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Troy (Michigan)

Troy is a city in Michigan and a suburb of Detroit.

Understand
Troy was first settled in the early 19th century and was named after Troy, New York where the first settlers had resided. The city was incorporated out of Troy Township into the City of Troy in 1955. Much of the development in the city occurred between the 1960s and 1990s. There are several large corporations headquartered in Troy including Delphi, ArvinMeritor, Flagstar Bancorp, Budd Company, and Kelly Services. It was the world headquarters of Kmart before it was purchased by Sears Holdings, and its large headquarters complex still stands at the northwest corner of Big Beaver & Coolidge.

In 2008, Troy was ranked 22nd on a list of "Best Places to Live" in the United States by CNN Money, using criteria including housing, quality of education, economic strength, and recreational opportunities. In 2008, Troy ranked as the fourth most affordable U.S. city with a median household income of US$90,000.

By car
Troy is located along Interstate 75 a major highway and is approximately 20 miles northwest of downtown Detroit.

By train

 * Route serving Troy:
 * Wolverine Service operates several times daily between Pontiac and Chicago including stops along the way in Troy, Royal Oak, Detroit, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Niles, and New Buffalo. There are many train connections in Chicago.
 * Wolverine Service operates several times daily between Pontiac and Chicago including stops along the way in Troy, Royal Oak, Detroit, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Niles, and New Buffalo. There are many train connections in Chicago.

By plane
Troy is about 30 miles north of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport which is a major hub for Delta Air Lines and also has international service operated by Lufthansa, KLM, Air France, and Royal Jordanian. Shuttle service to Troy is available but is expensive (roughly $30 per person) and a taxi to Troy could run as much as $60. Therefore, it may be less expensive to arrange someone to meet you at the airport, or rent a car; even if you don't intend on driving much once you are in Troy.

For those who seek a bargain, (or if you live relatively close to the area) try flying into Flint Bishop International Airport. Fares are somewhat lower than what you would expect at Metro Airport, and the drive time into Troy is about the same (about 1 hour).

For those travelling by general aviation, you can fly into the Oakland-Troy Airport, which is about a 15-minute walk from Troy Transit Center.

By bus
Public bus service is provided by SMART. Bus fares are $2.00 and there are several routes that travel to or through Troy. However, many destinations within the city are a mile or further from the closest bus route.

By car
Parking is not difficult in Troy and in fact there are no pay lots or parking meters in the city. Every destination you would want to go to should have ample parking. Traffic can be congested in certain areas during rush hours or in shopping areas on certain weekends.

Airport Shuttle Services are available by reservation. Rates from Troy to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport is $69. Contact Oakland Airport Shuttle +1 248-247-6705.

Eat
Troy features a number of mid-high end restaurants centered around the Somerset Collection. Many of these are national chains such as Capital Grille. More unique establishments of note include Shield's (pizza), Picano's (Italian), and Mon Jin Lau (New Asian), Hour Magazine Detroit's 2008 restaurant of the year. Troy also features numerous national chain locations for casual dining, fast casual, and fast food restaurants as well as the Detroit area's regional variation on the diner, "Coney Island" restaurants.

Drink
Troy restricts its liquor licenses in a way that prevents much in the way of nightlife common in more urban cities. However, many restaurants have bars inside and there are a number of neighborhood bars.

For the more adventurous beer fan, Dragonmead, one of the nation's most highly acclaimed microbreweries is located in nearby Warren and has a brew-pub.

For those seeking nightlife, it is recommended you find a copy of Real Detroit Weekly and read the ads for the promoted "parties" running that week. Tough economic times in the region have forced many nightclubs to close except for days when a promoter rents the club and promotes a "party", often at his own risk. These parties are often advertised in Real Detroit. Nightclubs that are popular and even open in the Detroit area change rapidly and a recommendation of a particular club may be irrelevant in even a few months later if the club has gone "dead" and closed or changed names.

Go next

 * Clawson
 * Birmingham
 * Sterling Heights
 * Rochester Hills

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Troy (Montana)

Troy is a town in Montana in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America. In 2020, it had about 800 residents.

By plane
The local airport is at 1437 N Highway 2.

By car
Troy is on the north end of Montana 56 traveling from highway 200, on US Highway 2, between Libby, Montana and Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Get around
No taxi or bus services are available.

See
With its scenic beauty, Troy is a great place for outdoor recreation. There are hiking trails, snowmobiling in the winter months, camping, nature trails, boating or rafting on the Kootenai river, bird watching, and plenty of fishing year round.

Do

 * Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River 2-Day Bike Ride (May)

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Troy (New York)

Troy is a city in Rensselaer County, New York located northeast of Albany. Its nicknames include "The Collar City" and "Home of Uncle Sam." As a result of its unique history, Troy still has what is widely considered to be the best-preserved big-city 19th-century downtown in the country.

Understand
Troy was a major city during the early years of American industrialization in the first half of the 19th century, with iron, ironware, steel, flour and textile manufacturing among the industries that flourished in and around Troy throughout the boom times of the entire 19th century. Troy continued to have some very productive industries through the 1920s, but during Prohibition, its bootlegging industry was probably the most famous in the area. Starting not long after World War II, most of Troy's industries increasingly either fled to the South, where the cotton for the textiles is grown, unions were weaker and wages were lower; or to the West, which was by that time closer to most of the mines that were still productive; or simply went out of business. Then, when U.S. industries went bust starting in the 1960s and 70s, Troy went even further into a depression, losing population and having the feel of being lost in time. Since there was no monetary profit in tearing down buildings in Troy and replacing them with modern highrises, they were just left alone until the early 1960s, when public opposition to a plan to raze some historic buildings downtown prompted successful applications to preserve buildings and later entire districts of Troy as landmarks. Troy has since revived to a significant degree, with numerous buildings in its Central Historic District being restored.

Get in
By plane, fly into Albany International Airport. If you visit via train, the nearest Amtrak station is Albany-Rensselaer Rail Station. The Greyhound bus drops you off in downtown Albany's Greyhound terminal, from which you can take CDTA bus #22 to downtown Troy.

Troy is easily accessible by way of I-87 North, exit 7. It is also well connected to local highway 787 from exits 7E, 8 and 9E.

Get around
Public Transportation CDTA (Capital District Transit Authority) serves Troy as well as Albany, Schenectady and (to an extent) Saratoga Springs. For full information on bus routes and schedules, visit the CDTA website at CDTA.org. Many of the cab companies in Troy serve Albany as well but may have different fare structures. Cab fare from downtown Troy to downtown Albany is approximately $30.

Do
Aside from the specific listings below, it's great just to walk around the historic district and look at the buildings.

Buy
Troy boasts many shopping venues, including a few each of Redbox, Walmart, Goodwill, Radioshack, and a few other brand names. It also has many unique stores and specialty shops, such as antiques, promotional items, art supplies, healing techniques, and murals.

Go next

 * Albany, the state's capital, is a 15- to 20-minute drive across the river and slightly south.
 * Rensselaer
 * The charming town of Saratoga Springs is about a 40-minute drive north on I-87.
 * Watervliet
 * The charming town of Saratoga Springs is about a 40-minute drive north on I-87.
 * Watervliet

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Troy (Turkey)

 * For other places with the same name, see Troy (disambiguation).

Troy (Turkish: Truva or Troya) is the site of an ancient city 30 km southwest of Çanakkale in the Southern Marmara Region of Turkey. In Greek it was called Ilion (Ίλιον), hence the name of Homer’s epic poem Iliad, which describes the climax of the legendary ten-year Trojan War. Archaeological excavations began in 1870 and these continue.

This page describes the principal site, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, next to the small modern village of Tevfikiye. The visible ruins are lumpy and limited, you won't see any classical fluted Grecian columns, but the museum is outstanding. A much larger surrounding area is designated as Troy Historical National Park (Troya Tarihi Milli Parkı), stretching from the main highway to the coast. This has no specific opening times, entrance fees or the like, and is described under Geyikli, the ferry port for the island of Bozcaada.

See Çanakkale for climate details, but in a nutshell it's Mediterranean. You can come any time but late spring and early autumn are ideal.

Understand
Troy was inhabited continuously from about 3500 BC to 500 AD. It's on a steep hill overlooking what was once a gulf of the sea, so it had a defensible position, and a sheltered harbour and anchorage. From here you could trade and control shipping through the Dardanelles to the Bosphorus and Black Sea, so it grew into an important city-state. From 800 BC the gulf silted up to create fertile farmland but continued to have a navigable estuary; eventually this too was lost. Troy was cut off and dwindled, then finished off by earthquakes.

Legends told of wars between the gods, the superhumans of early times, and the Hellenistic city-states of the Aegean and Anatolia. The principal written account is Homer’s epic poem Iliad, written in the 8th century BC and describing a war 400 years earlier. Ancient scholars took Iliad as literal truth, later scholars dismissed it as fiction, then from the 19th century there was a growing belief in the links between legends and the ruins and antiquities lying all over these regions or just below the surface. These had long been looted for treasure, but excavation for discovery began, and one remarkable excavator was Schliemann, from 1870 at the village of Hisarlık - "fortress".

Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) has become part of the history of Troy, and his reputation has been trashed just as thoroughly as he himself trashed the site. He was a German businessman, very wealthy through flaky deals, and gripped by a mission to locate the Troy of legend. So he was a bungling amateur who used explosives and crude trenches to rip open the ground? But archaeology hadn't been invented; 19th century astronomers, historians, geologists and explorers were mostly men of wealth and leisure time, and naturalists studied new species by cooking and eating them. So he was an inveterate con-man and fabulist who distorted his findings to retro-fit the legend? But he relaunched that legend upon the world, from which the people of this region continue to gain an income, as effectively as Arthur Evans would do 50 years later in retro-fitting Knossos into the Minotaur legend. So he purloined and plundered somewhat? But ancient jewellery was meant to be worn and shown off, not sit in a glass case - you gain so much insight in bedazzling a pretty woman with it (to be specific, the Greek schoolgirl 30 years his junior for whom he ditched his first wife) and getting her blinged up.

The site is a tell where layers of settlement are heaped on top of each other. Schliemann identified nine layers, and reckoned Troy VII was the one described in Iliad. Modern archaeologists find no basis for this, and point out that tells are common, he could have dug anywhere with similar results, and there's even a candidate "Troy" in Egypt. But this is the one within sight of Tenedos (nowadays Bozcaada), the island that the Greek fleet of Iliad hid behind when they pretended to sail away. And there were so many conflicts between the city states, that there couldn't not have been a war or two between Greece and Troy.

Troy 0 was only discovered in 2019, below what had been accepted as the earliest layer. It dates from 3600 BC; not much here except to hint at what we don't yet know, like finding worlds beyond Pluto. The Schliemann numbering had become standard so it wasn't changed, and perhaps we'll one day see Troy minus one, minus two and so on.

