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W National Park

W National Park is a trans-border park, with the most important areas in Southwestern Niger, around a meander in the River Niger shaped like the letter W.

Understand

The park includes areas of three countries: Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments. The three national parks operate under the name W Transborder Park.

History
The W National Park of Niger was created by decree on 4 August 1954, and since 1996 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within Niger, the park is listed as a national park, and is part of a larger complex of reserves and protected areas. These include the adjacent Dallol Bosso Wetlands on the eastern bank of the Niger and the partial overlap of the smaller Parc national du W.

Landscape
Spread over three countries, the park covers some 10,000 km² and is largely uninhabited by humans, having been until the 1970s a Malarial zone of wetlands formed by the Mekrou River and the Niger. The area is broken by rocky hills. The area was at one time a major area of human habitation, judging by important archaeological sites (mostly tombs) found in the area.

Flora and fauna

The park is known for its large mammals, including baboons, buffalo, caracal, cheetahs, elephants, hippopotamuses, leopards, lions and warthogs. It's home for some of the last African Elephants in West Africa. Sadly, the rare West African Giraffe, restricted to small parts of the Niger, is absent from the park. The park is also known for its bird populations, especially migrants, with over 350 different species identified in the park.

Climate
The park is open year-round, but access may be difficult during the rainy season (June to September).

The best time to view the animals is during the dry and hot season that ranges from February to late May. At this time the vegetation is at its most minimal and the wildlife gathers en masse around permanent watering holes. Temperatures can be high at this time, up to 36 °C, but it tends to be a dry non-oppressive heat.

Autumn is the most difficult time of the year to see large animals as the grass is lush and dense after the rainy season. This is the time preferred by birdwatchers though due to the large autumn migration through the park.

November through February are the coolest months, with pleasant cool evenings.

Get in
The closest international airport is in Niamey, two hours away from the main entrance (Tapoa Gate). Several direct flights to Niamey operate weekly from Europe, North Africa, and other major African cities.

From Benin, the park entrances are a day's drive north of Benin's largest city and main airport, in Cotonou, near Kandi.

The entrance to the park in Burkina Faso is a five hour drive from the capital Ouagadougou.

Fees and permits
Non-residents pay 10,000 CFA for a 24-hour pass (adults) and 5,000 CFA (age 7-16), children under 7 years can enter free. Residents pay 6,000 CFA (adults) and 3,000 CFA (children). Each additional day is half price.

See and do
The park operates a number of safaris. If you arrive as part of a tour, these will no doubt be included in your package. If you are under your own steam, safaris can be booked at the Tapoa Gate.

 * Four wheel drive. Most of the cars are equipped with an open roof and you can climb up to observe the flora and fauna. The use of a four wheel drive enables you to reach the more inaccessible parts of the park, and to see some of the more shy and retiring animals.
 * Guided treks. Most footpaths are well marked but you must be guided by an expert employed by the park and accompanied by an armed forest ranger. Guides can arranged when you arrive but may be in short supply in peak seasons, so plan ahead and contact the park authority before you arrive.
 * Dugout boats. A great natural way to see the park is by floating down the  Niger River or the Mekrou River in a dugout with a guide. You will see hippos and crocodiles, as well as hundreds of rare species of birds.  Cheetahs and other large carnivores come to the river banks to drink. Two types of boats are available: a hand-directed dugout for up to five people, or a motorised dugout for longer distances and larger parties. Boat safaris can be organised from the main gates or at your eco-lodge.

Stay safe
Caution recommended given rising destabilisation and unrest in eastern Burkina Faso since 2018. As of 2024, Niger is also unsafe due to civil unrest.

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Woburn

There is more than one place called Woburn:

United Kingdom

 * Woburn (Bedfordshire) - A village in Bedfordshire, East of England.

United States of America

 * Woburn (Massachusetts) - A town in Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

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Woburn (Bedfordshire)

Woburn is a picturesque village in Bedfordshire, close to Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. In addition to its Georgian architecture, Woburn is notable for Woburn Abbey, a stately home, and a Safari park.

Understand
Woburn has more than 200 listed Georgian buildings, many antique shops, pubs, chic restaurants and a fabulous tea-room for the truly English experience! If you visit in early September you will have a fabulous time at their yearly Oyster Festival: food, drink, live music and street entertainers, as well as champagne and Oysters, make this a great day out for all the family.

By road
From London, take the M1 and leave at junction 13, then take the A4012. From Milton Keynes, either take the M1 from junction 14 to junction 13 (then A4012) or head towards to M1 but instead take the A5130 to Woburn. From Bedford, take the A412 towards junction 13 of the M1, then take the A4012

From London
From Euston station: head towards Milton Keynes. Either go to Bletchey for the train to Woburn Sands or continue to the next stop, Milton Keynes, and take a bus to Woburn (see By bus section).

From St Pancras station: head towards Bedford. Either go to Flitwick and take bus 10A to Woburn or continue to the next stop, Bedford and take the train to Woburn Sands.

By bus
From Milton Keynes, bus 138 runs from central Milton Keynes to Woburn.

Buses 160 and 165 run between Bedford and Leighton Buzzard via Woburn.

Drink
Coffee And in Woburn Sands:

Sleep

Nearby Milton Keynes offers budget accommodation.

Go next

 * Go north east to Bedford on A421.
 * Go east to Ampthill.
 * Go south to Dunstable.

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Woburn (Massachusetts)

Woburn is a city in the Greater Boston region of Massachusetts with a population of 41,000 (2020). If you want to sound like a local, pronounce it "WOO-burn".

Burlington is a town with a population of 26,000 (2020). Home of the Burlington Mall and other retail development.

Just south of Woburn, Winchester is a town in the Commonwealth with a population of 23,000 (2020).

By car
Woburn is at the intersection of Route 128 and I-93, allowing for easy access to locations throughout Greater Boston. Winchester can be accessed by Route 3 or I-93. Exits 33 and 34 are the closest to Winchester, and 35 and 36 for Woburn. Route 3, 128, and I-95 expressways have exits to Burlington.

Train operators

 * Route stopping at Anderson Regional Transportation Center :
 * Downeaster operating five or six trains in each direction daily between Brunswick and Boston with stops Freeport, Portland, Old Orchard Beach (seasonal), Saco, Wells, Dover, Durham, Exeter, Haverhill, and Woburn.
 * MBTA Lowell commuter rail line has stops at Anderson Regional Transportation Center and Wedgemere station.

By bus
MBTA buses include the 350 from Alewife and 134 from Wellington are your best bet, if it shows up, they can be extremely infrequent at times outside of weekdays. The 354 is a rush hour only express bus, so it's not much use. Lexington and Lowell have bus service to the Burlington Mall. Massport Operates Logan Express buses to and from Boston Logan International Airport from Anderson Regional Transportation Center.

By car
Generally the best way, with infrequent MBTA service. The highway and roads that lead to it can get quite congested at rush hour. Outside of rush hour, you will be generally fine traffic wise, but it's not a guarantee. Route 38 and Route 3 travel throughout town.

By public transit
MBTA bus service is generally infrequent in the area, and service is entirely radial towards downtown Boston. There is no overlap in the 134 and 350 bus routes. On weekends service is extremely infrequent or nonexistent.

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Woerden

Woerden is a city and municipality in the Dutch province Utrecht. Woerden is located in the east of the Green Heart (Groene Hart) of the Netherlands, the green zone surrounded by the Randstad. Outside built up areas, Woerden is mostly meadows and farmland. Woerden is located on the banks of the Old Rhine river, which used to be the main branch of the river Rhine until the 12th century. In Roman times, this river was the north border of the empire and an army unit was stationed where Woerden is now.

The municipality, which comprises other towns and villages in the neighbourhood (it's more than ten times the surface area of the city), has a population of about 53,000 (2022). The city of Woerden proper has about 38,000 inhabitants (2021).

Understand
Around 40 AD, when the Old Rhine river (much bigger and wilder back then) was the north border of the Roman Empire, there was a castellum plus a small settlement at the current city centre's location, called Laurum or Laurium. Artifacts and even ships from that time have been found and some of them are exhibited in the parking garage appropriately called Castellum and in the city museum. Around 270 AD, German attacks made the Romans retreat from the castellum. In the Middle Ages, Woerden started flourishing again. A moat around the city was built, as well as city walls and later a castle. In 1372, Woerden received city rights.

The municipality of Woerden is very green and, like the rest of this part of the Netherlands, very flat, although the name Woerden derives from Wyrda, as it was called in the Middle Ages, a word that exists in modern Dutch as wierde, an artificial hill in the landscape, to be protected in case of flooding. This hill is hardly visible, however, as the city centre is only about 2m higher than the surrounding area. The Old Rhine river is quite small, and hardly (if at all) used for shipping, although small boats do use it for leisure purposes. The river crosses the city from east to west and around the city centre, splits and comes together to form a circular moat/canal. The river used to cut across the city centre, but this middle branch was 'closed' (filled with earth and made into a street: the current Rijnstraat). The city centre is the oldest part of the city and stayed the only part until the 20th century. After the Second World War, the city started expanding to the east along the river and a new neighbourhood to the northwest. In later decades, the city extended to new neighbourhoods to the east and southwest. The latest addition is a new district in the southeast; building started in the 1990s and is ongoing.

Other populated places in the municipality include Harmelen, Kamerik and Zegveld. Municipalities surrounding Woerden are De Ronde Venen, Breukelen, Utrecht, Montfoort, Reeuwijk, Bodegraven and Nieuwkoop.

Orientation in the city centre: there is a circular ring of roads in the city centre, which is one way (for cars), anti-clockwise. Starting at the castle (three o'clock on the ring), at goes through Plantsoen, Hoge Wal, Oostsingel (these three streets are on top of the old city wall and aren't very interesting for pedestrians), then Meulmansweg, past the harbour and library, Kruittorenweg, past the windmill, Wilhelminaweg and finally Prins Hendrikkade. Because of the 'moat', there are only four roads out of/into the city centre: the Oostdam in the east, near the castle, that leads to the train station. The Oostsingel in the north, the Westdam in the northwest (near the harbour) and the Oranjestraat in the southeast (near the mill).

There is a tourist information centre in the city museum (Stadsmuseum):.

By train
Woerden has an "intercity" train station, direct trains run from and to The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Gouda and Leiden. Trains are run by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS, "Dutch Railways"). From the international airport Schiphol near Amsterdam, Woerden can be reached by train, by changing in either Leiden, Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena or Utrecht. The train station is located very close to the city centre. Woerden is not serviced by night trains; trains only run from 05:00-06:00 to 00:00-01:00 (depending on the destination). If you want to reach Woerden by public transport outside these hours, take a night train to Utrecht and from there a night bus or a taxi to Woerden.

