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Tver

Tver is a city in Tver Oblast. It was the capital of the powerful medieval Tver Principality and one-time rival to Moscow as Russia's preeminent power base. The medieval center is long gone, a victim of centuries of fires, Nazis, and general rebuilding, but the downtown area is nonetheless quite attractive, dominated by neoclassical architecture erected during the reign of Catherine the Great.

Understand
Russians usually say "Tver-v Moskvu dver" (Tver is a door to Moscow). Since Saint Petersburg was founded, Tver has been a critical transit city on the road between two major cities. The main waterway for commerce in the region, the Volga, also passes through the city. Tver was famous for its merchants. One of them, Afanasiy Nikitin, reached India and was the first one of the first Europeans (after Marco Polo and Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to that land. He described his trip in a narrative known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas (Khozheniye za tri morya).

Get in
Tver is located 175 km northwest from Moscow on the railway and highway which connect Moscow and St. Petersburg.

By train
There are two ways to reach Tver:

Tver was one of the first Russian cities where the railroad was built. In the 1850 railroad from Moscow to Saint Petersburg passed through the city. Now it is an important railway hub. Almost every train from Moscow to St. Petersburg stops here. The fastest way to reach Tver from Moscow or Saint Petersburg is getting on high-speed "Sapsan" train. Train ride from Moscow takes one hour and two hours from St. Petersburg.

There are also a lot of slower sleeper trains which run mostly during the nighttime.Some of them have a bus-like seats(sidyachiy class or СИД). This kind of trains also reach Tver from Kazan, Makhachkala, Sochi, Murmansk, Sukhumi, Tallinn, Helsinki, Petrozavodsk and many other cities. Most of these trains are going to Saint Petersburg or via it.

The cheapest option is a suburban train. Tver located close to Moscow so there is a busy commuter line connecting it with the capital.Thousands of commuters use this line every day. During the summer thousands of Moscovites filling the trains to reach their dachas (summer houses) or lakeshores for camping and making picnics. So if you chose a suburban train, beware the rush hours(during the working days in the morning to Moscow and during the evening to Tver).

There are two types of suburban trains on this line:
 * Ordinary suburban trains or electrichki. Soviet-style trains with a plastic hard seats without air conditioners and with only two toilets in the head train cars (the toilets are extremely dirty). They are not fast and stops at the many platforms along the route.
 * Express suburban trains or Lastochka. Modern Russo-German trains (Siemens Desiro-RUS) with an air conditioner, comfortable seats and clean toilets. They are twice as fast as ordinary ones. The ticket price is also twice as high as for ordinary suburban trains.

All suburban trains to Tver running from Leningradskiy railway terminal (Leningradski vokzal) in Moscow. The suburban trains ticket offices (prigorodnye kassy) and vending machines located outside the Leningradski railway terminal building just in front of Komsomolskaya metro station exit (near the fountain). If you get lost ask policemen or security to help you.

After buying the ticket you should reach the turnstiles (20 m along the glassed wall towards the corner-just follow the people who bought ticket together with you) and insert it into (strichcode toward the turnstile nest until the green light switch on and the gate will open).

Remember! Save your ticket until the end of the ride. It will be necessary during the ticket control in the train and during the leaving the railway station in Tver (and almost all train stations along the route except some rural ones).

Then go through the hall towards the platforms. There will be a big screen with a platform numbers and destination points. Tver will be marked as Тверь. Each platform have a screen with a train's destination point. If you chose an express suburban train, you should show the ticket to the train staff in front of the door. If you chose an ordinary suburban train just take your seat in the train car.

By bus
The bus service between Tver and Moscow/St.Petersburg is very unstable because of traffic jams. To save time, most buses between Moscow and St.Petersburg use the Leningrad highway which circumvents the city. However, the cities and villages of Tver Oblast are well connected to the regional center.

The main bus hub in the city is the Tver bus station located near the railway station. Between them there's the big "Karusel" shopping mall; walk 200 m from the railway station southeast along the tram line until you see a big building with glassed wall and letters "АВТОВОКЗАЛ" on it.

In the bus station there are air conditioning and free wi-fi. Chicken house fast food cafe and supermarkets are located just across the tram line. There is also some food booths inside the bus station itself. Using the toilet is free if you show the bus ticket.

There are several TV screens with a bus timetable (in Russian) but if you ask someone to translate, people will help you.

Get around
City transport is represented by the tram line, trolleybus, buses and marshrutkas(mini buses).

The only tram line (route №5) starts from the bus station passes through the railway station, city center, bridge across Volga and ends on the north-western outskirts.

Trolleybuses and buses have a wide network around the city. They are more safe than the marshrutky which are famous for their reckless drivers.

Do
Tver is an old Russian city but most of its architecture didn't survive the war and economic crisis of the 1990s. The city center is completely rebuilt. The remnants of old Tver begins from the northern end of Tryokhsvyatskaya street.Tryokhsvyatskaya street is a local version of Moscows Arbat. It is a walking street where a local artists selling their paintings and souvenirs. Embankment of the Volga river is also popular among the city residents. Several churches and palaces survived and most of them are museums now.

Buy
There are a lot of shops,shopping malls and markets along the city. Most of the shopping is concentrated in Trekhsvyatskaya street. Though, many interesting shops can be found around the city.

Shopping malls & department stores

 * Rubin - The largest shopping mall in Tver.
 * Olimp
 * Karusel - big shopping mall near the railway and bus stations.

Shops

 * Podwall - The first graffiti shop in Russia. It was founded in 1992. This shop gave push to the development of graffiti tourism in Russia and even abroad. Some graffiti writers from Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary visited Podval. The shop offers best paint, markers, books, magazines and accessories for graffiti. Worth visiting if you are looking for fun.

Eat
There are several international fast food chains in the city: McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Subway. Most of them located in the main shopping malls food courts.

There is also Russian fast food chain called Chicken House (with it biggest cafes near the bus and railway stations) and a lot of other local cafes, canteens and restaurants.

Drink
The situation is the same in another Russian cities.

Sleep
There are several hostels and hotels around the city.You can also rent a flat for a night.

Go next
The main way out is the Tver railway station. If you want to get to other towns of Tver oblast, the bus station is a better option.

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Tver Oblast

Tver Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Smolensk Oblast to the southwest, Pskov Oblast to the west, Novgorod Oblast to the north, Vologda Oblast to the northeast, Yaroslavl Oblast to the east, and Moscow Oblast to the southeast.

Cities

 * — the capital and only major city of the region; an ancient city with a prestigious past that once contended with Moscow for control of Russia, that is now a shell of its former self following widespread destruction from cultural vandalism at the hands of the Soviet government and the Nazi Wehrmacht
 * — the railway midpoint between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
 * — a small city with several old churches and a cathedral
 * — a small town east of Kashin, which, along with the Troitse-Makaryev Monastery, was submerged underwater by the construction of the Uglich Reservoir; a lone church belltower rising out of the water off the relocated town's shore marks the spot of the former location
 * — perhaps the most pleasant provincial town in Russia, located on the pure Lake Seliger, boasts neoclassical architecture, 15th and 16th century churches, and is the nearest town to the spectacular Nilov Monastery
 * — the region's second largest city is still quite small; unfortunately the monuments to its long and interesting history were all but obliterated during WWII
 * — the region's oldest town was largely spared the destruction of its rival Rzhev during WWII and retains several 17th century brick churches (older monuments were destroyed by an earlier Polish invasion)
 * — a pretty, church-studded, small city on the banks of the Tverets river

Other destinations

 * Nilov Monastery — a fantastically beautiful and enormous monastery on Stolbny Island in Lake Seliger; served as a gulag for many of the Polish prisoners of war who were massacred at Katyn
 * Nilov Monastery — a fantastically beautiful and enormous monastery on Stolbny Island in Lake Seliger; served as a gulag for many of the Polish prisoners of war who were massacred at Katyn

Talk
Russian is the principal language in all aspects of life in the region. However, English is now taught regularly in most Russian schools, and more and more Russians nationals can speak English, some quite fluently.

There is a still vivid Karelian minority (1 %, 6.7 % in 1897), who originally moved here following the Treaty of Stolbova 1617. People in the conceded areas would have to convert to Lutheranism, which was the only legal religion in Sweden – and pay heavy taxes – and many chose to move to land still Russian. There is also a Ukrainian minority (1,5 %).

Get in
Tver does have an international airport (Migalovo), but most travelers arrive via the well-traveled railroad running between Saint Petersburg and nearby Moscow.

Get around
Within the city limits of Tver, there are several small shuttle vans available and a dated, but generally reliable, electric trolley system, at nominal cost. Commercial taxicabs should be avoided, however, as they can be very expensive, especially if the driver discovers that the passengers are foreigners. There is also a bus service connecting Tver with Moscow. There is also rail service as Tver is a major stop on the regular trains that operate between Moscow and St Petersburg.

Eat
Fast food restaurants have taken root in Tver, including fast-food chicken and hamburger outlets. Prices are reasonable in most cases. Some of the independent restaurants tend to be a bit pricey and intentional overcharges often occur, especially if foreigners are the customers.

Drink
There are a few nightclubs and restaurants that serve liquor in Tver; however, some of them has cover charges.

Go next

 * Novgorod is an easy and rewarding destination to get to from Tver Oblast, which could be done as a day trip.

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Tvrdošín

Tvrdošín is a city in Central Slovakia.

Understand
Tvrdošín is the district town on the North of Slovakia. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Orava and Oravica.The borough of Tvrdošín includes the communities Krasna Hôrka, Medzvedzie and Oravice, lying 22 km from the town. The population of the town is about 9 337.

History
The name Tvrdosin is of ancient Slavic origin and dates back to the prehistoric era. The word itself stands for a fortified settlement, a fortress or a stronghold. The territory of Tvrdošín was colonized since prehistory. As a proof of that are the mass findings of objects which had been discovered in the last century in Medvedzie, Krasna Hôrka and Nizna. Thanks to a favorable location, the town had a role of an important water-way, road and later also rail-way transportation junction. The Zobor Charter, dating back to the year 1111, records Tvrdošín under the names Toarsin and Doardi. The Charter of the King Belo IV dated 11 August 1265, unmistakedly identifies the town as Toardosina. In 1361, the town was given privileges by the King Ludovit pertaining to royal towns. This was an important turning point in the history of Tvrdosin. Tvrdosin got the privilege of voting a reeve and pastor, organizing a market. Also, the town was exempted from paying duty. In spite of a busy trade in the second half of the 16th century the custom-station started to decline. It was caused by the instability of the overall political situation. The second half of the 17th century was the hardest period in the history of Tvrdošín and its neighboring villages. Frequent transportation of foreign armies due to the anti-Habsburg uprisings had caused a lot of problems for the town. The town was completely destroyed by fire. In the 18th century, the inhabitants of Tvrdošín obtained their livelihood from agriculture and cattle breeding and in this century, the town was considered to be a town of linen-makers. In 1777 Tvrdošín became the centre of a district. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were efforts to establish industrial enterprises. In 1909, a plant for making buttons was built there. At the end of 1922 the district of Tvrdošín had been abolished, consequently, bad development the town. But in 1965, the town acquired the character of town. In 1967, Medvedzie became part of Tvrdosin and in 1974, Krasna Hôrska merged with Tvrdošin.