Troy I from 3000 BC was a small village, Troy II from 2550 BC was a substantial town, twice destroyed, the ruins you see near the top of the hill. Troy III, IV & V from 2300 to 1750 BC (early Bronze Age) were so furiously excavated by Schliemann and poorly documented that little remains.

Troy VI-VII from 1750 BC to 950 BC was where he reckoned he'd hit pay-dirt. This was a densely populated coastal city with clear links to Anatolian culture, the Hittites and Mycenaean Greece. It had massive sloping walls, of which the foundations remain, especially the East Gate complex. Wrecked and rebuilt several times, it appeared to be a nobles' precinct, and only in the 1980s was a corresponding "lower town" discovered.

Troy VIII-IX was a Greek / Roman re-building, and the first tourists arrived. By now the silting of the harbour was a real problem, but it was a series of earthquakes in 500 AD that finished it as a city.

Get in
Çanakkale 35 km north is the area's transport hub and has the most amenities - you're more likely to base there than in Troy. Dolmuşes ply to Troy hourly, taking 45 min, but you need to check the departure point. Traditionally this was from the town bus station by the Dardanelles ferry pier, and local services still use this. However inter-city buses now use the new edge-of-town bus station by the motorway, and since the Dardanelles bridge opened in 2022, more transport has shifted out there.

The site is 5 km off the main Çanakkale-Izmir road D550 / E87, a fast divided highway. The turn-off 30 km out of Çanakkale is prominently signed, then you roll along the undivided highway through fields to Tevfikiye village.

Get around
Tevfikiye village and the Troy sites are compact, walk everywhere. You need stout footwear for the outdoor ruins, which are lumpy and slippery after rainfall.

You need wheels to reach other sites in the National Park, described under Geyikli.

See

 * is the main collection of ruins, and the visible walls are of Troy VII circa 1300 BC. The inevitable wooden horse dates from a tad later. The area is open daily from 10:00, Apr-Oct to 19:00 and Nov-March to 16:00. 100 TL (2023).
 * (Truva Seyir Terası) is a catchpenny area of souvenir shops adorned with replica Grecian busts, which they'll try to persuade you would look good in your lobby or garden. But come here for the view north, as the city drops away into the valley, once the sea inlet to its harbour.
 * is a little village 1 km east of Troy where Schliemann stayed during his excavations. It has a small free museum.
 * See Geyikli for sights further north at Kumkale and south around Yeniköy.
 * See Geyikli for sights further north at Kumkale and south around Yeniköy.

Do

 * Enter the wooden horse if it happens to be open. You clamber up a ladder, but the real exertion is in trying to feel any atmosphere in this space the size of a hen-coop. If it's swarming with children on a schooltrip that's actually better, in re-creating the claustrophobic crush of its hidden Greek warriors, who would be picked for being small and nimble.
 * Read Iliad - it's widely translated - to appreciate the fiction. If you still think it's factual, read the sequel Odyssey, in which Ulysses (or Odysseus) and his men try to return home from the war, to meet with fantastical adventures and be sent every which way. (In one telling, Ulysses even spends a day in Dublin.) Series 3 Aeneid was written much later, 29-19 BC, and tells how Aeneas was a survivor from Troy who eventually founded Rome.

Buy

 * Ekonomi is the village store, round the corner from Helen Cafe. It's open daily 08:00-23:00.
 * Fuel: the Sunpet filling station in the village is open 24 hours.

Eat

 * Selim Babanın Yeri serves up meatballs opposite the museum, Sa-Th 12:00-02:00, F 12:00-00:00.
 * Eli's Cafe Garden is a charming cafe with views by the terrace, open daily 08:30-00:00.
 * Helen Cafe is a cheap and cheerful place by the terrace, open Tu-Su 07:00-22:00, M 12:00-22:00.
 * Olea Restaurant and Homeros weren't open in 2022 (the latter probably got sick of folk asking about his pide recipe, to make Homer say "Doh!"). Wilusa has permanently closed.

Drink
Try the cafes or hotel.

Sleep
Most visitors stay in Çanakkale and just day-trip.
 * Hector B&B wasn't open in 2022.
 * Hector B&B wasn't open in 2022.
 * Hector B&B wasn't open in 2022.

Connect
As at May 2022, there is 4G along the main highway from all Turkish carriers, and Turkcell and Vodafone extend into the park. 5G has not rolled out in Turkey.

Go next

 * Bozcaada (formerly Tenedos) is the island seen offshore from Troy. It has a nicely preserved old town and a Venetian castle. Reach it by ferry from Geyikli. See that page also for other sites in the National Park.
 * Çanakkale north is the city and transport hub. Go that way for the ferry to the Gallipoli battlefields around Eceabat and Kilitbahir.
 * South are the mountains flanking the Northern Aegean, such as Mount Ida, where in legend the gods watched the Trojan wars. You can follow the main highway, or dawdle on back lanes along the coast.
 * Istanbul to Izmir is an itinerary with one branch following the Gallipoli peninsula then crossing through Çanakkale towards Troy, and onward to Assos.

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Troyes

Troyes is in the Grand-Est region of France.

See
Troyes has a famous Gothic cathedral.

Do

 * Football: Troyes AC were relegated in 2023 and again in 2024 so they now play soccer in Championnat National, the third tier. Their home ground Stade de l'Aube (capacity 20,400) is 1 km northeast of city centre.

Eat

Connect
As of June 2022, Troyes has 4G from Bouygues and SFR, and 5G from Free and Orange.

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Truckee

Truckee is a pleasant town of 17,000 people (2019) in the Lake Tahoe region of California. Just east of the Donner Pass on Interstate 80, Truckee is an easy entry point for travelers from the Bay Area to the region.

Understand
Truckee began in 1863 as Gray's Station, named for Joseph Gray's Roadhouse on the Trans-Sierra wagon road. The Central Pacific Railroad selected Truckee as the name of its railroad station by August 1867, even though the tracks would not reach the station until 1868. It was renamed Truckee after a Paiute chief, whose assumed Paiute name was Tru-ki-zo. He was the father of Chief Winnemucca and grandfather of Sarah Winnemucca. The first Europeans who came to cross the Sierra Nevada encountered his tribe. The friendly chief rode toward them yelling, “Tro-kay!”, which is Paiute for “Everything is all right”. The unaware travelers assumed he was yelling his name. Chief Truckee later served as a guide for John C. Frémont.

Climate
Winters are chilly with regular snowfall, while summers are warm to hot and dry, with occasional periods of intense thunderstorms.

By car
I-80 bisects Truckee allowing access from Sacramento and the Bay Area from the west, and Reno to the east.

From King's Beach in Lake Tahoe, SR 267 heads north into Truckee.

While easy to approach under clear conditions, travelers should pay close attention to inclement weather during the winter. Roads in and out of Truckee can rapidly become treacherous during heavy winter storms. Donner Pass (over 7,000 ft/2,100 m elevation) in particular should not be attempted during heavy storms without strong winter driving skills and chains or 4-wheel drive. While well-maintained and regularly plowed, the pass can live up to its infamous name under the worst conditions. If the weather becomes too harsh, "chain control" will be put into effect, allowing only cars with 4-wheel drive or chains over Donner Pass. Should the weather render the highway impassable, I-80 will close until conditions improve.

Status on California highways can be seen here.

By plane
Truckee has an airport. Other than Surf Air and charter flights, it does not offer commercial scheduled flights in or out. The closest large airport is located approximately 36 mi (58 km) away in Reno, Nevada. The Sacramento International Airport is also an option, and is about 120 mi (193 km) away, on the north side of Sacramento, California. You can use the Amtrak Thruway buses that connect Truckee to Capitol Corridor trains in Sacramento.

By train
Amtrak has one daily train to Truckee in each direction on its California Zephyr service between San Francisco (Emeryville) and Chicago. Amtrak Thruway buses connect Truckee to Capitol Corridor trains in Sacramento. , 10065 Donner Pass Rd, is across the road from the main street.

Greyhound operates from the Amtrak rail station, going west to Sacramento and San Francisco, and east to Reno, Salt Lake City, and Denver. There are also private bus companies from the San Francisco Bay Area which bring skiers up to Truckee for day trips.

Get around
There is a free public bus, operated by neighboring Placer County, California; it connects the Truckee train station to the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, and a second goes to Incline Village, Nevada. There are also winter ski buses between Reno Airport and the ski areas near Truckee.

Drink
The oldest stretch of "Downtown" Truckee (towards the east end of town) features a string of bars and is a lively scene most nights during the high season. The Truckee Police and California Highway Patrol have a zero-tolerance policy for drunk driving, and sobriety stops are not uncommon. While crime rates in the area are very low, a larger-than-expected number of locals boast a D.U.I. on their records due to this enforcement focus.

Go next

 * Tahoe City- 89 South. About 20 minutes away, without traffic.
 * Reno- 80 East. About 35 minutes away with no traffic. Home to a lot of casinos.
 * South Lake Tahoe- 89 South to 50 East. About 1 hour 15 minutes away with no traffic. Home to casinos at Stateline, and Heavenly Mountain Resort.
 * South Lake Tahoe- 89 South to 50 East. About 1 hour 15 minutes away with no traffic. Home to casinos at Stateline, and Heavenly Mountain Resort.

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Trujillo

There is more than one place called Trujillo:

Honduras

 * Trujillo (Honduras) — a city in Honduras

Peru

 * Trujillo (Peru) — a city on the Northern Coast of Peru

Spain

 * Trujillo (Spain) — the original Trujillo in Spain

Venezuela

 * Trujillo (Venezuela) — a state in Venezuela

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Trujillo (Peru)

Trujillo is a city of 790,000 people (2014) in Northwestern Peru, very close to the Pacific Coast. Trujillo was founded in 1534 among 4 (of 3,500 archaeological sites in the valley) Chimu (and earlier remarkable cultures) settlements to enable the Spanish to ally with them against the Incas. Due to its geographic location it is also known for its seafood and the beaches of its famous surf and beach resort Huanchaco.

Understand
The Moche or Mochica culture developed between 100 BCE and 700 CE, in the Moche valley, having as its headquarters the territory that today is called Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Huacas of the sun and the moon), an archaeological complex that covers approximately 60 hectares and was the center of power of the Mochica culture; This culture spread to the valleys of the northern coast of present-day Peru. The Moche societies developed a complex technology of irrigation canals, with which they demonstrated extensive knowledge in hydraulic engineering and expanded the agricultural frontier. In addition, they made intensive use of copper in the manufacture of weapons, tools and ornamental objects. The Kingom of Chimor developed between the years 1000 and 1200 and occupied the territories previously inhabited by the Mochicas, whose main urban center was the great adobe citadel of Chan Chan, which served as the capital of the kingdom, until the year 1470, when the kingdom of Chimor was incorporated to the Inca empire a siege in Chan Chan led by the Inca emperor Túpac Yupanqui.

Get in
There is one airport, one seaport, and many bus terminals a short taxi ride from the city centre.

