.
 * The cistercian Convent, erected according to the project by George Cattenazzi. Nearby – in the park next to Warta flow, 500-year-old oak tree (circumference 770 cm). Nowadays the convent places a school for blind children.
 * The classicistic palace – the work of the famous Berlin architect Friedrich Schinkel, next to it – an English Park (16 hectares) located in the place of previous oak forest with the wet alder-tree part, established in the first years of 19th century by Paul Lenne, the creator of gardens in Potsdam

Do
Twice a year (in winter and in summer) the Centre for Blind Children in Owinska organises art and photography workshops for young artists.

Eat
In Owinska, the only place to eat is the restaurant in Hotel Jasmin:, tourists can use the pizzeria in neighbouring Murowana Goslina - 8 km away or some fast-food bars in Kozieglowy (7 km).

Sleep

 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.
 * and - of course - in numerous hotels in Poznan, which is only 17 km away.

Connect

 * Tourist Information in Owinska, in the palace gate, Tu Th 14:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 12:00-17:00, phone: +48 509 750 709
 * A Regional Union Puszcza Zielonka, 8, Nowy Rynek, Murowana Goslina, phone: +48 61 81 13 801 mailto: biuro@puszcza-zielonka.pl
 * the Church of St. John the Baptist: Phone: +48 61 812 65 02, mailto: owinska@archpoznan.org.pl (parish priest: Rev. Kazimierz Tomalik)

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Continuing the travel northwards of Poznan it's nice to spend a day or two in Puszcza Zielonka forest, or to go further toward Wągrowiec.

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Owings Mills

Owings Mills is an unincorporated community of over 35,000 residents (2020) in Baltimore County, Maryland. Owings Mills is home to around a dozen major shopping centers and numerous office buildings.

Understand
Owings Mills is named after Samuel Owings. It was once a farming community but now hosts a myriad of developments and shopping centers.

Get in
Owings Mills can be reached by Interstate 795, which is exit 19 off Interstate 695. From I-795, take exit 4 to reach many points in Owings Mills.

It can also be reached via a subway system which drops right near the mall. But once in the area, a car is necessary.

Roads
The main roads in Owings Mills are Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills Boulevard, Painters Mill Road, McDonough Road, and Greenspring Valley Road.

Public transportation
The Baltimore Metro Subway has a final destination of. From here, it is about a 15-minute walk to Owings Mills Mall. Bus line nos. 56 and 59, which run frequently, can take you directly to the mall, or to points on Reisterstown Road, but a vehicle is necessary to reach most points of interest

Eat

 * , next to the mall, is a collection of five sit-down restaurants such as Red Lobster and the Olive Garden.
 * , next to the mall, is a collection of five sit-down restaurants such as Red Lobster and the Olive Garden.
 * , next to the mall, is a collection of five sit-down restaurants such as Red Lobster and the Olive Garden.

Metro Centre at Owings Mills offers several chain restaurants

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Owls Head

Owls Head is a town in Knox County, in the Mid Coast region of Maine.

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Oxapampa

Oxapampa is a town in Peru.

Understand
Oxapampa is a city in the Pasco Region, 1814 meters above sea level. It is set on a fertile plain on the Río Huancabamba, a tributary of the Ucayali, 81 km from La Merced. A third of the inhabitants are descendants of a German-Austrian community of 70 families that settled in 1859 at Pozuzo, 80 km upstream, and spread later to Oxapampa.

Get in
Oxapampa can be reached by bus. Within Oxapampa, you can get around by mototaxi or by bus.

See

Buy

 * Cheese
 * Fresh trout
 * Cane liquor

Eat
In Oxapampa you can expect fresh organic products and tasty German pastries.

Go next

 * La Merced
 * Pichanaki
 * Pozuzo
 * San Ramon (Peru)
 * Tarma The Pearl of the Andes
 * Villa Rica

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Oxbow

There is more than one place called Oxbow:

Lesotho

 * Oxbow (Lesotho)

United States of America

 * Oxbow (Maine) - A town in Maine.
 * Oxbow (North Dakota) - A town in North Dakota.

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Oxbow (Lesotho)

Oxbow is an area in northern Lesotho.

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