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The Dempster Highway (known as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8 in those territories respectively) is a highway through the sub-Arctic wilderness of northern Yukon Territory and extreme northwestern Northwest Territories in Canada. The highway runs 671 kilometers (417mi.) from the Klondike Highway near Dawson City to the Amerindian settlement of Inuvik, extending an additional 194km (124mi) to Tuktoyatuk during winter months as an 'ice road'—where ice on lakes & river crossings is thick enough to safely traverse by vehicles. The road is one of just two roads in North America to cross the Arctic Circle. Although considerably less traveled than its American twin, Alaska's Dalton Highway, the road offers much similar scenery.

History
The road was built by the Canadian government to spur oil exploration in the Mackenzie River delta and eventually serve the construction of an oil pipeline.

Minimal equipment
The Dempster Highway has very little services and shops along its length and those services & goods which are available are quite expensive. Therefore, travelers are advised to have basic survival supplies, car repair equipment, and equipment for camping and other activities:

 * CB radio
 * Cash or major credit cards (ie. Visa or MasterCard). No services accept debit cards and there is only one ATM machine in Deadhorse.
 * Spare tires (full-size, preferably on/with another rim) and basic car repair tools.
 * Kits used to repair windshield chipping can be especially valuable in preventing chips from turning into full-fledged cracked windshields.
 * Windshield cleaning fluid (you will need to clean your windshield many times from the dust trucks create)
 * Road flares (trucks can't stop quickly and there are numerous blind corners/crests)
 * Protection against the elements (warm clothes, rain jackets, blankets, etc)
 * Spare fuel (at minimum a 5 or 10 gallon container)
 * Food
 * Potable water
 * Garbage/rubbish bags
 * Toilet paper, hand sanitizer or soap and water
 * Insect repellent and/or mosquito netting
 * Optional: Camping equipment, stove/pots (to cook food and/or boil stream water or snow), canoes/kayaks/rafts, rifle (for hunting or bear protection), and for hiking: a backpack, hiking pole, bear repellent spray, knee-high waterproof boots (for marshes) & snow shoes (winter).

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 * Photography The Dalton Highway passes through incredibly beautiful terrain, and it would be a shame not to take pictures of it. Between the spectacular mountains, beautiful forests, wildlife, the Arctic Circle sign, Wiseman, the Yukon river, the North Slope, and the engineering marvel that is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, there is no shortage of good photos. Do bring a telephoto lens to shoot wildlife at a distance.
 * Camping This great wilderness is a great place to set up camp and enjoy the great outdoors (or maybe save $160 that the Slate Creek Inn wants to charge you).
 * Just pull off the road at least 30ft (10m) and set up camp. See also: Car camping.
 * If leaving the highway for an extended hike, a GPS device is helpful. Note, however, that declination can be 27º-30º+ in this region.
 * Hike/backpack Fresh air, free of smog and car fumes; short grass; no snakes or other hidden dangers; beautiful, unspoiled land. Why not? Walk through forests or tundra, climb one of the numerous hills. Once away from the highway, the virgin land appears before your eyes as it did to those in search of the Northwest Passage hundreds of years ago.
 * Be careful to avoid bears.
 * If bringing a GPS, recommended for long hikes, the declination at this latitude is great. In the Brooks Range and North Slope, it can be as much as 27º-30º+!
 * Hunting There are plenty of opportunities for hunting, but be sure you follow all laws.
 * Fishing is permissible in most streams and rivers.
 * Kayaking, Rafting, & Canoeing There are several possible river trips along the Dempster.
 * Cross country skiing is available in most months outside July. Bring your own skis, as there is nowhere to rent skis along the highway.
 * Note that the region is extremely remote. You should bring appropriate maps (possibly available at the visitor's centers) or a GPS device when doing so. Remember declination can be as much as 27º-30º, so recalibrate your device before leaving the highway.
 * Remember that when snow is present, temperatures are extremely cold. Plan for appropriate temperatures. Blizzards can occur in the Brooks Range even in every month but July!

Remoteness
Due to the scarcity of services, the traveler on this road will need a certain degree of self-sufficiency while traveling along the highway on your own. Therefore, you are advised to bring what is listed in the Prepare section.

Road safety
A wide variety of different road surfaces will be encountered by travelers on the Dalton. The beginning 100 miles are said to be the worst (pothole wise), but that may just be the time it takes to get acclimated to road conditions. This surface is gravel/dirt and is littered with a landscape of craters and potholes that will often slow your pace down to the 10mph mark, or destroy your suspension. Later on, a few patches of paved road will be encountered, but in a rough arctic environment like this, it is apparent they don't hold up too well. Be constantly on the lookout for massive potholes on any part of the road. These will sneak up on you suddenly after a comfortable few miles. Further north, the gravel roads seem to be in better condition and they permit higher speeds.

Health
There are no medical facilities on the highway. The nearest hospital is in Fairbanks. Oil companies likely have limited clinical facilities in Deadhorse should you find yourself in desperate circumstances, but are otherwise only for employees. Should you find yourself gravely ill, a medical evacuation is very expensive, takes much longer than is standard in the rest of the US, and can be limited or impossible during severe winter weather.

Should you decide to collect water from streams, it is advisable to boil such water as giardia is common in Alaskan streams and very contagious.

Weather hazards
Weather is an important factor to add into Dalton Highway Trip calculations. Remember, this is the Arctic! During the summer it is very possible to encounter heavy snow while driving through the Brooks Range via Atigun Pass. Drive with extreme caution on the windy mountain roads. The gravel can be very slippery, especially in rain or snow. During the winter, the area is possible to encounter temperatures below -60 F (which is cold enough to freeze your brake fluid!). As mentioned earlier such temperatures are fatal and thus winter travel is highly discouraged.

Animal life
The Dempster Highway passes through territory of the fearsome Grizzly bear. Understand that grizzly bear attacks are almost always defensive, whereas black bear, of which most Americans are familiar, attacks are predatory (often unexpected). Bear repellent spray (a very strong pepper spray/mace) is considerably safer than carrying a rifle. See this article for comprehensive information on bear safety. In the winter, Polar bears can roam the region near Inuvik. You cannot learn enough about bear safety in this region.

You may also encounter wolves and foxes in this region. Moose can be dangerous if threatened. They weigh, on average, 1400lbs (640kg) and have 6ft wide antlers. Being mauled or stepped on by a moose can be lethal or leave you seriously injured in a region where medical services are distant and take hours for you to be treated. Animal life along the Dempster is great, but enjoy them at a distance.

Get out

 * Dawson Creek

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User:AHeneen/Sandbox/Tropical Cyclone Safety

Tropical Cyclones, known regionally as "cyclones", "hurricanes", or "typhoons", are a grave danger in many coastal areas of the world, particularly Eastern Asia, the Caribbean, the Southeastern United States, Southeastern Africa, and Northern Australia and other parts of Oceania.

Understand
Tropical cyclones are large storms which generate over warm waters and produce very high winds, heavy rainfall, and a feature known as storm surge—a high level of water, similar to a tide, created by the lower air pressure. Tropical cyclones are often among the most powerful storms on earth, rivaled only in scale and intensity by European Windstorms & certain Arctic lows.

Regional Terminology
Tropical Cyclones are known by several names, depending on both the basin and its windspeed.

North America
In the North Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific, tropical cyclones affect the Caribbean, Central America, Bermuda, and the eastern coast of the United States. Tropical storms and hurricanes infrequently impact the U.S. coast north of North Carolina, Canada (where hurricanes are often fast-moving and not significantly different from severe winter storms), Cape Verde, or the Azores. Tropical cyclones almost never impact the Atlantic coast of Africa, Europe, or South America.

The primary agency for monitoring tropical cyclones in the region is the US' National Hurricane Center in Miami,. Meteorological agencies in other countries may issue their own forecasts and warnings, but will rely on data and bulletins provided by the NHC. The official 'seasons' for tropical storms in the Eastern Pacific is 15 May-30 November and in the Atlantic runs from 1 June-30 November.

Western Pacific
This region is monitored primarily by the Japan Meteorological Association in Tokyo, with individual nations' weather services monitoring storms. The unnamed intensity scale is based on 10-minute wind speed averages:
 * Typhoon — Maximum sustained winds in excess of 118km/h
 * "Super Typhoon" is commonly used to refer to typhoons with max. sustained winds in excess of 241km/h. This term, however, is based on reports by the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center which uses a 1-min. average for wind speeds (which is inevitably higher than official reports)
 * Severe Tropical Storm — Maximum sustained winds of 89-117 km/h.
 * Tropical Storm — Maximum sustained winds of 62-88 km/h.
 * Tropical Depression — Maximum sustained winds below 62 km/h.

North Indian Ocean
This region is monitored by the Indian Meteorological Association in New Delhi. The unnamed intensity scale is based on 3-minute wind speed averages:
 * Super Cyclonic Storm — Maximum sustained winds above 222 km/h.
 * Very Severe Cyclonic Storm — Maximum sustained winds 118-221 km/h.
 * Severe Cyclonic Storm — Maximum sustained winds 88-117 km/h.
 * Cyclonic Storm — Maximum sustained winds 62-87 km/h.
 * Deep Depression — Maximum sustained winds 52-61 km/h.
 * Depression — Maximum sustained winds below 52 km/h.

Southwest Indian Ocean
This region is monitored by Météo-France in La Réunion. The unnamed intensity scale is based on 10-minute wind speed averages:
 * Very Intense Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds above 212 km/h.
 * Intense Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 166-212 km/h.
 * Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 118-165 km/h.
 * Severe Tropical Storm — Maximum sustained winds 89-117 km/h.
 * Moderate Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 63-88 km/h.
 * Tropical Depression— Maximum sustained winds 51-62 km/h.
 * Tropical Disturbance — Maximum sustained winds below 51 km/h.

Australia Region
This region, including the Indian Ocean east of 90ºE and Pacific Ocean south of 0º, is monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Jakarta, & the Regional Specialized Meteorological Station in Nadi. The Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale is based on BOTH maximum estimated maximum wind gusts AND 10-minute wind speed averages:
 * Category Five Severe Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds above 200 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts above 279 km/h.
 * Category Four Severe Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 160-200 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts 225-279 km/h.
 * Category Three Severe Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 118-159 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts 165-224 km/h.
 * Category Two Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 89-117 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts 125-164-225 km/h.
 * Category One Tropical Cyclone — Maximum sustained winds 63-88 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts 91-124 km/h.
 * Tropical Low (Australia) or Tropical Depression (Indonesia/S.Pacific) —  Maximum sustained winds below 63 km/h and maximum estimated wind gusts below 91 km/h.

Plan ahead
When planning travel to a region affected seasonally by tropical cyclones, it is important to prepare a backup plan. In nearly all cases, the best plan is to move inland.

Tropical cyclones feed off warm ocean waters and weaken over land. The most dangerous facets of the strom are the storm surge--wind driven water that floods the coast at landfall--and wind--which decreases as the storm stays over land. The largest problem inland is flooding--especially in regions not prone to large amounts of rain.

When planning the backup plan, keep in mind that forecasting tropical cyclones is a very inaccurate science as there are countless aspect which affect where the TC will make landfall. Often times forecasts 3-4 days away from landfall may be hundreds of kilometers off. Keep in mind also that tropical cyclones vary in width from a hundred kilometers to nearly a thousand kilometers, so the effects can be felt over a wide region. One of the most notable tropical cyclones of recent time, Hurricane Katrina, wrought devastation over an area of 90,000 square miles (about 230,000 square kilometers)!