By plane

 * Latam (Lima)
 * JetSmart (Lima, Santiago de Chile)
 * Sky Peru (Lima)
 * Sky Peru (Lima)

The airport Carlos Martínez de Pinillos is on the Huanchaco/Trujillo road, 10.5 km from el Centro Historico in Trujillo. There is a fairly universal ATM in the departure check-in area, small restaurants, and souvenir shops. The departure tax is included in your ticket fare.

By car
If you must hire a car it is best also to hire an experienced local driver familiar with local driving habits who values his vehicle, human life and health.

By bus
Trujillo is on the Pan-American Highway with numerous connections south to Chimbote (2 hr), Lima (9-10 hr) and north to Chiclayo (3hr 30min), Piura (6-7 hr), Máncora (9-10 hr), and Tumbes (11-12 hr) on the border with Ecuador. Also to Otuzco (2 hr) and Huamachuco (5 hr) to the east, Cajamarca (7 hr), Chachapoyas (15 hr), Tarapoto (25 hr) and Yurimaguas (30 hr) to the north east, and Caraz (7 hr) and Huaraz (8 hr) to the southeast.
 * Transportes Linea  is a good value bus company to most destinations in north Peru. There is a fairly universal ATM in their departure lounge on Avenida America Sur.
 * Ormeño has buses to Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires in Argentina, and north to Mancora, Tumbes, & Guayaquil (Ecuador) daily (US$60) and Cuenca and Quito (both Ecuador) weekly. Both companies have 3 or 4 quality classes.
 * Movil Tours comes from Lima. Leaves Trujillo at 15:00/16:00 via Chiclayo (3 hours) for Tarapoto/Chachapoyas. They & Transportes Linea have good night buses to Huaraz. You can catch a 06:00 Transportes Linea bus to Chimbote to catch the 08:00 bus up the spectacular Cañon del Pato to Huaraz in the day with Turismo Huaraz.
 * Cruz del Sur reaches some of the main national destinations (north and south) and it also offers services to Colombia (Wednesday and Sunday), Ecuador (Tuesday), Chile, and Argentina (Monday through Saturday).
 * ITTSA has luxury buses to Piura (7 hours, S/30 semi-cama, 09:00-16:00), Chiclayo (3hr 30 min, S/20 semi-cama, 09:00-12:30) and Lima (9 hours, S/60 in semi-cama 9:00-18:00).

By boat
15 cruise ships arrive in Salaverry, 17 km southeast of Trujillo, during the summer months each year. As many as 3 have arrived in one day.

Get around
Official taxis are yellow with postcard-sized municipal stickers of the city's coat of arms on the windscreen, and also the majority have the telephone number of its enterprise. They may have a surprising array of tactics to take you to more distant, expensive, isolated hotels & destinations to monopolize your future custom. The taxis from the airport (dark blue) and more expensive bus companies (who privilege some drivers) may be the most ambitious. If they see you are frugal they may drop you off near to the terminal to return to find more lucrative passengers.

A taxi should not cost more than US$1.50 from any bus terminal to Trujillo, or US$4 to Huanchaco. Taxi drivers prefer to go to Huanchaco as there are more opportunities for overcharging, and obtaining a return trip. A taxi should not cost more than US$6 from the airport to Trujillo or Huanchaco.

Taxis may charge US$5 per hour around the urban part of the Province of Trujillo, and more reliable and expensive taxis and drivers are required for greater distances than 15 km from Trujillo centre.

Buses and combis to Huanchaco cost S/1.50 from Trujillo downtown, and they can be taken around España Avenue.

Cruise ships may carry 1,000, 2000 or 3,000 people, who might expect to pay US$10 per hour for a taxi.

To enter the port gates taxis require a permit (days ahead) from the Captain of the Port, so drivers usually wait outside the port gates, less than 1 kilometre from the jetties.

Cruise companies keep quiet about arrivals, use cumbersome 50 passenger bus groups, sell their own tours for US$140 (compared to US$40 with local travel agencies), so between 0 - 100 taxi drivers may be waiting at the port gates. There are no more than 13,000 taxis formally registered in the Province of Trujillo.

Most taxis are yellow, tiny Ticos, better suited to inner cities than highways, or superseded Asian models. Note the registration number to find them again. Most drivers do not work in tourism, speak English, know journey distances, times, opening hours of attractions nor colonial city centre streets. See taxis & warnings below.

Do

 * Museo Cassinelli Located in the basement of the gas station Repsol Óvalo Mansiche is not far from the centre, this is private collection of Moche ceramics. +51 282222 Nicolas de Pierola 607.

Learn
Spanish, Quechua or other languages at the universities, pan flutes, marinera and other folklore at the National Institute of Culture.

If you prefer to learn Spanish in a setting slightly quieter than the hustle-and-bustle of Trujillo, try Huanchaco (about 20 minutes from Trujillo, should cost S/1.50 by bus) which has several good Spanish teachers who teach volunteers and tourists.

Beware of anonymous links with no names, addresses nor evidence of qualifications for languages, tourism nor accommodation.

Work
Trujillo is a city with an increasing economy, modern financial centers can be found near the city center.

WindAid is a social entrepreneurship group. They design, build, and install wind turbines for communities in Peru who are in need of electricity and light. They offer various volunteer opportunities.

Buy
Trujillo has a large local shoe making industry. Venture down to the shopping district, in and around Pizarro road and Ayacucho Road and pick up some hand made beautiful leather shoes.

 * Other leather goods, woodcarvings and replicas of Precolombian ceramics.
 * Mall Aventura Plaza Trujillo: On the way from Trujillo to Huanchaco (Av. Mansiche esq. América Oeste) near PentaMall Mansiche. A supermarket "Tottus", a homecenter "Sodimac", 3 department stores (Saga Falabella, Paris and Ripley), a food court (McDonald's, KFC, Gelarti, Bembos, Burger King), Cinemark, banks, atms, and many other stores can be found here.
 * Real Plaza Trujillo: Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Hut. Supermarket: Plaza Vea, Cineplanet, Oechsle, Estilos, Promart.

Eat
El Rincón de Vallejo, Orbegoso 303, cross with San Martín, one block from the Main Square [mailto:rincondevallejo@yahoo.com]. Has good, cheap typical food & set meals for breakfast, lunch, evening meals, dessert and coffee. Larger branch for groups at España 734, near corner of 1st block of Orbegoso.

Restaurant Romano, Pizarro 767, between Junín and Colón, near the Main Square. Has good, cheap typical food & set meals for breakfast, lunch, evening meals, dessert and coffee.

Romano Criollo, Estados Unidos 162 Urb. El Recreo, 5 blocks from the Main Square. Has good and variated food for lunch.

Squalos: Lunch only upscale locals favorite. Known for great seafood. Díaz de Cienfuegos 250 - Urb. La Merced

Drink

 * Pilsen Trujillo, now Backus & Johnston supports the Huaca de la Luna project.
 * Ron Cartavio, the rum distillery supports the El Brujo Archaeological project.
 * Chicha de Jora, an alcohol based corn beer is available in the local countryside.
 * The chicha of Magdalena de Cao, near El Brujo, has been rated the best in Peru.

Clubs and bars
Trujillo's nightlife starts late. One can make it out Thursday night, but things reportedly don't start up until midnight, while Friday and Saturday are more popular. One of the most popular clubs is, located within the Real Plaza Mall. Beware of invitations to non-existent Salsa Festivals, parties and similar scams.

Budget

 * Casa de Clara Cahuide 495, Santa María. +51 44 299997 / 243347 / 949662710 [mailto:casadeclara@yahoo.com] From US$5 per person per night excluding breakfast. Recommended as guides, for tours, information and good, economic meals in the best international guide books in English, Spanish, French, Italian, or German. Free, fast internet and wireless. Economic laundry.

Mid-range
Hotel Gran Bolivar +51 44 222090. Jr. Bolivar 957. A bit further out than the main hotels surrounding the Plaza Armas, this place is well worth the walk. Huge double room with terrace will cost about S/160. Free Wifi in all rooms. Good buffet breakfast. Reception all speak English.

Stay safe

 * Beware of unsolicited approaches from people purporting to be from hotels, travel agents, surf and salsa teachers and invitations to parties. Surprisingly attractive young people have learned phrases in numerous languages to convince you they coincidentally have a similar profession, interest in your language or country; or their family & friends in your country. They may 'happen' to bump into you several times during your stay. The more backpacks, daypacks, cameras, moneybelts, sunglasses & jewellery you display, the more you look like a Christmas tree. They have been finding excuses to change false bills.
 * Be careful at ATMs & on leaving banks, displaying cash in shops, etc. Do not carry around belongings any more than is necessary and try not to put them down unobserved/unattended during transfers, in restaurants, internet cafes, buses, etc.
 * Official taxis have post card sized municipal stickers with the city's coat of arms on it. They may have a surprising array of lies and other tactics to take you to more distant, expensive, isolated hotels & destinations to monopolize your future. The taxis from the airport, port & more expensive bus companies are the most ambitious.
 * Although they have one of the largest taxi fleets in Trujillo, be wary of "Americas" taxis. They have an awful reputation with regards to crime.
 * Beware of touts offering tours or hotels, it is much cheaper and convenient to book tours and hotels yourself, to avoid paying their commission.
 * Beware of fake reviews, with undue praise or criticism by such touts.

Cope
A cool breeze is deceptive: a sun hat and sun block are recommended for visits to the beach and ruins, especially in summer. During the coastal winter, expect cloudy days.

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Trujillo (Spain)

Trujillo is a city of 9,000 people (2018) in Extremadura. Visitors are drawn by its old town's many medieval and renaissance buildings, and by the largest cheese fair in the world held in May.

See
Many of old town's many medieval and renaissance buildings were built or enriched by the conquistadors born in the city. These include the conquerors of Peru, Francisco Pizarro and his brothers, Francisco de Orellana and Hernando de Alarcón. Pizarro's equestrian statue stands in the main square, the Plaza Mayor. The most important monuments are the Alcazaba castle (old Berber fortress), the church of Santa María (13th century), and the church of San Francisco.

Other important monuments are the church of Santiago, the church of Santa María la Mayor, the church of San Francisco, the Church of San Martín, the Plaza Mayor, and renaissance palaces such as the palace of the Marquis of the Conquest, the palace of the Orellana-Pizarro family, the palace of the Duques de San Carlos, the house of the strong Altamirano, Palace Chaves (Luis Chaves Old), and the walled old town.

 * The Palacio de Piedras Albas was built circa 1530 by Don Pedro Suárez de Toledo, formerly owned by the Orellana Toledo family, the Marqueses de Orellana and later by the Marqueses de San Juan de Piedras Albas
 * It has several museums: Museum of Coria (Javier Salas Foundation), Pizzaro's House, Enrique Elías Museum (local designer), Museum of Cheese and Wine.

