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Rabat

Rabat (Arabic: الرباط; Berber: ⵕⵕⴱⴰⴹ), literally "Fortified Place", is the capital city of Morocco. The city of Rabat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Understand
Rabat is on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the facing shore of the river lies Salé, Rabat's bedroom community. Together with Temara the cities account for a combined metropolitan population of 2.6 million. It is an easy-going city by Moroccan standards.
 * Rabat visitor information

By train
Rabat is well served by train and you can get frequent connections to most places. Marrakesh is a pleasant 4 hr journey, Fez 2½ hr (if you take one of the new express trains, and 3½ hr on other trains) and Casablanca 1 hr.

There are two stations in downtown and  3 km south of it. There are a tram and a taxi station next to the downtown train station. Some travelers report that trains are frequently delayed by over an hour. Visit OCNF website for the timetable.

By bus

It's possible to get a bus from almost any town in the country to Rabat, but the buses often do not stop at the centre, but instead go through the city. It may be a good idea to use GPS, to ask someone which is the correct stop, or use a decent street map to work out where you are and when to get off. It is easy to miss a central stop and find yourself heading out into the suburbs again, which is not too bad—about a 20-25 dirham ride into downtown.

By plane

Getting there: when exiting the airport, tourists are funnelled towards a group of parked white taxis that quote 100 dirham or more. This is unnecessarily expensive. Instead wait for a petit taxi to arrive (blue for Rabat, cream coloured for neighbouring Salé.) One of these will arrive, dropping someone else off for departure. These run on a meter ("compteur" in French) and will be nearer 30 dirham for the same journey. Stareo buses leave 1 hr after every flight and go to the Rabat Ville train station for 20 dirham.

On foot
If you aren't in a hurry, walking around the area of Centre Ville, Agdal, the University, the Medina, the Ocean/River and the monuments is easy and pleasant. The new Corniche on the river, leading to the Oudaias, has been re-done, and there are expected openings of cafes soon. The route cotiere, or coastal road, past the cemetery and the Oudaias has dramatic ocean-side views, especially charming at sunset.

By tram
There are two lines between Rabat and Salé. It costs only 6 dirham (Sep 2019) for one use and it works from 06:00-23:00. There is a tram every 10 min during the week and every 20 min during Sunday. One of the stations (Mohammed V - Gare de Rabat) is located exactly just in front of the downtown train station (Gare de Rabat-Ville). It is a good way of getting around. Maps are available in every station.

By taxi
Petit Taxis, all blue in color, mostly Fiat Uno and Renault Dacia. This inexpensive way to get around town usually won't exceed 25/30 dirham, the minimum fare is 5/6 dirham. Be sure to check the meter is running to avoid being over charged at the end of the trip, although this is much less of a problem than in other cities. Don't be surprised if the taxi stops to pick someone else up. Also Uber works in Rabat, but it's 20-30% pricier than regular taxis.

Avoid the Grand Taxis when traveling around Rabat—they are much more expensive and less safe than blue petit taxis.

By bus
There are now official bus routes listed and bus stops have signs showing at least the bus lines that stop there. Costing 5 dirham (Sep 2019), they are a cheap way to get to know the several layers of Rabat. The buses can be of very variable quality, but it could be worth taking the chance given the cost-saving and experience of what many locals with low income experience. Bus #4 goes from Ocean, to Bab El Had to Avenue Fal Oueld Omair (one of the major streets in the Agdal neighborhood) all the way to its terminus in the upscale and calm new development of Hay Riad. If the bus is crowded watch out for pickpockets.

By car
Driving around yourself is not recommended. Insurance rates are high and most drivers will avoid hitting you at all costs; however, Morocco does have the second highest rate of car accidents in the world, and most drivers do not abide by the traffic laws. Driving doesn't necessarily mean you are going to have an accident but Moroccans recommend great caution when driving.

Historic center

Salé (across the river)
Salé is a separate municipality located across the river, but it is easy to reach by tram from Rabat.

Do
There are many things to do here, as with most Moroccan cities it is enough just to wander around and adventure where something takes your fancy.

There is also a large and tranquil park next to the Hotel Sofitel, where people run and play football, etc. You can also use the pool at the Sofitel for a charge. The park is a 10-15 dirham taxi ride (10 minutes) from la Gare Central.

 * Jazz au Chellah is a jazz festival organized each year in June by the ministry of culture, the city and the European delegation. The website might have some issues.
 * Mawazine is a festival of world music that takes place annually in Rabat featuring Arab, African and international music icons during May. It is controversial as some of the country's Muslim politicians have criticised the event for "encouraging immoral behaviour". Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Elton John or B.B. King have performed at Mawazine. There are various scenes around the city.
 * Football: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium closed in 2023. A new stadium is under construction and in Dec 2025 - Jan 2026 will host games in the Africa Cup of Nations.
 * Football: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium closed in 2023. A new stadium is under construction and in Dec 2025 - Jan 2026 will host games in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Buy

 * Rue des Consuls an interesting place to wander. This street is so named because foreign diplomats were required to reside here in the seventeenth century until 1912. At that time the main activity of the area was piracy and taking slaves, who were then auctioned. Under a treaty with the Sultan, they were to be redeemed by diplomats from their countries who then had a budget for such purchases. For convenience, these diplomats were thus a few tens of meters from the place of "negotiation". This street was already very active one of the few to be paved. Louis Chenier, the father of the poet Andre Chenier was there representing the King of France from 1768 to 1781. Trading in the redemption of captives was his main activity and he excelled so much that even the Sultan, exhausted, sent him back to France by military force. From the Rue des Consuls, opens a number of alleys housing small shops, enabling craftsmen to maintain their expertise and their art, in often difficult circumstances.
 * Although the medina here is not as extensive as that of Fez or Marrakesh there are still some bargains to be had. You will find the normal array of babushka shoes, baggy pants, ornate mirrors and plates etc.! Interestingly all the Moroccans can be found in the section of the market that sells imported western style clothing from Asia and all the tourists can be found in the 'traditional' section. The lovely woolen ponchos are well worth a look and the carpet shops near the end of the medina are also very nice.

Eat
In the centre there are often inexpensive food stalls around the medina, serving delicious fish and salad sandwiches. Especially found right around the perimeter of the Marche Centrale, these places also serve fresh and simple salads, hot bowls of lubia (beans) or lentils, rotisserie chicken, and home-made tagines. There are also lots of stalls selling pancakes and pains au chocolat.

Learn

 * French Institut. Offers a variety of books in French and sometimes shows.
 * Instituto Cervantes, 3-5, Zankat Madnine, +212 537 70 87 38. A worldwide non-profit organization created by the Spanish government. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of Don Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature. The Cervantes Institute is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the study and the teaching of Spanish language and culture.
 * Instituto Cervantes, 3-5, Zankat Madnine, +212 537 70 87 38. A worldwide non-profit organization created by the Spanish government. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of Don Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature. The Cervantes Institute is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the study and the teaching of Spanish language and culture.
 * Instituto Cervantes, 3-5, Zankat Madnine, +212 537 70 87 38. A worldwide non-profit organization created by the Spanish government. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of Don Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature. The Cervantes Institute is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the study and the teaching of Spanish language and culture.

Budget
Most budget accommodation is found in the Old Medina of Rabat. Walking on Mohammed V street, you’ll see a lot of signs pointing to hotels. On some days these fill up quickly, so it’s good to be early. A double room will set you back about 120–150 dirham.

Stay safe
Rabat is considered a safe city. Just use some common sense: avoid wearing expensive jewellery or looking flashy, do not flash large quantities of cash, and avoid unfamiliar and deserted areas at night. If you walk in the crowded streets of the Medina or use a bus, keep a hand on your pockets. Women should avoid low-cut tops, midriffs, or shorts to avoid harassment (which almost always consists of comments, but nothing physical) although this is less of a problem than in other cities. Don't feel the need to be polite--no Moroccan woman would put up with behaviour like that.

Connect
Rabat is served by all of the mobile companies that can be found elsewhere in Morocco: Inwi, Orange, and Maroc Telecom. Mobile phones can be bought in any of these store's stands, and most do not run on calling plans. Rather, recharge cards can be bought in corner stores that contain a number to call. When that number is called, the company adds the price of the card to your account's balance. Alternatively, more than one SIM card can be bought and changed in and out of the phone, if users need more than one phone number.

Internet

 * Internet access is available in cyber cafes around the city (not in residential neighborhoods though). Service is usually around €0.50 per hr.
 * You'll find Wi-Fi access in some places such as Bert's or Megamall food court, usually those labelled a bit "trendy". There is also free Wi-Fi at the Rabat-Ville train station.
 * Phone companies offer mobile internet services that plug into the USB port of your computer (there are no mac-compatible devices.) These services can be had without signing a contract, and are recharged in the same manner as a telephone.

Libraries

 * Librairie Papeterie Basta, 5, place Otmane Ibn Affane, Agdal, close to the Mac Donald. A lot of books in French, newspapers in Arabic, French, Spanish and English.
 * Librairie du 3ieme Millenaire, 285 Av. Mohamed V, in front of the parliament, very close to the downtown train station. One of the biggest libraries in Rabat, on two floors there are all sort of books in Arabic and French, there are also some books in English.

Embassies

 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * 🇫🇮 Finland
 * 🇫🇷 France
 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 🇬🇷 Greece
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal
 * 🇷🇴 Romania
 * 🇷🇸 Serbia
 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
 * 🇺🇸 United States

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 * Tangier lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. Tangier is a 4-hr journey from Rabat.
 * Meknes is in the east with a small but navigable medina.
 * Other places worth visiting on the Northern Atlantic coast are Asilah and Larache.
 * Salé is on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat. Founded in antiquity as a Phoenician colony, it became a haven for pirates as an independent republic before being incorporated into Morocco. Modern Salé is a more polluted than Rabat, badly planned, and rapidly expanding town because of an important rural exodus. The city is now a large "dormitory town". Most of its influential and wealthy inhabitants moved to Rabat on the other side of the river. There is a bridge, a tram line and a boat (2 dirham) between the two cities.
 * Skhirat — a small town 28 km away from Rabat, known for its beaches, the area around Skhirat has begun developing and property and land prices have increased greatly.
 * Casablanca — Morocco's largest and wealthiest city, it hosts headquarters and main industrial facilities for the leading Moroccan and international companies based in Morocco, Casablanca is also the most liberal and progressive of Morocco's cities. However, poverty prevalent in slums on the city's outskirts and an extremely important rural exodus has led to high rates of crime, drug use, prostitution and the rise of Islamism. Casablanca is a mixed bag of Moroccan extremes.

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Rabat (Malta)

Rabat is a town in Malta.