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Meow. I'm Jonathan Ah Kit. --(WT-en) ngeru 03:36, 17 December 2006 (EST)

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I am shakeel ahmed home town is Rawalpindi it is a big city of pakistan near the capital of Pakistan Islamabad.

Now me in U.K for study

My Pakistani cell num was 0092-313-3710275 Now a days my U.K num is 0044-755-0605885

Life of Pakistan is much better than U.k here life is so busy no one has a singel moment for any one British Govt is giving so much student visas to asian countries espessialy for pakistani and Indian students. but its my humbel request plz no need to come U.K on student visa condtion of work is going so down and down here. Live in your own country for your beter future.

In pakistan i visit all the aries of Pak espesialy Punjab aries and NWFP aries they are same like as a heaven in this world. I want to share my all experiances if you want to get any info then plz write me what you want and let me time to share

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Weather in bora bora

The climate in Bora Bora and the surrounding Islands are considered to be tropical. Unlike most places the seasons can be divided into two seasons. The two seasons are the wet season and the dry season. The wet season (Polynesian summers) runs from November till April with an average run fall off 3/4ths of the yearly precipitation. During these times the humidity levels can be at an all time high. The storms during these months are frequent and unpredictable. The rainfall is about 1800 mm or 71 inches! And the weather is  86 f or 30 c. the dry season running from May to October this is when tourism is at its peak on the Island. During theses months the temperature is a few degrees lower and rain is rare. Travel Information

If you decide to travel to Bora Bora no need to panic about accommodations and adjusting. There are many activities that are cost free, like swimming in the lagoons, swimming with dolphins, shark and ray feeding, and enjoying the famous sunset. Most destinations are aquatic oriented, that may also include scuba diving and snorkeling. Besides the water activities there are many other activities like parasailing, deep sea fishing which is one of its kind in the world since Bora Bora is home of over 500 species of marine wildlife. There is also family hiking and climbing trails. On the relaxation part the island is filled with natives specializing in ritual massage services. There are also private lagoon cruises, bus tours, and many Motu hangouts. The island also offers flight seeing, along with helicopter tours. Shopping The rich culture has influenced the shopping market greatly. Travelers have their choices of art galleries, studios, shops that are set up in traditional and modern settings. They also have an abundance of jewelry and black pearls. Restaurants The island of Bora Bora is heavily influenced by the French culture hence the rich local and French cuisines. They also have a wide selection of international restaurants.

Stay

While staying in Bora Bora you have many options for locations to stay in, typically because it is a resort island and tourism is expected in the dry season. Bora Bora Beach Resort and Spa BP. 169, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 50.84.53 Fax- (689) 43.17.86 They take Amex, Visa, MasterCard, JCB, and diners. This fantastic location offers a walkway out into the water, it is also convenient by being ten minutes by boast to the airport, and fifteen minutes to the main island. They have six garden pool suites, fourteen premium pool suites, ten beach suites with Jacuzzi, and over fifty overwater bungalows. One interesting future is they have glass tables so you can view the water’s wildlife beneath you. All rooms have AC, hot water, ceiling fans, mini bars, satellite television, telephones, hair dryers, and more. This magnificent resort sites on Motu facing Bora Bora. On this island they also have the largest freshwater pool in Bora Bora. Services and leisure activities are available also. Some of the things you can do on this resort is weddings, kayaking, tennis, volleyball, windsurfing, and the also have a scuba center. This resort is by far rated one of the best on the island. Other resorts and stay destinations are the Le Meridien Bora Bora B.P 190, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.51.51 Fax- (689) 60.51.52 Also have great views, and activities. St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora B.P. 506, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.78.88 Fax- (689) 60.78.60 They specialize in private parties and have conference halls and rooms for meetings available.

In Bora Bora they also have some international hotels and resorts that are available. Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach Resort B.P. 6, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.55.00 Fax- (689) 67.74.03

Sofitel Bora Bora Motu Private Island B.P. 516, 98730 Nunue Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.56.00 Fax- (689) 60.56.66 This French based hotel offers fabulous garden view. Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa Motu Piti Aau, B.P. 156, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.76.00 Fax- (689) 60.76.99

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora Motu Tehotu, B.P. 547, 98730 Vaitape - Bora Bora Telephone- (689) 60.31.30 Fax- (689) 60.31.40

The Polynesian island in the south pacific is ranked at the top of the list when it comes too most remarkably beautiful in the world. Best time to travel is in May. The best way to arrive is to take an international flight to Tahiti, and then a less than an hour flight to Bora Bora.

Locals There are about close six thousand people living in Bora Bora, these people have a firm grip on the culture and myths traditions that has been handed down from the Polynesian gods. They have traditional songs and dances for the island. They love to share their culture with the visitors. The pace there is laid back and a relaxing atmosphere. They live by a philosophy ‘aita pea pea’ which means ‘not to worry’. The main languages that are spoken in Bora Bora are French and Tahitian. English is also spoken in many hotels, resorts, markets, and tourist locations.

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See more about me at Wikipedia, where I am most active.

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I'm a 19 year old guy from Sweden looking forward to start his studies at Helsingborg this fall.

TODO

 * Complete import of CIA World Factbook 2002.
 * Find a something to do

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About Me
I'm Adam. I moved to Chatham, Massachusetts in 1981 when I was 9 and lived there for the next 18 years. I now live in New York City.

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I am Aicykiss.

I am a wiki-addict.

You should welcome me.

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User:(WT-en) Aidan

 * (WT-en) My current and future itineraries
 * (WT-en) My past itineraries
 * Countries and places that I've (WT-en) visited.
 * (WT-en) Luggage

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User:(WT-en) Aidan/Itineraries

This page holds all future itineraries. It is also a spot where I can jot down a few ideas.

Some trips I'll definitely do, some I'm thinking about. They are categorised as follows:

 * Planned Trip - dates have been set and bookings have been made
 * Probable Trip - nothing or very little has been booked but it's highly likely I'll take this trip
 * Possible Trip - the trip is currently only an idea, nothing is set in stone

South America
Planned Trip: May, June, July 2011 Duration: 3 months

Key Dates

 * Carnaval - 5th to 12th March, 2011
 * Peruvian Election - April 10, 2011

Travel Blog
TravelPod

Maps

 * Pedometer - original route (ex. Panama)
 * Google Maps - locations of bus stations, airports, hostels, border crossings, etc

Australia to Peru
Australian Government Travel Advice for Peru

Travellers (5): Aidan, Maria and Jessica, Aubs, Blytes

 * Canberra to Sydney by bus
 * Sydney to Santiago de Chile by plane
 * Santiago de Chile to Lima by plane
 * Lima to Tarapoto by plane
 * Tarapoto to Moyobamba by bus (2 hours)

Peru to Bolivia
Travellers (3+): Aidan, Blyton, Aubs and anyone else interested

 * Wedding in Moyobamba
 * Moyobamba to Chiclayo by bus (12 hours)
 * Chiclayo to Lima by bus (12 hours)
 * Lima to Arequipa by bus (16 hours)
 * Arequipa to Cusco by bus (9 hours)
 * Cusco to Machu Picchu and back by train (day trip) OR hike
 * Cusco to Puno by bus (8 hours)
 * Day trip to Uro Islands
 * BORDER CROSSING Puno to Yunguyo to Copacabana, Bolivia by bus (3.5 hours)

Bolivia to Brazil
Australian Government Travel Advice for Bolivia

 * Day trip to Isla del Sol
 * Copacabana to La Paz by bus (crossing lake by boat) (3.5 hours)
 * La Paz to Uyuni by bus (15 hours)
 * Day trip to Salar de Uyuni
 * Uyuni to Potosi by bus (7 hours)
 * Visit mine in Potosi
 * Potosi to Sucre by bus (3 hours)
 * Sucre to Santa Cruz by bus (? hours)
 * BORDER CROSSING Santa Cruz to Corumbá, Brazil by the "death train" (22 hours)

Brazil to Paraguay and Argentina
Australian Government Travel Advice for Brazil Australian Government Travel Advice for Paraguay

 * Australian visa requirements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Australian_citizens

 * Corumbá to Campo Grande by bus (6 hours)
 * Tour the Pantanal (through Bonito)
 * Campo Grande to Foz do Iguaçu by bus (overnight, ? hours)
 * Visit the Iguaçu Falls
 * BORDER CROSSING VISA REQUIRED Foz do Iguaçu to Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)
 * BORDER CROSSING VISA REQUIRED Ciudad del Este to Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)

Visa information for Australians:
 * Brazilian Tourist Visa http://www.brazil.org.au/aussie/page.php?id=142
 * Paraguay Tourist Visa Info http://www.mre.gov.py/paginas/representaciones/melbourne/visaForm.html
 * Paraguay Tourist Visa Form http://www.mre.gov.py/Imagenes/consulados/melborurne/visaForm.pdf

Argentina to Uruguay and Brazil
Australian Government Travel Advice for Argentina Australian Government Travel Advice for Uruguay

 * BORDER CROSSING Foz do Iguaçu to Buenos Aires by bus (? hours) (Argentina)
 * BORDER CROSSING Buenos Aires to Montevideo by boat (3 hours)
 * Visit Punta del Este
 * BORDER CROSSING Montevideo to Buenos Aires by boat (3 hours)
 * BORDER CROSSING VISA REQUIRED Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro by plane (? hours)

Brazil to Guyana to Venezuela
Australian Government Travel Advice for Guyana

 * Rio de Janeiro to Belem by plane (4 hours) approx US$350 with TAM
 * Buy hammocks (will also need books / games for boredom)
 * Belem to Santarém by river cruise up the Amazon (3 days)
 * Santarém to Manaus by river cruise up the Amazon (3 days)
 * Manaus to Boa Vista
 * Boa Vista to Bonfim - 6 times a week bus service (2 hours)
 * BORDER CROSSING Bonfim to Lethem, Guyana and back (over new bridge)
 * BORDER CROSSING Boa Vista to Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela

Venezuela to Colombia
The Australian Government strongly advises against travelling within 80km of Venezuela's border with Colombia. We will have to revisit this part of the itinerary.

Australian Government Travel Advice for Venezuela

 * Santa Elena de Uairén to Ciudad Bolivar
 * From here, we can decide whether or not to visit the Angel Falls (we'll need to fly)
 * Ciudad Bolivar to Caracas
 * Or, if we decide to avoid Caracas (probably sensible), we can take an overnight bus from Ciudad Bolivar to Barinas
 * Caracas or Barinas to Mérida (ride the world's longest cable car)
 * Mérida to San Cristóbal by bus
 * BORDER CROSSING San Cristóbal to Cúcuta, Colombia (probably the same bus)

Colombia to Panama and back
Australian Government Travel Advice for Colombia

 * Cúcuta to Bucaramanga by bus
 * Bucaramanga to Panama City by plane
 * Direct flight 2 hours = AUD$400 pp ($330 via Copa airlines website)
 * http://www.aerorepublica.com/noticia.php3?nt=38 (no casualties ever - founded in 1992)
 * Airport in Bucaramanga is "Palonegro International Airport"
 * Panama City to Cali by plane (Aero Republica)
 * Direct flight 2 hours = AUD$430 pp
 * Airport in Cali is "Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport"
 * Cali to Ipiales by bus (NOTE: Should hopefully be a bus that goes directly to Quito)
 * BORDER CROSSING Ipiales to border crossing (on same bus)
 * Another option could be to get a flight from Panama City to Quito with stopover in Bogotá.