Do

 * Festivities in honour of Virgen de la Victoria take place at the end of August or in early September. During the festival the Virgen de la Victoria (Our Lady of Victory) is moved from her normal place in the chapel of the Castle to the church of San Martín, in the Plaza Mayor, where the religious events are celebrated. In addition, there are puppets (The Adventures of Peneque el Valiente (Peneque the brave) with Miguel Pino), capeas and the Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre in the Castle. Also a local teenager is elected as "Queen of the festivities" and she has her own entourage.
 * Festivities in honour of Virgen de la Victoria take place at the end of August or in early September. During the festival the Virgen de la Victoria (Our Lady of Victory) is moved from her normal place in the chapel of the Castle to the church of San Martín, in the Plaza Mayor, where the religious events are celebrated. In addition, there are puppets (The Adventures of Peneque el Valiente (Peneque the brave) with Miguel Pino), capeas and the Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre in the Castle. Also a local teenager is elected as "Queen of the festivities" and she has her own entourage.

Eat and drink
Trujillo and Extremadura are home to wonderful foods and delicacies. Iberico ham, for example, is a delicious and delicate ham made by feeding black Iberian pigs on acorns.

Sleep
Trujillo is home to many hotels and hostels with many offering fantastic localities and views of the beautiful Extremaduran countryside.

Go next
Jaraicejo, Torrecillas de la Tiesa, La Aldea del Obispo, La Cumbre, Herguijuela, Ibahernando, Madroñera

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Trujillo (Venezuela)

Trujillo is a state in the Venezuelan Andes.

Cities

 * – state capital

Understand
Simon Bolivar made his presence felt by the Spanish Crown around these parts, when he proclaimed "a fight to the death" for independence in Trujillo-town in 1813. Nowadays, agriculture figures centrally in this area, as does the Catholic church.

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Truman

Truman is a city in Martin County in Southern Minnesota. Truman lies to the north of the Iowa border in south central Minnesota. Truman was founded when the railroad came through the area in 1899.

By car
Truman is on Minnesota Highway 15. It is 10 minutes north and south of major multi-lane freeways. Travelers on Interstate 90 will take Exit 102 at Fairmont. Travel 10 miles north on Highway 15 to find Truman. Travelers coming from the north (Mankato or the Twin Cities metro area) will take US Highway 169 south to Minnesota Highway 60 west. Travel 10 miles south on Highway 15 after you exit Highway 60.

By bus
Greyhound bus stations are at Fairmont (10 minutes), Madelia (20 minutes), or Mankato (40 minutes).

By plane
Travelers getting to the area by air will fly into Minneapolis/Saint Paul (2 hours - all major airlines), Rochester (90 minutes - Delta, American), or Sioux Falls (2 hours - Delta, American Eagle, United). Well-maintained freeways from these airports lead to Truman.

By train
The nearest Amtrak station is in Saint Paul (2.5 hours).

Get around
The only form of public transportation is the Martin County Taxi Service.

Go next

 * Minnesota Highway 15 south will go to Fairmont.

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Trumansburg

Trumansburg is a village the Finger Lakes region of central New York, between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. It offers a distinctive mix of an old rural village and modern funkiness. Named after Abner Truman, it is in the Town of Ulysses.

Get in
Most people arrive by car. NY Route 96 is Main St, passing through Trumansburg on its way from Ithaca to Waterloo and Geneva. T'burg is about 10 minutes from Ithaca.

TCAT (Tompkins County Area Transit) bus route 21 runs down Main St to Ithaca and the Cornell campus with good service in the morning and evening, sparse other times. During the summer, there is seasonal service between Ithaca and Taughannock Falls. Ithaca taxis will take calls from Trumansburg.

It is possible to bicycle among Ithaca, Trumansburg, and Taughannock Falls, although the ride from the falls up to the village has some steep hills. TCAT buses all have bike racks, so one can ride one way (such as downhill from T'burg to Ithaca) and take the bus the other.

Get around
The village is only a mile across, and the downtown is only a few blocks long, so most places are walkable. There are two small municipal parking lots, but street parking is always available except during special events.

See

 * Taughannock Falls State Park - Taughannock Park Road (On Rt.89, just south of the village, via well marked road from Rt.96). Lake swimming, boating (rentals are available), hiking, picnicking, and camping. Take a pleasant, flat walk from the Route 89 entrance to the base of the falls, the tallest (215 feet) east of the Mississippi. There is a more vigorous hike around the edge of the falls basin. For instant gratification you can drive up the road connecting with Route 96 and pull off to visit an overlook to the Falls. There are often summer concerts here on Thursday evenings. Note that entrance to one State park gets you admission to all state parks for the day.
 * Taughannock Falls State Park - Taughannock Park Road (On Rt.89, just south of the village, via well marked road from Rt.96). Lake swimming, boating (rentals are available), hiking, picnicking, and camping. Take a pleasant, flat walk from the Route 89 entrance to the base of the falls, the tallest (215 feet) east of the Mississippi. There is a more vigorous hike around the edge of the falls basin. For instant gratification you can drive up the road connecting with Route 96 and pull off to visit an overlook to the Falls. There are often summer concerts here on Thursday evenings. Note that entrance to one State park gets you admission to all state parks for the day.

Do

 * The Paleontological Research Institution on Rte 96 between Ithaca and Trumansburg, was started in 1932 by a Cornell geologist who had a falling out with the university and has been an academically respectable independent organization ever since. The Museum of the Earth showcases the PRI's extensive fossil collection and has frequent special exhibitions.
 * The Paleontological Research Institution on Rte 96 between Ithaca and Trumansburg, was started in 1932 by a Cornell geologist who had a falling out with the university and has been an academically respectable independent organization ever since. The Museum of the Earth showcases the PRI's extensive fossil collection and has frequent special exhibitions.
 * The Paleontological Research Institution on Rte 96 between Ithaca and Trumansburg, was started in 1932 by a Cornell geologist who had a falling out with the university and has been an academically respectable independent organization ever since. The Museum of the Earth showcases the PRI's extensive fossil collection and has frequent special exhibitions.

Buy

 * Salmon Gallery, 79 E Main St. . Fine crafts including pottery, fiber art, glass art, and fine arts from mostly Finger Lakes artists. Also offers pottery classes.

Eat

 * New York Pizzeria on Main St next door to the Rongo (below), owned by a family from southern Italy, makes the best pizza in town. The TV is always tuned to RAI (half soccer, half the Pope), and there's Foxon Park Cream Soda in the cooler. No beer, though.
 * Little Venice pizzeria on E Main St has adequate pizza and a full liquor license, in the storefront where Bob Moog made his famous musical synthesizers in the 1970s.
 * Little Venice pizzeria on E Main St has adequate pizza and a full liquor license, in the storefront where Bob Moog made his famous musical synthesizers in the 1970s.

Sleep
Trumansburg no longer has any hotels or motels but instead has many B&Bs, all of which tend toward neo-Victorian (or in a few cases actual Victorian) flowery comfort.

In the village, walking distance from the restaurants and bars, are:

Nearby, within short driving distance are:

Go next

 * The Finger Lakes National Forest runs along the ridge between Cayuga and Seneca lakes. From Trumansburg, proceed out NY 227/Hector St, turn right on Searsburg Rd across from the village water tower and drive up to the top of the ridge. Hiking in summer and X-C skiing in winter with views across both lakes, also facilities for horseback riding and camping.

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Trumbull

Trumbull is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Understand
Trumbull is a town of 36,000 people (2010). In 2010, RelocateAmerica.com ranked Trumbull, the only town selected from Connecticut, as one of the top 100 best cities to live in the U.S., and the tenth best small town (population under 40,000). Money Magazine ranked Trumbull #68 in their top 100 best places to live rankings of U.S. cities in 2007 and #77 in 2009.

The scenic beauty the town has to offer is better accentuated during warmer days. If traveling in the spring or summer, pack lightly and enjoy the warm New England weather. It can get a bit hot, so pack some sunscreen if you are playing on walking around the town, or spending your day in one of Trumbull’s beautiful parks!

Get in

 * Heading north: Exit 48 off of the Merritt Parkway will take you to Main Street, close to the Trumbull Westfield Shopping Mall and home to many of Trumbull’s other local attractions. If coming from I-95, merge onto CT-15 S via the exit labeled “N.Y. City,” and you will find yourself on the Merritt Parkway headed towards exit 48.

 * Heading south: Exit 47 off of the Merritt Parkway will take you to Churchill Road. From this exit, you will find yourself passing the Trumbull Center which has places to eat, places of leisure, banks, and shopping.

Get around
Being such a small town, it is easiest to just get around by car as your mode of transportation. If looking to rent a car, there is a Hertz Rent-A-Car at 180 Hawley Lane in Trumbull, close by the town’s Hawley Lane mini-mall. If you prefer to take a bus, there is a bus line that runs from Trumbull’s neighboring city of Bridgeport, called the Greater Bridgeport Transit. With locations in numerous popular spots, such as on Main Street and Churchill Road, the GBT is affordable and efficient. The GBT runs Monday through Friday from 6AM-6PM, and Saturday from 8AM-noon.

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Truro

There is more than one place called Truro:

Australia

 * Truro (South Australia) - a town in South Australia.

Canada

 * Truro (Nova Scotia) - A town in Nova Scotia.

United Kingdom

 * Truro (England) - A city in Cornwall.

United States of America

 * Truro (Massachusetts) - A town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod.

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Truro (England)

Truro (Cornish: Truru) is a small cathedral city (population 22,000) in South Cornwall. It is the administrative capital of the County of Cornwall.

Understand
Queen Victoria designated Truro a city in 1876, but it is the size of a small town.
 * Truro visitor information from Visit Cornwall

By train
is on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance. The station is a fairly long, steep downhill walk to the city centre. If you've got luggage, plan ahead and know the buses or book a taxi. If you're travelling from elsewhere in Cornwall, you may well find the bus more convenient as it stops more centrally, and all branch line trains (except for the Falmouth branch) will require a change of train to get to Truro. There is no lift for the footbridge between platforms.

Generally, there are trains every half hour on the branch line from Falmouth. Trains on the mainline are more esoteric, but there's usually an hourly stopping train between Penzance and Plymouth calling at every station en-route, then usually at least one long distance train every hour calling at main stops only en-route to somewhere upcountry. All trains stop at Truro. There are direct trains from London Paddington (including the Night Riviera sleeper), Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street and beyond, including an agonising 13-hour direct service from Aberdeen (once a day) - which is not a sleeper.

When you leave Truro, if you are going to be taking an eastbound service (towards Plymouth / Exeter / London) then do not enter the main station building. Instead, cross the tracks at the level crossing. You can enter the eastbound platforms directly via the ramp in the car park.