By bus
Woerden's main bus station is next to the train station, on the north side (city centre side). A smaller hub is located at the south side of the train station. Regional buses run from Utrecht, Bodegraven, Nieuwkoop, Mijdrecht and Breukelen and are operated by Syntus. See this website for the bus lines running in Woerden and timetables.

By car
Woerden is just to the north of the highway A12, exit 14. The A12 runs between The Hague and the German border, near Arnhem. From the north, Woerden can be reached by exiting highway A2 near Breukelen, then continuing on provincial roads N401 and N212 via Kockengen and Kamerik. From the south (Belgium), take the A27 or A2 motorways to Utrecht, then change to the A12 motorway westwards and take exit 14. Woerden's main regional roads are the N458 from Bodegraven, the N405 from Kamerik, the N212 from highway A2 and Wilnis/Mijdrecht/Vinkeveen, the N198 from Harmelen/Leidsche Rijn and the N204 from Linschoten/Montfoort.

By boat
The Old Rhine river flows through Woerden, there are small harbours in the centre of the city and in the northwest of the city on the Grecht canal, which leads to the Nieuwkoopse Plassen.

Get around
Woerden is small enough is be able to walk, especially in the city centre. When travelling between the city centre and the surrounding neighbourhoods, the bus is probably convenient: local bus operator Syntus runs buses from the train station, some via the city centre, to your neighbourhood of destination. Use an OV-chipkaart if you have one, or buy an "OV-Reiskaartje" in the bus. The fee on an OV-chipkaart depends on the distance, but should be about €1.60 for the furthest parts of Woerden. To buy the OV-chipkaart itself costs €7.50 though. The OV-Reiskaartje costs €2.90 (debit/credit card only) on the bus and is valid for 60 minutes.

There is a taxi stand in front of the train station, although often there are no taxis there. Local taxi companies are Van de Pol (+31 348 412096) and Van Vulpen (+31 348 420000).

Just like in most parts of the Netherlands, cycling is an excellent way to get around in Woerden. Rent a bicycle at the train station for about €7 per day. Bike theft is not as common as it is in larger cities like Amsterdam and Utrecht, but a reasonable lock is still quite necessary.

See

 * Woerden has its own castle, probably built in 1410 by Duke John the Pitiless of Bavaria-Straubing. It's located at the east side of the city centre, it can't be missed when coming from the train station to the city centre. The castle houses some restaurants, several function rooms and some companies and it's possible to cross the bridge over the moat to the small courtyard when the restaurants are open.
 * If you like churches, Woerden has several in its centre:
 * The catholic Bonaventura Church at the east end of the Rijnstraat, it's neogothic, built in 1892 and the tallest church in Woerden.
 * The Dutch reformed Petrus Church on the Kerkplein ("Church Square") is gothic, built in the 13th and 14th century.
 * Another interesting church is difficult to find: it's a Lutheran church, which was prohibited in the Netherlands (end 16th, begin 17th century), so it's a schuilkerk or house church. You can find it at the Jan de Bakkerstraat 11, recognisable by the metal swan on the roof.

 * The pedestrianised shopping street Voorstraat has some old buildings, just like the Havenstraat ("Harbour Street").

Events

 * August - Woerdense Vakantie Week: "Woerden Holiday Week", during one week at the end of the summer school holiday, activities mainly aimed at children and concerts aimed at adults take place in the city. Ends in a fireworks display.
 * September - Eru Taptoe Woerden, the oldest civilian tattoo (as in drum performance) of the Netherlands
 * October - Woerdense Koeienmarkt, yearly cattle market on the first Wednesday after 20 October, during the October school holiday. Show up at 6am to see merchants sell cows by clapping each other's hands. Also a funfair is held. Traditionally, one eats snert (thick pea soup with bits of sausage in it) and poffertjes (tiny sweet pancakes, consumed with butter and icing sugar).

Buy
A large part of the city centre is dedicated to shopping: two parallel streets, the Voorstraat and the Rijnstraat, are shops only, as are several street leading from these. The Voorstraat is pedestrianised, and the city is trying to discourage people from driving in the Rijnstraat, although traffic jams are likely on Saturdays in this street. Crossing both streets is the Kruisstraat, which leads to the Kerkplein, a shopping square. Shopping for groceries can be done in the Albert Heijn supermarket in the Wagenstraat (off the east end of the Rijnstraat).

On Saturday mornings, a regional farmers market is held, and on Wednesday mornings there is a 'normal' market in the city centre, both on the Kerkplein.

Almost all shops are closed on Sundays, but since 2011 two supermarkets in Woerden are allowed to open on Sundays. The C1000 at Tournoysveld is open from 16:00 to 19:00 but is located outside the city centre, about 15 minutes walk. The Lidl at Iepenlaan 1A (open 16:00-20:00) is slightly closer by, about 5–10 minutes walking from the city centre.

Apart from these supermarkets some shops can be open on 8 Sundays per year. These are mainly garden centres and furniture shops outside the city centre. Before Sinterklaas and Christmas, some shops in the city centre are open on a Sunday.

Chinese

 * Chinese restaurant De Lange Muur, Utrechtsestraatweg 113, +31 348 412176, www.
 * Chinese Indonesian restaurant Shanghai Paradise, Utrechtsestraatweg 21, +31 348 417202.
 * Chinese Indonesian restaurant Mei-Wah, Tournoysveld 79-C, +31 348 417372.

Budget

 * Fast food:
 * Snack bar Verheul, Leidsestraatweg 13.
 * Snack bar Friendly's, Plantsoen 2,.

Mid-range

 * Greek restaurant Dimitra, Achterstraat 31, +31 348 433529, www
 * Vietnamese restaurant De Smaak van Vietnam, Havenstraat 10A, +31 348 411380, www
 * Argentine restaurant La Payuca, Wilhelminaweg 20, +31 348 412113, www
 * Pizzeria Bella Milano, Havenstraat 41, 0348 482860, www
 * Italian restaurant Roma, Leidsestraatweg 3, 0348 419126, www - uses organic meat

Splurge

For more restaurants, see Iens.

Drink

 * Two sidewalk cafes on the Kerkplein:

 * Pub Cafe Victoria, (traditionally called "Arie"), a pub where the local youth comes together in the weekend, very close to the train station.
 * Pub Cafe Kweetnie (which is onomatopoeic for "I don't know"), football (soccer) fans can celebrate or commiserate at Wil and Yvon's.
 * Pub De Reehorst
 * Pub Drinkerij 'het Bierhuys'

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Woking

Woking is the other large town in Surrey apart from Guildford. It is home to Henry VIII's Royal Palace.

History
Built around its large train station, Woking grew up in the Victorian era. It experienced a boom in the post-war period when modern buildings, car parks and large retail outlets were constructed in the town centre.

Read
In the original version of HG Wells' War of the Worlds, the woodland area northeast of the town known as the 'Sandpits' (due to the presence of beach-like areas of golden sands on Horsell Common) was the location for the aliens' attacks on Earth.

By train
is served by fast trains from London and is on the line to London Waterloo (24-minute direct service) from Exeter St. Davids, Weymouth and Portsmouth Harbour.

By car
Woking is about 6 miles (9.6 km) off the M25 (Junction 11/ Wisley Interchange) and the same distance from the A3. Travelling northbound on the A3, turn off at either Painshill and follow the signs through Byfleet and West Byfleet, Burnt Common near Ripley and follow the signs through Send and Old Woking or further south at Burpham or Stoke both in Guildford.

By plane
Woking is well connected to London Gatwick and London Heathrow  airports.

Woking station runs a twice hourly RailAir coaches from the main entrance (on the non-town side) to Heathrow taking between 45 and 50 minutes depending on traffic.

Gatwick Airport can be reached via the Gatwick Express; however, this requires travel to London Victoria station which can be reached by changing at Clapham Junction. Trains leave London Victoria every 15 minutes reaching Gatwick in under 45 minutes.

Get around
Woking town centre is very compact, and is nearly completely pedestrianised with several small walkways and passages such as Church Path which has several bijou establishments.

Woking is reasonably well served by buses to the surrounding villages and districts with buses leaving from Woking Station and Cawsey Way outside the Toys'r'us and Wolsey Place shopping centre. Areas with large areas of housing rather than traditional high streets such as Brookwood and Goldsworth Park are particularly well catered for.

The two main shopping centres; the Peacocks Centre and Wolsey Place converge on the town square considered to be one of several 'central locations'. The others being the Bandstand on Cawsey Way and Commercial Way, a pedestrianised street that runs nearly 1,300 ft (400 m) to the Chertsey Road

Brookwood cemeteries
West of Woking, between the villages of Brookwood and Pirbright, sits a vast Victorian necropolis (population 235,000) among mature evergreen trees. Once the largest cemetery in the world, the Brookwood complex spans 220 acres (89 ha), across three contiguous sites with different access points:

Buy
Woking has a large shopping area which consists of the Peacock Centre and Wolsey Place shopping malls, and adjacent pedestrianised shopping streets. Most stores are chains: there is little that is distinctively local; for a less 'clone town' shopping experience, head to Guildford.

 * Markets: Monday to Saturday a basic fruit and veg market operates. There is a monthly farmer's market, and occasional French, Italian and Christmas markets. None are particularly spectacular.
 * Others: Toys R Us is a something of a concrete blot on the landscape, but provides a wide choice of toys. Commercial Way has most of the town's banks, several estate agents, Harpers is an independent photo store on Commercial Way. The High Street, running alongside the railway line, is not pedestrianised and doesn't have much footfall, or many shops - several restaurants, plus CEX and a florist are essentially all that survive.
 * The town has three cycle shops, Switchback Cycles, Evans and the Raleigh Cycle centre.
 * Ripley Farmers Market is on Ripley Green on the second Saturday of the month.
 * The town has three cycle shops, Switchback Cycles, Evans and the Raleigh Cycle centre.
 * Ripley Farmers Market is on Ripley Green on the second Saturday of the month.
 * Ripley Farmers Market is on Ripley Green on the second Saturday of the month.

Eat
Woking is not a fine dining destination. More gastronomic choice can be found in Guildford, or by fast train to central London.

The predominant local cuisines are Indian and Italian, and numerous examples of these can be found in the town centre. The town's restaurants are located primarily on Chertsey Road, where there is KFC, Nandos, Pizza Hut, several Indian restaurants, an Italian restaurant, McDonald's, and Roosters Peri Peri (a cross between KFC & Nandos). In addition, the High Street/Broadway has Sang Thai restaurant, kebab shops, some Chinese and pizza takeaways, more Indian restaurants. On Commercial Way is a Chinese Buffet (eat as much as you like).