Ecuador to Peru

 * border crossing to Tulcan
 * Tulcan to Quito
 * Quito to Cuenca
 * Cuenca to either Tumbes, Piura or Chiclayo in Peru
 * BORDER CROSSING at Huayaquillas. Good idea if the bus from Cuena passes through the border into Peru.

Peru to Australia

 * From Piura or Chiclayo to Moyobamba by bus
 * Collect Maria and Jessica
 * Everyone travels from Moyobamba to Tarapoto by bus (2 hours)
 * Tarapoto to Lima by plane (probably Star Peru)
 * Lima to Santiago de Chile by plane (probably Aerolineas Argentinas)
 * Santiago de Chile to Sydney by plane (Aerolineas Argentinas)

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=Sydney to Buenos Aires=
 * Qantas
 * Aerolineas Argentinas

=Buenos Aires to Lima=
 * Aerolineas Argentinas
 * TACA Peru
 * LAN Peru
 * LACSA

=Lima to Tarapoto=
 * Star Peru
 * LAN?


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User:(WT-en) Aidan/Itineraries Past

This page holds all my past itineraries.

Thailand
Planned Trip: May 2008

 * Sydney to Bangkok by plane (May 23)
 * Bangkok to Sydney by plane (May 31)

Australia
Planned Trip: August 2006

 * 1) Ormeno (bus) from Lima to Santiago
 * 2) Lan Chile from Santiago to Auckland
 * 3) Quantas from Auckland to Sydney

Peru
Planned Trip: January 2006

I want to live with my girlfriend in Peru after I finish working in Nuremberg. My contract will end in December 2005.

 * 1) Monday 9th January 2006: Air Berlin Flight from Nuremberg to Madrid (depart 11:25, arrive 16:00)
 * 2) Stay overnight in Madrid
 * 3) Tuesday 10th January 2006: Madrid to Lima via Caracas (depart 11:00, arrive 19:50)
 * 4) Stay in Lima for a few days
 * 5) Take a bus to Moyobamba
 * 6) Travel around Peru with girlfriend

Wales, Isle of Man and Norway
Days (7): During my holidays in December 2005

Liverpool was the centre of this trip.

 * 1) Sat 03.12: Train from Nuremberg to Berlin
 * 2) Sat 03.12: Berlin to Bristol with Easy Jet (14:30 > 15:30) booked
 * ?: Bristol to Cardiff, Wales
 * ?: Cardiff to Liverpool
 * ?: Liverpool to Heysham
 * ?: Ferry from Heysham to the Isle of Man and back again
 * 1) Sat 10.12: Liverpool to Oslo with Ryan Air (07:00 > 09:50) booked
 * 2) Tue 13.12: Oslo to Milan with Ryan Air (12:40 > 15:10) booked
 * 3) Start Slovenia / Croatia trip...

Since I lost my camera, I bought two cheap disposable ones.

Slovenia and Croatia
Days (6): During my holidays in December 2005

This trip follows on from the previous one.

 * 1) Tue 13.12: Arrive in Milan
 * 2) Train to Ljubljana, Slovenia
 * 3) Train to Zagreb, Croatia
 * 4) Night train to Munich
 * 5) Munich to Nuremberg

Note: Zagreb is only approximately 2 hours away from Ljubljana.

Baltic states and Finland
Days (6): Thursday 27th October to Tuesday 1st November 2005

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Alaina

 * 1) Thursday 27.10.2005 - Frankfurt Hahn to Tampere, Finland with Ryan Air
 * 2) Tampere to Helsinki
 * 3) Cross the water to Tallinn, Estonia
 * 4) Travel to Riga, Latvia
 * 5) Tuesday 01.11.2005 - Fly from Riga to Hahn

Spain, Andorra and France
Days (7): Friday 30th September to Saturday 8th October

Travellers (3): (WT-en) Aidan, Mum and Dad

We went to Girona and hired a car. Then we visited Tato and his family in Pobla de Segur. After that, we went up north and visited Andorra. Then we went into France and stayed in Perpignan before returning to Spain and driving to Barcelona, where thieves stole my bag (lost my camera and mobile). We left hastily and went to the Costa Brava and stayed in Blanes. After that we returned to Girona and flew back to Germany.

Flights:
 * Friday 30th September: Frankfurt Hahn to Barcelona (Ryanair)
 * Saturday 8th October: Barcelona to Frankfurt Hahn (Ryanair)

Düsseldorf
Days (1): 3rd June 2005

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

 * 1) Night train over Thursday night from Munich to Düsseldorf
 * 2) Transfer my UK visa at the UK Visa section to my new passport
 * 3) Visit Jülich
 * 4) Night train over Friday night from Düsseldorf to Munich

Copenhagen and Malmö
Days (3): 29th April to 1st May

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

 * 1) Friday: Nuremberg to Copenhagen in the night train
 * 2) Saturday: Day and night in Copenhagen
 * 3) Sunday: Day in Copenhagen. Trip over to Malmö, Sweden. Copenhagen to Nuremberg in the night train.

Budapest
Days (2): 8th of April to 9th of April

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

 * 1) 2005-04-08: Night train from Munich to Budapest
 * 2) 2005-04-09: Day in Budapest
 * 3) 2005-04-09: Night train from Budapest to Munich

Alanya
Days (7): 25th of March to 1st of April

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Alaina

San Marino and Monaco
Days (5): 31st of January to 4th of February

Travellers: (WT-en) Aidan and Sascha

Work Ski Trip in Austria
Days (3): 21st of January to 23rd of January

Travellers: (WT-en) Aidan and colleagues

Rome and Vatican
Days (3): 31st of December 2004 to 2nd of January 2005

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

Got extremely drunk with random people in an Irish bar, thus celebrating the new year

Lisbon
Days (3): 24th of December to 26th of December

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

Yes, it's true, alone over Christmas

Dublin and Belfast
Days (4): 6th of December 2004 to 9th of December 2004

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

Guinness is good for you

Prague, Krakow and Vienna
Days (5): 29th of October to 2nd of November

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Janek

Went to the salt mine at Wieliczka. Got very sick in Vienna due to food poisoning and had to go to the hospital.

Vienna and Bratislava
Days (3): 22nd of October to 24th of October

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Alan

We stayed in Vienna for two nights

Scotland, Paris, Zurich and Liechtenstein
Days (16): 21st of August 2004 to 5th of September 2004

Travellers (2 then 3): firstly (WT-en) Aidan and Liz Price, then (WT-en) Aidan, Andrew Blyton and his friend (Luke).

 * The first half of the trip was spent with Liz Price. We drove around Scotland.
 * The second half started in Paris, where I met Andrew Blyton and travelled with him for the rest of the trip

Trier, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague and Munich
Days (16): 19th June 2004 to 4th July 2004

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Emma Francis

 * 1) Nuremberg to Trier (visited Johanne from Mauritius)
 * 2) Trier to Amsterdam via Luxemberg and Brussels. Met Emma.
 * 3) Amsterdam to Berlin (night train)
 * 4) Berlin to Prague via Dresden
 * 5) Prague to Nuremberg (attended work summer party)
 * 6) Nuremberg to Munich via Regensburg
 * 7) Munich to Nuremberg

Venice
Days (4): Friday 9th of April (Good Friday) to Monday 12th of April (Easter Monday)

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan (Simon was going to come too, but missed the train)

 * 1) Train from Nuremberg to Munich
 * 2) Train from Munich to Venice
 * 3) Three nights in Venice
 * 4) Train from Venice to Munich. A girl from Peru got on the train in Innsbruck and sat in my compartment. A few days later, we became enamorados.
 * 5) Train from Munich to Nuremberg

Innsbruck
Days (3): Friday 26th March to Sunday 28th March

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

A ski trip organised by the radio station "Radio Energy".

Wiesbaden
Days (3): Friday 12th of March to Sunday 14th March

Travellers (2): (WT-en) Aidan and Manuel

Manuel's ex-girlfriend showed me around the area, including Frankfurt.

Failed Prague attempt
Days (1): In February 2004

Travellers (1): (WT-en) Aidan

I attempted to go to Prague before it became part of the EU (in May) and was turned back because I didn't have a visa.

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=Packing List=

For more information, see this article: Packing list

For my South American trip, I plan on taking the following.

Luggage

 * Backpack, to hold everything - not too new looking
 * Luggage locks (for checked luggage)
 * Pocket wallet - to use for quick access to cash, but easily disposable if pickpocketed (i.e. a decoy)
 * Plastic bags for protecting backpack contents
 * Bankcard for ATMs
 * Well-hidden credit card for emergencies
 * Torch (keychain sized)
 * Padlocks of various sizes

Lost card? First, cancel with commonwealth bank, who'll send it to Australian address.

Clothing

 * Travel pants (many pockets and ability to convert to shorts)
 * Money belt(s)
 * Warm clothes - thermals (especially for bus travel)
 * Beanie
 * Sunglasses with good UV protection
 * Swimwear
 * Sturdy, comfortable shoes
 * Broad brimmed hat

Toiletries

 * Towel
 * Toilet paper
 * Toothbrush and toothpaste (travel size)
 * Antiperspirant
 * Shaver(s) and shaving cream
 * Thongs - for showers
 * Universal sink plug

Medical

 * Lip balm
 * Bandages and anti-bacterial cream
 * Suncream with zinc oxide and titanium oxide as ingredients
 * Insect repellent with DEET (max 30%)
 * Ear plugs
 * Eye cover

Consumables

 * Plastic water bottle (buy more along the way)

Stationary and Documents

 * Pencil, pencil sharpener and paper
 * Passport and photocopies (including of visas)
 * Travel insurance policy details
 * Emergency phone number list - embassy, bank, police
 * Itinerary
 * Plastic sleeves
 * Use google documents to store other information
 * USB drive

Other

 * Alarm clock (watch)

Maybe

 * Something for hanging clothes in bathrooms ("Flexoline")
 * Soap (can also use soap as shampoo) - remember, most hotels will have soap / shampoo
 * Hand sanitizer
 * Batteries
 * Mobile - check if Virgin (Optus) has international roaming
 * Camera + charger + Australian-European power adapter (I can always rely on my travel companions' cameras!)
 * Pack Safe - lockable wire mesh that surrounds the backpack
 * Multivitamins
 * Water filter or water-disinfecting agents
 * Oral rehydration salts (e.g. Gastrolyte)
 * Big map of South America
 * Duct tape
 * Digital Themometer

=Vaccinations= Visit "travel doctor" at least 2 months before departure.

Probably a good idea to get vaccinations for:
 * Typhod
 * Diphtheria
 * Hepatitis A
 * Yellow Fever (refresh needed?)
 * Meningococcal
 * Tetanus booster

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=Aidan's South American Travel Blog (Beta)=

20th August 2009
Welcome to my travel blog! This is where I'll record my travel experiences during my (WT-en) South American trip.

At the moment, we're still in the planning stage so nothing's been booked. We also have to finalise who's coming.. there are a couple of takers at the moment. For a journey this size, it's a challenge to coordinate everyone's availability and schedule around their future plans.

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The following is an incomplete list of the countries and places I've visited.

=Australasia=

Australia
I have an Australian passport and accent.