By car
Truro is at the junction of the A39 and A390 arterial roads, some north of Falmouth. There is a park and ride system available, with a western car park off the A390 at Langarth / Threemilestone (sat nav postcode: TR4 9AN), and an eastern car park off the A39 at Tregurra (sat nav postocde: TR1 1RH). Parking free, shuttle bus £2

By bus
Almost all services passing through or terminating/starting at Truro will run through the main bus station at Lemon Quay, right in the middle of town. Municipal services and services within Cornwall are mostly run by either First Kernow or Go Cornwall. BusTimes.org is your friend.

National Express services provide sporadic services to and from places outside of Cornwall, including Heathrow Airport and London Victoria.

By plane
There's no direct public transport available; take the A9 bus to Newquay and change for one of several routes going to Truro.

Get around
Most attractions are within walking distance.

Lemon Quay is the hub for bus services, including shuttles for the Truro Park and Ride service. There are departure information screens, and inside the station building you can grab a Cornwall-wide printed timetable, where there are some comfy chairs and vending machines to ease the wait. The station building is an "island", and there are departure bays on both sides, so make sure you know where your bus is departing from, as it's easy to miss it if you're on the wrong side. The bus station is not anywhere near the train station, which is a long way out from the town centre.

Buy
There is a good number of shops, including a rather large Marks and Spencer's.

There are two covered markets. One leads off the Piazza with several small traditional stalls. The other leads off Lemon St (near the cinema): the little shops here would appeal more to the eco/organic minded, with a pleasant coffee shop and art gallery upstairs, where you can usually find a seat.

On Saturday mornings, a great farmers' market on the piazza has good local produce, including delicious Cornish ducks, cheeses, bread, rose veal and plants to take home. Wednesday's market, in the same place, is smaller.

The Lander Gallery is recommended for those wishing to purchase Cornish artwork, both old and new.

Eat

 * Cornish pasty: Bakeries include W.C. Rowe's on Victoria Square and Lemon Quay, Oggy Oggy on River Street, and Warrens on New Bridge Street and the cathedral square. All the pasty shops do a variety of different pasties, the traditional beef and vegetarian pasties and for the more adventurous there are the more unusual fillings to try. Particularly recommended to try are W.C. Rowes.
 * Saffron buns: Delicious sweet fruit buns flavoured with saffron, from the bakers above. Also "tea treats" (bigger than a bun) and saffron cake, like a fruit loaf, to be sliced, and sometimes toasted and buttered.
 * Saffron buns: Delicious sweet fruit buns flavoured with saffron, from the bakers above. Also "tea treats" (bigger than a bun) and saffron cake, like a fruit loaf, to be sliced, and sometimes toasted and buttered.

Sleep

 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.
 * St Mawes Hotel nearby on Harbourside is also part of Idle Rocks.

Go next

 * The A390 trunk road leads into St Austell
 * First Devon & Cornwall number 14 & 18 buses run up to every fifteen minutes (this is very good for anywhere in Cornwall, even central Truro); destinations include Truro Railway Station, Camborne, and Redruth, and can be caught at the bus station on Lemon Quay or Victoria Square.
 * Truro Railway Station is a short but uphill walk from the centre. InterCity trains are frequently run to Penzance and Plymouth, and less frequently to London and the Midlands. There is a half-hourly service to Falmouth all day and hourly into the evening; a single journey takes half an hour and the return fare is £4 per adult. It is quite busy in the peaks, with traffic mostly living in Falmouth and commuting to Truro. Visitors will find Falmouth Town station the most convenient of the three in Falmouth (Penmere, Falmouth Town and Falmouth Docks); Penmere is a commuter stop at the back of the town on a steep hill and Falmouth Docks is beyond the town centre, though convenient for Pendennis Castle.

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Truro (Massachusetts)

Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side. Cape Cod Light (sometimes called Highland Light) is the oldest lighthouse on Cape Cod. One of the joys in Truro is exploring all the back roads, discovering small beaches and quaint properties.

Get in
Wellfleet and Provincetown are the bordering towns.

By car
Truro is about an hour from the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne via Route 6.

 * From Boston take I-93 south to Route 3 south to the Sagamore Bridge (becomes Rt. 6).
 * From Providence or points south take I-95 north to I-195 to Route 25 south to the Bourne Bridge (I-495 also becomes Route 25). At the rotary (traffic circle) on the Cape side, go almost all the way around and travel along the Canal to Route 6 east.

By bus

 * Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway, 17 Elm Av., Hyannis, +1 508-771-6191.
 * The Flex, Hyannis Transportation Center, Hyannis, Regional Transit Authority Customer Service: +1-800-352-7155; TTY for Deaf and Hearing Impaired: +1 508-385-4163. Service between Mid Cape and Outer Cape towns.

Get around
Route 6 is the main highway connecting Truro with contiguous towns. An alternate Route, 6A, parallels Route 6 to the west and skirts the bay. A car is useful for exploring the bordering towns of Provincetown and Wellfleet and the Cape Cod National Seashore.

Beaches
Beach stickers are no longer required to visit Town of Truro beaches or to park at beach parking lots.

Beach permits are required to drive on the beach or access the Off-Road Vehivle Corridors. To obtain a permit, bring to the Beach Office your car registration, and a lease or some other document which demonstrates your temporary residence in Truro. Permits are available seven days a week from 8AM to 4PM from the office at 36 Shore Road/Route 6A next to the old North Truro post office, call with any questions at: +1 508-487-6983. 2020 beach permit rates for non-residents: $75 for 1 week, $250 for the season.

Bay Side
 * Corn Hill Beach, Corn Hill Rd, Great family beach with nice sunsets.
 * Fisher Road Beach, Fisher Rd.
 * Great Hollow Beach, Great Hollow Rd.
 * Cold Storage Beach, off Route 6A North Truro
 * 'Beach Point Landing, as it's locally known, also off 6A

Ocean Side
 * Long Nook Road, Long Nook Rd. Dramatic high, sandy cliffs.
 * Ballston Beach, South Pamet Rd.
 * Coast Guard Beach, Coast Guard Rd.
 * Head of the Meadow Beach, Head of the Meadow Rd.

Eat

 * Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Route 6A, Truro Center, +1 508-349-6554. Special.
 * Harbor Lights Restaurant, Route 6A, North Truro, +1 508-487-3062. Breakfast. Omelettes a specialty.
 * Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Route 6A, Truro Center, +1 508-349-6554. Special.
 * Harbor Lights Restaurant, Route 6A, North Truro, +1 508-487-3062. Breakfast. Omelettes a specialty.

Sleep
The town's largest concentration of cottages is in North Truro along Route 6A at "Beach Point."

Campgrounds

 * North of Highland Camping Area, +1 508-487-1191. 237 sites.
 * North of Highland Camping Area, +1 508-487-1191. 237 sites.
 * North of Highland Camping Area, +1 508-487-1191. 237 sites.

Go next
Day trips to any other Cape Cod town, particularly Provincetown.

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Truro (Nova Scotia)

Truro is a city in Nova Scotia with a population of around 12,000 (2016). Although you can find East Berlin and West Berlin on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, it is Truro where you will fido six large sections of the Berlin Wall.

Understand
The area around Truro was called "Wagobagitik" by the local Mi’kmaq inhabitants. The name has been interpreted as meaning "end of the water's flow" or “the bay runs far up”, in reference to the world’s highest tides rising up from the Bay of Fundy. Acadian settlers arrived in the early 1700s, and called it "Cobequid". After the Acadians were expelled in the mid-18th century, Scots-Irish settlers named the town after Truro in Cornwall, England.

Truro boomed after the construction of the Nova Scotia Railway between Halifax and Pictou in 1858, and of the Intercolonial Railway in 1872 and its connection to the Annapolis Valley’s Dominion Atlantic Railway at the turn of the 20th century. The Truro Woolen Mills, a major employer, became Stanfield’s underwear.

By car
Truro is
 * east of Moncton, New Brunswick along the Route 2 in New Brunswick and Highway 104 in Nova Scotia, which both part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
 * south of Sydney, Nova Scotia along Highway 104 (Trans-Canada Highway)
 * north of Halifax along the Highway 102 (Veterans' Memorial Highway).

By train

 * Operates The Ocean route between Montreal and Halifax, including stops in Moncton and Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City). Travel time to Truro from Montreal is 20.25 hours, from Sainte-Foy is 16.5 hours, from Moncton is 2.75 hours, and from Halifax is 1.5 hours. Operates three trips per direction per week. A shuttle between train stations in Sainte-Foy and in Quebec City is available for The Ocean trains, but must be reserved in advance.
 * Operates The Ocean route between Montreal and Halifax, including stops in Moncton and Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City). Travel time to Truro from Montreal is 20.25 hours, from Sainte-Foy is 16.5 hours, from Moncton is 2.75 hours, and from Halifax is 1.5 hours. Operates three trips per direction per week. A shuttle between train stations in Sainte-Foy and in Quebec City is available for The Ocean trains, but must be reserved in advance.

By bus

 * Operates the following routes to Truro:
 * Between Halifax and Moncton including stops in Dartmouth, Halifax Airport, Truro, Amherst, Sackville, and Moncton Airport. Travel time to Truro from Halifax is 1.5 hours, from Amherst is 1.5 hours, and from Moncton is 2.25 hours.
 * Between Halifax and Sydney including stops in Dartmouth, Halifax Airport, Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury, and North Sydney. Travel time to Truro from Halifax is 1.5 hours, from Antigonish is 1.5 hours, from North Sydney is 4.25 hours, and from Sydney is 5 hours.
 * Travel to Truro from the following destinations involving same day transfers is as follows:
 * From Charlottetown with a transfer in Amherst.
 * From Bathurt, Campbellton, Edmundston, Fredericton, Miramichi, and Saint John with a transfer in Moncton.
 * From Bathurt, Campbellton, Edmundston, Fredericton, Miramichi, and Saint John with a transfer in Moncton.

By air
The nearest airports are in Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Moncton (New Brunswick).

Get around
Subways, light rail, bus rapid transit... Truro has none of those. Make your way on foot, by car or by bike.

Do

 * The Truro Winter Long John Festival in early February is the focus of the town's winter events (curling, snowshoeing, sledge hockey, skating, pickleball).
 * The Truro Winter Long John Festival in early February is the focus of the town's winter events (curling, snowshoeing, sledge hockey, skating, pickleball).
 * The Truro Winter Long John Festival in early February is the focus of the town's winter events (curling, snowshoeing, sledge hockey, skating, pickleball).

Buy
Truro has the usual big-box chains.

Stewiacke
Stewiacke is 30 km south of Truro on Highway 102. Its claim to fame is being on the 45th parallel, halfway between the Equator and the North Pole.

Go next
West to the Bay of Fundy, northwest to New Brunswick, east to Antigonish and Cape Breton, or south to Halifax.

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Truskavets

Truskavets (Ukrainian: Трускавець) is in Western Ukraine. It is the original and most attractive balneological resort of Ukraine. The resort is located in a picturesque valley at the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians at the height of 350 m above sea level at a distance of 100 km from Lviv.