A second dining/drinking location is Goldsworth Road. Restaurants here include Pizza Express and Zizzis.

The town centre chain pubs all offer cheap, low-quality food, for as little as £2.

Drink
Woking's major drinking spot is based on Chertsey Road with several pub chains such as Wetherspoons operating pubs. Eight pubs and bars can be found on this street alone, with two or three others on the south and west side of the town. However drunkenness and bad behaviour can all too often be found here due to increased alcohol intake on 'pub crawls' and 'benders'. This has improved in the past five years with increased policing and ID requesting though the fault rests entirely with the young adult drinking population.

Woking's clubs include Chameleon, a small bar with a packed dance floor, playing mainly pop and hip-hop music, Chameleon (also known as Chavmeleon) is seen as the trendier bar by many and as a right dump by others. The bouncers are reported to be violent. On the other side of the block is Quake. A larger establishment, with three floors of space plays mainly classic pop music and hip-hop though occasionally it is used more appropriately with outside DJs visiting.

RSVP bar plays mostly urban and is popular with Wokings' Asian and newly growing African and Caribbean populations.

The Bed on Church Path is a chic restaurant, night club and bar, which is newly refurbished.

Sleep
There are bed and breakfasts dotted around some of the villages though these are hard to find.

Go next

 * London is just under 30 min away by train (London Waterloo to Woking non- stop).
 * Portsmouth is 50 min away by train (Woking to Portsmouth fast service)
 * Windsor is just under 40 min. by car.
 * Farnham is under 40 min away by train.
 * Guildford is 15 min away by road, or train.

Woking also has fine countryside and is extensively wooded with forests and copses beginning within 1–2 miles of the town centre. Woking Park to the south east has two large greens, flower beds and a miniature golf course as well as tennis and cricket facilities. There is also Horsell Moors, the Hoe Stream, and the Basingstoke Navigaton System which reaches the villages of St Johns, Brookwood, Woodham, Sheerwater and New Haw.

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Wolfeboro

Wolfeboro is in New Hampshire.

Get around
You're going to want to get around by car or boat in this area of the state, but beware main street in the summer, it's horrible! Stick to walking or biking downtown when you can.

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Wolfe Creek Crater National Park

Wolfe Creek Crater is a geological formation formed by a meteor impact, popular with travellers in the Tanami Desert region of Western Australia.

The almost perfectly circular crater, some 880 m (2887 feet) in diameter and 60 m (196 feet) deep, forms the focus of the Wolfe Creek Crater National Park.

Oh, and chill out - the movie Wolf Creek is completely fictional.

Understand
Wolfe Creek Crater was only discovered by science in 1947 as a result of aerial surveys. The feature had been known to First Nations peoples since time unknown, under the name Kandimalal.

It is thought that the crater was formed some 300,000 years ago when a meteor weighing in excess of 50,000 tonnes (55,116 tons) impacted the earth's surface at 15 km/s (9.3 mi/s).

The crater partly inspired the name and setting of a 2005 horror film, Wolf Creek, depicting serial killings in the Outback regions of Australia.

Whilst toilets exist at the site, note that there is no water made available at the crater.

Get in
Wolfe Creek Crater is located some 145 km SSE of Halls Creek via an eastern offshoot of the Tanami Track to Alice Springs (gravel, only accessible to conventional vehicles during the dry season from May-October). Look for signs to the crater. The drive takes 2-3 hours to complete and should only be undertaken after notifying the authorities of travelling intentions and with sufficient water reserves.

Note that the road is often closed during the Northern Australian wet season (summer).

Fees and permits
There are camping fees of $8 for adults per night, $6 concession card holders per night, $3 for children per night

See

 * Wildlife resident within the crater
 * Wildlife resident within the crater

Do
Sightseeing, walking, photography, nature observation. Viewing from the crater rim is a must.

An alternative, spectacular way to view the crater is to take an aerial flight from Halls Creek.

Eat and drink
There are no places to eat nor drink.

Camping
A camping ground is available in the national park.

Connect
As of March 2024, Wolfe Creek Crater and its approach roads have no mobile signal.

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Wolfenbüttel

Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony.

Understand
While the town does have history going back centuries as evident by its well preserved timber-framed buildings, it is overshadowed by nearby Braunschweig and its one claim to fame is rarely associated with the town – being the site of the Jägermeister distillery and their corporate headquarters.

Get in
Wolfenbüttel is located on the Oker river, about 15 km south of Brunswick. In 1432 it became the residence of the Duke of Brunswick.

Buy
The town centre offers many opportunities for shopping. Market days are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Eat

Go next

 * Brunswick (Braunschweig)
 * Schöningen
 * Goslar
 * Salzgitter

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Wolfforth

Wolfforth is a suburb of Lubbock, Texas.

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Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony most known for hosting the headquarters of Volkswagen Group. While the castle that gave the city its name is as old as 1302, the city has been essentially created only in the 20th century around the original Volkswagen factory. It became more of a tourist destination in the 21st, with the creation of Volkswagen AutoStadt, the Phaeno science museum and the opening of a high-speed railway line to Berlin.

Understand
Wolfsburg hosts the worldwide headquarters of the car manufacturer Volkswagen. It was built and founded in the 1930s as a place to live for the employees of Volkswagen (literally: people's car) and the factory still dominates the scenery. While it was founded by the Nazis and Hitler personally loved all symbolism associated with wolves (he interpreted his first name to be related to the word "wolf"), the town only officially got its name after the war being called "Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben" (city of the strength through joy car near Fallersleben) during the Nazi era.

Wolfsburg is a rare case of a German town that was founded in the 20th century (other examples include Salzgitter and Eisenhüttenstadt). It is often ridiculed as bland, generic and without history. The suburb of Fallersleben (the author of Germany's national anthem, Hoffmann von Fallersleben is originally from that town) used to be an independent town and there is a castle, that gave Wolfsburg (literally castle of the wolf) its name. Some of the annexed suburbs predate Wolfsburg proper by centuries and still contain some pretty medieval and early modern buildings. During the 1950s and 1960s Wolfsburg attracted many immigrants and most of them came from Italy, who are still visible in the city today. Some of the Italian quarters have gotten the nickname Castellupo (Italian calque of Wolfsburg) over time. In the 1990s with VW in a difficult economic position and the town still dominated by the car company and little else - not even car parts manufacturers - offering employment or leisure activities the city entered a bit of a slump and both VW and the city government decided to do something about it, founding a jointly owned company ("Wolfsburg AG") to combat the decline, offer jobs in the service sector and pretty up the town. Given that the GDP per capita of Wolfsburg is the highest in Germany (and one of the highest in the EU) and Wolfsburg's population is growing again and has almost reached 1970s levels, the effort seems to have been mostly successful.

The Mittellandkanal and the railway line (which both existed before Wolfsburg was founded) served as primary drawing factors to put Volkswagen there, and still serve as a rough dividing line with most of the plant north and most of the city south of it.

Wolfsburg's location was seen as advantageous during the 1930s as it sat pretty much in the middle of what was then Germany (albeit a bit towards the North) and had both a major railway and a major canal right next to the VW plant. However, German partition cut off much of the eastern hinterland of Wolfsburg and the Autobahn connection of Wolfsburg is still less than would be expected for a major center of car manufacturing.

Wolfsburg also lacks a truly major airport, though VW handles corporate flights through a nearby airfield. According to a tale commonly told by VW workers, the British occupation powers that came after World War II rejected dismantling the plant and taking the patents because they thought the Käfer was a worthless design that would find few buyers and British cars were clearly superior. The Käfer would of course prove to be a major economic success and become the most sold car in the world until overtaken by the VW Golf (its indirect successor), remaining in production until 2001 in Mexico.

Get in
Wolfsburg is easily accessible by road and rail.

By train
The main line rail station is Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Platz 3, and there are regular services to many destinations. There is regular direct ICE service from/to Berlin (in fact some people use the ICE for their daily commute on that route) but for many other connections you'd have to change trains in Brunswick and/or Hanover. Flixtrain serves the city. There are big parking lots next to the train station and you can easily leave your car there for several days.

By road
Take junction 5 off of the A39 and head towards Wolfsburg-Morse.

By plane
While there is an airport close by, it is mostly used by VW and thus chances are for most flights you will fly from Hanover  or Hamburg. Frankfurt airport is also often an option worth considering.

By bus
Regiojet serves Wolfsburg, while Flixbus surprisingly doesn't. Flixbus does however serve many surrounding cities which are in turn served by public transit options to get to Wolfsburg.

Get around
Perhaps surprisingly for a city built on for and by the automobile, walking is the best option. Everything is close to each other in the city and the downtown core is largely pedestrianized. Wolfsburg has a public bus system that will get you to most suburbs and outlying parts of town. There is no light rail or tram, but regular rail service also has stops in Fallersleben (which is part of Wolfsburg, but much older) and several other places.

See
Wolfsburg is quite a modern city having been built, in the main, from 1938 on to house workers from the newly built VW factory. However, its castle dates from 1600 and today houses the Stadtmuseum. It has a rundown of the city's history from 1938, when the VW plant was founded, to the present day. There's also a small regional history museum and two art galleries that host rotating exhibitions.

Buy
Porschestraße is the principal commercial street of the town and was pedestrianized after serving as one of the prime traffic axes in the earlier years of Wolfsburg's history. There are several chains and malls along this road as well as some regular events such as farmer's markets.

Eat
Generally speaking, Wolfsburg has what you'd expect in food for a city of its size. However, due to its sizable Italian descendant population, Italian restaurants and pizzerias are cheap, plentiful and often of amazing quality.

Drink
Wolfsburg is not a university town and as such nightlife is nothing to write home about. There are a few bars, but Braunschweig is where the party's at for the most part.

Sleep

Go next

 * Gifhorn
 * Helmstedt
 * Königslutter
 * Brunswick close enough for some to commute daily, this town's historical centre is a welcome refreshment after the bland architecture of Wolfsburg.
 * Quedlinburg is a short ride on the Autobahn away and can be done in a day trip. Quedlinburg was an important royal residence as early as the 10th century and thankfully survived later centuries pretty much intact.

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Wolin

Wolin (German: Wollin) is an island in the Baltic Sea located in the Gulf of Pomerania near the mouth of the Oder (Polish: Odra) River. The Wolin National Park (in Polish Wolinski Park Narodowy) is a National Park on the island.

