Transport in Bucharest

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Public transport The extensive system of public transport in Bucharest is the largest in Romania. It consists of a 71 km metro system operated by Metrorex and surface-bus transport network (78 lines), and trolleybuses (19 lines), trams (26 lines) and … Read More

Transport in London – Road and river networks

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Road network Bus (Victoria Bus Station) Victoria coach station serves most domestic and international destinations. Cabs (London taxi) The famous London taxis operate throughout the city day and night. To take a taxi, just simply to be hailed on the … Read More

Transport in London – Rail network

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London is a center point of the UK rail network with 14 stations distributed in the city offering commuter services, outline, international connections and connections to major airports. Most areas not served by the subway or the DLR agglomeration areas … Read More

Transport in London – Subways and trams

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Transport for London manages two separate rail transportation systems of classic rail network. The most important is the London Underground, as supplemented by the Docklands Light Railway in east and southeast of the city. TfL also manages a network of … Read More

Transport in London – Air network

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London is an exchange node for air, rail, road and river network in the United Kingdom. The city has a dense and extensive network of public and private transport. Transport for London, managed mostly by Transport for London (TfL), is … Read More

London’s transport

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Transport is one of the four major regions of policy administered by the Mayor of London, nonetheless the mayor’s financial manage does not extend for the longer distance rail network that enters London. In 2007 he assumed responsibility for some … Read More

Aswan, the Land of the rainbow

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Aswan, or Syene (Egyptian Arabic: أسوان ) is a city in Egypt located about 843 km south of Cairo, on the right bank of the Nile, near the first cataract. Formerly part by Upper Egypt, in the first nome, the … Read More

Jerusalem, the Holy City

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Nicknames: Ir ha-Kodesh (Holy City), Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness) District Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Area • City 125,156 dunams (125.156 km2 or 48.323 sq mi) • Metro 652,000 dunams (652 km2 or 252 sq mi) Elevation 754 m … Read More

Travel in Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, the most visited destination in Brazil by foreign tourists for leisure trips, and second place for business travel. Brazil is the largest country in South America, famous for its football tradition, for its beaches and the Carnival … Read More

Pitcairn Islands

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Bounty Bay and the town square of Adamstown, connected by the newly-paved Hill of Difficulty (by permission of Andrew Christian) Capital (and largest city) Adamstown Official language(s) English (local dialect is Pitkern) Ethnic groups British, Polynesian, Chilean or Mixed Demonym … Read More

Travel in Albania

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Capital Tirana Government Developing Democracy Currency Lek (ALL) Area 28,748 sq km Population 3,600,523 (July 2007 est.) Language Albanian (There are two dialects: Gheg and Tosk) Religion Albanians are mostly atheist or do not follow any religion. All mosques and … Read More

Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

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Ittoqqortoormiit (which means “big house” in Greenlandic, also called Scoresbysund in Danish) is a small village situated on the Scoresby Sund (Kangertittivaq, in Greenlandic), a huge fjord on the east coast of Greenland. The population is composed of 537 inhabitants … Read More

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