Understand
Rabat means suburb in old Arabic and this is indeed because Rabat is the town lying outside the citadel of Mdina. The two towns used to be a single one until the Arabs dug a moat across the hill and fortified its tip creating Mdina. Rabat had walls of its own in Roman times but this can only be seen today in parts of the street pattern.

Get in
There are several buslines going to Rabat, from the main bus terminal in Valletta it should take about 35 mins. 53 Valletta-Rabat, 52 Valletta-Dingli (through Rabat), 51 Valletta-Mtarfa (through Rabat)

Rabat is also only a short walk from Mdina - through regular city streets with plenty of quaint buildings and homes. Simply exit the old capital's fortress walls and keep walking; soon enough, you'll be in Rabat.

Get around
All the sights are within minutes walking distance of the bus depot located between Rabat and Mdina.

Buy
Of course there are the usual souvenir shops, the Roman Villa Souvenir Shop (on the corner near the Roman Museum) has a vast selection at reasonable prices (such as €3.50 for well-made large metal souvenirs rather than the usual plastic tat).

Go next
To the south you can visit the Buskett gardens which is without a doubt the greenest place on Malta, the Inquisitor's palace and the quiet clifftop village of Dingli.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is the former provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted. As a tourist destination, Rabaul is popular for scuba diving and for snorkelling sites and also offers a spectacular harbour. Because of its war-time history it attracts many Japanese visitors. This article covers Rabaul and the neighboring town of Kokopo, to which the authorities moved the provincial capital after the eruption.

Understand
Rabaul is on the Gazelle Peninsula in the northeast of New Britain island. Most of the indigenous people are Tolais. During the eruption 80% of the buildings in Rabaul collapsed. Although there has been much reconstruction the city always runs the risk of further volcanic activity.

Rabaul (the word means Mangrove in one of the local languages as it was built on a mangrove swamp) was the headquarters of German New Guinea until it was captured by Commonwealth troops during World War I. The Australian administration was moved to Lae in 1937 after an eruption that caused over 500 deaths. In January 1942, it was heavily bombed on January 23 as thousands of Japanese troops were landed. By 1943 there were about 110,000 Japanese troops based in Rabaul and around 2,000 local women were forced into sexual slavery. The Japanese army dug many kilometers of tunnels as shelter from the Allied air forces and many of these can still be seen today.

On 19 September 1994, Tavurvur and Vulcan volcanoes erupted, destroying the nearby airport and covering most of the town with heavy ash. Fortunately the city's inhabitants evacuated before the eruption and only a handful of people were killed. Most of the buildings in the southeastern half of Rabaul collapsed due to the weight of ash.

By plane
Air Niugini has daily flights from the nation's capital, Port Moresby, as well as flights from Lae, Kavieng, Hoskins in West New Britain, Buka in Bougainville and other locations in PNG. Rabaul Airport was completely destroyed in the 1994 eruption as it was in direct path of the falling ash from the nearby vents. The airport was later rebuilt at Tokua to the southeast, but this has also occasionally been closed by ashfall from continuing volcanic activity. Despite its new location the airport continues to use the three-letter code RAB. On arrival, you can get collected by your accommodation - but be aware of fees, often K40 or more - or get a taxi for a similar cost, or, if you're on a tight budget, get the public minibuses into Kokopo for K2. Many hotels are walking distance from the bus route and you can even connect to the 1A bus to Rabaul. On departure, the airport is horrible, very hot with insufficient seating, one small shop that doesn't even sell water, and the only working toilets are in the departure lounge, which you can't access until shortly before the flight. You still want to check in 1.5-2 hours ahead to avoid being bumped, but come prepared.

By boat
Coastal shipping. There are several vessels that connect Lae with Rabaul, with intermediate stops. Some of these carry passengers.

Get around
Buses ferry locals around for 80t for short trips. The 1A bus runs between Kokopo and Rabaul in about 40 minutes for K3.50 (K5 if it's raining as they take a longer but less muddy route) - between the 1A and walking, you could see some of the attractions quite cheaply.

Hire cars are available from hotels and companies. They are expensive - with base costs of maybe K240 per day plus a mileage fee and petrol, you could spend K400 on a day trip to Rabaul from Kokopo. The traffic is pretty relaxed but some of the Kokopo-Rabaul Road is badly damaged by mudslides and some of the side roads are rough - 4WD might be advisable.

Tours can be organised by any of the hotels, for land (war sites, volcano) or sea (diving, Duke of York Islands). They are a great way to see everything but are expensive unless you have a big group - think minimum K700 per car.

Do

 * Dive. The Rabaul area offers some fantastic diving opportunities. Apart from incredible coral and fish there are numerous sunken WWII Japanese battleships to explore. Dive companies include:

 *  Kabaira Dive Rabaul.  This company is located about one hour from Rabaul and Kokopo. It also has four beach-front apartments.
 * Rabaul Kokopo Dive. Attached to the Rapopo Plantation Resort.

 * Climb. In addition to the two active volcanos, Tavurvur and Vulcan, there are four other volcanic hills surrounding Simpson Harbour. Mt. Mother (or Kabiu) is the highest. This is 700 meters and can be climbed early in the morning from Matalau Village. Mt. Tavanabatir provides a home to the Rabaul Volcanic Observatory and offers a beautiful panoramic view of Rabaul Town, as shown in the photo.

Eat
Kai bars and chicken shops abound in the towns. Lots of fruit are available from markets and supermarkets. The resorts generally have decent restaurants overlooking the sea. Seafood is obviously the most reliable dish. The Rabaul Hotel has the Phoenix Room, a striking dining room with Chinese, local and colonial décor, but with lacklustre Chinese food.

Go next

 * Kimbe - via plane to HKN

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Rabka-Zdrój

Rabka is a mountain resort and spa in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland, 70 km south of Kraków. Zdrój means "spa" hence the town's longer name of Rabka-Zdrój. It's the main base and access point for Czorsztyn Lake, 45 km southeast, with its two castles, boat rides, water sports, skiing, restaurants and museum.

By plane

 * The nearest major airport is Balice Airport in Krakow. The drive to the airport from Rabka takes just over the hour by car.

By train

 * Train connect Rabka with many near towns as well as Krakow. However, the train is very slow and it is much faster to use a bus or taxi.

By car

 * Rabka-Zdrój is on the E77 main road between Kraków and Zakopane.

See

 * Open-air Railway Museum at Chabówka 2 km outside Rabka. This features a superb collection of steam trains, some of which have appeared in old films.
 * Władysław Orkan Museum - The museum offers a unique look into Rabka's past through artefacts, tools and equipment used in everyday life. Housed in a historical 17th-century larch-wood church, includes one of the largest collections of folk sculpture and paintings on glass.
 * The world's only Order of the Smile Museum (dedicated to a unique order that children award to adults).
 * Myślenice is a small resort halfway along the road between Kraków and Rabka-Zdrój. It has skiing and tobogganing in winter and hill-walking in summer. It's worth a brief stop en route to see the old market square and churches.

Do

 * Rabcio Puppet Theater has performances of traditional Polish puppetry for children.
 * Gorce National Park - trails from the Central Park Zdrojowy (Health Park) lead up to Maciejowa hill and the national park. There are tourist shelters which offer overnight bunks and food for walkers en-route.
 * Ski, skate, toboggan, snowboard, paraglide, horseback ride, quadbike ride, hike and climb.
 * The town has a sports stadium, tennis courts, amusement park and bicycle rentals.
 * Nearby hills have walks above and below the tree line. There's easy access to Mt Grzebień (678 m), Mt Maciejowa (837 m), Stare Wierchy, Krzywoń and Bania hills.

Drink
Mulled wine and beer, śliwowica łącka - (read: [shlee-voh-veetsa won-tskah]) strong (70% alcohol) plum brandy

Sleep
Hostels, hotels, lodging houses, holiday homes, cottages and rooms for hire.

Go next

 * Nowy Targ

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Rabwah

Rabwah (Urdu: ربوہ), officially known as Chenab Nagar, is a city in Punjab in Chiniot district.

Understand
Located near the historic city of Chiniot. The city with a population of 70,000 (2003) has been the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community since September 20, 1948 - after the original headquarters of Qadian went to India following partition in 1947; as a result the vast majority of the inhabitants are refugees who fled the violence in East Punjab and later settled the area. In 1998, following the passage of a resolution in the Punjab Assembly, the Government of Punjab changed the name of town to Chenab Nagar against the wishes of extremist Khatam-e-Nabuwat community.[2]

More than 97% of its residents belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community community. It is located at 31°45′N, 72°52′E. In Arabic it means a high place. It is a small city surrounded by Hill and the Chenab River near Chiniot. This city is about 24² miles in size. The landscape is composed of bare sedimentary mountains.The city is connected to the rest of the country by a large train service which goes from the city all the way south to Karachi.

This deserted area was first called Chak Digiyaan. It was then given a name Rabwah in 1948 when it took the shape of a town, a year after the country (Pakistan) was divided from India. The town was primarily established by the Ahmadiyya community. The area used to be a desert and the first residents lived in tents. Over the years offices, schools and colleges have been built. Also various departments have been re-established and re-organised. The office buildings include banks and Press & Publications office which prints numerous books and newspapers such as Daily Al-Fazl which is an international newspaper produced daily. A children magazine called Tashheeez-ul-Azhan is one of the many other informative magazines published in Rabwah. Alfazal and Tasheez can be viewed at Periodicals. Rabwah has produced some great international players of Basketball, Swimming, Hockey and Football.

Get in
There are two ways to get to Rabwah:

By Road
You can get here by road from two sides, as the Faisalabad-Sargodha road which is newly built passes from the city, so the city can be reached from faislabad as well as sargodha. Rabwah connects via chiniot with M2 national motorway from PindiBhatian interchange, Faisalabad interchange, Sial Mor Interchange. Daewoo buses which are a bit expensive but right on schedule with onboard service can be booked from neighbouring city of Chiniot. You can easily reach Chiniot by auto rikshaws. Faislabad is the nearest travel hub, which is connected to whole of the country through road, rail, and air travel. Faislabad International Airport is the nearest international airport.The city also has transporters which run buses and vans from Rabwah to Faislabad, Lahore, Sargodha, Multan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi daily in morning and evening. Baloch transporters and Rabwah goods transporters are the two main ones.

By Rail
Rabwah has a small railway station near Darul Rehmat, Up and Down trains for different cities of the country pass from here, connecting Rabwah to almost whole of the country. But trains are seldom on sechdule, so road travel is the fastest way.

Get around
Rabwah is a small city which can be covered on foot but bicycles are the common mode of transport. You can get around by Auto-Rickshaws which run on set routes, so if you want to go somewhere without waiting for the rickshaw to fill, you have to pay extra. Fix rates first because they are unmetered. You can also rent motorbikes, cars and Luxury Van.