Do

 * Sport activities - tennis, table-tennis and athletic hall, artificial ice-hockey ground, football playground, playfield, and sports fields
 * The Tvrdosin area has very good conditions for swimming, tourism and skiing.
 * The complex also includes a new skiing resort called . It has 3 skiing slopes, technical snow facilities, a children's ski-tow, a 4-seater cable way.
 * A good place for relaxation is Lake. It attracts many tourists every year. The tourists can chose here from many water sports, such as water cycling, windsurfing, and diving under water, yachting, water skiing, view boat trip, fishing, and many others.
 * A good place for relaxation is Lake. It attracts many tourists every year. The tourists can chose here from many water sports, such as water cycling, windsurfing, and diving under water, yachting, water skiing, view boat trip, fishing, and many others.

Eat
In Tvrdosin, there are several good restaurants, such as Synagoga, Natali, Koruna, and U Optula. There you can find different delicious food for reasonable prices, pleasant services and nice environment.

Drink
ABBA coke bar – it is the clean, pleasant bar with the fire-place and good music.

Synagoga – it is a disco bar in the centre of the town

Duo Bar – it is a disco bar near to Synagoga. Except from good music, you can play billiard.

Zona – it is a bar with good people for good people

Senator – it is a pub that has a terrace.

Sleep
In Tvrdošín, there is one large hotel, Limba and several smaller hotels.

Go next

 * Central Liptov
 * Chochołów
 * Liptovský Mikuláš

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Twain Harte

Twain Harte is a historical town in Tuolumne County, in the Gold Country region of California.

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Twante

Twante is a city in the Yangon Division of Irrawaddy region in Myanmar.

Get in
Twante is the most accessible delta town from Yangon and makes for a nice half day or full day trip. A short ride on the Dallah ferry from the Pansodan Street Jetty on Strand Road (4,000 kyat roundtrip, 10 minutes), and then a bumpy 40 minute ride on a pickup (300 kyat) through leafy villages and large pools of water gets you a good feel for life on the delta. Alternatives are to take a taxi roundtrip (pay no more than 40,000 kyat roundtrip) or motobike.

As of February 2016, Inland Water Transportation officials have stated that the Dallah-Twante ferry is no longer running.

See

Twante is renowned for its pottery and any trishaw driver will be happy to take you to the Oh-Bo Pottery sheds for a quick look (200-500 kyat).

Shwesandaw Pagoda, a short walk from the pickup stand, is a wonderful smaller copy of the Shwesdagon Pagoda without the crowds and well worth the trip by itself.

Buy
Pottery of course. There are many workshops along the streets, just walk in to see their finished pieces. Pottery in Twante is made practical everyday use, not artistic. You can find water jars, candle sticks, small pots, flower vases, and incense sticks. Most of the pottery is rough unglazed terracotta.

Typical prices below.

 * Small flower vase: 1,000 Kyat
 * Incense stick holder or small candlestick for shrine: 500 kyat
 * Medium vase or jar: 2,000 kyat

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Gold Coast/Tweed Heads

Tweed Heads and Coolangatta are twin towns on the border between north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Coolangatta is in Queensland and part of the Gold Coast City. Tweed Heads and neighbouring suburbs are part of the Gold Coast urban area, but are in Tweed Shire, headquartered in Murwillumbah.

Understand
When you cross the wide Tweed River from the south, you remain in New South Wales for around 5 km before passing into Queensland. The border is in the built up retail area near the mouth of the river.

Coolangatta is pronounced with the emphasis on the second-to-last syllable, like regatta, and unlike Talangatta.

By bus
Buses run from Brisbane and points south. The train service from Brisbane to Robina, central Gold Coast, has bus connections through to Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.

By car
It is a comfortable 65 minutes drive from Brisbane on the Pacific Motorway. One can exit just after the Brisbane airport to hit the coast near Kirra for the short coastal drive through Coolangatta to Tweed Heads.

By bus
Frequent Surfside buses run from Tweed Heads northwards towards Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise. Frequent buses (routes 601 to 608) also operate to Kingscliff, West Tweed and Banora Point. The bus to Murwillumbah (route 605) operates hourly on weekdays (every 2 hours on weekends); the route is particularly scenic. Route 603 runs to Bogangar and Pottsville hourly every day and provides access to less developed and uncrowded beaches to the south.

By car
Coolangatta and Tweed Heads are easily accessible from the Pacific Hwy. The highway now bypasses the whole area making the local roads much less congested. Some back streets between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads and in Currumbin are quite steep.

See the Gold Coast article for a list of car rental companies.

Do
Scuba diving There are several scuba dive companies using Cook Island as their dive location. Cook island is the small island first mentioned by James Cook when he named Point Danger and Mt. Warning in 1770, about 2km offshore. The volcanic rookery island is in unprotected water and intending divers should be aware that this is no barrier reef experience, but the reefs offer interesting diving and the waters are prolific with turtles.

Bushwalking The Tweed Shire encompasses the catchment of the Tweed River, which drains the southern slopes of the MacPherson Range, known as the Border Ranges in NSW. There are many inspiring hikes in these ranges, but most require navigation experience in rain forest, and the correct equipment for the time of year. However there are several opportunities for the visitor to taste the bushwalking opportunities. Mt Warning has been dealt with in the "Get Out" section below, and is highly recommended for the hiker who likes the surety of National Park signs and maintained paths. Mt Cougal is the twin peaked feature evident from the coast, standing in front of the larger mountainous area behind, the Springbrook Plateau. The walk to Mt Cougal is unmarked, but the following simple instructions will get you there from the Tweed Shire. Drive to Tumblegum on the Tweed River, crossing the river to the north side at the bridge over the Tweed just south of the township. Follow the signs to Murwillumbah along Dulguigan Rd until Tomewin Rd, turn right to the north. This road climbs to the border crossing at the watershed at Tomewin, but near the top of the climb take the turn left on Garden of Eden Road. Follow this to the end and the border fence, and park your car. Now on foot, follow the border fence, a combination stock and rabbit exclusion fence, west, leading to the base of the cliffs on East Cougal. There is a rough scramble to the summit of East Cougal, from where views can be had. The scramble across to the top of West Cougal is an option, but remember you are in steep country. Pay attention to where you go, because you have to come back this way to get back to the fence for the return journey. From Tomewin you can drive into the Currumbin valley and then west for a swim at the Currumbin rock pool, a large deep stream fed popular pool. Further up this valley, 1 km from the end of the road is the Currumbin Rock Slide for the brave. Wagawn is a mountain accessed by taking Queensland Road out of Murwillumbah, and turning left into Numinbah Rd, should be well sign posted. Follow on to the Queensland border, and on the other side of the border gate turn hard left on a dirt road and park. The border fence is a sturdy fence on the top of the ridge and so you follow this in a large arc toward to the obvious mountain to the west; this is Wagawn. The fence terminates at the cliffs so then you follow the well worn path to the right which enters the section called the Bushrangers Cave, a large eroded overhang with sometimes a trickle of water dropping from above. To ascend the mountain above, continue on until a cliff break and it is possible to climb up through the trees and rocks. This is slippery and steep. Pay heed to the way you come, because many parties become uncertain of the track on descent, and end up in steeper circumstances than they wish. There may be some tape on the trees that will help. The track contours to the left high above the cave below, ascending all the time until the border ridge is again attained. Continue up this ridge until it flattens out and you are pretty much at the top and on the National Park track system linking Binna Burra Lodge with O'Reilleys Lodge. Nice place for lunch before the return for a total time 3-4 hours plus stops. Now it occurs that backpackers could arrange to be dropped off at the border gate with their gear and continue on to either of the two mentioned lodges, about 11 km further, where camping and accommodation is available, and transport back to the Gold Coast. This would be an interesting way to get a feel for the Lamington National Park. The best activity is the beach. Coolangatta and Rainbow Bay face north. To get the same wave break you have to go to either Byron Bay or Noosa Heads.

Eat
Tweed Heads has a vibrant club scene based on service and sporting clubs, much larger than the shire would normally sustain. The background to these establishments is that for many years poker machines were prohibited in Queensland, but allowable in clubs in New South Wales. Thus clubs proliferated just over the border in Tweed Heads, thriving on holiday traffic from the Gold Coast and on day trippers from Brisbane. Visitors to the shire may be signed in by the doorman, otherwise entry is restricted to members. The clubs all have much the same offer, larges lounges, bars, dining areas and poker machine areas (foreign visitors please note that poker machines are called "pokies") and entertainment. Some quite big stars often turn out at these venues. The big ones are the Tweed Heads Services Club, 100 metres from Queensland, the Tweed Heads Bowls Club, a bit further on, Seagulls Leagues Club on the Terranora Road and Tweed Heads Golf Club in South Tweed Heads. But this information is placed here in the eat category, because these clubs offer exceptional value for money restaurants.

Go next

 * Letitia Spit Letitia Rd continues on past Fingal camping ground on its way to the southern head of the Tweed River. The 4 or 5 km road passes a collection of new and old houses which is what remains of the settlement of Fijians who were settled here after working as indentured labourers in the cane fields. There are many descendants in the area. The then rough road continues to the river mouth for a walk to the end of the river training walls (see the late article) and sand pumping system. At different times there is a good board break here and wide beaches. Also a favourite spot for fishermen is on the rock walls.
 * Tweed River This river, named by John Oxley, is the northernmost of the Northern Rivers of NSW. Rising in the Border Ranges, it is navigable inland to the bustling alternative town of Murwillumbah, some 30 km up river. Murwillumbah is worth a visit; it was once a timber town and positioned so to ship the highly valued rain forest timbers down river to be picked up at wharves once at the mouth of the river. High on the south side of the river is the Murwillumbah art gallery in a new well positioned building. It is surprisingly worth a visit; there is also a coffee shop/cafe on site. At Kondong is a sugar mill, the river previously being the transport option for the carriage of cane to the mill. At Tumbulgum is a bridge to the north, which offers an alternative drive to Murwillumbah, and another road that leads over the MacPherson Range to the Currumbin Valley in Queensland. The pub at Tumbulgum is a popular watering hole, and the town now boasts a coffee shop and restaurant. The boat ramp at Tumbulgum makes this spot also a popular spot for water skiers. The river has always been a favorite for fishermen, but for an innocent newcomer to catch a feed would be a minor miracle. House boats are available in the Tweed Heads marina, and there are endless peaceful and beautiful reaches of the river to explore. Dinghies are also available for hire at Boyds Bay inlet and at Fingal Head. The river is full of shoals, so care must be taken of navigation marks and buoys.
 * Mount Warning Named by James Cook in 1770 to warn sailors of the Danger Reefs off Point Danger (now named Fingal Head in error), this prominent 1156 metre peak towers over the Tweed River valley, the coast line and offers great views of the Macpherson Range to the north. Drive there via Murwillumbah and follow the signs up the Tweed River valley. The access road rises to about the 500 metre mark, and a graded switchback foot track continues to the top. Allow for about 2 hours for the walk to the top, which finishes with a chain up slabby sections to the summit. National Parks have constructed a 360-degree viewing platform on the summit, which slightly jars, but which is quite practical. The nearest pub to the base of the mountain is at Uki, the Mount Warning Hotel.
 * Kingscliff This coastal town is at the next headland south of Fingal head, about 6 km further. Until about 10 years ago it was a sleepy campers mecca, but now boasts a vibrant real estate industry, and a busy coffee shop and restaurant strip, and a shopping centre containing a Woolworths. Camping sites are still available right on the beach. The surf is generally on the small side and board surfers are rarely seen out. Cudgeon Creek enters at the point, and offers blue water fisherman relatively easy access to the ocean, weather dependent of course. The mouth of the river is a favorite swimming place for all ages. There are numerous ocean front parks and facilities. The pub is the popular Grand Pacific Hotel. Further south from Kingscliff is the newish Salt real estate development featuring ocean front hotel, restaurants and bar. Further south from there is Casuarina, a newish development designed to have minimal impact on the environment and which boasts many beach houses of original design, and a surfing beach. One of the features of this development was the apparent requirement that no beach front homes were to have a view of the ocean, so from the beach there is no sign of near habitation.