Do

 * Europe's biggest Germanic-Slavic Viking festival

Go next
On the mainland:
 * Pomeranian metropol Szczecin
 * sea resort and medieval town of Kamien Pomorski
 * sea resort and medieval town of Kolobrzeg
 * gothic church ruins at Trzesacz
 * medieval town of Stargard Szczecinski with an over hundred meter high Cathedral.

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Wolkberg Wilderness Area

Wolkberg Wilderness Area is in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is approximately 14 km south-east of Haenertsburg and 60 km east of Polokwane. The 2127-m-high Wolkberg (English: Cloud mountain) and the surrounding 22,000-ha was proclaimed a Wilderness Area in 1977. The office, parking and camping site are at the Klipdraai forest station. The park is traversed by the Mohlapitse River.

Understand
The Mohlapitse river enters the north west corner of the park, flows south for about 10 km and then turns east for about 12 km.

Information and maps

 * +27 72 779 1676 (mobile number of the man in charge of the wilderness area)
 * +27 15 276 1303 (land line number to the office at Wolkberg - usually no one answers so try the mobile)

The South African government prints 1:50000 maps and 1:10000 b/w aerial photographs of the area. Contact the Chief Directorate Surveys and Maps (CDSM)  at +27 21 658-4301, +27 21 689 1351, or +27 21 686 9884. The 1:50000 map for Wolkberg has number 2430AA Serala.

To Klipdraai
To get to Klipdraai (which is where the campsite, staff quarters and the office are located), from Polokwane follow the R71 towards Tzaneen for about 40 km (this road is tarred). Approximately 2 km after the Moira church there is a sign to the left for Wolkberg (23°50′34.97″S, 29°48′45.79″E). The road is not tarred. Follow this road for a further 40 km to reach the entrance. Along the way are signs to the Serala State Forest (possibly the old name of the wilderness area). About 300 metres before the office, the road forks. Take the left fork. At the fork there is an old sign with the words Serala State Forest.

The 40 km untarred road can be done in a 4x2wd vehicle (normal passenger car).

South East Entrance
Starting from the Orrie Baragwanath Pass at 24°06′21.91″S 30°07′13.77″E, a 4wd jeep track leads from the south east corner of the park, west along the Mohlapitse river for about 12 km before heading up north for about 13 km to the office at Klipdraai. The east-west section of the track crosses the river numerous times. Many of the drifts and small bridges have been washed away but can be negotiated in a good 4wd vehicle. The north section up to Klipdraai is steep and crosses smaller streams.

From Haenertsburg
There could be a road from Haenertsburg into the park. From Google Earth: leave the R528 at 23°58′54.11″S 29°59′16.48″E (the author has never been on this road). Follow the untarred road to 24°00′58.18″S 30°01′43.40″E (where there is a group of abandoned buildings). Here the road forks. East, the road leads up to the Mountain Club Hut at 24°00′09.05″S 30°03′52.29″E (4wd required, road is fairly steep). In a south-westerly direction the road goes to the office at Klipdraai (road crosses Mohlapitse river).

Hiking trails
Hiking is allowed anywhere in the wilderness area. There are some jeep tracks and paths. Around the Serala peak there are quite a few paths. The area south of the Wonderwoud is less visited. The bush tends to be rather dense which makes it difficult to get up to the plateaus, so below are some rough indications of trails that are easy to follow. The coordinates are from Google Earth.

Southern East-West Jeep Track
Jeep track along the southern section of the river. The track is parallel with the river in an east-west direction.

Path to Southern Plateau
At 24°05′41.07″S 30°04′00.72″E, a valley leads from the jeep track up to the southern plateau. A small stream flows in the center of the valley. The stream flows into the Mohlapitse river.

A good place to enter the valley (to avoid the dense bush) is the point where the stream meets the jeep track. Near the jeep track the stream becomes wider and it is difficult to pin point an exact location. The area where the stream crosses the jeep track is muddy. One should try to enter the valley on the eastern side (of the valley-opening at the jeep track, just before the stream).

For the first 500 m the path stays close to the stream. Initially the path goes up on the western side, then crosses east and finally crosses west again to a clearing. The clearing provides plenty of camping space. This is also the last point before the plateau to get water. From here the path follows the dry river bed of the stream for about 1.1 km. At this point the path leaves the stream on the western side and moves up a grassy slope in a north-westerly direction to the top of the plateau. The slope is covered in long grass and trees but there is no thick bush.

Near the jeep track the stream contains water, however after about half a kilometre the stream is dry. The nearest stream is on the plateau (about 4 km).

Klipdraai to Waterfall at Ceylon
Two waterfalls at about 24°03′54.10″S 30°01′36.75″E.

Lots of space to camp at river.

Jeep track leading from Klipdraai to waterfall.

Path leading north from waterfall along river.

Faint path leading up to the Ceylon ridges at 24°03′37.46″S 30°02′06.29″E. Walking east along the ridges leads to the southern plateau.

Waterfall at Ceylon to Y
Y is located at 24°04′08.89″S 30°02′49.58″E, at the western edge of the southern plateau.

From the waterfall to Y, one follows the river. Frequent river crossings. A faint path is visible.

At Y a small stream coming from the north, flows into the Mohlapitse river.

Y to Southern Plateau
From Y it is possible to get to the top of the southern plateau (at about 24°04′09.28″S 30°03′02.64″E). Walking along the ridges leads to the southern plateau. This section explains one possible way to the top of the ridges. This is not the only path up, it is not necessarily the best and it is not the safest.

When walking to Y from the waterfall, you can see the top of the southern ridges. Aim for about 24°04′09.28″S 30°03′02.64″E. Once at Y, in theory it is possible to beat a direct path to the top. Through the thick bush, this is fairly exhausting. Alternatively, walk north up the small stream for between 100m and 200m. This involves boulder hopping and ducking branches and vines. Then head directly up the mountain slope in an easterly direction to just below the cliffs. Initially the bush is thick. A little further up, the slopes are steep but covered by grass and trees. Once at the cliffs move south along the cliffs (the path south along the cliffs is steep and the ground is lose) till an opening leads to the top of the ridges.

There is no water for 1.5 km from the small stream till the stream flowing down the top of the southern plateau.

Y to Corner
Not sure if it is possible to walk from Y to Corner. Perhaps lots of walking in river. In summer river could be too deep.

Klipdraai to Corner
Corner at 24°05′26.74″S 30°02′42.10″E.

Plenty of camping space.

Jeep track from Klipdraai to corner.

Jeep track from corner to south-east entrance of park.

Klipdraai to X
The quickest way from Klipdraai down to the river.

X is located at 24°02′21.45″S 30°01′52.10″E.

From X easy to follow path to mountain club hut.

From X to easy to follow path to Wonderwoud.

Lodging
There is no accommodation at Klipdraai.

Camping

 * Camping site
 * Toilets and showers (in theory with hot water)
 * Soccer field
 * Hiking (overnight hiking)
 * 4wd trail (not sure if this is allowed)

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Wollemi National Park

Wollemi National Park is just 100 km north-west of Australia's largest city, Sydney and yet it contains the largest wilderness area in New South Wales. The park, which has a number of rugged and inaccessible areas, is the home of the Wollemi Pine, the dinosaur of the plant world which was discovered in 1994. Their location is, however, a well kept secret.

Visitor information

 * Park information

Get in
All roads are unpaved, but are gazetted formed roads. Check your rental agreement if you are renting a car.

There are historic ruins at Newnes Glen that are quite easy to get to.

The glow worm tunnel is a disused railway tunnel, so the walks to get there are reasonably flat and easily accessible from the car park.

Dunns Swamp has easy walks and plenty of opportunities for canoeing.

There are car and caravan camping sites at Newnes and Dunns Swamp.

Fees and permits
Unlike many other NSW National Parks, there's no fee to enter into this park.

Get around
There is little to no public transport to or within the activities in the park. Its car and walk, unless you are a particularly adventurous cyclist, in which case train and bicycle is a possibility.

Experienced bushwalkers
Being a large wilderness area, there is ample to keep the adventurous occupied. Backpack camping is permitted throughout the park.

The Colo River can provide a variety of kayaking and canoeing challenges, depending on water levels.

Eat
No restaurants, cafes or whatsoever. Bring your own food, but there are picnic areas.

Go next

 * Singleton

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Wollombi

Wollombi is a village located at the edge of the Hunter Valley wine country and located at the intersection of Tourist Drive 33, in New South Wales, Australia. While it's in the Central Coast, Wikivoyage covers it in the Hunter region for practical purposes.

Understand
Wollombi is located at a fork on the convict built Great North Road (Tourist Drive 33).

By car
Wollombi is 29 km south-west of Cessnock on Wollombi Road and around 40km north of Calga. A very pleasant route, through picturesque rural countryside. Additionally, there's no other forms of transport to Wollombi. Only car.

Get around
The village centre is very small and easy to walk around.

See

 * Heritage buildings, including the school building (c1881) and the general store.

Do

 * Picnic in Anzac Park.

Go next

 * Bucketty is 23km to the south
 * Explore more of Tourist Drive 33

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Wollongong

Heading south, Wollongong starts where Sydney finishes. It is the third largest city in New South Wales behind Sydney and Newcastle and is thinly wedged on a coastal plain between an escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, in the Illawarra region. It is pronounced Wool-un-gong, a word of Aboriginal origin although the translation is not certain. The traditional owners of the land are the Dharawal people.

Geography
Geography defines Wollongong, as the city is never more than roughly 6 km at its widest but stretches over 40 km from south to north. Its growth was limited by mountains, which are not so much high as steep, and the sea, Wollongong has grown to include a whole chain of coastal towns, from Dapto and Port Kembla in the south to Bulli, Austinmer, and even up to Stanwell Park in the north. Continuous development has stretched the urban area along the coast as far as Kiama in the distant south but those areas are serviced by the growing centre of Shellharbour.

Most of Wollongong's suburbs, including several popular beach towns, are covered in this article. The very northern suburbs of Helensburgh and Stanwell Park are covered in their own articles; in many ways they have closer ties to southern Sydney than to Wollongong.

Industry
Its modern origins are in coal mining and steel production, industries which persist, notably the BlueScope steel facility at Port Kembla to the south. A dedicated port exists for the transport of materials whereas private craft and fishing boats use a separate facility nearer the CBD in Belmore Basin. New industries, such as financial services, information technology, tourism and education are fast becoming trademarks of the city. Wollongong people are proud of the employment and heavy industry in the area, and choose to be more than just an outer commuter suburb for Sydney.