The city of Truskavets is a cozy and pure ecological zone with a moderate continental climate. By generous variety of terrestrial and subterranean underground riches, the resort is one of the most ancient health resorts in Europe.

Today the resort is serves as a model resort and recreation area, boasting new technologies for medical treatments, rehabilitation and the promotion of health and well-being, with a focus on conserving natural resources and environmental protection.

There is useful website for tourists visiting Truskavets: truskavets.ua.

By train
Direct connections with such cities are available: Lviv, Ternopil and others.

Tickets are available on Ukrzaliznytsia website and in mobile app (iOS, Android).

By bus
Buses from Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk operate daily.

Tickets are available on BlaBlaCar.

By public transport
Truskavets has a convenient public transport system:

Single ride tickets in buses cost 5 грн.
 * 2 bus routes

Schedules are available on the official website.

You can also check information about public transport on EasyWay and Google Maps.

By taxi
Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include:

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Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences, locally called T or C and formerly known as Hot Springs, is a town in New Mexico in the United States of America. It gets its curious name from a 1950s-vintage television show that offered to film an episode in some little town far from Hollywood, if that town would change its name to match the show's. Hot Springs, New Mexico needed an economic boost, agreed to the deal, and has gained notoriety and consequently tourist business as a result.

Get in
Truth or Consequences is on Interstate highway 25, about halfway between Albuquerque and Las Cruces. The New Mexico speed limit is in most places, so it's a quick and easy drive from many locations in the Southwestern United States. Be sure and gas up at Socorro from the north or Las Cruces from the south, each about away, as there are no gas stations between T or C and these cities.

There is a general aviation municipal airport servicing private and charter airplanes. The nearest major airports are located in Albuquerque and El Paso. The Albuquerque Sunport (its international airport) is served by most United States airlines and is a major hub for Southwest Airlines; it is about north. The El Paso airport is about 150 miles to the south; it also has many major connections.

Trailways bus and independent Mexican buses service T or C, connecting it with Albuquerque and through El Paso to Mexico City.

The nearest Amtrak station is Deming, NM served by Amtrak’s Texas Eagle & Sunset Limited.

The Railrunner commuter train, formally known as the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, terminates in Belen, New Mexico, over 130 miles north, which connects Albuquerque, some pueblos, and Santa Fe.

Get around
There is no public transportation, but the entire downtown district is very walkable. That would include all 10 lodging options that offer hot mineral baths, plus the shopping/gallery district, plus 7 places to dine, at least 2 of which would be open for each meal of the day. There is taxi service for getting around town and from T or C to Elephant Butte and back. You can also rent a car ahead of time from Whitehead Auto for a day or two of exploration, and spend the rest of the time exploring the art of doing almost nothing--soaks in different bath houses, walks to the galleries or the river, getting a massage.

See
Don't miss the Geronimo Springs Museum, or the Hamilton Military Museum at Veterans Memorial Park

 * Elephant Butte Lake is the largest lake in the state, even when the water's low. To see the actual Elephant Butte (an island just offshore), go to the Dam Site Recreation Area. Take 3rd Street from Date St. in T or C. Go about 4 miles; turn left at the Dam Site Recreation Area and follow the road down to the lake. Dam Site Restaurant there has a great patio, the best view in the county, and a full bar. Be wary of the food; chefs come and go there and it varies greatly in quality.
 * Spaceport America is 30 miles to the east. During construction visitors can take 3 hour tours (starting in T or C) of the area and facility, after it is completed people will be able to view launches from the terminal (or purchase flights from Virgin Galactic).
 * Elephant Butte Lake is the largest lake in the state, even when the water's low. To see the actual Elephant Butte (an island just offshore), go to the Dam Site Recreation Area. Take 3rd Street from Date St. in T or C. Go about 4 miles; turn left at the Dam Site Recreation Area and follow the road down to the lake. Dam Site Restaurant there has a great patio, the best view in the county, and a full bar. Be wary of the food; chefs come and go there and it varies greatly in quality.
 * Spaceport America is 30 miles to the east. During construction visitors can take 3 hour tours (starting in T or C) of the area and facility, after it is completed people will be able to view launches from the terminal (or purchase flights from Virgin Galactic).

Do

 * Water sports, remarkably enough. T or C is on the Rio Grande between Elephant Butte Reservoir and Caballo Lake, two artificial lakes built mainly for flood control and water management, which however offer opportunities for fishing and small boating.  (There are frequent weather advisories for boaters on these lakes resulting from high winds; take these advisories seriously!) Elephant Butte is NM's largest Lake and has over 40 miles of shore front that you can drive right up to and camp. If you are planning on driving on the beach, 4WD is strongly recommended. The sand is deep and soft in spots and you can easily get stuck. There are numerous developed camp sites that feature sheltered picnic tables and benches that do not require 4WD for access.
 * Check out the local hot springs (this is also the former name of T or C). The Artesian Bath House is a good one. For soaking outdoors in riverside pools, try Riverbend Hot Springs. The ultimate is the new Wet Room at the Blackstone Hot Springs and Lodging. The most economical is the Indian Hot Springs, which has free-flowing water with a pebble bottom. Each of the 10 has something unique to offer. Sierra Grande Lodge, featured in National Geographic Traveler and on the National Register of Historic Places offers full spa services along with your hot mineral baths.  Charles Motel & Spa has 2 8-person private rooftop jacuzzis with hot mineral water.  All of the hot springs are concentrated in the old part of town. If you have the time and like to walk, it's actually a nice walking tour to go check them all out, then decide where to make your reservation. Plan on a couple of hours.
 * Monthly Art Hop Most shops and galleries are open late on the 2nd Sat of each month. From 6-9PM, many host artist's receptions or offer food and/or music. Starts at Celestial Creations at Date and 2nd Ave. and continues down both Main Street (2 blocks away) and on the one-way section of Broadway, plus the streets in between. On Main Street there is Dust & Glitter, Grapes, and the El Cortez Theater (old 1930s movie theater) and a few other businesses. Over on Broadway are numerous shops and galleries, to include Hot Springs Frame & Art Supply, Angel Remnants, Truth or Consequences brewing Company, Black Cat Books, and many more ending up at Rio Bravo Fine Art where Broadway ends and turns into Date Street.
 * El Cortez Theater - movies showing F 7PM, Sa 2PM & 7PM, Su 7PM, and W 7PM. Tickets cost $5.
 * Sierra Del Rio Golf Course. T or C Municipal Golf Course.

Drink
You'll find a number of watering holes in town. Couple of sawdust joints or bars are: Truth or Consequences Brewing Company (beer, wine, cider, live music), Raymonds (beer, wine, & liquor), Los Arcos (beer, wine, & liquor), Sierra Del Rio (beer,wine,&liquor), Casa Taco (beer & wine), Elephant Butte Inn (beer, wine, & liquor), Pacific Grill (beer & wine) and maybe a few others.

Go next

 * Caballo Lake is much quieter than most of Elephant Butte Lake and is great for fishing and camping. There are 4 marinas at Elephant Butte Lake, 3 year-round, which offer rentals of pontoon boats, jet skis etc., even overnight.  More camping and r.v. campgrounds.
 * Take a drive to Hillsboro. One-half hour. 2 restaurants, 2 or 3 galleries/shops, nice ride.
 * Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is about 60 miles north; see Socorro article for details.

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Tryavna

Tryavna (Bulgarian: Трявна) is a small town in the central part of the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria, near Gabrovo. It's famous for its preserved 19th century architecture (with over a 100 listed buildings, monuments, museums, and similar objects), as well as the continuing practice of traditional hand crafts. Historically, it's known as the birthplace of the Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov (1866-1912) and the revolutionary Angel Kanchev (1850-1872).

Understand
Tryavna is nested in the valley of the eponymous small river, on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains. The location has been inhabited since Thracian times, or for thousands of years, but the earliest definitive proof of the existence of the modern village dates to the 12th century, in the years around the conquest of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom by the Ottoman Turks.

During the period of Bulgarian National Revival, when Bulgarian society redefined itself in the 18th and 19th centuries during the Ottoman occupation, the town became heavily involved in the development of crafts. Houses from this period feature their own architectural design. The ground floors had irregular forms and housed craftsmen and traders. The upper floors featured wooden bow-windows. Another unusual feature was the use of stone roof tiles instead of the clay ones common elsewhere.

Climate
The city has a continental climate, owing to its position close to the Balkan Mountains and distance from the Black Sea. Tryavna has hot summers and cold, snowy winters — which is good for the popular sky resorts in the nearby Uzana area. This part of Bulgaria has all four seasons, although spring is brief and falls mainly in April. The average high daily temperature in summer is about 27°C and in winter about 4°C.

Get in
The town is well connected with the whole country thanks to its excellent road network and railway station.

By car
The town is on Route 609 and Route 552, which are the same road when they pass through Tryavna. Highway 55, running north-south, passes the town to the east and Highway 5 passes the village to the west.

By bus
A regular daily bus connect Tryavna with Sofia, though it runs only once a day. A bus runs back and forth from Tryavna to Gabrovo about 10 times a day during the week, and about half as often during the weekend.

By train
Tryavna is on a major north-south railway line and there are several trains from the major transport hub of Gorna Oryahovitsa, next to the historic town of Veliko Turnovo. From there, changes to trains from Sofia can be done. A few trains continues southwards to Stara Zagora and Dimitrovgrad. In the other direction, there are connections to Tryavna from theRuse, on the border with Romania. Additionally, the once-daily overnight train between Bucharest and Istanbul also calls here. Tickets and timetables are available at stations or at the website of national operator BDZ.

Get around
The town has its own small bus system, some taxis and marshrutkas. However, it is a comparatively small community and most of the historical and interesting areas are close enough to each other to be accessed on foot.

Do
A historical village and architectural preserve - the old buildings are maintained - Tryavna offers a lot to sight seers, photographers, people who enjoy shopping and similar activities. The town is also home to a number of galleries and museums, which art and artifacts from across the history of Bulgaria.

Buy
Tryavna offers a profusion of shopping opportunities, many of which cater to tourists, including shops selling sojourners, clothings, jewelry, arts and craft items and similar goods.

Eat

Drink
Drinking establishments are common in Bulgaria and Tryavna. Beer and alcohol are available at almost all coffee shops, restaurants and shops where food and refreshments are available. There are few establishments which serve only alcohol.

Go next
Hiking, biking and camping opportunities are widely available in the nearby Central Balkan National Park and in the Nature Park Bulgarka, itself home to Ethnographic Complex Etara, Dryanovo Monastery, Sokolski Monastery, Shipka Pass, and the Uzana area. The Bozhentsi Trail (Екопътека Боженци - Дряновски манастир) leads to the village and the Dryanovo Monastery.

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Trzęsacz

Trzesacz is city in Zachodniopomorskie in Poland. It is situated at the coast Pommerania at a wide sandy beach. As the sands are moving relatively quickly contemporary Trzesacz finds itself some miles southeast of the medieval of which only the wall of the presbyterium of a Gothic church survived.