See
Rabwah was the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community until 1983 when the ordinance issued by General Zia-ul-haq forced the then-caliph of the community, Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, to move to London, where the present headquarters are. Rabwah is known for this association, so many places worth visiting are associated with the community and are of much significance for the followers of the community. Following places are worth visiting:

1. Aqsa mosque (one of the largest mosques in the world).

2. Mubarak mosque (third and fourth caliphs were elected here).

3. Masjid Yadgar (Fazal e Umar Hospital)- First mosque in Rabwah after the centre was established in 1948 when the community migrated from Qadian (present day India) to Pakistan.

4. Bahishti Maqbra (where the graves of second and third caliphs are located)

5. Tomb of Nobel Laureate Dr. Abdul Salaam and Ch. Zafarullah Khan (ex president UN General Assembly). Both are in Bihishti maqbra

6. Tehreek e Jadeed offices.

7. Sadar Anjuman offices.

8. Khilafat Library.

9. River Chanab Bank.

10. Byoot ul Hamd Park.

11. Nasir Sports complex.

12. Tahir Heart Institute. (world renowned heart institute)

13. Huzoor's Farms (ahmad nagar).

14. Gol Bazaar.

15. Yaku wali Nehr. (in the suburbs)

16. Gumbad Wali Mosque (Bait ul Hammad, Dar ul Yaman).

Do
1. Offer prayers in Masjid Mubarak and Masjid Aqsa.

2. Visit graves of second and third caliphs.

3. Visit the library and offices.

4. Play different sports in Nasir sports complex.

5. Horse Riding.

6. Rowing in River Chenab.

7. Swimming in Yakku wali nehr.

8. Rock climbing.

9. Meet research scholars in Jamia Ahmadiyya.

10. Fishing

Buy
1. Caps, Silver Rings (of Alaisallah..) from Gol Bazaar.

2. Ladies cloth.

3. Souvenirs from Tahir Heart.

4. Jamaat Literature books from Nazrat Ishaat or Shakoor Bhai.

5. Jewelry

6. Local food

Eat
1. Darul Ziafat Daal & Alu gosht (free for everyone).

2. Mannan icecream and kababs.

3. Fast food from MFC, D' Cafe, Pizza House and Pizzanio rokeys pizza.

4. Chapli Kabab from Ahmadnagar.

5. Fish from river Chenab on the bridge.

6. Traditional food from MFC, Chargha House, Faraan Restaurant.

Drink
1. Juices from juice corner.

2. Sugarcane juice.

3. Darul Ziafat Special Tea. (free)

4. Peshawari Qahwah. (from ahmadnagar).

Sleep
Darul Ziafat is free accommodation for everyone visiting Rabwah. So there are no other hotels in the city. Besides, there are guest houses like Tehreek e Jadeed, Khudamul Ahmadiyya, Ansarullah, Lajna, Sarai Masroor etc.

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Ražanac

Razanac is a typical Dalmatian fishermen's village and small harbour on the coast of the southern part of the Velebit Channel, 24 km northeast of Zadar. Chief occupations are farming, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism. The coast is poorly indented and chiefly bare from the cape of Debela Nozica in the north-west to the cove of Bokulja in the south-east. In front of the village are low and bare islets of Razanac Veli, Razanac Mali and Donji Skolj.

Get in
Razanac is located on the local road, branching off from the main road (M29).

See
On Sibenicka Glavica, south of the village, are the ruins of an Illyrian hill-fort. Medieval settlements emerged during the period of Turkish-Venetian wars (16th and 17th c.). The harbour features the remains of a fortification from the 16th century.

Connect
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Racale

Racale is a city in Puglia.

Get in
Railway "Ferrovia Sud-Est", Highway Lecce-Santa Maria di Leuca

See
historical center, torre soda http://www.costedelsud.it/marina/torresuda

Buy
http://www.pennymarket.it

Eat
restaurant Ruchetta, restaurant ripatemare, pizzeria capri

Drink
bar della torre, bar sacher2, bar gran caffè, bar l'incontro, bar lucia, bar Solatio, bar sunset

Sleep
hotel le gemelle http://www.salento.it/Bed-and-breakfast-le-gemelle-torre-suda

Connect
http://www.comune.racale.le.it/default.php

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Rachel

Rachel is a village in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is famous for being the closest habitation to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51 which is the location of Lockheed-Martin's Skunkworks and notable for the development of the stealth bomber and fighter and the U-2 spyplane.

By car
Rachel is 3 hours north of Las Vegas going along Nevada Highway 375 (Extraterrestrial Highway).

Get around
Rachel is an unincorporated rural town in Nevada located off of Nevada State Highway 375 (which is also known as the "Extraterrestrial Highway"). The theme around the town is an alien/space theme, because of Rachel's proximity to Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51. There is not much to do around the small town, however, although it enjoys some tourism from people interested in UFOs, aliens, and aviation.

See
There are not many tourist attractions. There was a large logo for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on the ground in the northern part of town which claimed to be the first logo to be seen from outer space. There was an Area 51 Research Center operated in the late 1990s by UFO researcher Glenn Campbell, but it is now closed. There is one motel. The area remains popular for geocaching.

Do
You can walk around Rachel on foot. Aside from the geocaching and signage, the Little A'Le'Inn (a bar, restaurant, and motel) on State Highway (or State Route) 375 is a popular destination with tourists.

Buy
There is a gift shop in Rachel on Canyon Road.

Stay safe
Under absolutely no circumstances should you even think about trying to enter Area 51 if you are an unauthorized civilian: it is a high-security military base and guards are authorized to use lethal force against intruders.

As for more mundane concerns, you should be cautious of heat stroke and dehydration in the desert.

Go next
Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby

If you want to get out, take Extraterrestrial Highway, but don't get near Nellis Air Force Range or Area 51 unless you have formal authorization from these military bases.

 * Panaca – approximately northeast of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), US-93 (Great Basin Highway), then US-319 is Panaca. Panaca is a Mormon settlement and one of two places in Nevada that forbids gambling (the other being Boulder City).
 * Pioche – approximately northeast of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), then US-93 (Great Basin Highway) is Pioche. The town that means pickaxe in French was built to mine silver and has plenty of historic buildings still standing today.
 * Tonopah – approximately west of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), then US-6 (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) is Tonopah. Tonopah is a former silver mining town that is about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno.

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Rach Gia

Rach Gia is the capital of the province of Kien Giang, in the Mekong delta region of Vietnam. For most tourists it is mainly of interest as a jumping-off point for trips to Phu Quoc island.

By bus
Buses and minibuses connect Rach Gia and Ha Tien (2½ hr, 50,000 dong), Hon Chong (2½ hr, 50,000 dong), Can Tho (3 hr), Long Xuyen (1½ hr), and Ho Chi Minh City (6 hr).

If you are taking a bus operated by FUTA bus, you also get an included shuttle bus to your hotel. Ask any bus staff with your hotel info for such arrangement.

From the Cambodian border, motos can be hired to Ha Tien, from where buses connect to Rach Gia. The green mini-buses of Mai Linh company are faster as they do not stop to collect passengers along the way. If these are full, the marginally-cheaper local bus also plies the route. It is best to wait for the bus in one of the cafes on the road leading out of the bus station, since the bus will crawl out of the bus station at the scheduled departure time, but take 10-15 minutes to reach the main road as it tries to drum up more passengers.

By boat
There are many hydrofoils or fast ferries operated by at least 3 companies to Phu Quoc.

Hydrofoils to Phu Quoc leave at as early as 7:00 in a frequency of about once an hour (different operators combined) till 15:00. The journey takes 2½-3 hours. There are lots of ticket offices near the port, or you may buy tickets from your hotel or online.

Hydrofoils to Ca Mau leave at 14:00 (110,000 dong) from the Rach Meo ferry terminal 2 km south of the town center.

Get around
There are motorbike taxis which will take you from the hotel to the bus station etc. There are some taxis as well. Most of them waiting in front of the market 300 m east from the bus station.

See

 * Nguyễn Trung Trực temple- Visit the final resting place of Nguyễn Trung Trực, the fisherman who fought French colonial forces in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam in the 1860s.
 * Tam Quan Gate
 * Tam Bao Pagoda
 * Phat Lon Pagoda - Khmer pagoda
 * Kien Giang Museum

Eat
There are lots off street stalls, small restaurants and many cafés all over the town.

Sleep

 * Phuong Hong, 05 Tu Do - P. Vinh Thanh, +84 77 3878 777. Near Phu Quoc harbour. Rooms from US$12. New building but the rooms are rather hot. Free wifi with a free computer in the lobby. Rooms are clean, with fridge and TV.
 * Phuong Hong, 05 Tu Do - P. Vinh Thanh, +84 77 3878 777. Near Phu Quoc harbour. Rooms from US$12. New building but the rooms are rather hot. Free wifi with a free computer in the lobby. Rooms are clean, with fridge and TV.

Go next
If you are likely taking a bus from Phuong Trang (FUTA bus), ask your hotel to call for a shuttle bus to the bus station. Otherwise just grab a motortaxi.
 * Phu Quoc - is the obvious next stop, if that's not where you are coming from.
 * Can Tho - Phuong Trang bus company (phone +84 77 3 691 691) connects Rach Gia to Can Tho (~every hour between 03:00 and 18:00, 125,000 dong, ~3 hr)
 * Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - (Phuong Trang bus company; 9 a day between 07:30 and 12:00). Several bus companies make the journey with the option of a seated or sleeper bus.
 * Ha Tien - Mai Linh Express provides regular buses to Ha Tien for 65,000 Dldong (ph: +84 77 392 92 92).

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Racine

Racine is a city of 77,000 people (2019) in Southeast Wisconsin along Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. It is the county seat of Racine County.

By bus
Coach USA Airport Express service is available to O'Hare International Airport and Milwaukee from the Petro Station/Iron Skillet on I-94 and Hwy. 20. There are fourteen runs to O'Hare and Midway airports 365 days a year. Limited weekday connections are available using Belle Urban System route 20 leaving the Racine Transit Center on the 1400 block of State Street at 6:20AM, 7:10AM, 4:10PM, and 5:10PM. Coach USA Airport Express tickets can be purchased from the bus driver or a local travel agent.

By plane
Racine has a small city airport, and is close to Milwaukee Mitchell International and Chicago O'Hare.

By train

 * Route stopping at Sturtevant:
 * Hiawatha has 6 to 7 daily round trips between Milwaukee Downtown Intermodal Station and Chicago with stops along the way at Milwaukee Airport-Trains station, Sturtevant (7 miles west of Racine), and Glenview. Taking this train offers the quickest travel time from Chicago, power outlets at your seat, a quiet car, and snack & beverage service.
 * Hiawatha has 6 to 7 daily round trips between Milwaukee Downtown Intermodal Station and Chicago with stops along the way at Milwaukee Airport-Trains station, Sturtevant (7 miles west of Racine), and Glenview. Taking this train offers the quickest travel time from Chicago, power outlets at your seat, a quiet car, and snack & beverage service.