Community
The University of Wollongong is popular with local, other Australian and international students. Due to post war migration involving heavy industry, Wollongong also includes a large Mediterranean, Indian and Asian population which has left its mark on the city and means there is a great range of food and entertainment options.

There are many interesting and beautiful locations within easy reach. The immediate area possesses some fine, often uncrowded beaches and reasonable surfing.

By car
The quickest way from Sydney is to take A1/M1 south. You leave Sydney, and enter greater Wollongong just before the motorway starts. It's about a 50 minutes drive to this point, and around another 20 minutes down the motorway to the Wollongong CBD. Expect to take longer in the afternoon peak, Wollongong is a part of the Sydney commuter belt.

If you have a little longer, you can take a route via the Bulli Pass and the Wollongong Northern Beaches. At the end of the motorway the Bulli Pass road throws itself straight down the escarpment and along the coast. The exit is well signposted after the end of the motorway. Add 10 minutes for this diversion.

If you have a little longer still, a very scenic way to see more of Wollongong, the escarpment and the cliffs, is to take the Grand Pacific Drive (official website). Exit from the motorway at Helensburgh through Stanwell Park and down the coast. The road is well signposted to Wollongong. The Sea Cliff Bridge is a highlight of this trip, between Coalcliff and Scarborough.

From the south of Wollongong, follow the Princes Highway (A1) north.

From Canberra or Melbourne, you can access Wollongong via the Illawarra Highway (A48) or via Picton Road (B88). Picton Road offers a faster, straighter trip, while the Illawarra Highway (A48) offers scenery with windy roads and the occasional waterfall and picnic areas. To go the quick, Picton Road (A48) route, ignore the first exit sign to Wollongong from the Hume Highway (M31) at Moss Vale, and take the second, where the exit is also signposted to Picton and Cataract.

By train
The train services from Sydney to Wollongong are operated by NSW TrainLink, and have a usual weekday frequency of 15-30 minutes and 60 minutes on weekends. Each four-car train has two quiet carriages for those who want peace and quiet during their journey, and one easy access toilet on board. The trains can get pretty crowded during the morning and evening peaks heading towards and away from Sydney respectively (especially if there are only four carriages), but you should usually get a seat. In the weekday evening peak, these trains fill to standing room only until you pass Sutherland, as well as on Sunday afternoons heading back into Sydney. Similarly to all trains in the region, you can't book a seat, but rather pay with a reloadable Opal Card, a single trip Opal ticket, or a contactless credit/debit card at the Opal gates.

is conveniently located in the CBD, and many of the other suburbs going up and down the coast have their own stations.

The train journey is a scenic, albeit a slow one, traversing the Royal National Park with views of the ocean and forest. Sit on the left-hand side and upstairs (looking in the direction of travel) when travelling from Sydney or the right-hand side travelling to Sydney to get the best views. The trip on the limited stops trains takes around 90 minutes.

By plane
Wollongong is primarily serviced by scheduled international and domestic airline flights operating into Sydney Airport to the north of the city. Connecting links to Sydney are provided by rail and road.

To get to Wollongong by car from Sydney Airport drive 60 minutes south along the A1 Princes Hwy and M1 Princes Motorway. Follow the signs from the airport towards Wollongong and Rockdale to get to the Princes Highway, and from there follow the road and directional signage south to Wollongong.

To get to Wollongong by train from Sydney Airport, you have two options:
 * catch a T8 Airport Line train one or two stops to Wolli Creek, and then change for a train to Wollongong. All trains to Wollongong stop at Wolli Creek.
 * catch a T8 train to Central, then a South Coast line train down to Wollongong.

The latter is a better option during peak times as you're more likely to find a seat on the train from Central.

Private bus companies operate shuttle services from the airport to any destination door to door in the Illawarra/Wollongong region.

There is an airport (Illawarra Regional/Wollongong) located south of Wollongong in Shellharbour which mostly caters to general aviation flights, though it also has domestic flights as well.

By bus
If you're coming from south-western Sydney, you can catch the 887 bus from Campbelltown to Wollongong train station, via Appin and the University of Wollongong. On weekdays, there are eighteen buses per day. On weekends and public holidays, there are three buses per day to Wollongong.

By boat
A couple of Royal Caribbean cruise ships a year visit Wollongong, docking at Port Kembla.

By bus
Wollongong bus services form part of the Greater Sydney public transport network. You can either use the Opal card or a contactless debit/credit card when boarding the bus – tap the card when you get on and off so you're charged the correct fare. Most bus routes have a service every hour or every 30 minutes.

The free Gong Shuttle Bus operates between the University of Wollongong and the CBD, via Wollongong Station, the Hospital, Burelli St and the UOW's Innovation Campus. On weekends they also stop at North Wollongong station. They run every 10 minutes peak from 7AM-6PM, and every 20 minutes off-peak from 6PM-10PM weekdays, and weekends from 8AM-6PM. These are usually operated by distinctive bright green buses, though the regular blue and white buses are occasionally used. Look out for route numbers 55A and 55C.

Take note that the free buses only stop at bus stops marked by the green Gong Shuttle Bus signboard at the top; they won't stop at ordinary bus stops even if you flagged them down!

There are also the navy blue North Gong (NG) and Gwynneville Keiraville (GK) shuttle buses, operated by the UOW, which are free to ride as well.

By train
The northern coastal suburbs of Wollongong are well-serviced by train; however, depending on the station, you can still be a kilometre or so from the beach. Stanwell Park, Austinmer, Coledale, Wombarra and Bulli are the best stations to access nearby beaches, with Austinmer the most popular. All stations see hourly services.

By car
A car will take you everywhere in the region you want to go. Parking in the multi-story carparks in the Wollongong CBD is less than $2/hr, up to a maximum of $15. Parking along the Wollongong beaches and foreshore is free. Parking on Sundays is free.

Car hire is also available in Wollongong. Avis, Europcar and Hertz are located in Flinders St, just north of the CBD.

By bike
An extensive cycle track runs from Wollongong north for 10 km to Thirroul, hugging the scenic beaches, or the same distance south to Windang and Lake Illawarra. This is generally uncrowded and a great way to get a feel for the city and surroundings. Within the city itself, cycling is a bit more challenging thanks to the numerous inclines. However, there are pop-up cycleways on Smith and Harbour Streets to Belmore Basin, and on Kembla Street between Smith and Crown Streets. Cycling is not allowed in Crown St Mall, although people can be seen pedalling through the mall regardless.

A good cycle route could take 60 km mostly off-road from Bulli to Kiama, hugging the coast and headlands the whole way, and passing close to all Wollongong has to offer. You can put your bike on the train for the trip back.

You can hire bikes at Thirroul to ride south:

or in Wollongong CBD:

By taxi or rideshare
The Illawarra Taxi Network (formerly Radio Cabs of Wollongong) and 13cabs serve Wollongong and the surrounding suburbs. The main taxi rank is on Church St next to the Greater Union cinemas. You can also find taxi ranks outside shopping centres in the Illawarra such as in Corrimal, Warrawong, Figtree, and Shellharbour.

Aside from taxis, ridesharing provider Uber also operates around Wollongong.

On foot
Despite its hilly topography, Wollongong is a relatively walkable city - you can easily walk from the train station to the Wollongong CBD, and all the way to Wollongong City Beach in about 30 minutes. There are several grey and orange wayfinding signs scattered around the downtown area, most of them situated at major intersections. These indicate the directions to points of interest such as the CBD, Arts Precinct, Wollongong train station, and foreshore.

Lookouts
The escarpment next to Wollongong provides spectacular views over the coastline and city.

Museums

 * The HARS Aircraft museum is actually located to the south of Wollongong in Albion Park.
 * The HARS Aircraft museum is actually located to the south of Wollongong in Albion Park.

Landmarks and attractions

Gardens and parks

 * Lake Illawarra is walkable from Dapto station, or you can catch a bus. If you are coming by train for a walk or cycle by the lake, then Albion Park Rail or Oak Flats may be a better destination - where there are walking/cycle paths to the lake. The lake is also easily accessible from Warrawong. There are regular buses between Wollongong and Warrawong.
 * Lake Illawarra is walkable from Dapto station, or you can catch a bus. If you are coming by train for a walk or cycle by the lake, then Albion Park Rail or Oak Flats may be a better destination - where there are walking/cycle paths to the lake. The lake is also easily accessible from Warrawong. There are regular buses between Wollongong and Warrawong.

Swimming and surfing
During the summer months, Wollongong has 17 surf beaches to choose from, each with less crowds and more space than most Sydney beaches. All have free foreshore parking, and most are accessible by public transport and bicycle.

To the north of the city try...

To the south of the city try..

If you just want to do some laps, or for the kids to splash in the water, try the lap and leisure pools at Beaton Park, on Foley St (off Gipps Rd).

Dapto
Dapto Mall, Dapto Leagues Club and the Community Centre provide a variety of things to do. There is an annual Street Fair every September on Fathers Day. Following that is the Dapto Show. There are sometimes special shows like Monster Trucks etc during the year. Sunday mornings there are the 'flea markets' where one can find great bargains.

Eat
Everything about Wollongong's eateries is excellent. Most restaurants are located on either Keira St or Corrimal St, but don't be afraid to venture down a laneway, or further north or south to the outer suburbs, to find great food. There is something for everyone.

Drink
A growing city, Wollongong city holds a wide variety of bars. Generally, pubs close to the city but not in the actual CBD/North Wollongong proper tend to have unsavoury reputations. Wednesday nights are 'uni nights', and at places such as Castros and the Grand feature drink specials and cheap or free entry - expect a lot of young patrons.

Connect
Most of Wollongong has good mobile phone and data reception with all three carriers. You can easily get download speeds of at least 30Mbps in the CBD. However in the northern suburbs like Fairy Meadow and Corrimal, the Vodafone and Optus reception are quite poor (more so if you're not close to Princes Highway). If you'd be spending most of your time away from the downtown area, it's best to have either a Telstra SIM card or an operator like Boost Mobile that shares their network. Even then, coverage may be dicey in outlying suburbs like Austinmer where the escarpment can block signals.

There are a few coffee shops and McDonald's that offer free WiFi. Wollongong Library has free internet access at all libraries, and free WiFi at the City Library (ask staff for a ticket with username/password). The city library is in the council building on Burelli St, which runs parallel to and one street south of Crown St.

Media

 * Illawarra Mercury – the Illawarra region's daily newspaper, printing a mixture of quaintly mundane local stories, sensational crime reporting, and useful advice about upcoming events in the area.

Stay safe
There are some cases of drink-spiking so never leave your drink unattended. If you believe your drink has been spiked, speak to the security staff immediately. They will determine whether you have been spiked or not and if so will call an ambulance for you to ensure your safety.