Get in

 * by plane - the international Lech Walesa airport at Gdansk or the international Szczecin-Goleniow airport
 * by car - from Gdansk or Szczecin by the route E28 to Goleniow, than E65 to Kamien Pomorski and finally along the coast east to Trzesacz.
 * by train - (PKP)
 * by bus - (PKS)

Get around
The sea resort is not quite big, so you can easily walk on food or rent a bike.

Go next
On the mainland:

 * Pommeranian metropol Szczecin
 * sea resort and medieval town of Kamien Pomorski
 * sea resort and medieval town of Kolobrzeg
 * Medieval town of Stargard Szczecinski with an over hundred meter high cathedral

On the island Wolin:
 * Wolinski Nationalpark
 * Game reserve of wisents
 * 93 meter high cliff of Gosan
 * Kawcza Gora Mountain
 * sea resort and port Swinoujscie
 * sea resort Dziwnow
 * sea resort Miedzyzdroje
 * ancient town of Wolin (town)
 * medieval town of Lubin

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Ts'ehlanyane National Park

Ts'ehlanyane National Park is in the Leribe district of Lesotho.

History
This is the largest National Park in Lesotho. The park owes its existence to the “Hlotse Tunnel” adit (Lesotho Highlands Water Project), where it transfers its sparkling water from Katse Dam into the Ash River near the South African Town of Clarens. It used to be classified as a Nature Reserve and is now part of the Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area.

Landscape
Over 5600 hectares of extremely rugged mountain terrain is protected within this park, which includes one of the very few indigenous woodlands in Lesotho.

Flora and fauna
The diversity of habitat types is exceptionally high and derived from the large latitudinal range that the park has.

Some of the finest examples of Che-che (old wood), woodland are preserved at the heart of this area, with a number of rare undergrowth plants that are unique to this woodland habitat. On the banks of the rivers and streams are stands of berg bamboo which are of significant cultural significance to the Basotho people (used in initiation ceremonies, hut building, etc.) The reserve also encompasses a reasonable proportion of very rare mountain "fynbos" that do not occur anywhere else in the world and also recorded are in excess of 220 flowing plant species.

There have been 24 small- to medium-sized mammalian species recorded in the highlands area and these include the African wild cat, black-backed jackal, porcupine, caracal, grey rhebuck, baboon, striped pole cat and rock hyrax, ice rat, the clawless otter (there is circumstantial evidence that leopard still occurs in a few refuge habitats), All of these species with the exception of the clawless otter, grey rhebuck and rock hyrax are considered to be endangered in the park area.

No information is available on the avifauna of the park, other than the limited surveys undertaken by field staff to date. The very provisional list prepared to date indicates the presence of some 69 species of birds.

The list included two of the Red Data species (bearded and Cape vultures), and only one (orange-breasted rock jumper) of the three southern African endemic species considered to be globally “near-threatened” because of their restricted range. It is likely that further work will considerably extend this list.

Climate
Ts'ehlanyane National Park has an altitude ranging between 1940 to 3112 metres and is considered mostly sub-alpine. Summers are warm and wet while winter temperatures can drop well below freezing with snow fall dusting the upper reaches of the mountain side.

Get in
The park is located deep in the northern range of the Maloti Mountains at the foot of the Holomo Pass and about 45 minutes on a good road from the South African border post of Caledonspoort (Caledonspoort is 15 minutes drive from the popular Freestate town of Clarens and about 4 hours from O.R. Thambo International Airport).

A 32-km tarred access road that leaves the main A1 route 8km south of Butha Buthe. The route passes through the village of Khabo and parallels the Hlotse river along the very picturesque Holomo valley until it reaches the park entrance gate. It is possible to take minibuses or taxis from Butha-Buthe to the park entrance. Cost is M20-30 for minibus and around M150 by taxi (April 2014). It may be difficult to return to Butha-Buthe from the park by public transport, and will likely require walking several kilometers to the nearest town before finding any available vehicles.

Fees and permits

 * Adults: M50 per person
 * Children (5-13years): M10 pp
 * Pre Primary Schools: M2 pp
 * Primary Schools: M5 pp
 * High Schools: M10 pp
 * Tertiary institutions: M15 pp
 * Vehicles (up to 15 seats): M30 per vehicle
 * Buses (16 seats and above): M60 pv

Do

 * Picnic site at the day visitors area
 * A spectacular 39-km hiking trail links the Ts’ehlanyane National Park with the Bokong Nature Reserve. Stone hiking huts are available at the two end points
 * Various other hiking trails
 * Photographic opportunities. Not only is the scenery spectacular, but the fauna and flora offer a boundless variety of photographic subjects.
 * Day walks: experience nature first hand by taking a stroll into the woodlands.
 * Bird watching: keep an eye out for the Bearded Vulture and Ground Woodpecker.
 * Basotho pony rides offer an ideal way to explore nature from a higher vantage point.
 * Swimming in the streams and rock pools
 * Small game viewing

Drink
There is a bar located at Maliba Mountain Lodge which day visitors to the park are able to make use of.

Sleep

 * Youth hostel-type accommodation, mostly used by park employees, is available directly from the park. The worker at the entrance gate may only be familiar with Maliba as a hotel for tourists but explain that you want to stay at the building about 500 m from the park entrance. While not as romantic as the lodging at Maliba, it is reasonably clean and functional. Dormitories for M150/200 per night for two-beds/three-beds (June 2023). It is a 30-45 minute walk (~2-4 km) from the park lodging to the starting points of the hiking trails, though there appears to be a 4x4 trail nearby which also leads to the trails. Consult the park office for details.
 * Youth hostel-type accommodation, mostly used by park employees, is available directly from the park. The worker at the entrance gate may only be familiar with Maliba as a hotel for tourists but explain that you want to stay at the building about 500 m from the park entrance. While not as romantic as the lodging at Maliba, it is reasonably clean and functional. Dormitories for M150/200 per night for two-beds/three-beds (June 2023). It is a 30-45 minute walk (~2-4 km) from the park lodging to the starting points of the hiking trails, though there appears to be a 4x4 trail nearby which also leads to the trails. Consult the park office for details.
 * Youth hostel-type accommodation, mostly used by park employees, is available directly from the park. The worker at the entrance gate may only be familiar with Maliba as a hotel for tourists but explain that you want to stay at the building about 500 m from the park entrance. While not as romantic as the lodging at Maliba, it is reasonably clean and functional. Dormitories for M150/200 per night for two-beds/three-beds (June 2023). It is a 30-45 minute walk (~2-4 km) from the park lodging to the starting points of the hiking trails, though there appears to be a 4x4 trail nearby which also leads to the trails. Consult the park office for details.

Remember
Passport, pocket knife, insect repellant, anti-itch gel, antibiotic cream, sunblock (the African sun is intense), hat, sporting equipment, torch, travel guidebooks, English-Sesotho dictionary, plastic bags, warm clothing, waterproof clothing, compass or GPS, water bottle, binoculars, first aid kit and hiking shoes.

The water from the taps appears to be potable, but confirm with park and/or lodging staff if unsure.

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Tsabong

Tsabong or Tshabong is a town in the Kalahari region of Botswana.

Tsabong has a range of shops, including a Barclays bank with foreign exchange, pharmacy and primary hospital. Tsabong is the capital of Kgalagadi District. In global terms though, it’s a small village, with a population of about nine thousand. It is situated on a massive pan. Historic buildings include the original wells, the first jail, District Commissioner and Station Commander's houses in the district (colonial era). There are a number of middle stone age sites in the area, but very little has been written about the history of the village. It also boasts an unsealed airstrip with the second oldest meteorological station in Botswana. Crime is negligible

Get in
From Gaborone: Get a taxi to the Main Bus Park. The Tsabong bus stop is near the south west corner. Buses leave at 08:00, 09:00 and 10:00 seven days a week. Journey time is 6-7 hours.
 * By bus

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Tsaghkadzor

Tsaghkadzor is a city in Central Armenia. Tsaghkadzor is known for being a ski resort, with forests and an ancient monastery.

Understand
In the summer, people come here to get away from the city life of Yerevan, and the heat, for the fresh air in the mountains. In the winter, the town is completely overtaken by skiers and people who just want to relax and enjoy the snow and scenery.

Get in
It can be a little tricky to get into town with public transport, with the usual method forcing you to stop first in Hrazdan town and catch something from there. The tourist information office at 3 Nalbandyan might have information on direct transport, and there are always taxis, which are not too expensive, especially when shared.

Get around
Car, foot, snowmobile, bicycle, relatively cheap taxi (taxi from center to ropeway is approximately 300 AMD).

Go next

 * Sevan Lake

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Tsagkarada

Tsagkarada, Milopotamos, Fakistra are in Northeast Pelion. Since these villages are close to each other, they are considered as a single travel destination

Get in
There are frequently buses from Volos Interurban Bus Terminal ("Yperastiko KTEL") (KTEL Volou) to most of the villages in that area. Details on buses, can be found online here

Do
Swim on Milopotamos and Fakistra beach, one of the most beautiful in Pelion

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Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo East National Park is in the Southern Rift Valley of Kenya. Tsavo East is more popular than it's slightly smaller brother, Tsavo West National Park, due to its proximity to Mombasa and its drier, more barren landscape that makes wildlife easier to spot.

Understand
The best time to see wildlife in Tsavo East is from August through September, when the grass is lower and the viewing distances longer. That said, safaris will be more expensive during this period. If you're on a budget, you may want to consider the low season from May through June.

History
Tsavo was the hunting ground of the infamous Tsavo Man-Easters, two lions that were responsible for the deaths of many construction workers on the Kenya–Uganda Railway during 1898. (This saga was dramatised in the 1997 Hollywood film The Ghost and the Darkness.) The national park was established on 1 April 1948 with an area of 21812 km2. It was the largest park in Kenya for just a month, as the park was then divided in two in order to ease its administration. The dividing line for the parks is today's Nairobi–Mombassa railroad.

Landscape
Tsavo East is characterised by dry, flat plains, crossed by the Galana River, around which is a swampy marshland.

Flora and fauna
The park is home to elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, hippos, crocodile, waterbucks, kudu, gerenuk and hirola, among others. Fauna is dominated by dry grass land and thorny bushes.

Climate
It's usually warm and dry. The temperature is fairly constant year round, but the rainfall varies. The temperature ranges from 27 – in the daytime to 22 – at night. The long rainy season lasts from March until May, and the rainfall is usually heavy, making this a bad time for wildlife safaris. There is also a short rainy season from October to December, but the weather during this period is nice enough for safaris – just expect some afternoon showers. Humidity is high from December through April.