Continue further south to Cabarita, Hastings Point and Pottsville, all very nice ocean front townships with surf beaches. There are several camping grounds to be found. The only pub is the Cabarita Hotel at Bogangar.

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Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms is a city of 26,000 (2021) in south central San Bernadino County in the California Desert located on the northern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.

Understand
The City of Twentynine Palms (also known as 29 Palms) is home to the headquarters and main entrance of Joshua Tree National Park. Situated in the Morongo Basin in the Mojave Desert, the city is renowned for its beautiful natural surroundings, desert and mountain vistas and its world-class murals and artists.

Twentynine Palms is also home to the largest United States Marine Corps base, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.

Climate
At an elevation of more than above sea level, Twentynine Palms has a slightly cooler climate, especially during winter, than Palm Springs, but with essentially the same subtropical desert characteristics. On average, temperatures reach 100 °F on 89 days, 90 °F on 154 days, and the freezing mark on 17 nights annually. Extremes range from 10 °F on December 23, 1990, to 118 °F on July 11, 1961. Winters are moderately cool, with highs in the 60s °F and the lows in the 40s °F. Summers are hot, with high temperatures above 100 °F. The wettest month is August with 0.65 in inches of rain, mostly from monsoon thunderstorms.

By car
Most visitors will arrive in Twentynine Palms on California State Route 62 (CA 62, also known as Twentynine Palms Highway), which runs east-west through the Morongo Basin.

For visitors from the west, from the Palm Springs area and beyond, would take CA 62 from Palm Springs through Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree Village to Twentynine Palms.

From the east, CA 62 comes from the Arizona-California state line by Parker, AZ. Visitors from the Las Vegas area could travel south on US 95 to CA 62 just west of the AZ-CA state line. Visitors from central Arizona, such as from Phoenix, would take I-10 to Desert Center (at Jct I-10 and CA 177), north on CA 177 to CA 62, then west on CA 62 to Twentynine Palms.

By bus
There is a limited bus network, run by the Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA). There's an hourly service from Yucca Valley, where it is possible to connect with Palm Springs.

By plane
The closest passenger airport is:
 * Palm Springs International Airport, about west.

Further afield are:
 * Ontario International Airport, about west.
 * Los Angeles International Airport, about west.
 * San Diego International Airport, about southwest.

Get around
Most visitors would travel around by car.

See

 * — The Old Schoolhouse is the oldest public building in the Morongo Basin area having come into existence in 1927. The school began in the truest pioneering fashion.  After being denied requested funds from San Bernardino County, the inhabitants of the surrounding area decided to take matters into their own hands. Working solely on the assistance and altruism of the community, the one-room schoolhouse was born, hosting eight students, hailing from different corners of the Morongo Basin. The Schoolhouse is now home to a museum and gift shop operated by the Twentynine Palms Historical Society. Exhibits center around the groups that were important to the history of the Twentynine Palms area: the Native Americans, miners, cattlemen, homesteaders, and military.
 * — The Old Schoolhouse is the oldest public building in the Morongo Basin area having come into existence in 1927. The school began in the truest pioneering fashion.  After being denied requested funds from San Bernardino County, the inhabitants of the surrounding area decided to take matters into their own hands. Working solely on the assistance and altruism of the community, the one-room schoolhouse was born, hosting eight students, hailing from different corners of the Morongo Basin. The Schoolhouse is now home to a museum and gift shop operated by the Twentynine Palms Historical Society. Exhibits center around the groups that were important to the history of the Twentynine Palms area: the Native Americans, miners, cattlemen, homesteaders, and military.
 * — The Old Schoolhouse is the oldest public building in the Morongo Basin area having come into existence in 1927. The school began in the truest pioneering fashion.  After being denied requested funds from San Bernardino County, the inhabitants of the surrounding area decided to take matters into their own hands. Working solely on the assistance and altruism of the community, the one-room schoolhouse was born, hosting eight students, hailing from different corners of the Morongo Basin. The Schoolhouse is now home to a museum and gift shop operated by the Twentynine Palms Historical Society. Exhibits center around the groups that were important to the history of the Twentynine Palms area: the Native Americans, miners, cattlemen, homesteaders, and military.

Sleep
There is a variety of lodging available in Twentynine Palms. For camping, see camping options in Joshua Tree National Park.

Go next

 * Joshua Tree National Park, south — The large national park south of the town is home to two desert ecosystems and is a favorite for campers, hikers, and rock-climbers.

 * Amboy and Route 66, north — The Mother Road routes through the California desert north of Twentynine Palms.
 * Mojave National Preserve, north beyond Amboy — Sand dunes, mountain ranges, and mesas with three types of deserts: the Mojave, Great Basin, and Sonoran.

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Twillingate

Twillingate is a town of 2,200 people (2016) in northeastern Newfoundland.

Understand
Twillingate's economy revolves primarily around careers in construction, logging and the tertiary sector, which involves providing services to the community. Because of the cod moratorium in 1992, fishing is not practised as much in the area, though some fishermen still catch crab, lobster and other aquatic species. The seal hunt is practised in Twillingate.

Tourism throughout the summer months is also a big part of the economy in the Twillingate area. The town is known as the "Iceberg Capital of the World" because of the scenery and icebergs that are seen in the spring months.

History
The earliest known people to inhabit the area were the Maritime Archaic, who occupied the area 3,500 years ago in 1500 BC. The Maritime Archaic people were later supplanted by the Beothuk, and possibly the Dorset Inuit, who occupied the area until the arrival of European settlers.

The French had been fishing in the area, possibly as early as 1500, but the first European settlers did not arrive until the 17th century. The European settlers were mostly fishermen and their families from the West Country in England. The native Beothuk managed to survive until the early 19th century in small numbers near Twillingate and the mouth of the Exploits River.

As the population grew, Twillingate became an important fishing community. It was a busy trade and service centre for Labrador and the northern shore fisheries for more than two centuries.

Since the Fisheries and Oceans Canada moratorium on fishing northern cod was announced in 1992, followed shortly after by the collapse of the fishing industry, Twillingate has turned to the tourist industry for income and is becoming a popular spot for visitors in the summer.

Get in
From the western coast of Newfoundland, take Route 340 (Road to the Isles) from the Trans-Canada Highway through Lewisporte. Driving north on Route 340 from Lewisporte or Gander to Twillingate, you will pass through many other small fishing communities, including Boyd's Cove, Summerford, Virgin Arm and Newville.

From the east coast of Newfoundland, take Route 330 (Cooper Blvd. in Gander) from the Trans-Canada Highway through Gander Bay, then turn right onto Route 340 to Twillingate.

Twillingate is approximately 1.5 hours from Gander and about a hour from Lewisporte.

Get around
Twillingate is relatively easy to navigate. Arriving on the island via Route 340, continue straight to reach the main area of town or turn left for Black Duck Cove, a small community on the island. The next small community is Purcell's Harbour, followed by Little Harbour, another small drive-through village. Drive another three kilometres and you will be in Twillingate.

The first street you will see (and will already be on) is Toulinguet Street, with several gas stations and stores. On your left, the first street is Rink Road (Bayview Street) that leads to Bayview (another subdivision of Twillingate) and the George Hawkins Memorial Stadium, home of the Fish Fun and Folk Festival.

After that, Toulinguet Street ends with a final intersection. Turning left will take you to Main Street North and the famous Long Point Lighthouse, while a right turn will lead you onto Main Street South to Durrell.

See
Twillingate is a popular location for iceberg viewing and whale watching.

Other points of historic interest include:

Museums
The town's museums are a great way to learn about historic and contemporary culture.

Do
The Fish, Fun and Folk Festival draws many tourists from around the world to the town each year at the end of July. The festival features local talent, dances, and entertainment from Newfoundland on Thursday and Friday nights. A parade, performances, and a fireworks display are held towards the end of the festival.

Iceberg tours are available from Twilingate Island Boat Tours aka Iceberg Man Tours, and four other boat touring companies have been established.

Do a wine tour and tasting at Auk Island Winery in Durrell - taste wines made from local berries and iceberg water. Hike the numerous well-groomed hiking trails or enjoy local entertainment during the summer such as the Split Peas, All Around the Circle dinner theatre, Ada Jenkins' Backroom Sessions, Irene Bridger's gospel performance or a Kitchen Party with Karren Churchill.

Twillingate has a growing artist community. Visit Twillingate Gallery with the work of Nina Keogh and John Satterberg, Driftwood Gallery with Ted Stuckless' work, Paintings by Pearl in Crow Head featuring the art of Pearl Geiger.

Coffee shops
In summer, two shops offer a selection of speciality coffees:

Sleep
Twillingate's bed and breakfasts, vacation homes and cabins stretch from Main Street North to Durrell to Little Harbour. There is one hotel. In peak season, especially during the Fish, Fun and Folk Festival in late July, it is best to book early. Prices range from $60-70 per night to over $200.

Boyd's Cove
Boyd's Cove is 40 km south of Twillingate, 50km north of Lewisporte and 70 km north of Gander.

Go next

 * Gander
 * Fogo Island and Change Islands

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Twin Cities

The Twin Cities area of Minnesota is the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit metropolitan areas, forms the core of the North Coast region of the United States.

The name "Twin Cities" comes from the region's two core cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, which border each other, share many of the same political, educational, and cultural institutions - and are thus considered to be "twins".

There are multiple "tiers" or "rings" of suburbs extending out from these core cities, some reaching as far as Wisconsin.

Central cities

 * , county seat of Hennepin County and Minnesota's largest city.
 * , county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota's second city, and state capital.

Understand
The Twin Cities grew in the 1800s from its location at the intersection of two major rivers, the Minnesota and the Mississippi, and rail lines. For a period the point furthest downstream that the Mississippi could be bridged was located in the area, if only due to the fortuitous island placement. Contributing to its growth was St. Anthony Falls, a natural waterfall which provided energy to working grain mills located on the Mississippi River. Due to rapid erosion of its limestone underlayment, St Anthony Falls moved upstream until it was set in concrete by the Army Corps of Engineers.

By car
Two Interstate Highways, I-94 and I-35, travel through the Twin Cities travelling east/west and north/south respectively. I-35 splits as it passes through the Twin Cities, with I-35W coming through Minneapolis, and I-35E making an eastward bow through Saint Paul. Several other national and state highways also travel through the area.