Alcohol-fueled violence is common in town at night, primarily in Crown Street Mall and around takeaway food shops. Also beware of groups of young men in cars at City Beach (South Beach) at night and the Lagoon carpark. Do not wander around Unanderra and Dapto at night - both are unsafe, and sometimes during the day. Figtree can be nearly as bad, and Thursday nights in Crown Street Mall are often similar.

Go next
From Wollongong you can follow the coast southwards towards the Victorian border along the Princes Highway. This road is quite an interesting stretch of highway in Australia in that it follows the coast and headlands, giving you views as you drive along it. Many other coastal Australian highways usually stay a small distance from the coast, requiring side trips to see the scenery. At Batemans Bay you can turn inland to the Hume Highway via Braidwood to Canberra and Melbourne via the highway.

The Illawarra Highway (A48) is a scenic route through the Southern Highlands to the Hume Motorway/Highway. The road winds its way up through the Macquarie Pass, through Robertson and then on to the open road.

If you are staying in Wollongong, Sydney is a fairly comfortable day trip.
 * Minnamurra Rainforest and the larger, Budderoo National Park, near Jamberoo, is one of the state's most visited national parks. There's a visitors centre and many boardwalks through subtropical rainforest. Go early in the morning for the best chance at seeing wildlife such as lyrebirds and wombats.
 * Minnamurra Rainforest and the larger, Budderoo National Park, near Jamberoo, is one of the state's most visited national parks. There's a visitors centre and many boardwalks through subtropical rainforest. Go early in the morning for the best chance at seeing wildlife such as lyrebirds and wombats.
 * Minnamurra Rainforest and the larger, Budderoo National Park, near Jamberoo, is one of the state's most visited national parks. There's a visitors centre and many boardwalks through subtropical rainforest. Go early in the morning for the best chance at seeing wildlife such as lyrebirds and wombats.
 * Minnamurra Rainforest and the larger, Budderoo National Park, near Jamberoo, is one of the state's most visited national parks. There's a visitors centre and many boardwalks through subtropical rainforest. Go early in the morning for the best chance at seeing wildlife such as lyrebirds and wombats.

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Wolof phrasebook

Wolof is the main language of Senegal, and is also spoken in Gambia and Mauritania.

Pronunciation guide
Note: Wolof is primarily an oral not written language, so written spellings may vary considerably.

Consonants
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 * C-: is always pronounced "Ch" Words borrowed from French should use "S" instead of C but might not always be written that way.
 * R-: Should be rolled.
 * After a double consonant,:: repeat the vowel preceding vowel sound slightly. For example, Tudd (to call oneself) sounds almost like "tuddu" and jamm (peace) sounds like "Jamma" with a very soft a / e muet (if you speak French, for reference) at the end.
 * Ng -: Difficult for a non-speaker to replicate. Focus on the "g" sound and if possible add the n to the end of the preceding word. For example, Fan nga joge? (Where to you come from) sounds more like Fann ga joge?

Common diphthongs
goeses

Basics

 * Hello. :  Salamalekum (This is Arabic) / Response: Malekum Salaam.
 * Hello. (informal) : . (Ça va)French
 * How are you? : Na'nga def? ( ?)
 * Fine, thank you. : Mangi fi rekk. ( jama rek or I'm in peace)
 * Alhumdililay. : Thanks be to God. (From Arabic.) May be used after 'jama rek' to express thanks.
 * What is your name? : Nanga tudd?
 * My name is... : Mangi tudd...
 * Nice to meet you. : . ( )
 * Please : (S'il vous plait )
 * Thank you. : Jere jef. ( )
 * You're welcome. : ñoku boku. ( )
 * Yes. : . (waaw )
 * No. : . (de det )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : . (pardon )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . (baal ma )
 * I'm sorry. : . (maasa )
 * Goodbye : Be benen yoon. ( Means see you next time, or a la prochaine in French )
 * See you very soon : Leegi leegi.
 * See you later : Ba ci kanam.
 * I'm going (informal) : . (maangi dem)
 * I can't speak Wolof [well]. : [ ]. ( [Man degguma ?????? ])
 * Do you speak English? : ? ( Degg nga anglais?)
 * I speak some english : ? (Degg naa tutti tutti anglais)
 * Help! : ! ( dembalema)
 * Look out! : ! ( me hole)
 * How is the morning? : Naka suba si?
 * How is the evening? : Naka si ngom si?
 * Good night. : Fanaanal ak jamm. Plural: Fanaaleen ak jamm. (NB: Slight "a" sound follows the double consonant.)
 * Good night (to sleep) : . (bon nuit )French
 * I don't understand. : . (je ne comprend pas )French (Degguma)
 * Where is... ? : ? ( Ana ...?)
 * Where are you from? : ( Fooy degga? ) or Fan nga joge?

Small talk

 * How is your work? : Naka liggeye bi? ( )
 * How is your family? : Naka wa kerr gi? ( ) or Ana wa ker ga?
 * My house (family) is fine (here). : Nyung fi rekk.
 * How did you sleep? : Nanga fananay?
 * White person : Toubab ( )

Numbers

 * 0=dara/nayn (DA-ra/nayn)
 * 1=benn (ben)
 * 2=naar (nyaar)
 * 3=nett (nyet)
 * 4=nent (nyent)
 * 5=juroom (JOO-room)
 * 6=juroom benn (JOO-room ben)
 * 7=juroom naar (JOO-room nyaar)
 * 8=juroom nett (JOO-room nyet)
 * 9=juroom nent (JOO-room nyent)
 * 10=fukk (fook)

Time

 * foor duckion

Duration

 * Monday
 * Altine

 * Tuesday
 * Taalata

 * Wednesday
 * Alarba

 * Thursday
 * Alxames

 * Friday
 * Ajjuma

 * Saturday
 * Gaaw

 * Sunday
 * Dibeer

Money

 * How much is it? : Ñaata la? ( )
 * What does it cost? : Nyata? ( )

Eating

 * Breakfast : ( Ndekki )
 * Lunch : ( An )
 * Dinner : ( Reer )

Shopping

 * (Ci) Marse bi : (at) the market
 * Ñaata la? : How much is it?
 * ____ francs : ____ CFA (NB: Numbers used for prices will usually be in French and in thousands with inflation.)
 * Waxale : to bargain
 * Maangi waxale : I bargain
 * Cher na (torop) : It's (very) expensive (Used to try to haggle the price down)

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Wolsztyn

Wolsztyn (pronounced as Volshtin) is in south west part of Greater Poland, on Dojca river and Wolsztyn and Berzynskie Lakes.

Get in
Trains are maybe not the quickest, but definitely the most interesting way to get to Wolsztyn. The town is a small railway junction with lines to Poznan, calling at Szreniawa and Grodzisk Wielkopolski, to Leszno and to Zbąszynek. There are 7 direct trains to Poznan daily - 5 of them are served with modern, air-conditioned diesel units, and two (departures from Wolsztyn around 05:00 and 13:30 and from Poznan approx. 8:30 and 17:00) are serviced by historical steam locos. There are 5 regular daily connections to a small town of Zbaszynek, which has nothing interesting for tourists, but is a crucial railway junction of the way to Berlin (several reliable, but expensive Inter-City trains daily), to Poznań (11 local trains daily + some long-distance ones), to Zielona Góra (4 daily) and to Gorzów (5 daily).

Buses - Wolsztyn has numerous bus links with other town and villages in the region:
 * Poznan - up to 16 buses daily
 * Nowy Tomysl - up to 20 buses
 * Nowa Sol (with a convenient change for Zielona Gora or Wrocław) - up to 9 buses daily
 * Sulechow - 15 buses
 * Zielona Góra (direct buses)- up to 14 buses
 * and numerous local buses to surrounding villages - for tourist the important ones are buses to Obra (over 25 daily) and to Przemet (6 daily) - both places offer wonderful post-cistercian monasteries.

By car - Wolsztyn is on the road junction: main road #32 Poznan - Zielona Gora and local ones: #305 to Nowy Tomysl i motorway A2, 303 to Swiebodzin and Babimost-airport, #322 to Wschowa and #315 to Nowa Sol.

Get around
Wolsztyn is a small town, so all major attractions are navigable on foot. Local buses will be necessary only for those visiting neighbouring attractions (see below)

See

The main attraction is definitely the steam-locos depot. The Wolsztyn Lake has a palace, a park, a guarded beach and an open air museum.

Steam-locos depot

Thousands of tourist from all over the world come to Wolsztyn to see exactly this building. Permanently there are around 30 locomotives of 13 different series (half of them are operating from time to time), historical carriages (used during retro-rodes throughout Greater Poland region or even sent with historic trains to, e.g., Pomerania).

The depot owns locomotives of rare series like Ok 1 or Ok 22, German war-time steam locos and beautiful Polish post-war constructions like 0l-49, Pt-47 or small TKt48. The pearl of the depot is Pm36-2, one out of only two constructed (and the only existing) steam locos for fast trains – the speed record (beaten actually not long ago) is appr. 130 km/h.

Do

 * take part in steam-engine review, always at the turn of April and May (during the so-called long weekend), with the attendance of locos not only from Wolsztyn, but from other steam depots in Poland (Chabówka, Jaworzyna Slaska) and from Germany and Czech Republic.

In the vicinity of Wolsztyn there are many walking paths, cycling and kayak trails:
 * kayak trail from Karpicko through Wolsztyn, Obra to Grojec (44 km)
 * kayak trails from Zbaszyn through Strzyżewo to Trzciel (48 km)
 * walking trail (marked yellow) from Wolsztyn to Nowy Tomysl through Jastrzębsko i Kuźnica Zbaska
 * numerous cycling trails nearby Nowy Tomysl, north of Wolsztyn

Eat
Apart from the restaurants in hotels (see below) you can have your meal in:

Connect

 * Local tourist information centre:, ul. Roberta Kocha 12a, phone: +48 68 347 31 04
 * Municipal Office: Rynek 1, phone: +48 68 347 45 00

Go next
It's worth to spend at least one full day in the Wolsztyn area. Apart from visiting the town itself, it makes sense to go to:
 * Obra - with a Post-Cistercian complex with a baroque and timber church
 * Przemęt (pronounced Pshement) - another place in the vicinity with a Post-Cistercian monastery
 * Wielen Zaobrzański - a local sanctuary of Our Lady, with a wonder-famous icon of Mary
 * Rakoniewice - the unique in Poland fire-brigade museum
 * Stara Dabrowa - a nice mansion, grange and granary and 800-m-long tree avenue
 * Zbąszyn - many remnants of ancient fortress (moat, city walls, 16th-century gate)
 * Boszkowo and Przemęt Landscape Park - summer resort with many lakes, walking- and cycling paths, boat rentals, campsites etc.