By bus
Racine has a bus system with fares from $0-2 depending on age and time of day. Exact change is required. Day passes can be purchased for about $4. Routes with times and up-to-date fares can be found on the City of Racine's website.

By car
Most parking on the main streets, especially in the downtown area, are metered. In the event you do not have spare change or need more than 2 hours of parking time, Racine has a phone app to pay the meter fare that even has a handy alarm notification when you are approaching the end of your time. All the information you need for the app is found on the meter itself. Metered parking becomes free parking before 8am and after 6pm, or anytime if you have a handicap license plate or tag on display.

From December 1 to April 1, alternate side parking is in effect for non-metered roadside parking between 2AM and 6AM. Vehicles must park on the even-numbered address side of the street on an even-numbered calendar day; and on the odd-numbered side of the street on an odd-numbered day. You will get ticketed if you don't observe the rules. Racine police have been known to wait beside a parked car at 1:55AM to slap a ticket on it once 2AM rolls around.

See

Do
Lighthouse Run, pro volleyball tournament, dragonboat races, many lakefront activities during the summer months.

Buy
Most chain shopping can be found on Highway 31, between Durand and 21st street. Of note, there is a Barnes & Noble, a TJ Maxx, and a Best Buy. More interesting are the shops found in Racine's downtown, on Main street.

Eat
If you don't want to go outside your comfort zone, there are several chain restaurants in the area of the Regency Mall such as Applebee's & Taco Bell (2521 S Green Bay Rd), Red Lobster (2800 S Green Bay Rd), and Texas Roadhouse (6228 Durand Ave). Most of Racine's best restaurants are located in downtown Racine or in the seedier parts of town. The majority of these restaurants have some kind of metered parking, so bring change or be prepared to use the city's parking mobile app.

Kringle
Racine is famous for its Danish pastry called Kringle. There are several bakeries that offer this flaky, sweet delight but the most notable (and perhaps most authentic) is O&H Danish Bakery.

Stay safe
There are several neighborhoods in the east and north-east areas of Racine that are run-down or depressed and have a high violent crime rate. Most of the crime is local-on-local or gang-on-gang related so you are unlikely to be a target. You don't need to fear driving through these parts of town, but stick to the main streets and don't dawdle after sundown. Racine crime obeys invisible barriers certain streets create. A "safe" street could be a block away from an "unsafe" area. Anywhere west of West Boulevard, the downtown area while businesses are open, and two blocks from the lake's shore is ok. Anywhere west of Lathrop is sketchy but probably safe. Parks and neighborhoods near the root river should be avoided. Use common sense. If the area looks sketchy it probably isn't a place you should be and probably doesn't have anything a tourist would be interested in anyway.

Go next

 * Milwaukee - a city known for motorcycles, beer, and festivals.
 * Kenosha - a suburban city south of Racine filled with mom & pop restaurants, shopping, and lakefront activities.
 * Chicago - a large city filled with diverse culture, museums, pizza, skyscrapers, shopping, and more.

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Radal Siete Tazas National Park

Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas is a national park in the Andes mountains in Central Chile.

Understand

It covers a area of 4,138 ha of a mountain landscape. The mainly characteristic is a geological formation of seven basins and seven cascades that ends in a 25-m waterfall called "Salto de la Leona". Following the river, you can see the "Velo de la novia" a 40-m waterfall. The entire park is a mountain forest.

The altitude is between 650 and 2,600 m over the sea. The park is beside the volcano Descabezado Grande (3,830 m).

The park protects tree species mainly of the genus Nothofagus, including the threatened Nothofagus glauca and Nothofagus leonii, as well as Nothofagus macrocarpa, Nothofagus dombeyi, Nothofagus antarctica, and Nothofagus alpina. Also it is possible to find vulnerable and rare species, as are Austrocedrus chilensis and Maytenus chubutensis. The park is home to an endangered subspecies of Cyanoliseus patagonus known locally as Tricahue.

History
In 2007 the area was reclassified from a national reserve to a national park.

By bus
From the city of Molina it's possible to take a bus to the National Park. The price is US$3 by person and the trip takes about 1 hr for the 55-km distance between Molina and the National Park.

The buses are old but the service is reliable.

Fees and permits
The fees for Siete Tazas Park are:
 * Chilean adult:
 * Foreign adult:
 * Chilean/foreign child:

Visiting hours are: summer 08:30–20:00; winter 08:30–17:30.

See

 * There are also two high waterfalls with single vertical drops of 40 and 20 m, respectively:
 * El Velo de Novia (The Bridal Veil)
 * La Leona (The Lioness)
 * La Leona (The Lioness)

Do

 * Volcano Descabezado Grande

Hiking
The park has many different hikes:
 * Sendero "Salto La Leona" (1.2 km) – 2 hr walking. This path shows the seven basins and ends in the Salto de la Leona waterfall. This route is a must.
 * Sendero "Valle del Indio" (15 km) – This path takes the entire day mostly in the forest and ends in the high plateau of the mountain.
 * Sendero "Los Chiquillanes" (7 km) – This path takes 5 hr in the forest.
 * Sendero "La Montañita" (1 km) – 2 hr walking in the forest.
 * Sendero "El Coigue" (1 km) – This path takes 1 hr walking in forest of Coigües and Oaks.

There is a special path for people with disabilities. It is a 300-m path of wood, ending in a beautiful place to see the seven basins.

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Radda

Radda in Chianti is a small town in the Chianti zone of Tuscany.

Get in
By car - Radda in Chianti is located on route SS222, the main scenic road through Chianti. It can be easily reached by car from Siena - Florence road.

By bus - there are 3 buses a day from Florence, except on Friday, and buses from Siena train station.

Get around
Radda is very small and can be seen in a short walk. There is free parking for a limited time near the promenade.

See

 * The landscape from the promenade
 * The small town square
 * The town church
 * Farmers market (in the mornings only)

Do

 * Have coffee in the square
 * Let the children play in the playground.

Eat

 * Da Michele pizzeria trattoria tel. +39 0577-738491

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Radebeul

Radebeul is a historic wine-growing town and residential suburb between Dresden and Meissen in Saxony, Germany.

It is essentially an affluent garden suburb of Dresden, but not officially within city limits. It is famous for the novelist Karl May, "father" of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. Popular with Saxony's entrepreneurs and managers, Radebeul has become the richest town in Eastern Germany. It is near the Dresden microchip plants and the Dresden heath, the largest forest within Dresden's city limits. In 2021, it was home to 35,000 people.

By tram
Most people come to Radebeul from Dresden. Radebeul can be reached via line 4 of Dresden's tram system (every 10 minutes in the daytime M-Sa, every 15 minutes in the evening and on Sundays; takes about 20 minutes from central Dresden to eastern Radebeul, half an hour to the western part).

By train
Radebeul is also accessible via rail. The hourly Saxonia Express connecting Dresden and Leipzig stops at Radebeul eastern station (Radebeul-Ost; 15 minutes from Dresden main station, 1 hr 20 min from Leipzig). The Dresden S-Bahn (suburban train) has four stops in Radebeul, linking the town with Dresden, Meißen and Pirna and Bad Schandau (Saxon Switzerland) every half hour; takes 15–20 minutes from Dresden main station to Radebeul.

By car
When arriving by car, leave the Autobahn A4 at exit "Dresden-Neustadt".

Get around
The lower part of Radebeul is well connected to tram line 4, Dresden's longest tram line.

Do
Enjoy some wine, walk through the vineyards of Oberlößnitz and visit a castle nearby.

Buy
There are numerous small (and rather high-prised) shops on the picturesque Altkötzschenbroda square.

Nudossi, the East German equivalent of Nutella (but containing a lot more hazelnuts than the latter), is produced in Radebeul and sold at a factory outlet as well as most supermarkets and groceries.

Vineyards, bars and pubs
Savour local wines and champagne at one of the vineyards.

Sleep
Radebeul has many affordable guesthouses which are a good alternative to Dresden's inner city hotels.

Go next
Radebeul is a short train ride away from Dresden, Meißen and their surrounding attractions.

The narrow gauge heritage steam railway takes you to Moritzburg (famous for its beautiful chateau) or Radeberg (famous for the brewery named after the place; guided tours are possible).

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Radford

Radford is a city in Virginia.

By car
Radford sits along Interstate 81 and is accessed via Exit 105 and Exit 109.

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Radicofani

Radicofani is a city in the Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany, Italy. Positioned at the southern edge of the province of Siena, bordering with Lazio and Umbria, it sits on top of the mountain of Radicofani. Already known during the Roman Empire, it is along the Cassia Road, halfway between Roma and Florence. Locally known for its pastures and meadows, Radicofani gives the best sheep's milk to produce pecorino di Toscano cheese.

Together with Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino, Pienza and San Quirico d'Orcia, Radicofani forms the "Val d'Orcia" that from the year 2004 is a UNESCO World Heritage site

Get in
There is no public transport to Radicofani; a car is most appropriate.

Get around
By car

Go next
Visit Pienza, Bagno Vignoni, Abbadia San Salvatore, Montepulciano, Montalcino, San Quirico d'Orcia, San Casciano dei Bagni, Cetona. Cities of Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano, Siena, Perugia, Assisi, Orvieto, Civita di BagnoRegio.

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Radicondoli

Radicondoli is a city in Tuscany.

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Radium Hot Springs

Radium Hot Springs is a village of about 800 people (2016) in the East Kootenays. It is famous for its hot pools.

For visitor information you can visit:

Understand
The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby Kootenay National Park. The hot springs were named after the radioactive element when an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of radon which is a decay product of radium. The radiation dosage from bathing in the pools is inconsequential; approximately 0.13 millirems (1.3 μSv) from the water for a half-hour bathing, around ten times average background levels. The air concentration of radon is about 23 picocuries (0.85 Bq) per litre which is higher than the level (4 picocuries per litre) at which mitigation is necessary at residences; but is also inconsequential (about 0.7 mrem or 7.0 μSv for a half-hour bathing) from a dose impact perspective.

Get in
Radium is at the entrance to Kootenay National Park, at the intersection of Highways 93 and 95. It is 3 hours from Calgary, and 3 hours north of the American border. It is 9 hours east of Vancouver.

Go next

 * Visit one of the nearby ski resorts: Panorama (Invermere), Fairmont (Fairmont Hot Springs) or Kicking Horse (Golden).
 * Head along Highway 93 into Kootenay National Park and continue along Highway 1, entering Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. Make it a day trip and circle back along Highway 95.
 * Go south and visit Fort Steele near Cranbrook

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Radolfzell

Radolfzell is a city of 32,000 people (2020) in southern Germany in the Lake Constance Region about 20 km north-west of Konstanz and 10 km east of Singen.