By plane
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the main airport in the region. Most travelers will arrive in Terminal 1-Lindbergh. Terminal 2-Humphrey serves primarily charter and low-cost carriers. The Lindbergh terminal (Charles Lindbergh was a Minnesotan, and one of his trans-Atlantic planes is suspended above the ticketing area) receives the bulk of renovation fees, however, and it is an attractive, modern, convenient, and well-designed terminal. The Humphrey terminal is also quite attractive; the terminals share the same runways, have long- and short-term parking set between them, and are equally convenient for transportation. Savvy travelers might check the terminal of their arrival or departure to communicate their location to friends, relatives, or other transport.

The Metro Blue Line light rail serves both terminals as it runs between downtown Minneapolis and the Mall of America. Travel between the two terminals is free. The fare for traveling outside the airport is $2.25 during peak hours (M-F 6AM-9AM and 3PM-6:30PM, excluding certain holidays) and $1.75 at all other times. The trains are fast and clean.

By train
Amtrak. Trains arrive at Union Depot in downtown Saint Paul. Daily service via the Empire Builder, trains 8/28 and 7/27, terminating at Chicago and Seattle or Portland.

By bus
Greyhound and Jefferson Lines buses arrive at the Hawthorne Transportation Center, 950 Hawthorne Ave (at 10th St, one block west of Hennepin), in downtown Minneapolis. It's a few minutes taxi ride away from most of the downtown hotels. It's 4-5 blocks away from a few major bus routes and the light rail. The depot is near a homeless shelter, so it's not uncommon to see a few homeless people hanging out nearby. The area is well-patrolled and quite safe. Greyhound and Jefferson Lines also offer limited service to Union Depot in downtown Saint Paul. Some routes make additional stops.

By boat
Mississippi River. The river runs through both downtowns, but passenger boats don't serve the area. Huck Finn fantasies aside, arrival via the Mississippi is not recommended. (Besides, Huck floated down river.)

Public transit
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and some of the inner suburbs are all served by public transit run by Metro Transit. There are also other transit authorities serving the outlying suburbs. Regular adult fares are $2.50 during peak periods (M-F 6AM-9AM and 3PM-6:30PM) and $2 during off-peak periods. These fares come with free transfers lasting 2½ hours. Be sure to ask your driver for one as you pay if you’re using cash.

Unlimited ride passes are available in 1-day, 7-day, and 31-day formats. Stored value passes (pay-per-ride) are also available. Day passes are $6 and can be purchased online, at a Metro Transit Store, from a bus driver, or a ticket machine at any light rail station. 7-day ($24) and 31-day ($65-120) passes must be loaded on a Go-To card, which can be purchased online, at a Metro Transit Store, or participating Metro Transit sales outlets. Stored value passes can be loaded on a Go-To card in increments of $10 (up to $400). Once you have a Go-To card, reloading it with new unlimited ride passes is easy and can be done online, at Metro Transit stores and outlets, or at light rail ticket machines.

Light rail
The Metro is the light rail system in the Twin Cities. It has two lines. The Blue Line serves Downtown Minneapolis, the airport, the Mall of America, and all points in between, while the Green Line serves Downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota, Downtown Saint Paul, and points in between. Although automobile transport is most useful for exploring beyond the two downtown areas of the Twin Cities (e.g corporate visitors, or people visiting any of the suburbs), tourists may find light rail the easiest, fastest, and safest transport between the aforementioned places. Crosstown bus lines also intersect the light rail system at most points, so it is possible that visitors could use public transport exclusively to explore the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Bus
The Twin Cities have an adequate bus system, hobbled by confusing connections to suburban lines, and poor service during non-rush hours (and no service after 1AM except on a few select routes with "night owl" service). The Metro Transit site (linked above) allows you to search for the best routes between your current location and your desired location, and is as good as most such systems in providing good routes and connections. Bus stops are very nearly everywhere throughout the city, but some are served only very infrequently, and most are not labeled as to which routes serve them at which times, so take care, especially in sub-zero weather, as to which routes you choose. Buses on Hennepin Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, Central Avenue, Lake Street, Snelling Avenue, and West 7th Street are most consistent and provide transport to the greatest numbers. Express buses operate between the two downtowns regularly during rush hours, and buses to suburbs, or connecting to light rail are limited, and best used during high traffic times.

Skyways and tunnels
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have extensive second-floor ("Première étage") "skyways" that connect central city buildings with each other. Although Minneapolis is larger, the Saint Paul system, to this point, has more connections and is more extensive than Minneapolis' system. But you could walk from the Convention Center in Minneapolis to Washington Avenue (a block before the Mississippi) without going outside, and without stopping at a pedestrian traffic light. Highway 394 feeds into heated parking garages, so that a Wayzatan suburbanite could enter her Lexus, drive the length of 394 to the heated lot, go to work, shop at Target or Macy's, see a movie, have dinner, and return home - all without having to wear a coat or change clothes, even in weather.

Even in good weather, mid-day romps in Minneapolis or Saint Paul at street level will miss most of the citizen activity, despite the appearance of crowds and farmers' markets, as many folks will choose to get their lattes, sandwiches, takeout, or copy keys, copy documents, or visit their banks, on the second level, a floor above the apparent activity.

As if to confuse you, there is an extensive network of tunnels connecting several buildings on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. Good idea, only different.

Bike
The Twin Cities, despite unfriendly weather for bikes from about November to April, provides many resources for both recreational and commuting bicyclers. Most major, and primary one-way, and two-way, streets have ample bike lanes which are marked and visible during fair weather months. In addition, all Minneapolis in-city lakes have bike paths that are separated from pedestrian traffic (and from motorized vehicles), and offer one-way transit around the entire Chain of Lakes, extending to Minnehaha Parkway and into Saint Paul. As if that were not adequate, former rail line paths sustain two-way bike lanes following east-west routes just south of Highway 394 and into downtown Minneapolis, known as the Cedar Lake trail; and just north of Lake Street, following a path known as the Midtown Greenway; and are connected via a spur alongside an active freight railway just east of Cedar Lake and north of Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun). It is possible to connect, via either east-west line, to bike trails that connect far into the Western suburbs and beyond, and recreational bicyclers can travel along historic rail lines for uncounted miles West.

Buses and light-rail trains are equipped with bike racks. It is not uncommon, though still shocking, to see bicyclers in sub-zero weather, and in deep snow. Visitors may find late March to late November as the best period to travel on bicycles, if cold and snow don't arrive or persist.

Nice Ride is a public bike-sharing program that locals and visitors can rent from. It serves both downtowns and limited areas between and outside the central business districts.

Museums
Minneapolis is home to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Mill City Museum, Weisman Art Museum, The Museum of Russian Art and more. Saint Paul is home to the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota Children's Museums, and others.

Do
Being in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the Twin Cities offers many aquatic activities. Many lakes offer swimming beaches with on-duty lifeguards. Fishing and ice fishing are popular activities, but be sure to purchase a fishing license first. Licenses are $8.50 for 24 hours and $28.50 for 7 days if you live outside the state. They can be purchased at most sporting goods stores, bait shops, and even some gas stations.

Mall of America
Mall of America, 60 East Broadway, Bloomington, 952 883-8800. Largest indoor shopping complex in the United States. A dizzying shopping experience. It has hundreds of stores, a LEGO play area, an indoor theme park, and a large aquarium. There is an IKEA next door. You can get there by light rail or bus.

Smaller shopping centers
The Twin Cities has many shopping centers, the list gently spoofed by radio humorist Garrison Keillor in his list of imaginary malls ending in "-dale":

 * Rosedale, Roseville.
 * Ridgedale, Minnetonka.
 * Southdale, Edina. (Considered the first modern shopping mall, is the first fully-enclosed shopping mall)

Shopping districts

 * Nicollet Mall pedestrian street, downtown Minneapolis
 * Uptown area, centered on Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street, south of Downtown Minneapolis and extending east to the Lake/Lyndale avant-garde theatre district.

Clothes
Minnesota is one of the few US states where clothing is tax-free. The Mall of America and other malls listed above offer a wide selection of clothes. Other places to check out clothes include:

Eat
Also see Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Eating vegetarian
The Twin Cities is extremely vegetarian-friendly, with a large concentration of vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurants. There are also a number of natural food coops. For example in Minneapolis alone, one can choose to shop at Linden Hills, Eastside, Wedge, or Seward Coops. There are also worker-owned collective cafes, including the Hard Times Cafe and Seward Cafe, that serve mostly organic, vegan food.

Telephones
The Twin Cities region is covered by four area codes. 612 covers Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Anthony, the airport, and the entire University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus (including the Saint Paul campus); 651 covers Saint Paul and the east suburbs; 763 covers the northwest suburbs; 952 covers the southwest suburbs. Dialing a 1 before the area code is not necessary if just making a call from one Twin Cities area code to another.

Publications

 * Minneapolis Star Tribune. Also known as the Strib, it is Minneapolis' daily paper.
 * St. Paul Pioneer Press. Perhaps not as widely read as the Strib, but has a larger Pulitzer Prize-to-staff ratio keeping it well in place as a solid regional and world news source.
 * Lavender Magazine. Minnesota's LGBT biweekly, covering the entire community, and an annual "Pride Edition" issue each June.

Stay safe
The Twin Cities are like most major American cities when it comes to crime issues, and all standard common-sense precautions should be taken.

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Twin Falls

Twin Falls is the largest city in South Central Idaho and the seventh-largest city in the state. Having been founded in 1905, it is the youngest of Idaho's major cities. Twin Falls has become a regional cultural and economic center for South Central Idaho and northeastern Nevada.

Understand
Once in the heart of a stretch on the Oregon Trail best known for its inhospitable environment, Twin Falls was founded in 1904 as a planned community after irrigation projects on the Snake River made large-scale agriculture in the area practical for the first time. Twin Falls is the principal city of the Magic Valley region of Idaho, so named because said irrigation projects "magically" transformed the harsh landscape into productive farmland. While agriculture remains one of the city's primary industries, its proximity to outdoor activities as well as to casino gaming in nearby Nevada give it a regional tourist flair. Twin Falls is home to over 40,000 residents, making it one of Idaho's principal cities outside the Boise metro area.

Talk
Although English is the primary language in Twin Falls, a significant Hispanic community as well as refugees brought in by the local community college give the city an added multicultural element. It is not at all unusual to hear Spanish, Bosnian and Russian - among other languages - spoken in the city. That said, don't expect too much linguistic diversity; as in the rest of Idaho, English is still by far your best bet with Spanish a distant second.

By car

 * Twin Falls can be accessed by car via US Highway 93. Interstate 84 runs approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of the city in Jerome County and intersects US-93. Unless you are coming from Nevada, you will cross the bridge over the Snake River Canyon.

By train

 * Due to both geographical and political realities, passenger rail service is utterly non-existent in the area. The closest Amtrak stop is in Elko, Nevada, some away. In short, driving or flying are the only practical methods to get here.

By bus

 * Greyhound Bus provides service between Boise and Twin Falls. The trip takes about two hours and fifteen minutes.
 * Salt Lake Express

Get around
Twin Falls offers a micro-transit system through RIDE TFT, which offers a citywide, point-to-point transportation. You can request or schedule a ride from the app or by calling 208-974-7433.