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Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is in the West Midlands county of England. Whilst Wolverhampton isn't well known as a tourist attraction, those visiting friends at the University of Wolverhampton, enjoying a football match at the famous Molineux Stadium or attending a concert at one of the fine local music venues will probably be pleasantly surprised by what this city has to offer.

In 2021, it was home to 264,000 people.

Understand
The city grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector.

Visitor information

 * Visiting Wolverhampton information from the City Council

By bus and tram
Bus services originate from the city's bus station, near the railway station. There are regular and frequent services to all parts of the city, although many services stop at around 11PM. Buses from Wolverhampton also travel to the towns of the Black Country (including Dudley, Sandwell, West Bromwich and Walsall) and to Birmingham, although the journey by road can be quite long.

GorillaBus operate low cost intercity services to Liverpool, Stoke, East Midlands Airport, Nottingham and Yorkshire from Faulkland Crescent Coach Station.

The provides very regular and frequent trams that start at  in Bilston Street (very close to the city's main shopping area on Dudley Street) and pass via Bilston, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Sandwell. They terminate new Stret Birmingham's New Street Station. There are plans to extend the Midland Metro network to Edgbaston and throughout the Black Country.

You can save a lot of money by buying day tickets, if you intend to do a lot of travelling in one day. Network West Midlands provides a guide to help find the best value ticket.

By plane
is small. Most scheduled flights arrive at , which can be reached in 30 minutes by direct train.

By bicycle
Wolverhampton is on the Smethwick to Telford section of Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 81, which follows the Birmingham Main Line Canal towpath from Smethwick to Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton where the route splits in two. The choice here is between riding the 21 locks section of the Birmingham Main Line Canal to Aldersley Junction, or taking the Cross-City route braid to visit the city centre, West Park or Smestow Valley Leisure Ride before returning to Aldersley Junction. NCN81 continues to Autherley Junction along the towpath of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and then along the east bank towpath of the Shropshire Union Canal as far as Pendeford Mill Lane before turning to Bilbrook in Staffordshire.

Get around
The suburbs of Wolverhampton are easily accessible by an excellent network of buses and, south of the city centre, by Midland Metro trams.

Do

 * Football:
 * Hike: a trail follows a former railway trackbed southwest to Wombourne (where it crosses the Staffs & Worcs Canal) then southeast to Pensnett on the edge of Dudley, 16 miles.
 * Speedway: Wolverhampton Wolves race in the SGB Premiership, the top tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. The racing season is March-Oct. Their home track is Monmore Green, which is also the greyhound racetrack, a mile southeast of town centre.
 * Hike: a trail follows a former railway trackbed southwest to Wombourne (where it crosses the Staffs & Worcs Canal) then southeast to Pensnett on the edge of Dudley, 16 miles.
 * Speedway: Wolverhampton Wolves race in the SGB Premiership, the top tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. The racing season is March-Oct. Their home track is Monmore Green, which is also the greyhound racetrack, a mile southeast of town centre.
 * Hike: a trail follows a former railway trackbed southwest to Wombourne (where it crosses the Staffs & Worcs Canal) then southeast to Pensnett on the edge of Dudley, 16 miles.
 * Speedway: Wolverhampton Wolves race in the SGB Premiership, the top tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. The racing season is March-Oct. Their home track is Monmore Green, which is also the greyhound racetrack, a mile southeast of town centre.

Buy
While Wolverhampton's shopping facilities are more limited than the Bull Ring in nearby Birmingham and the enormous Merry Hill Centre, the newly refurbished Wulfrun and Mander shopping centers are home to all of the usual high street chains and the enormous Beatties department store is unrivalled in the region.

There is also delightful independent boutique The Sheila Cooke Foundation, where all the stock is made on the premises, or by equally lovely UK based companies. A must for anyone with an eye for detail and the unusual!

Eat
A visit to Wolverhampton wouldn't be complete without trying a curry from one of the many Indian restaurants located in and around the city center. Of particular note is the award-winning Bilash Tandoori on Cheapside.

Other well-known restaurants include Bella in Chapel Ash (Upmarket Italian cuisine) Memsahib in Compton (Indian cuisine) and The Ship in the town center (its the only place in West Midlands that does a beef chilly fry!) Other popular eateries just outside Wolverhampton include: The Red Cow at Ackleton (on the way to Bridgnorth), The Cowshed in Pattingham and the Thornescroft Restaurant (once again on the way to Bridgnorth).

Drink
In addition to a wide choice of bars and clubs, centred around Lichfield Street and Queen Street, its live music scene is unrivalled by many larger cities in the UK. The main music venues include the Hall, Wulfrun Hall and Slade Rooms on North Street in the city centre, and the Robin 2 (near Bilston Central metro station)

For Real Ale, one might consider visiting one of Wolverhampton's CAMRA pubs such as the "Combermere Arms" on the Tettenhall Road in Chapel Ash, "The Newhampton" on Riches St off Newhampton Road in Whitmore Reans or "The Great Western" in Sun Street at the back of the railway station. "The Station" in Codsall (also a CAMRA pub) is known for its real ale; it is outside Wolverhampton.

Go next
Wolverhampton is a few miles from the countryside of Shropshire. Nearby places to visit include Ironbridge Gorge, Weston Park and the market town of Bridgnorth.

 * Birmingham
 * Walsall

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Wonju

Wonju  (원주,原州) is a city in Gangwon.

Understand
Wonju is a modern city of 365,000 people (2023) to the east of Seoul. It was the capital city of the historical Gangwon province during the Joseon Dynasty.

By bus
For around ₩8,000 you can travel from the Express bus terminal in Seoul to Wonju bus terminal and the journey takes about 1 hr 45 min. For ₩20,900 an express bus from Incheon International Airport will go to Wonju bus terminal, taking an average of 2 hr 30 min (April 2012). Wonju is on a major intersection in the country and buses run from the Wonju bus terminal to almost all major cities.

By train
KTX high-speed rail connects Wonju to Seoul and Pyeongchang.

Get around
Wonju has an extensive public bus network. The cost is ₩1,100 although it is cheaper if you use your t-money card. Transfers are free for an hour with t-money. Further information and timetables are available in Korean at the city's web site.

Eat
Wonju has the typical Korean restaurants that you'll find in other cities. For Western food, your best bet is the area around Lotte Cinema - you'll find Outback, Family Taco, Irish Potato, a few coffee shops, and a Papa Spaghetti. A McDonald's is also coming to that area. Pizza places (including Pizza Hut and Dominoes) can be found throughout the city. The local E-Mart also houses a McDonald's.

The district of Hoengseong is famous for Hanu, a Korean breed of cattle. The cattle thrive in the clean environment of Hoengseong. Every October, there is a Hanu Festival where visitors can try many foods made with Hanu beef, learn about traditional farming techniques, and engage in several entertaining activities.

Sleep
As a rule of thumb, places to spend the night are usually close to bus terminals. You can find love motels behind the Wonju bus terminal. A room typically cost ₩45,000, complete with a flat screen and Internet.

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Wonogiri

Wonogiri is a town and regency in the southeastern part of Central Java. It is flanked by two provinces, namely Yogyakarta and East Java.

Understand
The origin of the word Wonogiri itself comes from the Javanese wana (pad/forest/rice field) and giri (mountain/mountains). This name is very apt to describe the condition of the Wonogiri Regency area which is indeed mostly in the form of rice fields, forests, and mountains.

Get around
It is more flexible to go to tourist attractions by car or motorbike.

See

 * Caves - Most of Wonogiri's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the Sewu highlands. Since these highlands are of the karst type, many caves can easily be found in Wonogiri Regency and at least 41 caves have been discovered so far starting with the famous, at Pracimantoro,  at Giritontro,  at Bulukerto and including many unnamed caves all over the regency.

Wonogiri food

 * Besengek, tempeh dish wrapped in teak leaves.
 * Mie ayam, chicken noodle soup.
 * Pindang kambing, spiced goat dish with gaplek (cassava) porridge wrapped in teak leaves.
 * Sambal cabuk wijen, the main ingredient is sesame oil dregs. Another ingredient is rice straw that has been burned. Together with palm sugar, salt, basil, and chili, this unique dish is then wrapped in banana leaves and grilled.

Mie Ayam
Wonogiri is one area that is famous for its mie ayam (chicken noodles). Different from the mie ayam from Bangka or Jakarta, which the soup is separated, it's a noodle soup. This noodle soup can be easily found all over the city.

Other Javanese food
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Stay safe
Be careful when playing on the waterfront of the beach area because the current of the Indian Ocean is so strong.

Go next

 * Gunung Kidul
 * Klaten
 * Pacitan
 * Ponorogo
 * Sukoharjo

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Wonosobo

Wonosobo is a town in Central Java, lying between two mountains, Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing, and enjoys cool and humid weather all the time. Like other small cities in Central Java, Wonosobo is a very quiet, peaceful city, and city life practically ends by 18:00-19:00.

Understand

The city's name is derived from Sanskrit Vanasabha, which means "gathering place in the forest". Wonosobo, as well as the other nearest city, Temanggung, is well known for its tobacco and tea plantations. The view of tobacco and tea plantations will greet you upon entering the city. Situated 270 m to 2250 m above sea level, Wonosobo region is also a perfect place for vegetable farming, with almost every vegetable known in grocery stores planted here.

In July and August, farmers in the outskirts of Wonosobo, especially the Wonosobo-Temanggung border, will begin harvesting tobacco leaf. They will use streets along the way to Wonosobo extensively to dry the tobacco leaf, and then transport it to the city. You will encounter slight traffic when you enter the city from Magelang.

By bus
The main bus station is Mendolo, approximately 8 km to the east of the city center. There are regular services to and from Jakarta, mainly Sinar Jaya bus network, with costs around Rp 60,000 (non A/C) - Rp 75,000 (A/C). Alternatively, there are regular departures to Purwokerto (Rp 30,000, 3 hours), where there is a major train station.

If you are planning to go to Wonosobo from Yogyakarta, you need to go to Giwangan Bus Terminal, and hop on to the bus to Magelang. It will cost you around Rp 15,000 (depending on the bus, A/C or without A/C). In Magelang Bus Terminal, find a small bus to go to Wonosobo, the bus is without A/C. It will cost you around Rp 15,000.

You can get to the city center from Mendolo bus station using yellow Angkot. Just tell the driver to get to Plasa, the city center.