Understand
Radolfzell was developed out of a monastery founded in 826 AD as a "cell" under Bishop Radolf of Verona.

By plane
Radolfzell has no commercial airport. The closest airports are:
 * Zurich Airport (Switzerland). By car slightly over 1 hour to Radolfzell. By train 1.5 to 2 hours to Radolfzell.
 * Friedrichshafen Airport (Germany). By car 1 hour to Radolfzell. By train 1 to 1.5 hours to Radolfzell.
 * Stuttgart Airport (Germany). By car 2 hours to Radolfzell. By train 2.5 to 3 hours to Radolfzell.

By train
Radolfzell can easily be reached by train, as it is an important railway junction in the Bodensee area.

Get around
By bus: there is a bus network through the city. All buses leave from the central bus station next to the train station.

By taxi: Taxis are normally stationed outside the train station.

By foot: Radolfzell is pretty small and you can probably walk anywhere you want to go. The old town/pedestrian zone is compact and easily walkable.

Go next

 * The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany is about 2 hours away by train or 1.5 hours by car.
 * Other cities and towns on Lake Constance. Especially recommended are Konstanz, Meersburg, Lindau and Bregenz.
 * Stein am Rhein
 * See the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen
 * Reichenau Island

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Radom

Radom is the second-largest city in Mazowieckie that gets little tourist traffic. The city was a centre of light industry, but is now battling high unemployment and eyeing a transition to a knowledge-based economy. There are few tourist sights and due to low demand the tourist infrastructure is lacking. As not many foreigners visit Radom, relatively few in the service industry speak English.

Understand
Radom is 100 km south from Warsaw. With 220,000 inhabitants, Radom is a mid-sized city. Once a major centre of industry, it has undergone dramatic changes since the end of communism, with many factories being closed down. This has brought many social problems such as high unemployment, even relative to other Polish cities. This has resulted in Radom being one of the most inexpensive cities in the whole country, offering very low prices in the services sector.

By plane
In Radom there are two airports.
 * The other airport in the city is the general aviation airport in Piastów.
 * The other airport in the city is the general aviation airport in Piastów.

For scheduled passenger flights, the closest airport is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, some 10 km south of the center of Warsaw and 95 km north of Radom. It takes about 1 hour by car to get to Radom from there.

By train
Numerous trains throughout the day link Radom with other cities in Poland. For more distant connections, change at one of Warsaw's stations may be needed. The main station in Radom is at Prażmowskiego Street, and usually referred to as Dworzec PKP by the locals. The station is south of the city centre and is within a walking distance from the Żeromskiego Street. Public transportation links are very convenient, as many bus lines stop around there; the bus station with connections to other cities is also nearby.

Here are the travel times to some major cities that have a direct train connection with Radom:
 * Białystok (about 4hr 20min)
 * Gdańsk (about 7hr 40min to 10hr, due to ongoing construction works)
 * Kielce (about 1hr 30min)
 * Kraków (between 3hr to 3hr 30min)
 * Łódź (about 3hr 20min)
 * Lublin (about 1hr 30min)
 * Moscow
 * Olsztyn
 * Warsaw (between 1hr 50min to 2hr 30min)
 * Wrocław (between 6hr 30min to 7hr 20min)
 * Zakopane

By bus
PolskiBus runs a frequent shuttle from Warsaw (Metro Wilanowska) to Radom using comfortable intercity coaches. The shuttle runs approximately every 1hr 30 min except for nighttime. Consult the detailed schedule here:. Tickets are around 10 zł if purchased in advance.

The main bus station (Dworzec PKS in Polish) for long-distance connections is located at Prażmowskiego Street, just next to the Main Post Office (Poczta Główna) and the train station (Dworzec PKP). A number of buses also stop at bus stops in the proximity of the train station.

To get information about buses and prices, you can contact the station at +48 48 363 54 54. For domestic departure times, consult the following website:.

By car
You can easily reach Radom by car:
 * from Warsaw, Gdańsk, Kielce and Kraków, by national road 7, E77: Gdańsk – Warsaw – Radom – Kielce – Kraków – Chyżne
 * from Rzeszów, by national road 9, E371: Radom – Rzeszów – Barwinek
 * from Lublin and Łódź, by national road 12: Piotrków Trybunalski – Radom – Lublin – Dorohusk

Parking
There is a paid-parking zone in the centre of the city. This applies M-F 08:00-16:00. Parking costs 0.10 zł for every 3 minutes, with the minimum payment of 0.50 zł for the first 15 minutes. You can pay with coins using the parking meter or with your mobile phone (more details on the parking meter).

For the information on the coverage of the paid-parking zone, consult the city's website.

Public transport
Radom is covered by a public transport network of 24 bus lines, numbered from 1 to 26. The full list of these routes can be found here (in Polish).

Two carriers in Radom operate the public buses, but the tickets are issued and controlled by one authority, Miejski Zarząd Dróg i Komunikacji (MZDiK). There are various tickets, but as a visitor you probably don't have to trouble yourself with most of them. A single ticket costs 3.80 zł, and there is a 50% reduction for children from the age of 4 till the end of education (includes university students), so the ticket costs 1.90 zł (in Polish: bilet ulgowy). Children until the age of 4 and seniors above the age of 70 travel for free. Be aware that you need to carry a document confirming your eligibility to the reduced fare. A single ticket is valid for the whole journey on the particular bus line. There is no time limit, but once you get off the bus, the ticket loses its validity. Make sure to validate the ticket in one of the validators by the door immediately after boarding.

Tickets can be purchased in any kiosk or a shop that has the sign bilety. Tickets can be also bought from the driver on-board, subject to availability, but an additional surcharge applies.

You can check the time table of the buses on this website (in Polish).

Parks

 * Borki Reservoir (Zalew na Borkach)
 * Kościuszko Park (Park Kościuszki), Contained by the following streets: Mickiewicza, Sienkiewicza, Słowackiego, Żeromskiego, 25 Czerwca.
 * Old Garden (Stary Ogród), ul. Mireckiego. Established in 1820, it is the first public park in Radom.

Religious buildings

 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.
 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.
 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.

Cemeteries

 * Jewish Cemetery, ul. Towarowa. Built in 1831.

Streets

 * Moniuszki Street
 * Piłsudskiego Street
 * Rwańska Street
 * Żeromskiego Street

Squares

 * Third of May Constitution Square (Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja)
 * Market Square (Rynek)

Tenement houses and other buildings

 * City Public Library (Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna), ul. Piłsudskiego 12. - Library located in a neo-renaissance villa. Built in 1892.
 * Glogier Family House (Kamienica Glogierów), ul. Sienkiewicza 12. Built in 1914.
 * Resursa Obywatelska, ul. Malczewskiego 16.
 * Trzebiński Printing Shop (Drukarnia Trzebińskiego), ul. Żeromskiego 28 (enter through the archway into the backyard)
 * White Eagle Pharmacy (Apteka pod Białym Orłem), ul. Żeromskiego 5.

Do

 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.
 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.
 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.

Learn
Maybe not the obvious choice, Radom is the second largest academic centre in Masovia, after Warsaw.

Work
In Radom, there is a small expatriate community of language teachers. Try contacting one of the city's numerous language schools; they are especially keen on employing native English speakers, but speakers of German, French or Spanish might also find something.

City shopping
The best place for city shopping is Żeromskiego Street and the adjacent streets. There you will find numerous shops with clothes, shoes and others. Many Polish and international banks have their branches at Żeromskiego too. Almost opposite of the city hall (where Mickiewicza and Żeromskiego streets meet), there is also Galeria Rosa which has a number of shops inside.

Shopping malls

 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix

Budget
At the M-1 Mall (M-Jeden in Polish) there is a small food court with McDonald's and KFC, as well as a pretty good sit down restaurant called Sphinx. There are a few other McDonald's restaurants in town.

 * Bar Mleczny "Sezam", ul. Moniuszki 23. A remainder of the communist era, this milk bar offers fairly decent dishes for as little as 2 zł. Worth a visit for a 1980s-like experience.
 * Samira Kebab Cafe Bar, ul. Malczewskiego 9/11, +48 48 362 26 41. A Lebanese restaurant, serving delicious kebabs and other Arabic dishes at very competitive prices.

Connect
As of Aug 2022, Radom has 5G from all Polish carriers. Wifi is widely available in public places.

Stay safe
Pick-pocketing happens mostly at the train station, public transportation and local market places; it is not frequent though. Exercise the usual caution when walking around the city, especially at night and away from the city centre. At night, try keep to the main streets or use a taxi.

As a foreigner, you are likely to be a target of any crime just as much as if you were local. Crimes targeting solely tourists are unheard of.

Radom was a pioneer of the Bezpieczne Miasto (Safe City) programme, later followed by other cities in Poland, by introducing a full-scale campaign since 1997. There are 61 CCTV cameras around the city, mostly in the centre, that have helped to reduce the number of criminal offences.

North

 * Jedlińsk
 * Warka
 * Warsaw - 100 km away, the capital of Poland is within easy reach, with numerous trains and buses leaving throughout the day.
 * Wsola - 10 km away from Radom is Wsola, home of Witold Gombrowicz Museum . Address: Wsola, ul. Witolda Gombrowicza 1, 26-660 Jedlińsk.

East

 * Czarnolas - Visit the museum of the great renaissance poet, Jan Kochanowski.
 * Kazimierz Dolny
 * Kozienice

South

 * Iłża - 30 km south of Radom, Iłża is a great place for a one-day visit. The remains of the 14th century castle are a must-see.
 * Orońsko - Visit Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej, the Centre of Polish Sculpture. See the manor house of the painter Józef Brandt. Open daily except Mondays. Admission: adults 5 zł; children, students 3 zł.

West

 * Domaniów - About 20 km west of Radom. Home to a 500 ha artificial lake; good place to go in the summer if you are a water-sports enthusiast. There is a little pier where you can rent a sailing boat or a kayak.

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Radoviš

Radoviš (Macedonian: Радовиш) is a city in Eastern North Macedonia that is home to the Church of the Holy Trinity, which is one of the biggest and most beautiful in Macedonia.

Understand
The city has 16,223 people with an absolute Macedonian majority. The population of the whole municipality (including the 34 villages) is approximately 28,000 people.

History
The city of Radoviš was mentioned for the first time in 1019 during the reign of the Byzantine King Basil II (which was the name of the city during the Middle Ages. At this time in history, Radoviš is an important center for regional trade, craftsmanship and mining. At that time, the town was located in the North-West of the town's present location, on the banks of the Old river, where we can find traces of several churches, for example St. Archangel church.