RIDE TFT Service Hours

Service Hours
Mondays – Thursdays:  6:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Fridays:  6:00 AM to Midnight

Saturdays:  7:00 AM to Midnight

Sundays:  CLOSED

Closed on holidays.

Fare

Standard fare before 9pm, is $3 per trip (no matter how many passengers in your party.)

After 9pm fare is $10 per trip. RIDE TFT service to the Twin Falls Airport cost $10 per ride.

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Having your own car is effectively a requirement to see anything more than walking distance from your hotel. Cars can be rented at Magic Valley Regional Airport from many companies including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz and National.

Rudimentary taxi service is available in the city if needed, but it's no Manhattan. Don't expect to hail a cab even on busy streets. Check Yellow Pages for services.

Do
Most other diversions in the Twin Falls area revolve around outdoor activities such as camping, hunting and fishing. Other activities include:

Eat
Twin Falls isn't exactly a destination for foodies. Apart from the expected assortment of chain restaurants (i.e. Chili's, Outback, the usual complement of fast-food joints, et al.) the fare is a bit lacking. That said, Twin Falls does feature several Thai restaurants and family-oriented establishments.

Mexican cuisine is your best bet in the city. Try:

Approximately 45 minutes away in Hagerman, the Snake River Grill comes highly recommended by the locals, who often say it's worth the drive. Be sure to try the alligator. .

Drink
Bars in Twin Falls close at 1AM sharp, no excuses.

Sleep
Twin Falls has experienced something of a hotel building boom. Many of the hotels along Blue Lakes Boulevard and Pole Line Road were constructed after 2007, so there are plenty of new and comfortable rooms to choose from.

Connect
Cell phone service is consistent and reliable in Twin Falls proper as well as in the surrounding communities. However, if you travel further south than Jackpot, Nevada, on US Highway 93, expect to have an intermittent signal at best until you approach Wells or Ely.

Public WiFi access is available at most larger hotels, as well as at some coffee shops.

Stay safe
Given that much of the city's commercial and tourist infrastructure is concentrated around the intersection of Blue Lakes Boulevard and Poleline Road, as well as the fact nearby Perrine Bridge is effectively the only way in and out of Twin Falls from the north, traffic in the immediate area can be as heavy as anywhere in a much larger population center such as Boise. Stay alert if driving or walking through here.

Go next

 * Twin Falls is approximately halfway between Boise and Pocatello, about a two-hour drive from each. Salt Lake City is approximately three hours away by car, or a 45 minutes by air.
 * Jackpot - Approximately 45 miles (75 km) south of Twin Falls just over the Nevada border, the small town of Jackpot offers casino gaming and routinely draws crowds from all over the area. Collectively the Jackpot casinos employ more people from Twin Falls than any employer in Twin Falls.
 * Sun Valley - As in most of Idaho, the first day of ski season in November is eagerly anticipated in the Magic Valley. If the highbrow atmosphere (and corresponding prices) of Sun Valley aren't for you, try the more wallet-friendly Pomerelle resort south of Declo. Both locations are approximately an hour's drive from Twin Falls.

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Twi phrasebook

Twi or Akan Kasa is a dialect of the Akan language. It is a language spoken in most regions of Ghana. Although it is not a state-sponsored language, Twi is the most widely spoken language in Ghana.

Grammatical points
Vowels

Consonants
 * a as "rat"
 * e as "seat"
 * ε as "set"
 * i as "sit"
 * o as "Kuala Lumpur"
 * ɔ as "pot"
 * u as "Kuala Lumpur"
 * ẹ as " ay
 * ọ as " s'ofa

 * b as "bats"
 * d as "dog"
 * f as "fog"
 * g as "goat"
 * h as "hire"
 * k as "cat"
 * l as "log"
 * m as "man"
 * n as "nap"
 * p as "pin"
 * r as "cramp"
 * s as "suit"
 * t as "tomb"
 * w as "wood"
 * y as "yemen"

Diagraphs

 * dw as "j" sound in the beginning of "dreams"
 * gy as "judge"
 * hw as "whew"
 * hy as "shirt"
 * kw as "equip"
 * ky as "chap"
 * nw is pronounced as "nyw" with rounded lips at the end. For example: Nwunu (to leak)
 * ny as "Español"
 * tw as "trip"

Basics

 * Hi! (formal) Akwaaba or Maakyẹ
 * How are you? (formal) : Wo ho te sεn? (woho te-SAIN)
 * How are you? (informal) : Ɛte sεn?
 * Mpɔ mu te sεn? (optional)

 * Fine, thank you. : Me ho yε, medaase.
 * Ɛyε.
 * Bɔkɔɔ. (Optional. Literally "soft". The "ɔ" is pronounced like "o" is rot, but the "ɔɔ" means that the sound is extended.)

 * And you? : Na wo nso ε?
 * What is your name? : Wo din de sɛn?
 * Wɔfrɛ wo sɛn?
 * Wode sɛn?
 * Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (lit. They call you how?)

 * My name is ______ . : Me din de ______.
 * How old is he/she? : Wadi mfeɛ ahe/sɛn?
 * How old are you? : Woadi mfeɛ ahe/sɛn?
 * Nice to meet you. : M’ani agye sɛ yɛahyia.
 * Please. : Mepa wo kyɛw. (meh-paw-chow)
 * Mepaa kyɛw. Shorter and most common version

 * Thank you. : Meda wo ase. (mih-daah-wah-sih)
 * Medaase. Shorter and most common version

 * You're welcome. : Ɛnyε hwee.
 * Yes. : Aane. (ai-in) (pronounced like a nasal “eye”)
 * No. : Dabi.
 * OK. : Yoo.
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Mepa wo kyɛw.
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Wose dɛn?
 * Ka no bio.

 * I'm sorry. : Kosɛ.
 * Kafra.

 * Goodbye. : Nante yie. (lit. walk well)
 * Yɛbɛhyia bio. (lit. we will/shall meet again)
 * Ɛnneɛ akyire yi.

 * I can't speak Twi [well]. : Mente Twi.
 * Do you speak English? : Wote Borɔfo? (This is actually "You hear/understand English?". In Twi, "Do you speak ______ ?" is not often used.)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : Obi wɔ ha a ɔka Borɔfo?
 * Obi wɔ ha a ɔte Borɔfo?

 * Help! : Boa me!
 * Look out! :
 * Good morning : Me ma wọ akye. (mih-Maa-waa-chi)
 * Maakye. (Maa-chi). Shorter version.

 * Good afternoon. : Me ma wo aha. (mih-Maa-waa-ha)
 * Maaha. (Maa-ha). Shorter version

 * Good evening. : Me ma wo adwo. (mih-Maa-waa-jo) The "o" in adwo (aa-jo) is pronounced similarly to a quick "ou" sound in "cous cous"
 * Maadwo. (Maa-jo) Shorter version

 * Good night. : Da yie. (dah-yey)

 * I don't understand. : Mente aseɛ.
 * Where’s the toilet/washroom? : Agyananbea no wɔ he?
 * How do we say ______ in Twi? : Sɛn na yɛka ______ wɔ Twi mu?

Problems

 * Leave me alone. : Firi me so.
 * Get out of here! (anger) : Firi hɔ kɔ (lit. Leave here and go)
 * Don't touch me! : Gyae me!
 * I'll call the police. : Mεfrε polisi.
 * Police! : Polisi!
 * Stop them, they are a thief! : Kye no, ɔyε korɔmfoɔ!
 * I need your help. : Mehia wo mmoa.
 * It’s an emergency. : ...
 * I'm lost. : Mayera.
 * I've lost my bag. : Mayera me baage.
 * I've lost my wallet. : Mayera me sika bɔtɔ.
 * I'm sick. : Meyare.
 * Me ho mfa me. (lit. My body is not well)

 * I need a doctor. : Mehia dɔkota.
 * Can I use your phone/mobile phone? : Mebetumi a yuso wo fon?

Numbers
Generally, Arabic (Western) numerals are used for everything. Most people actually say English words in order to count things or tell time. However occasionally, the actual Twi words for numbering things can be heard in deep conversations between elders as well as Twi based television and radio station discussions.

 * 0 : ohunu/hwee
 * 1 : baako
 * 2 : mmienu
 * 3 : mmiɛnsa
 * 4 : ɛnan
 * 5 : enum
 * 6 : nsia
 * 7 : nson
 * 8 : nwɔtwe
 * 9 : nkron
 * 10 : edu
 * 11 : dubaako
 * 12 : dumienu
 * 13 : dumiɛnsa
 * 14 : dunan
 * 15 : dunum
 * 16 : dunsia
 * 17 : dunson
 * 18 : dunwɔtwe
 * 19 : dunkron
 * 20 : aduonu
 * 21 : aduonu baako
 * 22 : aduonu mmienu
 * 23 : aduonu mmiɛnsa
 * 30 : aduasa
 * 40 : aduanan
 * 50 : aduonum
 * 60 : aduosia
 * 70 : aduɔson
 * 80 : aduɔwɔtwe
 * 90 : aduɔkron
 * 100 : ɔha
 * 200 : ahanu
 * 300 : ahasa
 * 1,000 (one thousand) : apem
 * 2,000 : mpem mmienu/mpenu
 * 10,000 (ten thousand) : mpem du
 * 100,000 (one hundred thousand) : mpem ɔha
 * 1,000,000 (one million) : ɔpepem
 * 1,000,000,000 (one billion) : ɔpepepem

Time

 * now : seesei ara
 * later : akyire yi
 * before : akyi
 * morning : anɔpa
 * afternoon : awiaberɛ
 * evening : anwummerɛ
 * night : anadwo

Clock time
Clock times are formed in Twi by placing the word "dɔn" which means "o'clock" before the number. If the time of day is known, it can be stated before the word "dɔn". The numbers after "one o'clock" are said with a liason so "dɔn" becomes "nnɔn".

 * Note: Many English expressions for telling the time are commonly used by Twi speakers as well.