By car
There are several travel agents in Yogyakarta providing minivans (Mitsubishi L300, Isuzu Panther) to go to Wonosobo. The cost is Rp 36,000 - Rp 40,000.

 * Rahayu Travel, Yogyakarta office : Jl.P Diponegoro 27 Phone: +62 274 587080. Wonosobo office : +62 286 321217.
 * Dini Travel, Wonosobo office : +62 286 322211

Get around
The main public transportation in the city are Angkot and Dokar (horse-pulled cart with 2 wheels). Angkot are centralized in Pasar Induk Wonosobo (Wonosobo major traditional marketplace), near Plasa. The fare is from Rp 1,500 (short distance) to Rp 4,000 (long distance).

Air pollution is scarce, however the smell of horse manure will certainly be part of your travel around Wonosobo. Do haggle when you intend to ride a Dokar. Usually for a short-distance trip, they will go for Rp 5,000.

See
Wonosobo is well known for its mountainous scenery. The view of Mount Sindoro and Sumbing itself from the city will draw amazement.
 * Menjer Lake. It is one of the biggest lakes in Wonosobo. The lake is 12 km to the north of city center. The entrance fee is Rp 3,000 on peak season. You may walk a path for about 400 m around the lake. The scenery is quite beautiful, but the lake is not so well preserved. Villagers use the lake to grow fish in karamba (fish cages). You will likely see fishing activity here. Do rent the boat for about Rp 100,000 to tour around the lake. Don't forget to bring lunch, because you surely can't find restaurants nearby. Snack stalls are available.
 * Tambi Agritourism. You can view the beautiful tea plantation scenery in Tambi tea plantation in Kecamatan Kejajar. As part of the tour, you can see also Tambi tea factory, and the tea production process firsthand. Tambi tea factory was built in 1865 during Dutch colonization. The Tambi Agritourism is managed by Tambi Tea Factory.
 * Dieng Plateau. Dieng Plateau is the most famous tourist attraction in Wonosobo regency. You can see a beautiful Telaga Warna ("Colorful lake"), set of Hindu temples, and Dieng craters.

Do

 * Morning at Alun-alun Wonosobo. Alun-alun is a central gathering place of Wonosoban at the city center, in front of the house/office of Wonosobo regency leader ("bupati"). Jog or walk around the Alun-alun to feel and breathe the fresh air of Wonosobo. Alun-alun is usually crowded with Wonosoban, particularly students of the nearby schools, doing exercise. You may head to the Alun-alun in the early morning, preferably 06:00-07:00, to avoid the crowd. The pavement around the Alun-alun is very well-crafted.
 * Mountain Climbing. 2 big mountains are available for mountain climbing, and . You can access Sindoro through Rejosari village, or via Kledung.
 * Warm bath at Kalianget. Should you need a warm soothing bath, you can go to Kalianget public pool, meaning "warm river". The entrance fee is Rp 1,000, and you can "rent" a bathtub for Rp 5,000. Just don't expect an international standard of cleanliness here.
 * Festival Balon Udara Wonosobo, Hot air baloon festival. This tradition is carried out every celebration of Eid al-Fitr and the anniversary of Wonosobo Regency.

Food souvenirs

 * Carica, sweets mountain papaya.
 * Dendeng gepuk, flattened spiced beef.
 * Kripik combro, spiced cracker made from cassava.
 * Purwaceng (Pimpinella pruatjan) drink.

Eat
Wonosobo is well known for its traditional snacks and appetizers.
 * Mie Ongklok  (Ongklok noodle), a mix (Ongklok means "to mix") of noodles with a thick sauce, cabbage, sliced tofu and tempeh, served with beef satay and peanut sauce. There are two famous places in Wonosobo to eat Mie Ongklok, Mie Ongklok Pak Muhadi at Jalan Ahmad Yani and Mie Ongklok Bu Umi Longkrang at Jalan Pasukan Ronggolawe.
 * Tempe Kemul. Tempe kemul is a fried starch flour-covered tempeh, usually enriched with kucai leaves (Allium tuberosum). You may find stalls selling tempe kemul almost everywhere in Wonosobo.
 * Keripik Jamur (mushroom chips). You can find this popular snack in Rita supermarket (there is only one supermarket in this city).

Budget
Several budget hotels ("losmen") are available and mostly located on the main street.

 * Hotel Arjuna. Jalan Sindoro (near Alun-Alun). Phone +62 286 321389. hot shower is available. From Rp. 75,000
 * Hotel Petra. Jalan Ahmad Yani. Phone +62 286 321447. The staff are friendly. Hot showers are available. From Rp. 75,000.

Mid-range

 * Kresna Gallery Hotel. Jalan Pasukan Ronggolawe No. 30 (near Alun-Alun). Phone +62 286 324111.
 * Hotel Surya Asia. Jalan Ahmad Yani 137. Phone +62 286 322992. Rp 325,000 for superior (2 bed)

Connect
The telephone area code of Wonosobo is 0286.

East

 * Temanggung

West

 * Banjarnegara

Southwest

 * Kebumen - A town that famous for its beaches and natural limestone caves, and also for lanthing and satay ambal. There is Gombong town with colonial and military history and tourism. There is also an ancient geological national geopark site, Karangsambung-Karangbolong.

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Wonsan

Wonsan (원산, 元山市) is a city in the Donghae Coast region of North Korea.

Understand
This is a major port city, naval base and administrative capital of Kangwon Province. It is an area rarely visited by foreign tourists.

The siege of Wonsan during the Korean War was the longest in modern American naval history.

By train
There are a few train stations connected to the rest of the country and to the capital Pyongyang, including and.

By boat
There is a ferry from Wonsan to Niigata in Japan called the Mangyongbong-92 that sails 20-30 times a year. It is generally restricted to Japanese nationals with a current family connection to North Korea. The crossing takes about 28 hours.

Go next
The Kumgangsan mountain resort is close by.

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Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi is a town of about 8,400 people (2021) in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is on the Bass Highway, a few kilometres from the Bass Strait coast and east of Phillip Island.

Understand
The town developed because of the coal mines around and below the town, and in the 1920s, it was one of the biggest towns in Victoria.

Get in
Wonthaghi is 128 km from Melbourne.

By car
From Melbourne it can be reached in less than 2 hours via the Bass Highway which turns off the South Gippsland Highway. It is 20 km past the Phillip Island turnoff. From the east it can be approached on the Bass Highway via Inverloch. It can also be reached on route C437 from Korumburra, another coal mining centre.

By coach
Coach services depart from Melbourne's Southern Cross station, changing services at either Dandenong or Koo Wee Rup to arrive at Wonthaggi. Paper tickets must be booked online at the V-Line website. A full list of services is available here. Coaches arrive at the.

By car
Car rental is available in Wonthaggi, and if you want to travel to Wonthaggi and around, a car is a good way to do that.

By bus
There are three bus services connecting areas and suburbs of Wonthaggi. All of these services begin at the Wonthaggi Bus Interchange. There are services for North Wonthaggi, South Wonthaggi and Dudley. A map of all services in Wonthaggi and the greater Bass Coast area is available here.

Connect
4G coverage is available across Wonthaggi on the 3 major telephone coverage networks, however it may be spotty out of town (unless you're with Telstra).

Go next

 * Cape Paterson is a beachside town about 10 minutes away from Wonthaggi and accessible by car or bus.
 * Phillip Island is a popular coastal destination featuring motorsports and fairy penguins, as well as a variety of attractions.
 * Wilsons Promontory is a great place for hiking and camping.

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Woodbridge

There is more than one place called Woodbridge:

United Kingdom

 * Woodbridge (Suffolk) — A town near Ipswich

United States of America

 * Woodbridge (New Jersey) — A town in New Jersey.
 * Woodbridge (Virginia) — A town in Virginia.

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Woodbridge (New Jersey)

Woodbridge is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

By car
Interstate 95 and the Garden State Parkway can both be used to get to Woodbridge.

By plane
Woodbridge does not have its own airport but Newark International Airport is just 30 minutes away from Woodbridge.

By bus
NJ Transit provides bus service to Woodbridge that come from other surrounding areas. There are buses that come from New York City and Newark International Airport.

By train
Woodbridge has two train stations,, which is located in the Iselin section of Woodbridge and , which is near Main Street in downtown Woodbridge. Both provide service to New York City, Newark Penn Station, and Newark Airport, while the Woodbridge station offers seasonal service to Monmouth Park Racetrack and year-round service to the Jersey Shore.

Get around
The best way to get around Woodbridge is by car. Because there are so many routes that surround Woodbridge, walking to a destination could be dangerous. There are also buses but they only stop at certain places at certain times.

See
There really isn't much to see in Woodbridge besides a few small historical things. A major part of Woodbridge is the mall. Because New Jersey is a sales tax free state, people come from the surrounding states come here to shop. The mall has a huge variety of stores and also quite a few department stores.

Do
There isn't much to do in Woodbridge. The teenagers that live there mostly hang out at the mall. So the mall is the most popular place.

Eat
There are a few family owned restaurants that are located on Main St. They are mostly Italian, family-friendly and have great food.

Drink
There are a few clubs in and around Woodbridge that do have bars. One club called Studio 9 serves the teen scene and also the adult scene.

Sleep
Hampton Inn

Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel

Go next

 * Elizabeth
 * Newark
 * New York City

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Woodbridge (Virginia)

Woodbridge is a town in Prince William County and suburb of Washington, D.C., best known for the Potomac Mills shopping mall.

Understand
While many people visit Woodbridge to shop at Potomac Mills, the historic town of Occaquan is a lovely day trip and there are several great restaurants too.

By car
Woodbridge is located just off I-95, in the Washington D.C. - Richmond corridor, with the main drag along US-1.

By bus

 * Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission operates bus services to/from Washington, DC.

To/from Potomac Mills Shopping Mall
For more information on riding the Metrorail and using a SmarTrip card, see Washington DC.

 * Prince William Metro Direct Circular operates between Potomac Mills and the Franconia-Springfield metro station. The trip from the Franconia-Springfield metro takes 30 minutes and costs $3.60 if paid using a SmarTrip card. The bus operates every day except Sunday.
 * Dale City-Washington OmniRide operates between Potomac Mills and the White House and the Pentagon (Bus Bay L1). The bus operates only on weekdays and costs $5.75 if paid using a SmarTrip card. The first buses from Washington leave in the early afternoon, but the journey to Potomac Mills takes only 45-50 minutes, which is faster than taking the Prince William Metro Direct Circular.

Eat
Woodbridge is home to one of the D.C. area's only two Chicano communities and is a great place to get some Mexican food.

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