In the 14th century, after the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, Radoviš found itself in the Serb medieval state. In 1361, the Tsar Uroš sojourned in Radoviš. During the Ottoman Empire, in the 17th century under the Kyustendil sanjak, it belonged to the diocese of the Kustendil metropolitan. At that time, the town had 3,000–4,000 inhabitants.

The nearby village of Dedino, within the historical region of Lakavičko, is known for its role in the Ilinden Uprising of 1903. It was home to a bomb-making workshop and was the site of the murder of two Ottoman tax collectors, which resulted in the besieging of the village by Ottoman forces.

By plane
The closest airport (100 km from Radoviš) is Skopje International Airport. Thessaloniki Airport is 176 km and Sofia Airport 260 km far from Radoviš.

By train
There is no train station in the city. The closest train station is in the city Štip, 36 km from Radoviš.

By bus
There are buses from the capital Skopje every 1 hour, passing through Veles and Štip, starting from the morning, and the last bus is in 19:00. The trip takes 2½ hours (121 km) and costs about 300 denars.

There is one bus departing from Bitola at 14:00 and passing through Prilep, Kavadarci, Negotino and arrives in Radoviš at 17:00. The trip takes 3 hours and costs ~300 denars.

Also, there are 2 buses from the nearby city Strumica. The ticket costs ~100 denars, and it is a 30 minutes trip.

By car
The road is new and modern, it is easy to travel and arrive in the city, you can reach Radoviš from south Strumica, or from the north, Štip. The main road M6 Štip - Strumica is tangentially placed on the township of Radoviš. This road is a main communication route with other parts of the country.

See
Aside from hiking the nearby mountain Plačkovica, visitors shouldn’t leave without visiting the famous orthodox church Holy Trinity (Sveta Trojca).

Do

 * Radoviš is a destination for mountaineering due to its proximity to Plačkovica Mountain, which separates the city from Vinica. Another location for mountaineering is Pilav Tepe, a volcanic cone 12 km (7.2 mi) west of Radoviš.
 * Radoviš is a destination for mountaineering due to its proximity to Plačkovica Mountain, which separates the city from Vinica. Another location for mountaineering is Pilav Tepe, a volcanic cone 12 km (7.2 mi) west of Radoviš.

Talk
Almost every young person speaks English, but it may be a problem with an older person, so a phrasebook is handy. Speakers of Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene should have no problem getting by. German, French and Italian are also very useful.

Buy
In the centre of the city you can find ATMs (for Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron and Maestro), exchange offices and banks.

The shops for clothing are found in the centre, while there are other shops in all the city.

Also, for fresh food you can go to the Bazaar (Pazar/Пазар in Macedonian) located in the centre as well.

Eat

 * Pizza Joker
 * Pizza Santa Maria
 * Restaurant Ambasador
 * Restaurant Karagjoz
 * Restaurant Pilav Tepe
 * Fast Food Gril Melani
 * Fast Food Angela
 * Fast Food Karpos
 * Fast Food Gril Melani
 * Fast Food Angela
 * Fast Food Karpos

Drink

 * Full House - a night club
 * Club Diamond - a night club
 * Ti-Amo cafe
 * Escape cafe
 * Twelve cafe
 * Virus cafe
 * Target cafe

Sleep

 * Diamond Hotel & Restaurant - Sv. Spaso Radoviški 1, Radoviš. Tel: +389 32 633 334
 * Hotel Bel Kamen - Mountain Plachkovica (20 km from the city), Radoviš. Tel: +389 76 247 670
 * Hotel Panorama - non-functional anymore

Learn

 * of Electrical Engineering  - as part of the state University Goce Delčev in Štip.

Stay safe
Radoviš is a safe small and peaceful city. Most people are very friendly and hospitable.

Emergencies
In case of an emergency call 192 (police), 194 (ambulance) or 193 (fire).

Stay healthy
Water is safe to drink and there are public drinking water fountains in some public places.

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Rafina

Rafina is a town on the eastern coast of Attica in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece.

Understand
Rafina is a port town. Its port is the second largest of Athens, after that of Piraeus. Rafina Port is further away from the city centre of Athens than Piraeus, but quite close to Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport). It is a smaller port mainly serving the southern part of Evvia and the northern part of the Cyclades (Andros, Tinos and Mykonos).

Get in
From the center of Athens:
 * By taxi: 60-90 minutes depending on the traffic.
 * By regional bus. Take the bus from Pedion tou Areos at Mavromateon Street (close to the National Archaeological Museum and Viktoria Metro Station). It will take you 1.5 hours to get to Rafina from the city center. It is 35 km and the roads through and out of Athens can get very busy. Note that Pedion tou Areos (where the buses depart from) is a considerable distance away from the sites (Syntagma, Acropolis, Plaka, Monastiraki etc) and you will need to get a taxi or public transport to get there.
 * Alternatively you can take the Metro or bus to the airport and then take the bus to Rafina.

From the Athens International Airport: + not on Saturdays and Sundays, ++ not on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
 * By taxi: 40 minutes depending on the traffic. A taxi costs about €30 during daytime.
 * By regional bus. The line departs from the Arrivals Level, opposite the Sofitel Hotel. The ticket booth for the Athens buses does not sell tickets for Rafina - you just pay on the bus. The bus fee is €3.
 * From the airport to Rafina: 4:50AM+, 5:40AM, 6:10AM+, 7:05AM, 8:50AM, 10:30AM, 12:15PM, 1PM++, 2:10PM, 3:20PM, 4:45PM, 6PM, 7:20PM, 8:45PM and 10:15PM.
 * From Rafina to the airport: 5:15AM+, 6:05AM, 6:45AM+, 8:00AM, 9:40AM, 11:20AM, 12:15PM++, 1PM, 2:40PM, 4PM, 5:20PM, 6:40PM, 8:00PM and 9:15PM.

A point for the return journey - the bus stop adjacent to the square in Rafina is only served by the Athens buses. If you want the airport bus you must descend the steps to the port road at the other (seaside) end of the square and the bus stop next to a little newspaper shop is where the airport bus picks you up as it leaves the port.

Eat
There a number of good fish taverns around the old port.

Drink
Two huge open-air café-bars immediately above the harbour bustle with locals until well after midnight.

Sleep
Rafina is a good location for an overnight stopover for visitors to the Cyclades and Crete, who have arrived at the airport too late to catch the last ferry to their island destination. Still a fairly sleepy seaside town, the area has been slowly increasing its level of accommodation, and now offers accommodation of both three and two-star categories.

Go next
Move on by boat to the Cyclades and Crete, especially the islands of Andros, Tinos, Mykonos, Santorini and Heraklion.

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Raglan (New Zealand)

Raglan is a seaside town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, best known for surfing and its arts scene.

By bus
Raglan is served by bus Route 23 from the Hamilton Transport Centre. Buses to/from the rest of New Zealand connect at the transport centre.

By car
State Highway 23 from Hamilton is the main road route to Raglan.

Get around
There is no public transport within Raglan, except that on weekends the route 23 bus takes passengers between Raglan township and Manu Bay.

There's a single taxi service, called Raglan Shuttle.

Do

Sleep
During the summer months, in particular from mid December through to the end of January, accommodation is in high demand. So it is best to have a booking.

Go next

 * Pirongia

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Ragusa

Ragusa is a city in Sicily, Italy. It's the provincial capital, with some 73,000 inhabitants (as of 2014). Along with 7 other nearby cities, it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Understand
Ragusa was part of the Grecian colony of Sicily, and later part of the Roman Byzantine empire. After several raids, in 868 AD it fell to the Muslims, who established the Emirate of Sicily. In 1090 it came under Norman rule. The area was fertile and the city grew up in the area now called Ragusa Ibla. "Hybla" means honey, and was also the name of an ancient deity.

The town was destroyed in the terrible Sicily earthquake of 1693. Most re-building was on higher ground, with Ragusa Superiore being laid out on a grid pattern on a hillside overlooking Ibla. It was constrained to the south by a deep ravine, but eventually this was bridged, and the south bank was also urbanised. Meanwhile, Ibla was largely neglected except as a source of masonry. This meant the medieval street pattern was preserved, while palaces and churches were rebuilt there piecemeal in baroque style. Gradually this area too was re-populated, and the two townships grew into each other, being formally merged in 1927.

So for the visitor, most sights of interest, and the more pleasing ambience in spite of the many tour groups, are found in Ibla. Although it's described as the "lower town", it's actually on a hilltop, with the upper town peering down from a higher hilltop. Exploring Ragusa involves lots and lots of slopes and steps. The church on the saddle of land joining the two hills is dedicated to "the blessed souls in Purgatory": if those souls had limited mobility, it would have sufficed to send them to Ragusa.

The Tourist Information Centre is close to that church, at Piazza della Repubblica, the foot of Via Aquila Sveva, which is the lane up to Ibla.

There's another TIC in the piazza below Ragusa Superiore cathedral (St John the Baptist). This is in a 1960s concrete eyesore that defaces the entire square. In early 2018 it was partly fenced off because of falling cladding, so it would be a kindly storm that finished it off.

By plane

Other airports, with wider connections across Europe, are Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (97 km) and Palermo International Airport (274 km).

By boat
The nearest seaport is Pozzallo, 34 km south, with daily fast ferries to Malta.

By train
Ragusa is on a branch line but six trains a day (M-Sa) go north to Gela (60-80 min, stops include Donnafugata) and south to Syracuse (two hours, stops include Modica, Scicli, Pozzallo, Ispica and Noto). From Gela there are connections to Palermo, and from Syracuse to Catania and Messina. No trains on Sunday. Trains are now modern with comfortable seats and toilets.

By bus
There are buses from Syracuse, Catania, Modica, Vittoria, Marina di Ragusa, Noto, Palermo (4 hr, €12), and Rome (SAIS Trasporti). A list of bus companies operating from Ragusa can be found on the municipal website.

Local buses (e.g. to Modica and Syracuse, and the shuttle to Ibla) run from the small bus stand just below the railway station. Buy tickets on board or from tabachi.

Long-distance buses run from

By car
From Catania take SS114 and turn for Lentini SS194. From there follow sign to Ragusa on the SS514.

From Siracusa take the motorway A18 and then the SS115.

From Agrigento/Gela follow the SS115

On foot
If you go there on foot do not follow the directions for cars but take the step streets down from Via Roma.

By taxi
There is a taxi station/office at the beginning of Ragusa Ibla in Piazza della Repubblica and there are taxis at the train station in the new Ragusa.

Ragusa Ibla
The old city is a spectacular mix of narrow streets, steep winding steps, old churches, and fantastic views.

Do

 * There is a project to convert the old railway-line running north past Chiaramonte Gulfi and to Vizzini (the track is already gone) into a bicycle-track.
 * There is a project to convert the old railway-line running north past Chiaramonte Gulfi and to Vizzini (the track is already gone) into a bicycle-track.
 * There is a project to convert the old railway-line running north past Chiaramonte Gulfi and to Vizzini (the track is already gone) into a bicycle-track.