 * What time is it? : Abɔ sɛn? (literally "It has hit what?")
 * It is _____ . : Abɔ _____ . (literally “It has hit")
 * morning : anɔpa
 * one o'clock AM : anɔpa dɔnko
 * two o'clock AM : nnɔnmienu
 * afternoon : awia
 * one o'clock PM : awia dɔnko
 * two o'clock PM : awia nnɔnmienu
 * night : anadwo
 * ten o'clock PM: anadwo nnɔdu
 * midnight : anadwo dasuom

Duration

 * _____ second(s) : anibɔ _____
 * _____ minute(s) : simma _____
 * _____ hour(s) : dɔnhwere _____
 * _____ day(s) : da _____
 * _____ week(s) : nnawɔtwe _____
 * _____ month(s) : bosome _____
 * _____ year(s) : mfe _____

Days

 * today : ɛnnɛ
 * yesterday : ɛnnora
 * tomorrow : ɔkyena
 * this week : nnawɔtwe wei (literally "week, this")
 * last week : nnawɔtwe a ɛtwaa mu no (literally "the week that passed")
 * next week : nnawɔtwe akyi (literally "one week later)

The seven-day week is referred to as Nnawɔtwe (literally eight days). The first day is counted twice to end a full week.
 * Sunday : Kwasiada
 * Monday : Ɛdwoada
 * Tuesday : Ɛbenada
 * Wednesday : Wukuada
 * Thursday : Yawoada
 * Friday : Efiada
 * Saturday : Memeneda

Months

 * January : Ɔpɛpɔn
 * February : Ɔgyefoɔ
 * March : Ɔbɛnem
 * April : Oforisuo
 * May : Kotonimma
 * June : Ayɛwohomumɔ
 * July : Kitawonsa
 * August : Ɔsanaa
 * September : Ɛbɔ
 * October : Ahinime
 * November : Obubuo
 * December : Ɔpɛnimma

Seasons

 * Ɔpɛ Bere : December – March (4 months)
 * Asusue Bere : April – June (3 months)
 * Ofupɛ Bere : July – August (2 months)
 * Bamporɔ Bere : September – November (3 months)

Colors

 * black : tuntum
 * white : fitaa /fufuo
 * gray : nsonso
 * red : kɔkɔɔ
 * blue : bibire
 * yellow : akokɔsradeɛ
 * green : ahabammono
 * orange : ankaahono / ɔrengye
 * purple : beredum / afasebiri
 * brown : ahaban dada / dodoeɛ
 * pink : memen

Bus and train

 * How much is a ticket to _____? : Sɛ me kɔ _____, tekiti baako bɛyɛ sɛn?
 * One ticket to _____, please. : Mepa wo kyɛw, mame _____ tekiti baako.
 * Where does this train/bus go? : Keteke wei bɛkɔ he? (train)
 * Ɛhyɛn/Bɔɔso/Trotro wei bɛkɔ he? (bus)

 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : Ɛhefa na keteke a ɛkɔ _____ wɔ? (train)
 * Ɛhefa na bɔɔso/hyɛn/trotro a ɛkɔ _____ wɔ? (bus)

 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Mepa wo kyɛw keteke wei bɛfa/bɛgyina _____ anaa? (train) : Mepa wo kyɛw bɔɔso/hyɛn/trotro wei bɛfa/bɛgyina _____ anaa? (bus)
 * When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Berɛ bɛn na keteke a ɛkɔ _____ bɛfiri ha? (train) (literally “What time will the train that is going to _____ leave here?”)
 * Berɛ bɛn na bɔɔso/hyɛn/trotro a ɛkɔ _____ bɛfiri ha? (bus) (literally “What time will the bus that is going to _____ leave here?”)

 * When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : Berɛ ben na keteke bɛ duru _____ ? (train)
 * Berɛ ben na bɔɔso/hyɛn/trotro bɛ duru _____ ? (bus)

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ? : Sɛ me kɔ _____ mɛfa kwan bɛn?
 * ...the train station? : keteke stehyɛn no?
 * ...the bus station? : bɔɔso/trotro stehyɛn no?
 * ...the airport? : ɛɛpɔte/wiemhyɛn gyinabea no?
 * ...downtown? : ...
 * ...the youth hostel? : ...
 * ...the _____ hotel? : _____ hotɛl/hɔhofie no?
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : American/Canadian/Australian/UK embassy? (These words are simply understood when said in English.)
 * Where are there a lot of... : Ɛhefa na _____ beberee ɛwɔ?
 * ...hotels? : ahɔhofie
 * ...restaurants? : adidibea/chop bar
 * ...bars? : ...
 * ...sites to see? : ...
 * Can you show me on the map? : Wobetumi akyerɛ me wɔ map no so?
 * Kyerɛ me wo map no so.

 * street : ɛkwan
 * Turn left. : Dane wo benkum so.
 * Turn right. : Dane wo nifa so.
 * left : benkum
 * right : nifa
 * straight ahead : kɔ w’anim
 * towards the _____ : ...
 * past the _____ : ...
 * before the _____ : ...
 * Watch for the _____. : ...
 * intersection : ...
 * north : atifi
 * south : anaafoɔ
 * east : apueeɛ
 * west : atɔeɛ
 * uphill : ...
 * downhill : ...

Taxi

 * Taxi! : Taksii!
 * Take me to _____, please. : Mepa wo kyɛw fa me kɔ _____.
 * How much does it cost to get to _____ ? : Sɛ mekɔ _____, ɛbɛyɛ sɛn?
 * Take me there, please. : Mepa wo kyɛw, fa me kɔ hɔ

Money

 * Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Mo gye dɔla/Amɛrikafoɔ/Ɔstreliyafoɔ/Kanadafoɔ sika wɔ ha anaa?
 * Do you accept British pounds? : Mo gye pounds wɔ ha anaa?
 * Do you accept euros? : Mo gye yuro wɔ ha anaa?
 * Do you accept credit cards? : Mo gye krɛdit kaade wɔ ha?
 * Can you change money for me? : Wobetumi a sesa me sika ma me?
 * Where can I get money changed? : Ɛhefa na mebetumi akɔ sesa sika wɔ?
 * Can you change a traveler's check for me? : ...
 * Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : ...
 * What is the exchange rate? : ...
 * Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Wo nim baabi a ATM baako no wɔ?

Eating

 * A table for one person/two people, please. : Mepa wo kyew mayɛ ɛpono baako.
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : Mepa wo kyew, metumi ahwɛ mɛnyu?
 * Can I look in the kitchen? : Metumi ahwɛ mukaase?
 * Is there a house specialty? : Mo wo adeɛ kama ma yɛn?
 * Is there a local specialty? : Mo wo deɛ ɛfiri fie? (literally. Do you guys have something from the house/this country?)
 * Mo wo deɛ ɛfiri Ghana? (literally. Do you guys have something from Ghana?)
 * Mo wo aduane a ɛfiri Ghana? (literally. Do you guys have food from home/the house/this country?)

 * I'm a vegetarian. : Me taa di atosodeɛ nko ara.
 * I don't eat pork. : Mentumi di prakonam. (A direct translation is "I cannot eat pork." The word prako means pig. Nam means meat. In the word "prakonam" prako is pronouced more as "preh koe")
 * I don't eat beef. : Mentumi di nantwinam.
 * I only eat kosher food. : Medi Yudani aduane pɛ.
 * I want _____. : Me pɛ _____.
 * I want a dish containing _____. : Me pɛ aduane a _____ wɔ mu.
 * chicken : akokɔ nam
 * beef : nantwinam
 * fish : nsuomnam
 * pork : prakonam
 * mutton : odwannam
 * cheese : kyiis
 * eggs : kosua
 * salad : salad
 * (fresh) vegetables : atosodeɛ
 * (fresh) fruit : aduaba
 * bread : brodo
 * paanoo

 * noodles : taalia
 * spak
 * spakɛtii

 * rice : ɛmo
 * beans : adua
 * soup : nkwan
 * stew : frɔyɛ
 * May I have a glass of _____ ? : Mepa wo kyɛw ma me _____ gyerase baako.
 * May I have a cup of _____? : Mepa kyɛw ma me _____ kɔɔpo baako.
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : Mepa kyɛw ma me _____ bɔtel baako.
 * coffee : kɔfe
 * milk : meleke
 * tea : tii
 * juice :
 * water : nsuo
 * beer : biɛɛ
 * alcohol : nsa
 * May I have some _____? : Mepa kyew, me pɛ _____ kakra. Note: People are more likely to understand where the sentence "Mo wo _____ kakra?" (Do you guys have a little _____ ?) is going because the response to it will either be "Mepa kyew, aane." (Yes, please) or "Mepa kyew, daabi." (No, please)
 * salt : nkyene
 * sugar : asikyire
 * pepper : mako
 * butter : bɔta
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) : Mepa wo kyɛw?
 * I'm finished. : M’awie.
 * It was delicious / tasty. : Ɛyε dε.
 * This food was very good. : Aduane wei yε dε pa ara.
 * Please clear the plates. : Mepa wo kyɛw, fa prɛte no kɔ.
 * The check, please. : Mepa wo kyɛw, fa kyɛke no bra me.

Shopping

 * Do you have this in my size? : Wowɔ wei baako wɔ me size?
 * How much is this? : Wei yɛ sɛn?
 * That's too expensive. : Ne boɔ yɛ den dodo.
 * Would you take _____? : Wobɛgye _____ ?
 * I will give you _____ cedis. : Mɛma wo _____ cedis. (This is a more assertive way of trying to counteroffer a price to favour the buyer. Learning how to bargain effectively is a valuable skill in Ghana. However, taking care not to come off as rude is equally important.)
 * expensive : boɔ yɛ den
 * cheap : ɛyɛ fo/ boɔ nyɛ den
 * I can't afford it. : Mentumi ntɔ wei.
 * Mentumi ntua.

 * I don't want it. : Menpɛ.
 * You're cheating me. : Wosisi me.
 * I'm not interested. : Menpɛ bio.
 * Mentɔ bio.

 * OK, I'll take it. : Mɛtɔ wei.
 * Can I have a bag? : Wowɔ rɔba?
 * Do you ship (overseas)? : ...
 * I need... : Mehia...
 * ...toothpaste. : ...
 * ...a toothbrush. : ...
 * ...tampons. : ...
 * ...soap. : ...samina.
 * ...shampoo. : ...shampoo.
 * ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) : ...para.
 * ...cold medicine. : ...
 * ...stomach medicine. : ...
 * ...a razor. : ...yiwan/shaving stick.
 * ...an umbrella. : ...kyiniiɛ/umbrella.
 * ...sunblock lotion. : ...
 * ...a postcard. : ...poste kaade.
 * ...postage stamps. : ...poste staampe.
 * ...batteries. : ...batri.
 * ...writing paper. : ...krataa.
 * ...a pen. : ...twerɛdua/pɛn.
 * ...English-language books. : ...nwoma ayɛ de sua Borɔfo.
 * ...English-language magazines. : ...magazin.
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ...amannebɔ krataa
 * ...an English-English dictionary. : ...
 * ...a mask. : ...nkataanim/maaske.
 * ...souvenir : ...nkaedeɛ/mɛmɛnto.

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Twisp

Twisp is a city in the North Cascades region of Washington State.

Get in
It is highly advised to use a car to get to Twisp as one is largely required for getting around. To get in via car from Seattle one takes I-5 N to Washington 530 connection to Washington 20. There is bus services from Okanogan, Winthrop, and Pateros provided by Okanogan Transit.

Go next

 * Loup Loup - ski resort located midway between Twisp and Omak on Hwy 20

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Two Harbors

Two Harbors is a small village with a population of 150 that lies right on the isthmus of Santa Catalina Island. Two Harbors is a popular boating destination for Angelenos due to its protective natural cove. Yet, it provides isolation in a beautiful natural setting. It can be used as a base for other activities, such as kayaking, diving and hiking.

Get in
Two Harbors is accessible by private boats or via the Catalina Express ferry from San Pedro.

Get around
The three most popular options are: kayak, bicycle and feet. There is also a back country day tour available for rental using a Hummer for transportation on the West End's dirt roads. A Safari Bus (passenger van) provides intra-island transportation to Avalon, Santa Catalina Airport, Little Harbor, and the trailhead at Black Jack Junction.

Do

 * Camping at Hermit Gulch, Little Harbor, Blackjack, Parson's Landing and Two Harbors.

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Two Harbors (Minnesota)

Two Harbors is a town along Lake Superior in Minnesota, about 27 miles north of Duluth.

By car
Minnesota State Highway 61 is the only route into town. It stretches from Duluth in the south, through Two Harbors, all the way to the Canadian border at Grand Portage. From there it becomes Ontario Highway 61 and continues to Thunder Bay.