Australian Capital Territory

 * Canberra - Where I was born and lived for 23 years

New South Wales

 * Queanbeyan - Right next to Canberra
 * Yass - On the way to Bathurst from Canberra
 * Cowra - On the way to Bathurst from Canberra. Often the spot where we met my Nana.
 * Goulburn - On the way to Sydney from Canberra
 * Sydney - Hub for my international travel
 * Bathurst - My family on my mother's side live around here
 * Mudgee - My mother grew up here
 * Batemans Bay - We used to go here a lot in summer when I was little
 * Batehaven - I've been through here a few times
 * Wollongong - The goal of a road trip with Aubs, Gould, Box and Richard Nolan
 * Griffith - Family

Victoria

 * Melbourne - My favourite Australian city
 * Phillip Island - Briefly visited

Queensland

 * Brisbane - My family on my father's side live around here. I was at Expo '88 too!

South Australia

 * Adelaide - Visited it when I was too young to remember

Western Australia

 * Perth and Fremantle - Visited with my family when I was a teenager

New Zealand
I've visited New Zeland twice: both times purely for skiing.
 * Queenstown (where the hotel was)
 * Wanaka (gateway to the ski resort of Treble Cone and near a cool place called Puzzle World)

=Europe= I probably know more about Europe than Australia! I have arrived in Europe twice, once in 1995 and the other time in January 2004. Both times via aeroplane, originating in Australia and landing in Frankfurt.

Germany
I have a work visa for Germany, but I'm restricted to a single, specific company.
 * Nuremberg (I live and work here)
 * Munich (My girlfriend lives here but comes from Peru)
 * Berlin
 * Frankfurt
 * Wiesbaden
 * Rothenburg o.d. Tauber
 * Koblenz
 * Trier
 * Leipzig
 * Juelich - I lived here with my family for 3 months in 1995
 * Aachen - Near Juelich, city of Churches
 * Bremen

Austria

 * Vienna - I've been here twice, once on the way to Bratislava and the second time with Janek, where I got food poisoning
 * Innsbruck - I stayed here and skied nearby. It was a ski package with "Radio Energy", Germany's "Number One" Radio station

Switzerland
I've been to Switzerland once. I was with Andrew Blyton at the time.
 * Geneva
 * Bern
 * Zurich

Liechtenstein
Andrew Blyton and I were 'ere.
 * Vaduz

France

 * Paris
 * Disneyland Paris - Yes I've actually been here
 * Strasbourg

Italy
I've been here three times. Once by myself to Venice (on the train ride back, I met my girlfriend) another time on a trip with Sascha, with San Marino and Monaco as the goals and lastly to Rome (and the Vatican).
 * Venice
 * Rimini
 * Ventimiglia
 * Rome

Vatican

 * Vatican (I was here for New Years)

San Marino

 * San Marino

Monaco

 * Monaco

Spain

 * San Sebastian - My family and I were here for a week in 1995 while my Dad attended and spoke at a conference
 * Girona - Landed here from Frankfurt Hahn with my parents
 * Barcelona - Was here for a few minutes in a hire car with my parents, which was robbed while we were stopped at some traffic lights
 * Barnes - On the Costa Brava, licked our wounds from the robbery here
 * Pobla de Segur - Tato, a family friend, lives here
 * Olot - Town in the Pyrenees

Portugal

 * Lisbon - I was here for Christmas 2004

Netherlands

 * Amsterdam - I was here with Emma Francis

Luxembourg

 * Luxembourg

Belgium
I have never really planned on visiting Belgium. It's always been an in-between stop! I've actually been in a couple of places in Belgium, but I don't remember their names.
 * Brussels

Poland

 * Krakow
 * Wieliczka - The salt mine was here

Czech Republic

 * Prague

Slovakia

 * Bratislava

Hungary

 * Budapest - Weekend, using night trains from Munich

United Kingdom
I have a work visa for the UK due to the fact that my grandfather was born in England.

England

 * London - my grandfather grew up here
 * Ascot - my girlfriend was here with her Au Pair family for a month
 * Windsor - Brief visit with my girlfriend
 * Nottingham - visited in 1995 with my family
 * Bristol - Dad had some work here (1995)
 * Bath
 * Oxford
 * Chester
 * Manchester
 * Newcastle upon Tyne
 * Liverpool

Scotland

 * Edinburgh
 * St Andrews
 * Dundee
 * Pitlochry
 * Inverness
 * Isle of Skye, staying in Portree
 * Fort William
 * Oban
 * Glasgow

Northern Ireland

 * Belfast

Wales

 * Cardiff

Isle of Man

 * Douglas

Republic of Ireland

 * Dublin
 * Drogheda - has a church with a dead guy's head in a glass case

Denmark

 * Copenhagen

Sweden

 * Malmö

Andorra
Was here for a while. Went to a nice swimming area.

Finland

 * Tampere - landed here
 * Helsinki - nice Australian pub

Estonia

 * Tallinn - medieval

Latvia

 * Riga - cheap public transport

Norway

 * Oslo

Slovenia

 * Ljubljana - good nightlife and good hostel

Croatia

 * Zagreb - only here for one day

=North America=

United States of America
I have only visited the USA once: in 1998 on a working holiday package.

California

 * Los Angeles

Michigan

 * Upper Peninsula

Illinois

 * Chicago

Colorado

 * Breckenridge

Kansas

 * Kansas City

=Asia=

Thailand

 * Bangkok - Shopping, shopping, shopping
 * Surin - Came, saw the elephants, left

I left from and returned to Sydney.

Turkey

 * Antalya - Landed here on the 26th March 2005 and flew from here on the 1st of April 2005.
 * Alanya - Stayed in an all inclusive hotel situated on the beach for 7 days.
 * Aspendos - Home of an old Ampitheatre

I left from and returned to Nuremberg.

=South America=

Peru

 * Lima
 * Moyobamba
 * Chiclayo
 * Tacna

Chile

 * Arica
 * Santiago

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User:(WT-en) Aienan

About
I have lived across Canada from Greenwood, Nova Scotia to Whitehorse, Yukon and currently reside in Edmonton, Alberta.

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User:(WT-en) Aikaimmortal

Hello everybody, My name is Trenton and I am a big fan and supporter of the Texas State Park system and hope to add information to the parks I have visited!

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User:(WT-en) Ailuro

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/photalgio

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User:(WT-en) Aiman abmajid

Description
Traveller & observer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Path travelled includes all cities and towns in Malaysia. Other countries - Thailand, Singapore, UAE, UK, USA.

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User:(WT-en) Aionanthologies

Hi my name is Angelo and I am a student at Kumamoto Gakuen University in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan. I'm from San Antonio, Texas, USA, but I'll be until July. Fun! If time permits, please visit my Online Portfolio!

Hobbies

 * Graphic design
 * Drawing
 * Music
 * Video games
 * Guitar
 * Working out
 * Writing
 * Goofing off

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User:(WT-en) Airin

I'm from Trieste (Italy) but now I'm living in Padova. I'm writing for italian Wikivoyage.

=Travel=

Germany

 * Bad Essen
 * Bad Rothenfelde
 * Köln
 * München
 * Münster
 * Osnabrück
 * Versmold
 * Warendorf

France

 * Antibes
 * Cannes
 * Nice

UK

 * London

Italy

 * Almost everywhere

Croatia

 * Istria
 * Rijeka
 * Poreč
 * Pula
 * Rovinj
 * Split
 * Zagreb
 * Inseln: Rab, Cres, Losinj, Pag, Krk, Solta

Monaco

 * Monaco

Austria

 * Graz
 * Klagenfurt
 * Krems
 * Wien
 * Villach
 * Salzburg

Slovakia

 * Bratislava
 * Nitra
 * Nove Zamky

Slovenia

 * All...

Czech Republic

 * Ceske Budejovice
 * Cesky Krumlov
 * Prague

Hungary

 * Esztergom

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Local

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User:(WT-en) Ajaywiki

Hi, I am Ajay

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User:(WT-en) Ajbrowe

I'm from Newport in South Wales, UK. And I work overseas in Nigeria.

I have a blog: http://aaron-rowe.co.uk/blog/

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User:(WT-en) Ajitg

About Ajit

I currently stay in Washington DC, USA and have been here since August 2008. Before that, I have stayed in Raleigh, North Carolina; San Diego, California; Mumbai, India; Dubai, UAE and Ras al-Khaimah, UAE. I was born in Bombay and consider myself a Mumbaikar.

I am a Hardware Engineer by profession and take a keen interest in technology, politics, arts and cinema, travelling and the gastronomical world.

Lived in

 * Mumbai
 * Dubai
 * Ras al-Khaimah
 * Raleigh
 * San Diego
 * Washington DC

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User:(WT-en) Ajturner

Where I'm from

 * born and grew up in Audubon
 * went to school in Charlottesville, at the University of Virginia
 * went to more school in Blacksburg, at Virginia Tech
 * lived in Friedrichshafen
 * now living in Detroit

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User:(WT-en) Ak2431989

 * Name: Amey Kulkarni.
 * Join Wikivoyage on:19th January 2011.

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User:(WT-en) Akajoey

Please contact me at akajoey@gmail.com.

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User:(WT-en) Akasa

Hey!! I'm Akasa from Tokyo in Japan. I love to taravel and my favorite country is Spain!! I want to travel around in Japan. Is there any place good to visit in Japan or anywhere around the world? I've been living in Tokyo about seven years and I like living in Tokyo. My fovorite place in Tokyo is Hiroo. Where is your favorite place? Hokaido is the one of the place I want to visit around in Japan. So tell me which place do you want to visit in Japan?

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User:(WT-en) Akd2to1

I am akd2to1, also known as FishBrain

--(WT-en) Akd2to1 01:57, 6 December 2009 (EST)

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User:(WT-en) Akhwandk

I m from Pakistan

Links
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User:(WT-en) Akira742

Flag of Canada.svg Canada

 * Niagara Falls

Flag of Japan.svg Japan

 * Asuka 飛鳥
 * Dazaifu 太宰府
 * Eiheiji 永平寺
 * Fukuoka 福岡
 * Hōryū-ji 法隆寺
 * Ise 伊勢
 * Izumo 出雲
 * Kagoshima 鹿児島
 * Kamakura 鎌倉
 * Kanazawa 金沢
 * Kawagoe 川越
 * Kitakyūshū 北九州
 * Kōchi 高知
 * Kotohira 琴平
 * Kōyasan 高野山
 * Kumamoto 熊本
 * Kyōto 京都
 * Himeji 姫路
 * Hiroshima 広島
 * Matsue 松江
 * Matsumoto 松本
 * Miyajima 宮島
 * Mitaka 三鷹
 * Nagano 長野
 * Nagasaki 長崎
 * Nara 奈良
 * Narita 成田
 * Nikkō 日光
 * Okayama 岡山
 * Ōsaka 大阪
 * Shikoku Pilgrimage temples 1-31
 * Takamatsu 高松
 * Takaoka 高岡
 * Tōkyō 東京
 * Tottori 鳥取
 * Yoshinogari 吉野ヶ里

[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|30px]] United States

 * Alexandria, Virginia
 * Anaheim, California
 * Arlington, Virginia
 * Avalon, California
 * Baltimore, Maryland
 * Barrow, Alaska
 * Berkeley, California
 * Big Bear Lake, California
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
 * Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * Davis, California
 * District of Columbia
 * Fairbanks, Alaska
 * Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
 * Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
 * Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
 * Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Lodi, California
 * Long Beach, California
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Monterey, California
 * New York, New York
 * Oakland, California
 * Palm Springs, California
 * Pasadena, California
 * Portland, Oregon
 * Sacramento, California
 * San Diego, California
 * San Juan Capistrano, California
 * Santa Barbara, California
 * Santa Monica, California
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Seward, Alaska
 * Solana Beach, California
 * Yosemite National Park, California
 * Zion National Park, Utah

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User:(WT-en) Akubra

2 July 2004: After about a month and a half of inactivity I have decided to suspend my contributions to Wikivoyage indefinitely. I have a number of objections to the way Wikivoyage is run, but what triggered my decision was the reaction to the so-called 'official name referendum'. I have asked Evan to revoke my administrator privileges.