Get in
There are four gates for Tsavo East: Voi Gate (the main gate), Manyani Gate, Buchuma Gate and Sala Gate. However, a smartcard is needed to enter the park, and this can only be obtained at Voi gate. (The smartcard can also be obtained at the main gates of Nairobi National Park and Lake Nakuru National Park, as well as the Mombasa office of the Kenya Wildlife Service. Also note that proof of identity is required for Kenyan resident discount cards). You then need to put money on the card. This can be done at the Voi Gate, or at any location where you obtained your card. Once you have your card loaded with money, any gate will do – the entrance fee will be deducted from your card.

Fees and permits
Entrance fees per day: Vehicle fees per day:
 * Adult resident – Ksh 1200
 * Children resident – Ksh 600
 * Adult non resident – US$75
 * Children non resident – US$40
 * Less than 6 seats – Ksh 200
 * 6 to 12 seats – Ksh 600

Get around
Though you can tour the park on your own, it's usually best to hire a safari operator to guide you and, most importantly, find you the wildlife.

See

 * Yatta Plateau – A roughly 290 km lava flow; one of the world's longest.
 * Lugards Falls – On the Galana river. Not a true waterfall but rather a series of rapids.
 * Mudanda Rock – A long, rocky outcrop running about 1.6 km long. There is a dam at the base which creates a watering hole for animals.
 * Aruba Dam - Built in 1952 across the Voi River. The dam attracts both animals and waterfowl.
 * Tsavo River/Athi River confluence – where the two rivers join to form the Galana river

Do

 * Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary – A sanctuary for the critically-endangered black rhino

Eat
Your safari operator should, in most cases, provide catered food. Otherwise there is food at the lodges.

Drink
In the lodges the prices for soft drinks are about Ksh 150ksh, while beer is roughly Ksh 350 and wine Ksh 400. Water is free in most camps. Prices for drinks in the safari vehicles should be about the same.

Sleep
There are many places to stay inside the park (more expensive) and outside the park (less expensive). The downside to staying outside the park is that you have to drive through the gate again, which takes time.

Lodging

 * Sarova Saltlick Lodge
 * Voi Lodge – One of the more scenic lodges in Tsavo East
 * Sentrim Lodge
 * Satao Camp
 * Ashnil Aruba
 * Lion Hill Lodge

Camping
Most campsites lack fencing and animals – elephants in particular – are able to roam around them. Depending on your perspective, this can be unnerving or exhilarating (or both).

Go next

 * Tsavo West National Park
 * Mombasa

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Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West National Park is in the Southern Rift Valley of Kenya. Tsavo West hosts fewer visitors than its slightly larger brother, Tsavo East National Park, because its hilly landscape and thicker vegetation makes animals harder to see. Don't count Tsavo West out, however – it is considered the better looking of the two.

Understand
The best time to see wildlife in Tsavo East is from August through September, when the vegetation is thinner and the viewing distances longer.

History
Tsavo was the hunting ground of the infamous Tsavo Man-Eaters, two lions that were responsible for the deaths of many construction workers on the Kenya-Uganda Railway during 1898. (This saga was dramatised in the 1997 Hollywood film The Ghost and the Darkness.) The national park was established on 1 April 1948 with an area of 21,812 km2 (8,422 sq mi). It was the largest park in Kenya for just a month, as the park was then divided in two in order to ease its administration. The dividing line for the parks is today's Nairobi–Mombassa railroad.

Landscape
Tsavo West has an arid, hilly landscape, dotted with volcanic cones, dark lava flows and a number of rocky outcrops. It is bisected the the park's namesake, the Tsavo River.

Flora and fauna
The park host leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, crocodiles, mongooses, hyraxes, dik-diks, lesser kudus and nocturnal porcupines, among others. Over 600 different bird species have been spotted in the park.

Climate
Generally the temperature ranges from 27 – during the day and 22 – during the night, year round. Humidity is high from December to April. There are two rainy seasons at Tsavo West: a long one from March to May, and a short one from October to December. You probably want to skip the long rainy season, while the short rainy season is quite tolerable with just afternoon showers.

Fees and permits
For non-residents, the entrance fee is US$60.

See

 * Mzima Springs – A series of four natural springs

Do

 * Rock climbing – The most impressive site is the Kitchwa Tembo cliffs

Eat
Your safari operator should, in most cases, provide catered food. Otherwise there is food at the lodges.

Drink
In the lodges the prices for soft drinks are about Ksh 150ksh, while beer is roughly Ksh 350 and wine Ksh 400. Water is free in most camps. Prices for drinks in the safari vehicles should be about the same.

Lodging
Most accommodations are set near watering holes where game can be sighted.
 * Severin Safari Camp
 * Kilaguni Serena Lodge
 * Rhino Valley Lodge
 * Lions Bluff Lodge – Located in Taita Hills, outside the park, although has a 360-degree view over the park

Go next

 * Tsavo East National Park
 * Mombasa

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Tsethang

Tsethang (Chinese: Zedang) is a city in Shannan Prefecture.

Get in
Bus from either long-distance or mid-distance bus stations in Lhasa to Tsethang early mornings daily. Return from Shannan Bus Station several times in morning.

See

 * Mt Gongpori and the Monkey Cave - said to be birthplace of Tibetan people
 * Tsethang Gompa (Ganden Choekhorling) - undergoing reconstruction
 * Tradruk Temple (Changzhusi) - oldest temple in Tibet, legend says king exterminated 5 dragons in lake near temple and built temple in victory. Famous Thangka made of pearls.
 * Sheldrak Drubpuk (Crystal Caves) - location where Guru Rinpoche meditated and so important pilgrimage site.
 * King's Tombs at Chongye - Located in village of Chongye, 28 km south of Tsethang, was ancient capital of Tibet until transfer to Lhasa. Across river from village are groups of ancient tombs that are regarded as the graves of successive Tibetan kings, including Songtsen Ganpo himself

Buy
No Bank of China branch or ATM

Sleep
Tsethang Hotel (Zedang Fandian), Friendship Hotel (Youyi Binguan), Tsethang Guesthouse (Zedang Zhaodaisuo) and Post Office Guesthouse (Youdian Gongwan) are only places foreigners advised to stay.

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Tsetserleg

Tsetserleg (also spelt Tsetserlik, Tsetserlig or Cècèrlèg) is the capital of Arkhangai province.

Understand
The town is located in a beautiful forested valley in the Khangay mountains; it has a population of around 20,000, and is generally considered to be the most pleasant of Mongolia's provincial capitals. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Mongolia, with monastery built on the current site of the town in 1642. While the monastery was closed in the 1930s by the communist government, the original temple was turned into a museum.

Get in
Due to improved roads to the capital, Ulaanbaatar, there is no longer scheduled air transportation. On the bright side, there is daily buses to and from UB on paved road the entire way.

By bus
Buses for Tsetserleg leave from the Dragon bus station in Ulaanbaatar at 8AM on daily. The ride typically lasts at least 10 hours, and tickets must be purchased a day in advance. As of June 2009, bus tickets from Ulaanbaatar to Tsetserleg cost approximately 18,000 ₮, around US$13.

There are also microbuses that run between Ulaanbaatar and Tsetserleg. These are often very cramped (four across a bench seat), as drivers want to fit as many people in as possible to maximize profit. If possible, it is not a bad idea to pay for an extra seat to be left empty.

Get around
Tseterleg isn't very big. The city center and most hotels are in walking distance of the main attractions. If you don't want to walk, stand on the side of the road and stick your hand out. It won't be long before a car stops. Expect to pay between 500 and 2,000 ₮ for rides around town.

See

Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites
In 2023, four Mongolian Bronze Age sites were added to the world heritage list and the set was named Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites. Deer stones refer to small "obelisks". Three of these sites are north of Tsetserleg, the fourth is in Mörön.

Do

 * Attend an opera performance at the town's theater.
 * Arrange to stay with a herder family in their ger (yurt). The Fairfield Cafe and Guest House can help with this.
 * Great cycling/hiking country.

Buy

 * Woolen items made by local people.
 * There are a few stores near the bakery.
 * The town has a small art shop selling the work of local artists.

Eat

 * There are many small restaurants offering typical Mongolian food. This is mainly meat, potatoes, rice and soups. They are cheap and offer a hearty traditional Mongolian meal, though don't expect much fresh vegetables. In hotel restaurant meals may be priced around 8,000 to 10,000 ₮ per dish, but in the many small local restaurants the prices are more like 3,000 to 5,000 ₮ per person.
 * The town has a fantastic western style cafe and bakery run by an Australian couple - The Fairfield Guesthouse Cafe and Bakery. The standard of food and cleanliness is outstanding.  It may be one of the only places in the Mongolian countryside where you can get a real espresso coffee or cappuccino to go with your full English Breakfast!  The bread is spectacular!  http://www.fairfield.mn/

Drink

 * The Naran Hotel, situated next to the Fairfield Guesthouse has a large bar with many tables and replica works of art on the walls. Also has karaoke downstairs. Usually busy with both travellers and Mongolians. Also does food.
 * The Neptune. A club that is open most nights. Might be dangerous though- on one night there was a fight between ten men, the next night it was raided and closed by police. Good place to talk to younger Mongolians.
 * Many smaller bars offering cheap beers and varied music. Most also offer food.

Go next

 * The Japanese-managed resort of Tsenger Hot Springs is located 30 km away, and would cost approximately US$15 to get there by hired car.
 * From Tsetserleg, it is possible to hire a car to take you to one of Mongolia's most picturesque lakes, Terkhin Tsaagan Nuur or the Great White Lake. Cars can be hired at Tsetserleg's "black market," located close to the city center, but be prepared to negotiate prices in Russian, as few locals speak English.  Alternatively, the English speaking staff at The Fairfield Guesthouse can make the booking for you.  The drive to the lake is approximately 170 km, almost all on unpaved roads or dirt paths, and takes approximately 4 hours.  A return trip to the lake should cost around US$110, inclusive of petrol, food and accommodation for the driver.

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Tshwane

Tshwane is the metro area that includes Pretoria, Centurion and other nearby areas.

Cities

 * — one-time home to the Prime Minister and General Jan Smuts, and as the site of a British concentration camp
 * — the administrative capital of South Africa offers elegant architecture, historical sites and museums, and beautiful gardens
 * — home to the Waterkloof Air Force Base, and the Swartkop Air Force Base
 * Pretoria-North

Other destinations

 * — a little bit of Africa left in the middle of Gauteng

title: Tshwane


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Tsimasham

Tsimasham is in Chukha district.

Understand
Tsimasham is the headquarters of Chukka district and is located on the main Thimphu to Phuentsholing highway. The town is somewhat barren and lacks any kind of charm or even cohesion. There is no reason to stop here, except perhaps to take a refreshment break.

See

 * Chukha Dzong. The dzong is new and so lacks the treasures and charm of traditional dzongs. Still, the structure is impressive and worth a few shots of film.

Eat

 * There are many restaurants that cater to passengers on the inter-district buses. However, the restaurants are uninspiring and the choice of dishes limited. It is best to prepare a packed lunch at the point of departure.

title: Tsimasham