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Two Rivers

Two Rivers is a very picturesque small town off the beaten path and located between the East Twin and the West Twin rivers on Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Green Bay in Northeast Wisconsin. It was settled in the 17th century by French Canadian fishermen. Fishing became a major source of income and many of the fishermen's houses can be seen along the banks of the East Twin where it flows into Lake Michigan. This gives the town a quaint and scenic character today. Here "small town America" is expressed in many old New England-type clapboard houses all around town which can best be discovered by walking or on a bicycle. Lake Michigan embraces this old American settlement lapping at far-reaching beaches extending north to Point Beach along beautiful dunes, Pine forests and fields that inspire you to want to paint. Known for creating the first Ice Cream Sundae Two Rivers is nestled among many beautiful old farms where you can buy fresh produce, smell mown hay and fish in the rivers in Summer. Winter on the Lake brings a whole new scenery with Chickadees and Mule deer; it challenges you to ice fishing and Nordic skiing and rewards you with a hot drink, a warm meal and chat with the friendly people who live there.

Get in
Route 310 leads to Two Rivers from superhighway Route 43. Route 42 and Route 147 lead into town from the South and the North. There is a bus service from nearby Manitowoc and a Limousine service from the Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay airports.

 * Presidential Limousine Service. 1915 Jefferson St, Tel. (920) 793-1039

Get around
Most people come by car, but it is easy to get around Two Rivers by walking or on a bike.

See

 * Rogers Street Fishing Village,
 * The Washington House Museum and Visitors' Center (get an Ice Cream Sundae),
 * The Two Rivers Museum,
 * Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum,
 * Coast Guard Station and pier,
 * Neshotah Park,
 * Lester Public Library,
 * Point Beach State Park

Do

 * Fishing,
 * Camping,
 * Swimming,
 * Wind surfing,
 * Hiking and Walking,
 * Reading,
 * Relaxing

Buy

 * a kite,
 * an ice cream sundae,
 * souvenir sweat- and T-shirts,
 * Americana knick knacks

Eat

 * Phil Rohrer's Lunch,
 * Kurtz's Pub & Deli,
 * Joys Family Restaurant,
 * Machut's Supper Club,
 * Port Sandy Bay,
 * Lighthouse Inn,
 * Knight's of Columbus Friday fish fry

Drink

 * Kurtz's Pub & Deli,
 * Port Sandy Bay

Sleep

 * Lighthouse Inn

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Twyford

Twyford is in Berkshire. Twyford is largely a commuter settlement for workers travelling to Reading, Maidenhead, Wokingham and, further afield, London. It is the local centre for the northern part of Wokingham district. Twyford is a place of great community spirit and has many annual events, such as the annual Twyford Beer Festival, and Twyfest, which is a week long festival of different events from live music, school discos, quiz nights and talent shows.

Understand
Twyford is a large village (of about 10,000 inhabitants) about half way between Maidenhead and Reading. The village centre is about one mile south of the A4 and about two miles north of the M4. It is about five miles south of Henley-on-Thames and about five miles north of Wokingham.

Twyford blends (i.e. no seams) with Ruscombe to the west. Twyford and Ruscome are separate civil parishes within Wokingham district but are a joint Church of England Parish.

Twyford is named after the two fords (now bridges) through the Loddon, to the west of the village centre. It is old an old village with a mention in the Domesday Book. During the coaching era (before railways) it was an important watering hole on the London to Bath road and has a number of older building dating from that time. Prior to about 1960 it was a small village of a few hundred people living in the vicinity of the church (St. Mary's) and the Station. From 1960 it underwent rapid expansion, both to the north and the south and attracted mainly professional people. As a result, the older inhabitants tend to speak with a wide variety of (mainly UK) accents but the second generation who grew up in Twyford speak with a Berkshire accent (a very mild west country accent).

Twyford has three churches: C of E, Roman Catholic, and United Reform. It has two primary/junior schools. It is also served by Piggott Secondary School is just north of the A4, between Twyford and Wargrave.

By train
is on the main railway line from London Paddington and is one stop away from the major rail interchange at Reading. Rail passengers travelling to Henley-on-Thames will usually change trains at Twyford. Trains on the main-line stop three or four times an hour. The service to Henley is hourly for most of the day.

Twyford has 30-minute (fast train) or 55-minute (slow train) service from Paddington.

By bus
There is an hourly bus service from Reading to Twyford that continues on via a rather circular route to Wokingham.

By car
Although the M4 is close, there is no exit near to Twyford. Travellers from the east will need to leave at junction 8/9 and then travel west along the A4. Travellers from the west can leave at either junction 10 or 11.

Car drivers will usually approach Twyford by coming off the M4 at Maidenhead and taking the A4 west for about five miles. Turn left when you see the sign to Twyford and before long you will find yourself at Twyford crossroads. Parking can be found in the Waitrose supermarket car park, or in the small car park in Polehampton Close (described below).

Get around
Twyford is small enough to walk everywhere.

See
Twyford is known by local travellers for its cross-roads and associated traffic lights. Linger here for a while and you will see a good cross-section of life passing by.

Walk west a few yards along the 'High Street' past the former butchers shop with meat hooks still in place and you will come to a typical Berkshire pub The Duke of Wellington. Just beyond this is a former Victorian boys school and schoolmasters house. The house is now let as two flats, while the school is used by the village amateur drama group for rehearsals. The school playground, where small boys used to watch steam trains passing on their way to Henley, is now a car park.

Further down the main road, at the bottom of the hill is the site of the former silk mill. Now developed as luxury flats, you can walk through this area into a large nature reserve on the site of a former gravel pit.

Returning to the main road and continuing a short distance further west and you reach The Waggon and Horses, a very old pub. Close by on the other side of the road, you can just see the remains of one of the two fords that gave Twyford its name. A ford is the shallow point a road crosses a waterway, in this case the River Loddon.

Do
Many of Twyford's activities take place in the cavernous Loddon Hall. Here you will find antiques fairs, book sales, keep fit classes, badminton and table tennis, ballet classes, Ceroc, a bridge club, regular plays and pantomimes etc.

Loddon Hall is located at the end of Loddon Hall road. It is the largest venue in the area, so is often booked for functions.

Eat
Twyford is well provided with restaurants, there is Italian, Indian, Thai and gastro-pubs all close to its centre. There are take-away Chinese and fish and chips shops. Plenty of curry houses in and around the crossroads.

Drink
Twyford has four public houses and in the past had several others. The Golden Cross is the liveliest of these, and is closest to the station. It can get very busy and noisy in the evenings. The Duke of Wellington specialises in televised sport and so can also be pretty lively on some nights. The Royal Oak is more peaceful, with comfortable seats and family friendly approach. The Waggon and Horses is friendly, multi-level and also serves food.

On the real ale front, the Golden Cross typically has 2 or 3 rotating ales, The Duke has 2 or 3 Brakspear/Hobgoblin beers, The Waggon has 2 or 3 rotating ales, and The Royal Oak has 3 beers - normally London Pride plus 2 locally produced beers. Remember to drink real ales and real ciders produced locally to reduce your food miles. Mass-produced keg cider and lager can travel hundreds of miles prior to getting to the pub. If you're concerned about your carbon footprint, drink locally produced real ales.

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Tybee Island

Tybee Island is a popular beach town and barrier island  east of Savannah along the Atlantic coast of Georgia.

By car
GA-26/US-80 is the only route onto the island and passes directly through Savannah on its way east.

By plane

 * Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is about 45 minutes away from the island and is served by seven airlines. The airport is directly served by Interstate 95 and is located about 20 minutes north of Savannah.

By bike
It's about 18 miles from Savannah along route 80, and most of the highway has no bike lanes or paved shoulder to ride on. However, it is a scenic ride, and flat.

By car
GA-26/US-80 is the main street through town and is known locally as Butler Ave. The main drag along the beach is Strand Ave and runs from 14th Street to 18th Street.

By bike
The island is quite accessible by bike, and is the preferred method of getting around with a more relaxed, beach attitude. Bikes can be rented for this purpose (see the Do section below).

Do

Go next

 * Savannah - The historic riverside birthplace of Georgia.
 * Hilton Head - A lush seaside paradise in the neighboring state of South Carolina.

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Tykocin

Tykocin is a Baroque town in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.

See
In Tykocin there are over 100 historic buildings. The oldest urban complex of historical Podlasie with preserved layout characteristic for the Jewish town. One of the largest pre-war centers of Jewish culture in Poland.
 * Baroque Market Square with a hospital from 1755
 * Bernardine monastery
 * Bernardine monastery
 * Bernardine monastery
 * Bernardine monastery

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Tyler

Tyler is the county seat of Smith County, in eastern Texas. It boasts the nation's largest municipal rose garden and hosts the Texas Rose Festival each October.

Understand
Tyler is referred to as the Rose Capital of America because of its large role in the rose-growing industry; about 20% of commercial rose bushes produced in the U.S. are grown in Tyler and Smith County and more than half of the rose bushes are packaged and shipped from the area.

The city is named for President John Tyler in recognition of his support for Texas' admission to the United States. In 2021, its population was about 107,000.

Get in
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport offers service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via American Eagle Airlines.

The city's Tyler Transit buses run daily, excluding Sundays and holidays. Greyhound Lines bus service is available through a downtown terminal.

Get around
Tyler is next to several major highways. Interstate 20 runs along the north edge of the city, and U.S. Highway 69 runs north-south through the center of town. The city also has access to U.S. Highway 271, Texas State Highway 31, Texas State Highway 155, and Texas State Highway 110.

Texas State Highway Loop 323 was built in 1957 to encircle the city, which has continued to grow outside of the loop. Texas State Highway Loop 49, designed to be an "outer loop" around the city, is under construction, with the western and southern segments open as of 2022.

Do

Eat
Virtually every regional chain restaurant can be found in Tyler. There is a growing number of excellent local restaurants with various fares that can be found in and around the city.

Drink
Smith County (which Tyler is within) is a partially dry country in Texas. This means you cannot purchase liquor within city limits, unless it is being consumed in a restaurant or club. You can generally purchase wine and beer in grocery stores or other approved retailers. If you want to buy bottles of liquor for off-premise consumption, you have to drive out of the county (~20 miles or so).

There are several wineries and breweries that have popped up in and around Tyler:

 * True Vine Brewing Company
 * True Vine Brewing Company

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Tynda

Tynda (Russian: Ты́нда TYHN-duh) is a large town in Amur Oblast. Known as the "Capital of the Baikal-Amur Mainline," as it was intended to be a major hub, Tynda is at the junction with the partially complete Amur-Yakutsk Mainline, which will link the BAM with the planned terminus of Yakutsk.

Understand
Tynda is Evenki's word related to "flat river bank" or a "place for grazing of deer". The town has a river with the same name, separating the town from the railway station. The 16-floor apartment houses in the center and wooden barracks in the suburbs are two contrasts left over from Communist times.

US Wenatchee is Tynda's sister-city.

Get in

By train from Khabarovsk or Komsomolsk-on-Amur from the east. From Blagoveshchensk by the train #81/82 "Gilyuy" (фирменный поезд). The western direct destinations are Neryungri, Anapa, Kislovodsk and Moscow.