Akubra

 * User:(WT-en) Akubra/Archive

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User:(WT-en) Akubra/Archive

In case you want to know a bit about Akubra, have a look at some (WT-en) NSFAQ's. (WT-en) My office is where I sometimes prepare things for Wikivoyage -- feel free to have a look. You'll find an overview of where I've been in (WT-en) my trips -- it's also there in case I don't know what to write about. (WT-en) Wikivoyage is where I explain how I see Wikivoyage -- I'm planning to incorporate it in the NSFAQ's in the near future.

Latest news:
 * 08/03/2004 - Dhum Dhum is gone... Akubra is here! I had been using Dhum Dhum as a nick for several years (not only on Wikivoyage) and grown a bit tired of it. It was time for something new, a nick I would only use on Wikivoyage: Akubra.

Internal links:
 * Project:Users
 * Project:Utilities
 * Project:List_of_common_misspellings
 * Special:Maintenance

To do:
 * Apo Kayan - expand
 * Flanders and its regions
 * Oodnadatta Track - expand
 * UNESCO World Heritage List - keep on adding
 * Western Australia and its regions

Welcome message:

 * Hello! Welcome to Wikivoyage. Please take a sec to look at our copyleft and policies and guidelines, but feel free to plunge forward and edit some pages. Scanning the Project:Manual of style, especially the Project:article templates, can give you a good idea of how we like articles formatted. If you need help, check out Project:Help, and if you need some info not on there, post a message in the travellers' pub.

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'''You can enter without knocking, but please don't move stuff around. Sometimes it might be a bit chaotic in here, but I know where everything is.'''

Australia hierarchy
Australia

 * Australian Capital Territory

 * New South Wales

 * Queensland

 * South Australia
 * Adelaide (region)
 * Adelaide Hills
 * Barossa
 * Clare Valley
 * Eyre Peninsula
 * Fleurieu Peninsula
 * Flinders Ranges
 * Kangaroo Island
 * Limestone Coast
 * Murraylands
 * Outback (region)
 * Riverland
 * Yorke Peninsula

 * Tasmania

 * Victoria

see also: NT, WA

Referenda

 * Can be indicative or binding.
 * Prior to the actual referendum, a discussion an take place for a set period (15 days?).
 * For questions that have multiple answers a referendum with all possibilities can precede a referendum with the top choices of the previous referendum (two-stage voting).
 * Should have a set voting period (ten days?).
 * After reaching a result there should be a minimum period before holding a referendum on the same subject (six months?).
 * Wikivoyagers who vote should have a user page and should have made at least 5(?) major edits in the past 30 days. Anonymous participants cannot vote.

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User:(WT-en) Akubra/My trips

 * 1980
 * England (1week): London

 * 1981
 * Brazil (4 weeks): Rio de Janeiro - Cabo Frio - Petropolis

 * 1982
 * France (3 weeks): Provence: Nimes - Arles - Avignon

 * 1983
 * Scotland: (1week): Isle of Skye

 * 1984
 * South Africa (1 week): Cape Town - Durban
 * France (1 week): Aix-en-Provence

 * 1986
 * France (1 week): Bretagne: Vannes
 * France (1 week): Paris

 * 1987
 * USA (3 weeks): San Francisco - Los Angeles - San Diego - Lake Havasu - Grand Canyon - Monument Valley - Lake Powell - Bryce Canyon - Zion National Park - Las vegas - Death Valley - Yosemite - Sacramento

 * 1988
 * Bolivia and Peru (1¼ month): La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Urcos - Pisaq - Ollantaytambo - Cuzco - Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - Colca Canyon - Arequipa - Nazca - Paracas Peninsula & Ballestas Islands - Pisco - Lima

 * 1989
 * USA (3 months): San Francisco - Sacramento - Death Valley - Los Angeles - San Diego - Phoenix - Salt Lake City - Denver - Yellowstone National Park

 * 1990
 * Germany (< 1 week): Aachen - Stuttgart - Munich
 * Austria (< 1 week): Salzburg
 * Slovenia (< 1 week): Ljubljana
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina (< 1 week): Sarajevo
 * Serbia and Montenegro (1 week): Gulf of Kotor - Lake Skadar - Biogradska Gora
 * Macedonia (< 1 week): Skopje - Lake Ohrid
 * Greece (2 weeks): Thessaloniki - Athens - Peloponnesos Peninsula - Ioannina - Meteora
 * Turkey (2¾ months) : Edirne - Istanbul - Ankara - Goreme - Erzurum - Kars and Ani - Dogubayazit - Lake Van - Diyarbakir - Nemrut Dagi - Adiyaman - Adana - Taurus Mountains - Aksaray - Konya - Bursa - Izmir - Kusadasi - Bodrum - Antalya - Pamukkale
 * India (3¾ months): New Delhi - Jaipur - Pushkar - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Udaipur - Ajanta and Ellora - Aurangabad - Panaji - Bangalore - Mysore - Halebid and Belur - Bandipur National Park - Cochin - Alleppey - Quilon - Trivandrum - Madurai - Tiruchirappalli - Madras - Bhubaneshwar - Puri - ...

 * 1991
 * India: ... - Calcutta - Darjeeling - Varanasi
 * Nepal (1 month): Kathmandu - Bhaktapur - Pokhara - Annapurna Sanctuary
 * Thailand (1¾ month): Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai - Golden Triangle - Mae Hong Son - Nong Khai - Nakhon Ratchasima - Buriram
 * Malaysia (1 month): Kota Bharu - Kuala terengganu - Kuantan - Kuala Lumpur - Penang Island - George Town - Cameron Highlands - Malacca
 * Singapore (1 week)
 * Indonesia (1¼ month): Jakarta - Yogyakarta - Borobudur - Mount Bromo - Samarinda - Apo Kayan - Pontianak
 * Malaysia (3 weeks): Kuching - Niah Caves - Kota Kinabalu - Kinabalu National Park
 * Indonesia (1¾ month): Ujung Pandang - Tana Toraja - Baliem Valley - Biak - Ubud - Maumere - Keli Mutu - Kupang
 * Australia (3¾ months): Darwin - Litchfield National Park - Kakadu National Park - Katherine - Nitmiluk National Park - Kununurra - Geikie Gorge National Park - Windjana Gorge National Park - Broome - Karijini National park - Exmouth - Cape Range National Park - Shark Bay - Kalbarri National Park - Hutt River Province - Geraldton - Nambung National Park - Perth - Busselton - Margaret River - Walpole-Nornalup National Park - Torndirrup National Park - Albany - Porongurup National Park - Stirling Range National Park - Wave Rock - Coolgardie - Kalgoorlie - Eyre Highway - Mount Remarkable National Park - Adelaide - Mount Gambier - Great Ocean Road - Melbourne - Launceston - Deloraine - Devonport - Hobart - Queenstown - Strahan and Gordon River - ...

 * 1992
 * Australia: ... - Grampians National Park
 * New Zealand (2¼ months): Auckland - Waitomo Caves - New Plymouth - Wanganui - Tongariro National Park - Lake Taupo - Rotorua - Napier - Wellington - Christchurch - Arthur's Pass National Park - Greymouth - Westland National Park - Franz Josef - Fox Glacier - Wanaka - Queenstown - Te Anau - Fiordland National Park - Milford Sound - Doubtful Sound - Dunedin - Mount Cook National Park
 * Australia (3½ months): Melbourne - Hanging Rock - Organ Pipes National Park - Wilsons Promontory National Park - Dargo High Plains - Canberra - Cowra - Sydney - Blue Mountains National Park - Byron Bay - Brisbane - Glasshouse Mountains - Monto - Springsure - Carnarvon National Park - Emerald - Blackdown Tableland National Park - Rockhampton - Mackay - Eungella National Park - Townsville - Magnetic Island - Cairns - Kuranda - Atherton Tableland - Daintree National Park - Cape Tribulation - Cooktown - Charters Towers - Mount Isa - Katherine - Nitmiluk National Park - Kakadu National Park - Darwin - Devils Marbles - Alice Springs - MacDonnell Ranges - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Coober Pedy - Port Augusta - Flinders Ranges - Adelaide - The Coorong - Grampians National Park - Great Ocean Road - Melbourne
 * USA (1 week): Honolulu - Los Angeles - San Diego
 * Mexico (1¼ month): Tijuana - Hermosillo - Alamos - Copper Canyon - Creel - Chihuahua - Durango - Zacatecas - Guadalajara - Guanajuato - Mexico City - Teotihuacan - Villahermosa - Palenque - San Cristobal de las Casas
 * Guatemala (2 weeks): Lake Atitlan - Guatemala City
 * Mexico (2 weeks): Sumidero Canyon - Campeche - Merida - Uxmal - Valladolid - Chichen Itza
 * Guatemala (1 week): Tikal - Antigua Guatemala - Guatemala City
 * Costa Rica (3 weeks): San Jose - Monteverde Cloud Forest - Nicoya - Liberia - San Jose
 * Colombia (2 weeks): Cartagena (Colombia) - Barranquilla - Santa Marta - Ciudad Perdida
 * Ecuador (1¼ month): Ibarra - Quito - Rio Napo - Riobamba - Cuenca - Baños
 * Chile (2¼ months): Arica - Iquique - Atacama Desert - Antofagasta - ...