Events

Religious events

Buy
High-streets

 * The main are Via Roma and Corso Italia.
 * For souvenirs and typical Sicilian products the Via XXV Aprile in Ragusa Ibla has many shops with all the gadgets you want to buy in Sicily and take back home.

Shopping centres. There are two in Ragusa:

Markets

There is a market M-Sa, but it moves between quarters of Ragusa. The main market is on Wednesdays next to the football stadium 'A. Campo' in Selvaggio quarter.

Drink
Most pubs are in Ragusa Ibla (old town) or in Marina di Ragusa (sea-town).

 * Puglesi, Via Dante 94, +39 0932 686046. Bar at the bus stop, open late.

Sleep
In Ragusa there are several hotels and many B&Bs. Out of town there is a good selection of agriturismi.

Go next

 * The other baroque towns and UNESCO World Heritage sites are Modica 15 km, Scicli 25 km, Noto 55 km, Caltagirone 59 km, Piazza Armerina 88 km, and Pantalica 54 km. Modica is the most substantial.
 * Syracuse is a must-see.
 * The other baroque towns and UNESCO World Heritage sites are Modica 15 km, Scicli 25 km, Noto 55 km, Caltagirone 59 km, Piazza Armerina 88 km, and Pantalica 54 km. Modica is the most substantial.
 * Syracuse is a must-see.
 * Syracuse is a must-see.

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Ragusa (province)

Ragusa is a province in Sicily, Italy.

Cities

 * (Rausa) — impressive baroque architecture
 * (Ciaramunti)
 * (Mazzarelli) — fine golden sand with blue waters
 * (Muòrica) — Baroque town (World Heritage)
 * (Puzzaddu) — quiet south coast port
 * — another of the eight Sicilian World Heritage Baroque towns

Other destinations

 * (Monti Iblei) — the highest peak is Monte Lauro (986mt), Parco degli Iblei
 * (Camarina) — Greek city dating to 598BC, built by the Corintian-Syracusan. Located at 25km from Ragusa

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Rahaeng

There's more than one place called Rahaeng:

Thailand

 * Rahaeng - a village in Lat Lum Kaeo, the westernmost district of Pathum Thani (province), Central Plains (Thailand)
 * Tak (province) (previously Rahaeng Province) - a province in the west of North (Thailand)
 * Tak (previously Rahaeng Town) - the provincial capital of Tak Province, Thailand

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Rahat

Rahat is a city of 70,000 in the southern Negev region of Israel. It was founded in 1972 as a home for the previously nomadic Bedouin Arabs, who form the large majority of its population. It is the largest Bedouin settlement in the world.

Get in
Buses 450 and 455 run every 20-30 minutes from the Beer Sheva market to the center of Rahat. Arab-run jitneys run frequently on the same route. There are less-frequent buses from other places in the Negev, like Ashkelon.

From more northern locations, one should take the bus (369 from Tel Aviv, 446 from Jerusalem) to Lehavim Junction, or the train to Lehavim-Rahat station, and transfer to a bus to Rahat (450 and 455, or the local buses 40 and 41). If one is taking the train, the transfer is less convenient, and it might be simpler to continue to Beer Sheva and take the 450/455 from there.

Private taxis from Be'er Sheva are approximately 50 Shekels, although many Jewish drivers prefer not to drive into the town center.

Get around
Rahat is small enough that one can easily get around by foot, although there are many vans that pick up passengers willingly for a small fee.

See
There is not much to see in Rahat, although the Rahat Market, located in the center of town, sells many trinkets and products, including some traditional Bedouin handicrafts.

About 8km east of Rahat, next to Kibbutz Lahav, is the Museum of Bedouin Culture in the Joe Alon Center. Buses to Kibbutz Lahav run only about twice a day, so you are best off driving here.

Eat
Rahat has a limited cuisine variety, although what does exist is delicious. Shwarma and falafel are a must in Rahat, as is the chicken and rice. Food is less expensive than the more cosmopolitan neighboring Beer Sheva. On the main street is an unsuspecting wonderful bakery; the knaffe is a must for all visitors.

Drink
Don't expect to get liquored up in Rahat. As a Bedouin Muslim community, mosques are ubiquitous while bars and clubs are not.

Go next
Hitchhikes out of the town are quite common, but there is always a risk of danger. The eastern exit of town is popular place to catch vans headed to Be'er Sheva, and socialize. The city outskirts have several Egged and Metrodan bus-stops that head to Be'er Sheva, Tel- Aviv and Arad as well.

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Rahimyar Khan

Rahim Yar Khan or Rahimyar Khan (Urdu: رحیم یار خان) is a city in the Punjab district of Pakistan.

Understand
Rahim Yar Khan city is one of the few cities in the world that are still at their pioneering stage since the formation of cities like London and Damascus. It has been renamed customarily amid last 5000 years. The first known name was Aror or Alor, and then it became the City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan.

Rahim Yar Khan is one of the modern district headquarter cities in Punjab. Although the city seems a far off place to those living in Lahore, Karachi or Islamabad, it has very good civic facilities. It is connected with rest of Pakistan by air, rail and road and all types of telecommunication links are available. The city has good educational facilities in public, and Sheikh Zayed Medical College and Khawja Fareed Engineering University is the latest addition to these.

By plane
PIA has regular non stop flights to Rahim Yar Khan from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. PIA also operates an international flight from Abu Dhabi. AirBlue flies from Karachi also.

By train
If you want to be here by train then Rahim Yar Khan is connected to all of Pakistan by railway lines.

By bus
If you want to come by road you have so many options but the "President Line" or "Daewoo Express" are best.

See

 * Bhong Mosque
 * City Park
 * Telenor Park
 * Abu Dhabi Palace
 * Sheikh khalifa Park
 * Zoo
 * Desert
 * Rangers Park

Eat
The local standard of food is very high.

Drink
Liquor is available, but there is no formal liquor-shop in the town.

Lussi or lussie, a drink made with beaten yogurt and milk, can arguably be called a local drink. After shaking the milk and yogurt to an extent when butter is topped, the rest of the liquid is called a form of lassi; it can be consumed sweet or sour with the salt.

Another local drink is called satoo; made of roasted ground barley with sugar, it is also believed the best drink to counter the heat of the long summer of the region.

Rahim Yar Khan and its suburbs are also believed to be the best mango-producing region in the world, so drink the juices of the fruit in season. Falsa (blackberry) juice is also a popular drink.

Budget

 * Al Umair Hotel, Bano Market Rahim Yar Khan, Ph# 068-5884102

Connect
The area code for Rahim Yar Khan is 68. To dial from within Pakistan, dial 068-xxx-xxxx The Police emergency number is 115.

Go next

 * Khanpur
 * Liaqatpur
 * Sadiqabad
 * Feroza

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Raiatea

Raiatea is one of the Society Islands. Raiatea is unique among the Tahitian Islands. It and its little sister Tahaa are far removed from the more touristy islands like Moorea and Bora Bora. Raiatea is the administrative centre of the Western islands and so has more businesses and industry. There are places to stay and it is the place to see where the ancient Hawaiians left from to colonise Hawaii.

Get in
Use the Air Tahiti service from Tahiti or another island. You will probably have short stops at Bora Bora, Moorea and some of the other islands depending upon cargo and people.

The airport is on the island of Raiatea, about 10 min by car from the main city Uturoa. Taxis and trucks are waiting at the airport. A shuttleboat service operates between Raiatea and Tahaa twice a day from Monday to Friday. You will have to hire a private taxi-boat at weekends and holidays.

Get around
You can walk a few places on Raiatea but it will be hot and tiring. It would be better to rent a scooter for a day or to get a guided tour.

Do

 * Take a guided tour.
 * The river tour is worth the time.
 * The day-long excursion to Tahaa is well worth the money.
 * Rent a scooter and explore the ruins of the temple where the Hawaiians left from.
 * Snorkel and dive all you can.
 * Relax. Life is slower here. Don't expect anyone to be in a hurry.

Eat
Food here is expensive. The best and cheapest food can be found a block off the dock in Uturoa.

Look for snack restaurants where you can have dinner for 1000-1500 F (francs).

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Raigad

Raigad is a district of Maharashtra, named after the Raigad Fort of the Maratha Empire.

Cities

 * — known for its forts and beaches and is a weekend getaway for the people of Mumbai

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Raiguer

Raiguer is a comarca (county) in the north-central part of Mallorca. Raiguer is a transition zone from the mountains to the Es Plà plain in the middle of Mallorca. There is plenty of water here, but little flat, cultivable terrain. The region of the Raiguer and in particular the city of Inca are known as the centre of the shoe and leather craft in Mallorca.

Cities

 * — the main tourist centre in the north of Majorca, a large resort popular with families, with a well-preserved old town surrounded by a medieval wall
 * — known for its wine cellars, and leather tanning
 * — the main producer of garden vegetables on the island of Mallorca

Other destinations
See here below information on cities and other places which are too small to warrant a dedicated article.

Get in
In Alcudia there are ferries to Barcelona, Mahon and Ciutadella (Menorca).

From Inca and Sa Pobla there is a train connection to Palma de Mallorca and Manacor.

See

 * Fundación Yannick y Ben Jakober, in Alcúdia. Modern art exhibition.
 * Ermita de la Victòria, at Alcúdia. Fortified pilgrimage church with a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 15th century.
 * Coves de Campanet. Relatively little visited stalactite show cave near Campanet with partly very thin stalagmites and stalactites.
 * Avenc de Son Pou, between Santa Maria del Camí and Orient. Huge, 50-m-high cave dome with strange stalactites, a hole in the teck lets in some daylight.
 * Avenc de Son Pou, between Santa Maria del Camí and Orient. Huge, 50-m-high cave dome with strange stalactites, a hole in the teck lets in some daylight.

Market days

 * Tuesday : Alcudia, Campanet
 * Wednesday: Puerto Pollensa
 * Thursday : Inca
 * Friday : Binissalem
 * Saturday : Alaro, Buger, Consell
 * Sunday : Alcudia, Sa Pobla

Sleep

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Rai Leh

Rai Leh (อ่าวไร่เล), also commonly known as Railay, is a tourist area on the Andaman Coast of Thailand, in Krabi Province. Rai Leh is primarily known as a rock climbing hot spot, attracting climbers from all over the world to its superb towering limestone.