Get around
When you get out of the station building turn to the left to the bus stop and take a bus #35 going to the city. Equally you can start walking ahead across the bridge along the pipes and get to the central street Krasnaya Presnya, built by Moscovites.

There are a number of private taxi agencies and public buses.

See

Buy
In the second tower you can buy a ticket for a train or a plane at the agency office on the first floor.

Eat
There are a lot of cafes.

Go next
Local airport serves flights to Blagoveshchensk.

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Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a county and metropolis in the North East of England, created in 1974 from towns that had been in Northumberland or County Durham, plus Newcastle upon Tyne. The area is industrial but has a rich heritage, some surprisingly attractive cityscapes, and a lively entertainment scene. In 2019 the population was 1,136,371.

Cities and towns

 * is the buzzing city hub.
 * south bank of the Tyne is a separate city.
 * consists of South Shields, Jarrow, Boldon and Hebburn
 * was home to the Venerable Bede and made glass even in his day.
 * has the ancestral home of George Washington's family.
 * is where Hadrian's Wall began.
 * has a ruined priory and castle, and beach strip.
 * is a small beach resort.

Other destinations

 * is obliterated beneath Newcastle but re-emerges to the west at Heddon. It's mostly just a ditch until Hexham further west, then the best parts march over the hills to Haltwhistle.

Understand
This area was industrial even in the 13th century, through coal-mining, salt-panning, glass-blowing and quarrying. Newcastle grabbed a monopoly on coal and became a county in its own right in 1400, while the other settlements were villages or small towns each around their own coal pits and wharves on the rivers Tyne or Wear. North of the Tyne (except Newcastle) was the county of Northumberland, and south was County Durham. The population grew rapidly from the 19th century when deep mining reached lucrative seams, railways and steam power arrived, and the riverbanks rang with the hammers of shipbuilders. The towns grew into a single sprawling conurbation, with a mix of urban squalour and confident Georgian and Victorian civic architecture.

The historic counties became unbalanced between their metal-bashing towns at one end and farms and hills at the other. In 1974 the metropolis of Tyne and Wear was created, with Newcastle at its core, North Tyneside taken from Northumberland, and Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Washington taken from County Durham. The new entity has stood the test of time and is approaching its 50th birthday. The towns are commuter-belt for Newcastle but have retained their own industry, transport hubs and identity.

Many visitors flash through Durham and Northumberland to reach Scotland, and the only reason they linger here is through being stuck in traffic on the A1 near Metrocentre. They could do worse than turn off and explore: it's not pretty-pretty scenic but is rich in industrial heritage, and in the cultural wealth built on that foundation.

The climate is cool in summer and mild in winter, and Newcastle is a year-round resort. The rainfall is somewhat less than the UK average, with little seasonal variation.

By plane
is 6 miles northwest of Newcastle and served by the Metro. There are flights from London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris CDG, Dublin, other European and Med cities and Dubai. Domestic flights also connect Exeter, Southampton, Belfast and Aberdeen.

Manchester Airport has many long-haul flights and is just over 3 hours to Newcastle by train.

Durham Tees Valley Airport near Darlington has very few flights and is ill-served by public transport.

By train

 * Wikivoyage has a guide to Rail travel in Great Britain

Newcastle has frequent trains from London King's Cross, taking 3 hours via Peterborough, York, Darlington and Durham, and continuing north to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Trains also run hourly from Bristol and the southwest via Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds and York, from Liverpool via Manchester, Leeds and York, and from Carlisle via Hexham and continuing to Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

Sunderland has five direct trains from London, otherwise change at York.

For the other towns, change at Newcastle for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Washington has neither mainline nor Metro trains, change at Newcastle for the bus.

By bus
Buses by National Express and Megabus take 7 hours from London Victoria to Sunderland and Newcastle. There are also buses to Newcastle from London via Heathrow airport and the Midlands, from Liverpool via Manchester and Leeds, and from Glasgow via Edinburgh.

Regional buses ply from Durham, from Carlisle via Hexham, and from Berwick-upon-Tweed via Alnwick and Morpeth.

By road
The main north-south route divides around the cities like a county-sized traffic island. For most destinations, including Newcastle, Gateshead and Washington, stay on A1(M) (which sweeps to the west) until the relevant turn-off. For Sunderland, South Tyneside and the north Tyneside towns, take A19 which bypasses to the east and goes through the Tyne Tunnel (toll).

From Glasgow or Stranraer (for ferries from Ireland) head for Carlisle then follow A69 east - this road climbs no great hills and is rarely closed by winter weather. From Manchester cross the Pennines on M62 to join M1 / A1(M) north.

By boat
An overnight DFDS ferry sails from IJmuiden near Amsterdam to North Shields on the north bank of the Tyne.

Get around
For public transport information in Tyne and Wear, see the transport authority's journey planner.

By metro
Tyne & Wear Metro is quick and inexpensive, and is the best option between the area's towns. There are two lines, mostly overground: Green Line runs from Newcastle Airport to South Gosforth, Newcastle city centre, Gateshead, Heworth, Sunderland and South Hylton. Yellow Line makes a great loop north from St James in Newcastle city centre to Wallsend, North Shields, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay then South Gosforth, back through city centre (crossing itself at Monument) then Gateshead, Heworth, Jarrow and North Shields. So for the north bank of Tyne always take the anti-clockwise loop, but for Whitley Bay you could go either way.

Trains run between 06:00 and 23:00, normally every 6-10 min but in 2021 / 22 this is scaled back to 12-15 min. There are three fare zones: a single for one is £2.10, two zones £3, all zones (eg from the airport) £3.70. A day-ticket for one zone is £3.30, for two is £4.40 and for all is £5.40. Plusbus tickets are not valid on the Metro.

Ticket machines take cards or cash. Main stations have ticket barriers. Outlying stations may have no gates or leave them open at quiet times, but ticket inspectors patrol and are wearily familiar with lame excuses by fare dodgers. Smoking is banned on the entire system, including open-air stations.

By bus
Tyne and Wear has an extensive network, and for some areas such as Washington it's the only public transport. Fares are the same as the Metro but bus is slower, eg Newcastle to Tynemouth is an hour by bus and 30 min by Metro.

Most routes across the region are by Go North East: Routes to the north are by Arriva:
 * Bus 1 every 20 min from Gateshead to Newcastle, Wallsend, North Shields, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay.
 * X1 every 15 min from Newcastle to Gateshead, Washington and Peterlee.
 * Bus 2 and 8 every 30 min between Sunderland and Washington.
 * Bus 9 every 30 min between Jarrow and Sunderland.
 * Bus 20 every 15 min from Durham to Sunderland and South Shields.
 * Bus 21 every 30 min from Durham to Chester-le-Street, Angel of the North, Gateshead and Newcastle
 * X22 between Gateshead and Metrocentre.
 * Bus 27 every 15 min from Newcastle to Gateshead, Heworth, Jarrow and South Shields.
 * Bus 50 every 30 min from South Shields to Washington, Chester-le-Street and Durham.
 * X8 every 30 min from Newcastle to Gosforth, Cramlington and Blyth.
 * X12 hourly from Durham to Newcastle.
 * Bus 43 hourly from Newcastle to Gosforth, Cramlington and Morpeth.
 * Bus 51 hourly from Newcastle to Wallsend and Whitley Bay.

Stagecoach have short town routes, but also:
 * Bus 10 every 30 min from Hexham to Corbridge, Prudhoe, Blaydon, Metrocentre, Gateshead and Newcastle.
 * X24 every 30 min between Sunderland, Gateshead and Newcastle.

Day tickets are only valid for individual operators.

By boat
The Tyne ferry plies between North and South Shields, taking foot passengers and bicycles. There are also foot- and cycle tunnels next to the A19 tunnel, which is only for vehicles.

See

 * The Angel of the North spreads their massive wings by the A1(M) as you approach from the south.
 *  Newcastle has an elegant late-Georgian city centre around Grey St and Grainger Town.
 * Gateshead: the south bank of the Tyne facing Newcastle is a separate city. Walk across the Millennium or "Blinking" Bridge for the Baltic Art Gallery. You might detour to come back via the High Level Bridge or the Swing Bridge.
 * Roman Britain: South Tyneside has the depot fort of Arbeia, and Wallsend has the fort of Segedunum at Mile Zero of Hadrian's Wall. The Great North Museum in Newcastle shows artefacts from that era, but the wall route is obliterated beneath the city. You have to go 20 or more miles west into Northumberland to reach the scenic and better-preserved stretches.
 * Old churches: Jarrow has Bede's monastery, and Tynemouth has a medieval priory by the castle. Others are Victorian or later to serve the growing cities, but the 13th century Black Friars in Newcastle is now a restaurant.
 * Lighthouses: St Mary's is on a tidal islet north of Whitley Bay, Souter is on the breezy headland south of South Shields. Others are simple navigation lights, but look out for those of Fish Quay in  North Shields, and the spooky Herd Groyne in South Shields. Or else! - you'll be on the rocks otherwise.
 * Watch Brigades are a northeast oddity, though they were once nationwide. Founded from the 1860s, they're coastal volunteers: they don't launch lifeboats, but assist the Coastguard with shore-based rescue. Only three brigades remain active, in Sunderland, South Shields and Tynemouth, and their watch-houses display local maritime history.

Do

 * Watch football: Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC are the pro soccer teams, Newcastle Falcons play pro rugby union (15 a side) and Newcastle Thunder play rugby league (13 a side).
 * Cricket: Durham County Cricket Club play at Riverside in Chester-le-Street; Test matches (ie internationals) are also played there.
 * Go to the races but don't head for Blaydon Races, which closed over a century ago. Newcastle Racecourse is in the northern suburb of Gosforth, with meetings year-round.

Eat

 * Newcastle Chinatown, along Stowell St, also has Japanese and "fusion" cuisine whatever that is.
 * Blackfriars within a 13th century monastery in Newcastle is probably the region's top restaurant.
 * All the towns have a cheap and cheerful strip with Italian and the fast-food of several continents.
 * A stottie is a circular loaf of bread. For a lunchtime bite have a half or quarter-stottie filled with ham, cheese or the like.
 * Pease Pudding is what you get if you order what looks like remarkably cheap guacamole. It's a mush of split peas.

Drink

 * There are nowadays no large commercial breweries in the northeast, but Newcastle has a dozen small independents and Gateshead has three. Vaux still have a taproom in Sunderland but no production there.
 * Newcastle Brown Ale is the city's signature drink, but it's now brewed in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.
 * The region's only distillery is Poetic Licence in Sunderland, making gin and vodka.
 * Crossroads in Concord near Washington makes mead. Try it, but you won't want to stay on pints of it all evening.

Stay safe
There are few natural hazards here, so it's just the obvious precautions around traffic, unruly drunks, and care of valuables.

Go next

 * West in Northumberland are the historic towns of Corbridge and Hexham, the best sections of Hadrian's Wall, and the scenic South Tyne valley.
 * Cumbria is reached further west, with Carlisle and the north end of the Lake District.
 * North is Alnwick castle, the rugged Northumberland coast, and the island of Lindisfarne.
 * Beamish is an extensive open air museum 10 miles south of Gateshead.
 * Durham is the charming old centre of County Durham.

title: Tyne and Wear