 * 1993
 * Chile: ... - Valparaiso - Santiago - Concepcion - Villarrica - Valdivia - Puerto Montt - Chiloe Island - Ancud - Castro - Laguna San Rafael - Coyhaique - Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park
 * Argentina (2 weeks): Ushuaia - Bariloche - Buenos Aires
 * Uruguay (1 week): Colonia del Sacramento - Montevideo
 * Brazil (2 weeks): Florianopolis - Sao Paulo - Iguaçu Falls
 * Argentina (< 1 week): Misiones
 * Paraguay (1 week): Encarnacion - Asuncion
 * Bolivia (1½ month): Tupiza - Potosi - Sucre - Cochabamba - La Paz - Salar de Uyuni - Laguna Colorada and Laguna Verde - La Paz
 * Brazil (1¾ month): Cuiaba - Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park - Pantanal - Goiania - Brasilia - Belo Horizonte - Ouro Preto - Sao Joao del Rei - Petropolis - Rio de Janeiro - Vitoria - Porto Seguro - Ilheus - Salvador - Lençois - Recife - Olinda
 * Greece (1 week): Crete

 * 1994
 * Albania (9 months): Tirana - Shkoder - Albanian Alps - Kukes

 * 1995
 * Belarus (< 1 week): Minsk - Gomel
 * Russia (3 weeks): Pyatigorsk - Moscow

 * 1996
 * Malaysia (< 1 week): Kuala Lumpur
 * Australia (4½ months) : Melbourne - Castlemaine - Great Ocean Road - Grampians National Park - Kangaroo Island - Adelaide - Mungo National Park - Broken Hill - Flinders Ranges - Oodnadatta Track - William Creek - Lake Eyre - Coober Pedy - Eyre Highway - Nullarbor Plain - Esperance - Cape Le Grand National Park - Kalgoorlie - Fitzgerald River National Park - Stirling Range National Park - Porongurup National Park - Albany - Torndirrup National Park - Pemberton - Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park - Margaret River - Perth - Nambung National Park - Hutt River Province - Kalbarri National Park - Shark Bay - Exmouth - Karijini National Park - Gunbarrel Highway - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Alice Springs - MacDonnell Ranges - Tnorala - Hermannsburg - Finke Gorge National Park - Mereenie Loop Road - Watarrka National Park - Alice Springs - Devils Marbles - Tennant Creek - Halls Creek - Purnululu National Park - Kununurra - Keep River National Park - Katherine - Nitmiluk National Park - Kakadu National Park - Darwin - Territory Wildlife Park - Litchfield National Park - Winton - Longreach - Roma - Toowoomba - Brisbane - Girraween National Park - Glen Innes - Coonabarabran - Warrumbungle National Park - Melbourne
 * Indonesia (2 weeks): Medan - Bukittinggi

 * 1998
 * India (3 weeks): New Delhi - Agra - Taj Mahal - Chandigarh - Shimla - Dharamsala - Amritsar

 * 1999
 * Greece (2 weeks): Thessaloniki - Volos - Pilion Peninsula - Meteora - Metsovo - Ioannina - Vikos Gorge

 * 2000
 * France (2 weeks): Jura Mountains - Puy-de-Dome - Dordogne - Lascaux Cave - Paris

 * 2001
 * USA (1 week): New York

 * 2004 (planned)
 * Brazil (3 weeks): Rio de Janeiro - Cabo Frio

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NSFAQ: Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions

 * 1) Who is Akubra?
 * Akubra is a Flemish Belgian living in the city of Mechelen. He is currently employed as an IT specialist. Akubra likes to travel (surprise!) and has (WT-en) travelled extensively (including a 38-month trip around the world). Akubra used to be known as "Dhum Dhum" until recently.
 * 1) What happened to "Dhum Dhum"?
 * Well, sad to say but "Dhum Dhum" passed away on 8 March 2004. He had been using this name for a couple of years (not only on Wikivoyage) and had grown a bit tired of it. So it was time for a name change.
 * 1) Why "Akubra"?
 * "Akubra" is the name of the most famous brand of hats in Australia. The last time Akubra has been in that country (1996) he bought such a hat and liked it very much. When he thinks of that hat (which he still has, BTW) he thinks about his travels in Australia and travelling in general. So, he thought it would be a fitting name to use here at Wikivoyage.
 * 1) Why does Akubra contribute to Wikivoyage?
 * Because
 * He likes the idea of sharing travel information;
 * He knows that correct and up-to-date travel information is hard to find in the classic guidebooks (he used them during his travels);
 * He knows from experience that the best travel information is priceless -- as in "you don't have to pay for it";
 * He likes to believe that he has some useful information to share (but that's for you to decide...)
 * 1) What are Akubra's's favourite destinations (and why)?
 * Has to be Australia -- because of the unique and magnificent nature; because of the sense of space; because of the sense of place; because the place is so remote that you can imagine the entire human population being wiped out by some disease and you're the only one left; because strine is just the most wonderful language in the world.
 * India -- because of the sheer travel experience (you don't visit the country, you're submerged in it); because of the haunting and enthralling music (especially while sitting on a rooftop terrace at dusk, sipping at a glass of lassi and looking at the nightlife below and the red sky above); because you learn the meaning of the word "patience"; because of the Indians' sense of "logic".
 * Indonesia -- because of the incredibly friendly people; because of the incredible variety of the country (natural, cultural, ...); because of the sense of adventure in remote areas.
 * 1) Which sites impressed him most?
 * Iguaçu Falls (Argentina-Brazil); the Gunbarrel Highway, Kakadu National Park, Karijini National Park, Purnululu National Park and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia); the Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia); Torres del Paine National Park (Chile); Meteora (Greece); Calcutta, Darjeeling and Jaisalmer (India); the Apo Kayan and the Baliem Valley (Indonesia); the Annapurna Sanctuary (Nepal); Machu Picchu (Peru), ...
 * 1) Are there any places he hasn't been to but would like to visit some time?
 * Sure! He'd like to drive the Canning Stock Route in Australia, see Angel Falls and the tepuis of Venezuela, walk around the moais of Easter Island, spend some time on the Marquesas Islands, trek to the Paniai Lakes in Papua and much, much more...
 * 1) If there was only one travel-related thing left he could do, what would that be?
 * Walk (yes, walk) from Cape Byron to Steep Point. Cape Byron is the most eastern point on the Australian mainland, Steep Point the most western. The distance between the two is about 4000km as the crow flies.

''If you have a relevant question, feel free to add it on this article's talk space. I'll try to answer it shortly.''

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User:(WT-en) Akubra/Wikitravel

This page serves as a means to express my thoughts about how I see Wikivoyage as it is now and as it could be in the future.

On 13/12/2003 I decided to take a break from Wikivoyage because I had become a bit frustrated with it. I had the impression that Wikivoyage was approaching the world and reporting about it in a Western/American way which could in turn lead to a lack of respect for other cultures.

The thing that triggered this break was this sentence on the Agra page: Pizza Hut One of the few places in town that will probably not result in food poisoning. I objected to two things here: (1) Pizza Hut -- an American icon -- was mentioned as the first item in the 'Eat' section of an Indian city and (2) the statement is simply not true. A short time afterwards the Pizza Hut mention was deleted (which was not something I had asked for).

It is obvious that we all carry our culture with us, but we should try to put it into perspective, especially when we are dealing with other cultures. A lot of Western values (or any other, for that matter) are not absolute, though in day-to-day life we often see them as such. In my opinion we sometimes should try to look at our own culture from different viewpoints. When I came back to my home country after a world trip ten years ago, I thought that everyone was in a bad mood because no-one was smiling like people do in Indonesia or Brazil. Of course this wasn't true, it's just the way people act around here. Before the trip, when I was submerged in my own culture, I never asked myself questions about this. After coming back, I realized there are other ways of behaving towards other people, and they are just as normal as ours are. What I want to explain with this simple example is that we as a travel guide should try to look in a more open manner towards other countries, cultures and people. The interesting thing about travelling is to leave part of our ingrained attitudes behind to experience the difference that other cultures can bring.

This takes me to my second point. The former can lead to a more pernicious attitude, which is to perceive other cultures with less respect. I don't think I have to explain that this is not the way to go for Wikivoyage. I'm sure everybody around here agrees that while being different, every culture should be treated equally.

One last remark: having said that, I think we are moving in the right direction, and it's perfectly normal to have hitches and objections on this journey. (WT-en) DhDh 02:44, 19 Dec 2003 (PST)

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05:58, 22 December 2007 (EST)(WT-en) Akv advocateby ASHOK''This page is for discussing the corresponding article or guide. For questions, comments, or personal stories about this destination or topic, visit Wikivoyage Extra. For more about using talk pages check out Project:Using talk pages.''

Comments
law practice in india. is it good & professional as compare to other contries like singapore. if not why? are the law graduates are fully competents to do justice with their clients?

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User:(WT-en) Alaexis

I have a (WT-ru) userpage on Russian Wikipedia, although I prefer to use and edit the English one ((WT-en) my userpage there). Here is my page on WikiCommons.

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User:(WT-en) Alan1989

Hello there! Living in County Carlow, that's in the south-east of Ireland.

Travels
The way I see it is that we've only got a short while on this planet... we may as well see as much of it as we can. Wouldn't be on Wikivoyage if I didn't love travelling, so I'm in the process of making up for years of neglect in that department. Here's where I've been:

1999-2005

 * August 1999: Pembroke Dock and Tenby, South Wales (family trip).
 * August 2000: Manchester and Liverpool, North West England (family trip).
 * April / May 2004: Liverpool and Warrington, North West England (school trip).
 * 2 - 9 July, 2005: Cala 'en Bosch and Cuitadella, Menorca (family trip).

2006-2008

 * 8 - 12 February, 2006: Munich, Germany and Salzburg, Austria (school trip).
 * 10 - 14 April, 2006: Salou, Montserrat and Barcelona, North-east Spain (school trip).
 * 8 - 13 August, 2006: Paris, France (family trip).
 * 9 - 13 April, 2007: Prague, Czech Republic (family trip).
 * 6 - 13 June, 2007: Rome (and Vatican City, Pompeii, Lido di Ostia and Naples, Italy) (family trip).

2009-2010

 * 20 - 22 February, 2009: Stockholm, Sweden (college trip).
 * 1 - 4 June, 2009: Aberystwyth, Wales and Birmingham, England (family trip).
 * 9 - 11 October, 2009: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).
 * 9 - 13 February, 2010: Budapest, Hungary (college trip).
 * 5 - 9 June, 2010: Aberystwyth and Swansea, Wales (family trip).
 * 10 - 12 September, 2010: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).

2011-

 * 2 - 5 February, 2011: Stockholm, Sweden (college trip).
 * 12 - 13 May, 2011: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).
 * 12 - 14 July, 2011: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip; brother's graduation).
 * 31 October - 4 November, 2011: Aberystwyth, Hay-on-Wye and Cardiff, Wales (family trip).
 * 8 - 16 April, 2012: Valencia, Zaragoza and Barcelona, Spain (with friends).
 * 2 - 6 July, 2012: Aberystwyth and Cardiff, Wales (family trip).

I've been on 24 plane journeys (12x return) and 18 ferry crossings (9x return). I haven't left Europe.... yet.

Why Aberystwyth?
While it's true that yes, I really like the place, it also helps that it's where my brother lived from October 2009 to July 2012. More than all the other reasons, that's why I went there so often.

Plans
Going to try something new here and make of list of places I'd like to go to. To begin with there will be some "obvious" choices, but as I think about it more and try to recall other places I've considered over the years the list will grow.

This list isn't in order of preference - it goes first alphabetically by country, then by destination. (Last updated: June 23, 2012)

Countries
An at-a-glance list of the countries I've been to so far:
 * Austria
 * Czech Republic
 * England
 * France
 * Germany
 * Hungary
 * Italy
 * Spain
 * Sweden
 * Wales

Ireland
Counties in Ireland which I still have to visit as of January 2012:

Leinster

 * Longford

Connacht

 * Leitrim
 * Mayo
 * Sligo

Ulster
(Trying to work out whether I've briefly been to Tyrone and Monaghan!)
 * Fermanagh
 * Derry
 * Cavan
 * Donegal

Articles
Got onto the site in August 2006, since then I've gradually pieced together most of the information on the following pages:
 * County Carlow
 * Carlow
 * Bagenalstown
 * Borris
 * Hacketstown
 * Leighlinbridge
 * Rathvilly
 * Tullow

A lot of these don't have a lot of information though, but I'm working on it :).

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User:(WT-en) Alanelpaso

Welcome
Hello Alanelpaso! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

To help get you started contributing, we've created a tips for new contributors page, full of helpful links about policies and guidelines and style, as well as some important information on copyleft and basic stuff like how to edit a page. If you need help, check out Project:Help, or post a message in the travellers' pub.