Understand

Rai Leh is considered to be all of the peninsula, which has four primary areas:

 * Phra Nang: (shown as Pranang Cave Beach on local maps) a fine white sand beach, on the southern tip of the peninsula. This lovely beach, once voted one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, has jaw-dropping spectacular scenery and is 20 minutes away from Ao Nang by longtail boat. It is excellent for swimming, but during high season, there might not be much space for it as most of the beach will be occupied by longtail boats (with the exceptions of the left and right corners). Watch the climbers climb right off the beach. Have a massage, eat a delicious barbecue and salad lunch, maybe cliff-jump off the rocks into the water. A broad strip of white sand with massive cliffs framing each end of the beach, Phra Nang has just enough facilities: roast chicken and salad lunches cooked on the beach, massage ladies and people inconspicuously selling cold drinks. Despite the crowds and noise from the longtail boats, the beach still thankfully lacks most things that spoil a beach: pollution, traffic, over-enthusiastic hawkers, jet-skis, and lager louts.
 * Rai Leh East: the mangrove side of the peninsula, used by longtails to/from Krabi. Not good for swimming or sunbathing. Plenty of restaurants and bars. Budget to mid-range accommodations.
 * Rai Leh West: a fine beach of white sand and shallow water, where most longtails arrive from Ao Nang. North end of the beach is great for swimming. South end is OK, but a little rocky under the water. Mid- to high-end accommodations. This beach is especially beautiful after sunset, when the silhouetted surrounding rock faces give the place a totally unique and almost supernatural look. Idling on the beach while watching the antics of the rock climbers scaling the surrounding cliffs is about as relaxing an experience as can be found anywhere. To the right the bay stretches away past Ton Sai to the massive Sleeping Indian cliffs, so named because that is exactly what they resemble, at night. The kilometre-long Sleeping Indian is lying on his back, with his hands folded across his midriff, his feet sticking up and a feather sticking out of his headdress. It's an uncanny resemblance, especially at nighttime.
 * Ton Sai: a cove around the corner from Rai Leh West where rock climbers and backpackers hang out in cheap accommodation and practice climbing.

Get in
As Rai Leh is on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by ocean and blocked by Nang Mountain, access is only by boat. Longtails depart from Ao Nang (10 min, 100 baht/person, minimum 8 people), Ao Nammao (15 min), and Krabi Town (30 min) on demand, making those places the gateways to Rai Leh. It's also possible to reach Rai Leh via regular ferries that run between Ko Lanta, Ko Phi Phi, and Phuket Town (from Rassada Pier) These are more frequent in the Nov-May dry season: times available from local travel agents, or check online ferry schedules

The Krabi Province, Phuket, Ko Lanta and Ko Phi Phi articles have information on reaching Rai Leh gateways from throughout Thailand. From Bangkok there are flights to Krabi and Phuket, direct bus services, and trains to Surat Thani with onward connections by bus.

If departing from Ao Nang, be aware that you're expected to walk out several metres into the surf before getting on a boat (depending on the tide). It might be best to change into clothes suitable for getting wet, or at the very least be sure you don't have more luggage than you can carry a few metres into the ocean.

Get around
It's a 5-10 minute walk between any of the landmarks, except for Ton Sai, which is a longer hike through the jungle. The village itself is a pedestrian's dream, as there are no cars, and the bumpy paths make even bicycles impractical.

See

Climbing

Rai Leh is perhaps the best winter sport rock climbing area in the world, with over seven hundred bolted routes up limestone faces with breathtaking views over the ocean. If you are an avid rock climber, chances are you already know about this place and the spectacular cliffs are the reason you are here.

Climbing is graded on the French scale, most is steep and challenging with only limited possibilities for beginners. Due to the corrosive nature of the seaside location, the steel bolts may be of questionable integrity, bolt failure is not uncommon here, and threads (rope tied through holes in the rock) may be of questionable integrity as well. Overall the rock quality is superb; however, like everywhere else, you will find the occasional loose section including the famed Rai Leh stalactites.

Required climbing gear: Beyond a 60-metre (200-foot) rope, 16 quickdraws, your harness, shoes and a lot of chalk, you won't need much else. Anything you forget or don't have can be rented at climbing shops.

Guides: Rai Leh and Ton Sai have several guide operators with services ranging from introductory rock climbing courses to rent-a-belay partner.

Guide books: There are three different guide books published in a variety of languages by the local guide shops, each providing excellent directions and route finding. Most can be ordered online, directly from the guide shop, or your local climbing store might carry stock.

 * Rock Climbing in Thailand by Elke & Wee. 2007.

 * Thailand: A Climbing Guide published by The Mountaineers and written by Sam Lightner Jr. All the money earned from it is to be donated to the re-bolting cause.

Diving & snorkelling
Rai Leh is not a major diving spot as the local coral and sea life is not as diverse or spectacular as other areas of Thailand. However there is a dive shop that will certify divers and take them on boat trips to decent dive sites, including a sunken wreck. Serious divers tend to prefer the Similan Islands, Ko Phi Phi or Ko Lanta for quality diving.

 * King Cruiser is a car ferry that sank in 1997, providing the area with its only wreck, located at 30 meters. Unfortunately its condition is deteriorating fairly fast in the warm waters. This is the most popular dive site in the area.
 * Snorkelling is not a major draw for Rai Leh though it is possible to swim out and see coral and fish a few metres off the sandy beaches. Beware of the ever present longtail boat traffic. Most looking for some snorkelling fun rent a longtail and head for the islands south and west of Rai Leh, such as Poda Island, but even there the snorkelling is only moderate. Some hotels organize snorkelling trips or you may prefer to charter your own boat for the afternoon. A one-way trip usually takes less than 25 minutes.

Kayaking
While not as good as Phang Nga, the kayaking around the peninsula at Rai Leh affords a great alternative to climbing and a stunning view of the area. Several of the limestone islets off Phra Nang Beach have sea caves eroded into their bases, including a few large enough to offer opportunities to beach the kayaks and explore. Paddling into caves and through subterranean passages is particularly interesting, but watch out for low, jagged ceilings. For those with more ambition, a short open-water crossing (about one hour of steady, heavy paddling) leads to the private island of Ko Poda which has beautiful and relatively isolated beaches.

Several bungalow resorts on the Rai Leh West side of the peninsula have sea kayaks available for rent for around 600 baht/half-day, 1,000 baht/full-day (including life-vests). The kayaks are simple two-seat plastic models, but perform fine on the smooth water of the bay. A half-day is probably plenty long enough to explore the immediate environs of Rai Leh. A bottle of water, a hat, and plenty of sun protection are essential!

Trekking
Rai Leh does not offer many trekking opportunities, as the peninsula is so tiny. The one interesting and undeveloped area is the jungle atop the limestone towers that make up the club-shaped southern end of the peninsula. Along the paved path that runs from Rai Leh East to Phra Nang beach, a so-called "trail" leads up a slippery, rocky embankment to the jungle-covered plateau. A narrow, indistinct trail circles the top of the southern tower, with a left turn offering access to the highest point (accessible via a sheer face and thus navigable only with climbing gear) as well as a fantastic lookout point over the peninsula. A right turn on the path leads downward into a hidden glen, which provides access to the secret lagoon called Sa Phra Nang or Holy Princess Pool. The route from this glen to the lagoon leads down a steep, rocky ravine, and the path is covered with slippery red clay, making it quite treacherous even for the experienced. The technique is not so much climbing as scrambling, and the knotted nylon ropes are often more dangerous than they are helpful. The lagoon itself is breathtakingly beautiful, but try not to step in, as the soft bottomless muck has quite a penchant for trekkers' footwear.

Buy
Rai Leh has many small general convenience stores with various essentials at reasonable prices, considering shipment costs to what is essentially an island. Though most shoppers (souvenir or otherwise) will be better satisfied in nearby Ao Nang, clothing, souvenirs, beachwear and such are all also available in various small shops in Rai Leh East and Rai Leh West. There are no real grocery vendors, so meals are limited to the restaurants, though some small snack items are available in the convenience stores.

Eat
Rai Leh has a variety of restaurants to choose from, although none are remarkable (for Thailand at least) in character or quality. In general however, the food is what you would expect for southern Thailand, tasty and inexpensive.

Rai Leh West has four restaurants: one for each of the three hotels on the beach. All offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner along the beach with a lovely view of the surroundings.

Rai Leh East has more restaurants and the variety is much greater, though none offer the scenery of the west beach (restaurants near Diamond Cave may be an exception where they offer an impressive view of the bay from their position higher up the hill).

Drink
Ton Sai is where the action is for nightlife. Several bars front the beach, some, such as Sunset Bar and Viking, with house bands. Chill-Out Bar, roughly centre of the beach, has a show stage and big dance floor area surrounded by platforms. Late-night longtails back to Rai Leh or Ao Nang are available, but it's easier to just stay in Ton Sai. Partying often runs until dawn. Most bars have slack lines for drunken tightrope-walking.

Rai Leh East offers more in the way of energetic bars with dance music.

Sleep
Rai Leh primarily caters to two groups: honeymooners/families and rock climbing backpackers. Fortunately, there is accommodation to suit both ranging from bamboo bungalows to concrete three story hotels. Prices typically double during high season (November-April inclusive)

Budget
Most Rai Leh budget accommodation is found on the east side of Rai Leh. For the best variety of budget accommodation (wooden bungalows) try neighbouring Ton Sai Beach, a ten min walk or one min longtail ride, where rooms can be had for a few hundred baht/night.

Tattoo scam
Getting a tattoo is a popular thing to do on any vacation, but beware of the tattoo scam here. Getting a tattoo in Rai Leh is strongly discouraged. You will be severely overcharged for a tattoo using questionably sterile equipment by a questionably skilled artist. First, in order to impress you, they will show photographs that they found online which they claim is their own work. Unless the artist is in the photograph with the recipient, it is not their own work.

Once you have described what you want to the artist, they will refuse to give you any kind of estimate, and insist that they must first draw the design on you with a pen before giving you a cost but tell you that drawing is free. While they are drawing, they will delay you as much as possible in order to get you drunk. They'll convince you that the tattoo hurts less with more alcohol, pretend to be your friend and drink with you, have drinks delivered from nearby bars (which of course you have to pay for) and various deceptive and manipulative tactics. Once you're drunk enough, they will finish the drawing and give you a price that is three times the cost of a tattoo from more skilled artists in the United States. They're counting on you being too drunk to realize how much you're spending and you'll just go to the nearest ATM, or that you just won't care if you highly overpay because you're on vacation. They may bargain down to about twice the cost of an American tattoo if you're lucky.

Even if you don't care about the cost, getting a tattoo here is still highly inadvisable. The artists here are not as skilled as they appear to be, and since they use a bamboo needle without sufficient skill the tattoo will not last as long. Although they may claim to use new disposable needles, the sterility of their equipment is questionable at best.

Go next
Ao Nang, Phi Phi, Ko Lanta, Ko Muk, Ko Ngai and Phuket are easy destinations from Rai Leh and transportation can be easily booked through any hotel or activity centre.

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