Thanks for your edits to Southwest (United States of America)! Unfortunately the Wikivoyage regional hierarchy currently splits Texas into a separate region (see United States of America so much of your info was reverted (although it is still available in the article history). It would be great if you could add some of your local knowledge to the Texas and El Paso articles, but for organizational reasons the past consensus has been to keep Texas separate from the Southwest in the site's regional hierarchy. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 02:52, 30 May 2008 (EDT)

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User:(WT-en) Alarob

I've written about Birmingham (Alabama) (my hometown), Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, the Outer Banks, and St. Augustine.

More about me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alarob

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User:(WT-en) Alasdair

Alasdair King

Lives in Manchester, develops software for blind people, amateur thespian.

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User:(WT-en) AlaskA

I am a Seward, Alaska resident currently studying Economics in the UK. It was another great summer in Seward.

No longer true.

I am back in AlaskA and it is great. Little old Seward keeps ticking along. Should be a great summer.

I can be contacted at mountainocean@gmail.com.

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User:(WT-en) AlaskaGuide

AlaskaGuide is a information contributor for Guides in Alaska working with guides to help better document the geography, and guide industries of Alaska.

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User:(WT-en) AlaskanAtHeart

Location
I currently live in Florida but have lived in Alaska most of my life and plan on returning there soon.

My Travels
All of my travel has been in the United States and Canada. I have driven across this country a number of times, traveling through most of the states at least once, with the exception of the northeast. I have also been to Hawaii a few times.

My most arduous trip was when I drove from Anchorage, Alaska to Tampa, Florida in a Volkswagen Rabbit. It was about a 5,500 mile drive, but I loved every minute of it.

Personal Information
I have spent most of my life working in accounting but became very bored with it. Since I love to travel so much, I started a vacation website on my favorite place, Alaska.

Contact Information
You can reach me on my talk page or by e-mail.

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User:(WT-en) Aleene

Currently I am living in the departement Hautes-Alpes in France. I travel a lot in the surroundings in order to see and visit the local sites.

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User:(WT-en) Alek

Alek from Belgrade.

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User:(WT-en) Alemi24

HOSTEL VILLA MICHELLE is a luxuriously styled family operated as BED AND BREAKFAST self catering and can act as your personal TRAVEL TOUR GUIDE for your Vacation, Tourist destinations, Leisure and Shopping splendor.

You can live in the heart of the city (with easy access to everything) and yet feel like you’re far removed from the hustle and bustle of the City. We are constantly rated by our guests/travelers as one of the best BED AND BREAKFASTS you'll ever find in Panama City for inexpensive accommodations with a home like peaceful, secure lively atmosphere.

Ivonne, the home owner and her daughter Michelle have lived in this ranch style home for more than 26 years and have opened the door to their home for travelers the world over. We are a relaxing little community with a fun family atmosphere.

Our accommodations are located in a neighborhood called "Altos Del Golf" in the center of Panama City next to a safe upscale neighborhood. We offer rooms IDEAL for both holiday and busy business travelers, short or long term stays at the lowest prices in the City.

Hostel Villa Michelle is close to the some of lowest price (for quality) restaurants, a 24 hr. supermarket (if you choose to shop and cook for yourself), just an easy 2 minute walk from the principal/main avenue of VIA ESPAÑA where easy and inexpensive public transportation anywhere in the City can be accessed (by BUS OR TAXI).

Just a short quick journey from the heart of the financial district with its famous bargain hunters SHOPPING CENTERS, CALLE URUGUAY bars, Beaches areas, and the OLD PANAMA area, the PANAMA CANAL, CAUSEWAY AMADOR ISLANDS and other interesting tourist destinations within the city.

VILLA MICHELLE is not a B&B, a hostel, nor a hotel. We offer it to you as YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME, with a feeling unlike ANY hotel...because THIS IS A HOME. Beside your HOME, Hostel Villa Michelle is an ISLAND in Panama.

We offer the highest standards of comfort (like a hotel) but you enjoy complete independence like being at your own home. For travelers who want a peaceful/secure lively atmosphere, Villa Michelle is the best place to retire to at the end of a long busy day. In our GUEST HOUSE you'll have the opportunity to meet and share your adventures with fellow travelers from all over the world. They have come here with only one reason: to explore and experience magnificent Panama City and all it has to offer.

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OUR ROOMS: All rooms are COMPLETELY PRIVATE.......(NO DORMS!!!!). All are self-contained, fully furnished and equipped for your privacy and relaxation.

Hostel Villa Michelle offers only 9 rooms...make your reservations EARLY...space is limited to maintain a quality experience/stay. There are 4 rooms: each with 1 double bed (accommodates 1 or 2 persons) which feature: Air Conditioner, ceiling fan, WIFI Internet (included), LINEN & TOWEL (included), Security Lockers, and orthopedic mattresses. NO CURFEW. The rate for double bedrooms is $45 per night ($23 per persons)

There are 2 rooms: each with 1 double bed and 1 single bed (accommodates 3 persons) which feature: Air Conditioner, ceiling fan, WIFI Internet (included), LINEN & TOWEL (included), Security Lockers, and orthopedic mattresses. NO CURFEW. The rate for double bedrooms is $50 per night ($17 per night per person).

There are 3 rooms: each with 2 double beds (accommodates 4 persons) which feature: Air Conditioner, ceiling fan, WIFI Internet (included), LINEN & TOWEL (included), Security Lockers, and orthopedic mattresses. NO CURFEW. The rate for double bedrooms is $55 per night ($14 per persons).

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OPEN LIVING AREAS (THE COMMONS):

Hostel Villa Michelle offers 3 common Living areas, 5 Dining areas, a GUEST KITCHEN (2 fully equipped Kitchens if you choose to cook for yourself), a Barbecue Area with a large grill, 4 LUXURIOUS Italian tiled Bathrooms with on demand hot water. (The rooms do NOT have a PRIVATE bath, 3 rooms share one bath). Local Telephone service (sorry no international calls unless your using a pre-paid card) International Cable TV, Gated and locked 24 hour Security Perimeter Private secure parking area (FREE BIKE, AUTO or MOTORCYCLE parking) Remote Security Gate controller (for those guests in possession of a car rental needing parking) 2 Entertainment Centers (the rooms do not have TV) A desktop PC Computer for your use (if you have no PC and need access for your email communications).

Hostel Villa Michelle is a large, wonderful yet quaint garden terrace area where you may want to dine, cook or just relax and kick back with a glass of wine or local brands of beer, nestled amongst trees and a swiming pool for cooling off in on a hot day. Our reception is available 24 hr, meeting facilities and Airport pickup. Above all we pride ourselves on great PERSONAL service and tourist assistance to help you navigate and get to know our city/country.

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OTHER SERVICES:

Hostel Villa Michelle is a TRAVEL Tour Guide and provide personal/private VIP TRANSPORTION. Hostel Villa Michelle offers all variety of Tours such as....

Panama City Tours: Panama Canal, Old Panama or Casco Antiguo, Island of Flamenco, My Pueblito, Ancon Hill o Cerro Ancon, Nationaly Protected Parks and local Museums.

Tours of the many pristine beautiful islands of Panama: Coiba Island, San Blas Islands, Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro Islands, Archipielago de Las Perlas, Contadora, Isla Grande

Also the post card perfect beaches of Panama: Beach of San Clara, Playa Blanca, Playa Santa Catalina.

Panama Tours to interior inland areas of the country and all the transfer points: To & from the Airport, Hotel/Airport, Free Zone. Our National trade tariffs make Panama a shoppers bargain hunting dream come true!!! "Shop 'till you drop" day or night, and when your finished enjoy the amazing night life of the city or choose from many world class restaurants or Casino's in the city....or simply lay by the pool to relax.

If you are interested in Surfing, or need information because you have a desire to learn to Surf, or require surfing equipment and accessories then you have to come to the right place (MICHELLE is a professional surfer with 7 years of experience!).

We are legal advisers and can assist you in matters of immigration, such as obtaining work visas, tourists visas and changing citizenship. In addition, we provide consultation services to corporations/businesses in the areas of commercial, civil or labor matters, as well as in the creation and incorporation of: Private Foundations Common Societies Societies OFFSHORE ....and other commercial business affairs to assist you in your commercial endeavors.

We are Panamanian born locals and speak Spanish and English to assist you in fully in your local adventures. Travelers as diverse as Americans, Canadians, and Europeans especially enjoy our helpful services and intimate knowledge of the city...and you will also! We help make your stay easy and fun. Find out what awaits you in this amazing city/country...a paradise of natural sights, sounds, foods, night life and more!

Visit Hostel Villa Michelle webpage:

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User:(WT-en) Aleron235

I've never traveled anywhere, but I'd like to visit a lot of places. My work here will consist mostly of cleaning up articles and fixing spelling/grammar.

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User:(WT-en) Alers

I am go-between for the Swedish language version of Wikivoyage. Feel free to page me at any time.

WikiPedia:User:Alers sv:Användare:(WT-sv) Alers

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User:(WT-en) Alex1970ns

Hi, I am Alex, I live in Novi Sad, Serbia.

International experience
I lived in several cities: Vienna (Austria), Athens (Greece), Haifa (Israel), Tel Aviv (Israel) and Budapest (Hungary)

Visited countries
Europe Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech_Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Cyprus, Croatia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic_of_Macedonia,

North America New York City, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia

Asia Israel, Hong Kong

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User:(WT-en) Alexa52

Alexa Meisler is a freelance travel writer; focusing on the Pacific Northwest [], family and women’s adventure experiences. Recently she has taken on the role of publisher and editor of the online travel magazine 52 Perfect Days (www.52perfectdays.com). Born in Paris, France []she has since lived in Chicago [], San Francisco[], Los Angeles[] and San Diego[]. Travel has always been a part of her life; traveling to such places as Morocco [], Tangiers [] and Spain [] as a young child as /well as taking many road trips to Mexico [] with her grandparents as a young girl. Since those times, she has traveled abroad to locations such as Russia [], Taiwan [] and throughout Europe. She currently resides in Portland [], Oregon [] with her husband and son and has enjoyed exploring the Northwest United States. She can be reached at alexa@52perfectdays.com or visit her at

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User:(WT-en) AlexanderFreud

ANARKISTUM ET FEMINISTAM ESSE POPULO NATURAE RATIO DOCET (personal incorect latin)

Personale definizione di governo: Eliminata in quanto Wikipedia è soggetta all'imperante Oligarchia mondiale - non c'è spazio per l'espressione di ciascun umano.

Finché esisteranno Governo ed Autorità il Cittadino ha l'Obbligo Morale di trovare ogni modo per Fotterli!

Hasta que existerán Gobierno y Autoridad el Ciudadano tiene la Obligación Moral de encontrar cualqueir manera para Joderlos!

Until the Government and the Authority will exist the Citizen has the Etic Duty to find any way for Fuck them!

Fotografie (architettura, macro, paesaggi, animali) Viaggi

(avviso: la seguente é il principio di una biografia che verrebbe eliminata da wikipedia, in quanto troppo somigliante ad un curriculum vitae) Alessandro Gioffrè d'Ambra, nato a Reggio il 27 Maggio 1983 (da padre reggino e madre ischitana), primogenito di due figli (Manuela è nata il 30 Giugno 1988), dal 2007 al 2010 ha abitato a Barcelona.

Fotografo a livello amatoriale dal 1998, é attivo nello studio delle scienze ambientali e della storia delle scienze. La sua tesi Il Bosco Sacro e la Foresta Ispiratrice nella quale discorreva su come la natura abbia influito nelle arti umane, fu la unica tesi storica (fino al 2010) presentata nella facoltá di Agraria dell' Universitá Mediterranea di Reggio. Nel 2010 ha terminato un master in Historia de la Ciencia con la tesi La figura di Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) in 'Tajna Nikole Tesle' (1980). Attivo nel volontariato in associazioni culturali, ambientaliste, pacifiste, in particolare con le seguenti: Club UNESCO 'Re Italo' di Reggio (di cui è membro del direttivo con la qualifica di responsabile relazioni internazionali e della sezione giovanile), Kronos di Reggio (dagli anni '70 agli anni '90 denominato Kronos 1991 - Centro Studi Iniziative Ecologiche) e Accademia Kronos (organizzazione ambientale e pacifista di livello nazionale), CSEAAM di Reggio (Centro Studi Educazione Ambientale in Area Mediterranea), Barcelona Voluntaria, Club 'Amics de la UNESCO' de Barcelona. Partecipa ad incontri internazionali fin dagli anni '90 ed ha preso parte a svariati progetti patrocinati dall'Unione Europea, in particolare in Turchia.

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Cittá preferite: İstanbul, Napoli, Brussel, Casablanca, London

Paesi visitati(in ordine cronologico): Italia (1983->2011), Francia (1985,2002,2003,2006,2011), Monaco (1985), Austria (1987,2010), Ungheria (1987), Jugoslavia (1987), Malta (1994,2005,2011), San Marino (1997), Grecia (1999,2005), Vaticano, Germania (2000,2006,2009,2010,2011), Belgio (2002,2003,2006), Danimarca (2001), Norvegia (2001,2011), Turchia (2004,2006,2007,2009,2009), Tunisia (2004), Israele (2005), Palestina (2005), Spagna (2006,2007->2010,2011), Svizzera (2006,2011), Lussemburgo (2006), Marocco (2008), Gran Bretagna (2008), Andorra (2009), Olanda (2009), Polonia (2009,2009), Cechia (2010), Slovacchia (2010), Svezia (2011), Romania (2011)

Visits or residences abroad from Italy

 * Tour with family in: Bucureşti, Ploieşti, Predeal, Raşnov, Bran, Braşov, Sighişoara, Târgu Mureş, Cluj-Napoca, Corpadea, Aiud, Alba Iulia, Sibiu, Boişoara, Titeşti, Piteşti (Romania) 29 July - 10 August 2011.
 * Visit in Houlgate, Cabourg, Mont-St-Michel, Paris (France) and Zürich (Switzerland) 16-25 July 2011.
 * Tour in: San Giljan, Paceville, Hamrija, Rabat, Mdina, Floriana, Valletta, Sliema, Ghajn Tuffieha, Mgarr, Mosta, (Malta); Tromsø (Norway); Arlanda, Stockholm, Uppsala (Sweden); 10-25 June 2011.
 * Visit in Barcelona, (Spain), 27 April- 7 May 2011.
 * Residence in Barcelona and Catalunya region (Spain), from October 2007 to September 2010.
 * Tour with family in: Praha, Plzeň, Rozvadov, Břeclav, Brno, Humpolec (Czech Republic); Waidhaus, Amberg, Nürnberg, Ingolstadt, Dachau, München, Hoenlinden, Mühldorf a. Inn, Teising, Simbach a. Inn (Germany); Linz, Wien (Austria); Bratislava, Malacky (Slovakia); 27 July - 10 August 2010.
 * Friendly visit in Wrocław (Poland) 28 October - 1 November 2009.
 * Tour with family in: Amsterdam, Bunik, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Schiedam, Delft, Ede, Apeldoorn, Oldenzaal (Netherlands); Nordhorn, Bremen, Oldenburg, Hamburg, Berlin, Hannover, Osnabrücke (Germany); and friendly visit in Torzym, Bolewice, Poznań and the Ogród Botaniczny (Poland); 30 July - 11 August 2009.
 * Visit of Trabzon, Sumela, Beşikdüzü, İstanbul and the Đslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi (Turkey), 17-24 July 2009.
 * Tour in Kirşehir, Hacibektas, Nevşehir, Güreme, Ürgup and İstanbul (Turkey), 21 June - 1 July 2009.
 * Skiing trip in Vall Vidrera (Andorra), 7-8 March 2009.
 * Friendly visit in London and Science Museum (United Kingdom), 17-19 October 2008.
 * Personal visit in Fes, Rabat, Casablanca, Salé, Yahya-du-Rharb (Morocco), 13-18 March 2008.
 * Family exchange in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Figueras, Quedaques, Granollers (Spain), 7 August - 4 September 2007.
 * Friendly visit in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Girona (Spain) 9-14 May 2007.
 * Visit of Trabzon, Sumela and İstanbul (Turkey), 7-14 March 2007.
 * Visit of Lëtzebuerg and Schengen (Luxembourg), Scy-Chazelles (France), Trier (Germany), Brussel (Belgium), Zürich (Switzerland); 27 August - 4 September 2006.
 * Visit of Barcelona, Tarragona, Tossa de Mar (Spain), 30 July - 4 August 2006.
 * Visit of Cabourg and Paris (France), 14-17 July 2006.
 * Visit of Ankara and İstanbul (Turkey), 5-12 May 2006.
 * Visit of Swieqi, Sliema, Valletta, San Giljan, Paceville, Buġibba, Mdina and Kemmuna island (Malta), 9-16 August 2005.
 * Visit of Kerkira, Dassia, Ipsos, Palokastritza, Lefkimi, Kassiopi, Sidari (Greece) between July and August 2005.
 * Visit of Yerushalayim, Ghazza, Rāmallāh, Tiberias, Capernaum, Majrasa, Neveh Dekalim, Keren Carmel (Israel, Palestine), 10-16 May 2005.
 * Visit of Radès, Sidi Bou Said and Tūnis (Tunisia), 26-28 November 2004.
 * Visit of Antalya, Kursunlu, Dudenbasi, Olympos and İstanbul, (Turkey), 1-10 October 2004.
 * Visit of Deauville, Cabourg, Le Havre, Courseulles, Houlgate (France), 26 August - 2 September 2003.
 * Visit with family in: Brussel, Antwerpen, Gent (Belgium); Lille, Paris, Versailles, Chartres, Chateaudun, Blois, Amboise, Tours, Angers, Laval, Mont-Saint-Michel, Caen, Rouen, Amiens (France); 28 July - 10 August 2002.
 * Familial visit, with family, in: Kǿbenhavn and the Experimentarium, Hillerod, Gilleleje, Hornbaek, Helsingor, Roskilde, Frederikssund (Denmark); Oslo and 'Oslo Jazz Festival' (Norway); Brussel (Belgium); 7-20 August 2001.
 * Visit of Berlin, Postdam, Braunschweig, Hannover, Hildesheim, Magdeburg (Germany) 17-23 August 2000.
 * Visit with family in Patra, Athina, Pireas, Lagonissi, Sounio, Mykonos, Ano Mera, Dilos, Korinthos, Epidauros, Nafplio, Argos (Greece), 16-29 July 1999.
 * Visit with family in San Marino on August 1997.
 * Visit of Valletta, Sliema, San Giljan, Birkirkara, Qormi and Għawdex island (Malta) on September 1994.
 * Visit with family in: Klagenfurt, Wollfsberg, Graz, Wien (Austria); Gyor, Tata, Budapest, Siofok, Nagykanizsa (Hungary); Cakovec, Varazdin, Zagreb, Rijeka (Yugoslavia); 14-28 August 1987.
 * Visit with family in Nice, Saint Tropez (France) and in Mùnegu on August 1985.

Been in the following cities, islands, mountains or towns in Italy (1983-2011)
Acireale, Acri, Acquacalda, Agrigento, Alberobello, Alpi Valdostane, Amalfi, Amantea, Appennino Centrale, Appennino Tosco-Emiliano, Arcavacata, Ardore, Arezzo, Arquata del Tronto, Aspromonte, Avola, Bagaladi, Bagnara Calabra, Bassano del Grappa, Battipaglia, Belvedere, Bianco, Bivongi, Bocale, Bocchigliero, Bologna, Bolzano, Bomarzo, Borgo, Bova, Bovalino, Brancaleone, Brescia, Brindisi, Caldaro, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Camartina, Camigliatello, Campana, Campo Calabro, Canazei, Canneto, Cannitello, Canolo, Caprera, Carini, Carpi, Casamicciola, Caserta, Casertavecchia, Le Castella, Castelluccio, Castelmola, Catania, Catanzaro, Catona, Caulonia, Cavalese, Cefalù, Cesena, Cinisello Balsamo, Cittanova, Civitavecchia, Consuma, Corleto Perticara, Corsico, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Cosenza, Cosoleto, Courmayeur, Crotone, Cupone, Desenzano, Diamante, Dolomiti Bellunesi, Eboli, Etna, Ercolano, Favazzina, Feltre, Figline Valdarno, Firenze, Fiumicino, Foligno, Fontefivola, Forio, Forlì, Gaeta, Gallico, Gambarie, Garda, Genova, Gerace, Giardini Naxos, Gioiosa Jonica, Guardia Perticara, Guardia Piemontese, Ischia, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Joppolo, Lacco Ameno, Lamezia Terme, Latina, Linguaglossa, Lipari, Locri, Lodi, Longarone, Longobucco, Lucca, Macchialonga, La Maddalena, Mandatoriccio, Marigliano, Marina di Ragusa, Marmolada, Matera, Melìa, Melito di Porto Salvo, Messina, Milano, Milazzo, Mirto, Misterbianco, Modica, Molochio, Monreale, Montecatini, Monterosi, Montevarchi, Napoli, Natile, Nebrodi, Nola, Noto, Olbia, Oppido Mamertina, Ostia, Paestum, Palermo, Palinuro, Palizzi Marina, Palmi, Panarea, Parghelia, Pedavena, Pellaro, Pentedattilo, Perugia, Piedilana, Pinoi, Pisa, Pistoia, Pizzo, Platì, Pollino, Pontassieve, Poggibonsi, Poggio Reale, Policoro, Polistena, Pomigliano d'Arco, Pompei, Poppi, Porto Empedocle, Positano, Pozzuoli, Praia a Mare, Pre-Saint-Didier, Predazzo, Pretare, Procida, Ragusa, Reggio, Rende, Riace, Rimini, Riva del Garda, Roccaforte del Greco, Roccella Jonica, Roghudi, Roma, Ronciglione, Rosarno, Rossano, Rovereto, Salerno, Samo, San Gimignano, San Giovanni in Fiore, San Luca, San Martino al Cimino, San Martino di Castrozza, Sant'Agata di Militello, Sant'Eufemia, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Scalea, Scarperia, Scido, Scilla, Sellìa, Seminara, Serra San Bruno, Serrastretta, Settingiano, Sferracavallo, Sibari, Siderno, Siena, Sila, Siracusa, Sirmione, Sorrento, Soverato, Sperlonga, Spoleto, Stilo, Stromboli, Sutri, Taormina, Taranto, Taurianova, Termoli, Terracina, Terrasini, Tesero, La Thuile, Tindari, Tivoli, Torbole sul Garda, Tosi, Trieste, Trisungo, Tropea, Vallombrosa, Viareggio, Viggiano, Villa San Giovanni, Viterbo, Vulcano, Zambrone, Ziano di Fiemme.

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