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For those who have tablets and smartphones, I have also compiled a video from this presentation. It is saved on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4x4T-5Itm_FsR07hKJYstA/ Steve Uluru or Ayers Rock is a rocky monolith, which was formed by erosion of the surrounding plains and is one of the most recognized natural monuments in Australia. It is made of red sandstone and its age is estimated at more than 500 million years. It is located in the middle of the Australian continent in the [...]

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The 106-year-old, historic building of the Salzburg Regional Court has been completely refurbished with 59 million. The construction period was 3 years. The extensive restoration work was a major challenge, especially due to the strict protection of historical monuments in the city of Salzburg. Taking into account the external appearance and the historical structure of the building, a large, completely barrier-free new building was erected with new courtrooms, a judicial service center and a sta [...]

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The Vienna Central Cemetery is located on the southern border of Vienna, in the district Simmering. With the area of 2.5 km2 it is the second largest cemetery in Europe. The total length of roads and paths is about 100 km. It was opened in 1874 when the population of Vienna reached one million. More than 3 million people were buried there. For orientation in the cemetery area serves information at the entrance. It is also possible to buy an exact cemetery plan. In addition to walking, you can al [...]

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The beauty of African beaches lies mainly in the fact that you will not meet anyone for many kilometers and you will hear the murmur of the sea instead of the noise of civilization. They are mostly beaches still untouched by civilization. Steve [...]

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Beautiful Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015 for all from Slovakia Steve pista2011@gmail.com [...]

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Throughout the long history of mankind, humans have grown plants in gardens from both a practical and aesthetic point of view. We do not mean only small plots of land in gardens where you grow vegetables. Horticulture is an art form ranging from Zen-like gardens of Eastern cultures to perfectly formed Western-style gardens. It is true that "when you see the garden, you see the culture" and also "the gardens are a wonderful refuge and people are increasingly seeking refuge from the stresses of mo [...]

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Belize is a country located on the eastern coast of Central America by the Caribbean Sea. Its capital, Belmopan, was founded in 1970. The former colony of British Honduras was renamed Belize in 1973 and gained independence as a republic within the British Commonwealth in 1981. The official language is English. It is the smallest mainland state in America by population. From the 3rd century, Belize was part of the Mayan territory until the destruction of this civilization in the 16th century. The [...]

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The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a large belt of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending its presence to the Pacific Ocean. The major Atlantic coastal cities are New York, the global financial and cultural center and the capital of Washington, DC. Midwestern Chicago is known for its interesting architecture and on the west coast the Los Angeles (Hollywood) known for film industry. The USA has 327 million inhabitants (2018) and covers an area of 9 826 675 km². [...]

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Trip Advisor, Inc. is an American travel website company providing reviews of travel-related content. Here is the list of top 25 travelers' favorite destinations, covering Asia, America, North Africa, Pacific States and most of Europe. Tony [...]

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The Andean Altiplano is the area where the Andes are widest. It is the largest plateau on Earth after Tibet. Most of the Altiplano is in Bolivia, but its northern part is in Peru and its southern part in Chile and Argentina. The Laguna Blanca salt lake is located in the Bolivian part of the Altiplano, in its southwestern part. It was named after its whitish color, caused by the high content of dissolved minerals. The lake lies at an altitude of 4,350 m and covers an area of 10.9 km2. It is a ver [...]

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Virtual walk through the historic center of the capital of Slovakia - Bratislava. Have a nice stay. Steve [...]

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Iguazu Falls are waterfalls on the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together they form the largest waterfall in the world. The river flows mostly through Brazil, but most of the waterfalls are on the Argentine side. The first European to record the existence of waterfalls in 1541 was the Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. Steve [...]

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With 6.7 million inhabitants, Rio de Janeiro is the second most populous city in Brazil. Located on the Atlantic coast, it was founded by the Portuguese in 1565. It is the most visited city in South America. It is visited by more than 2.8 million tourists annually. Rio is known for carnivals, beautiful beaches and the huge statue of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Hill. It is also the main cultural center of Brazil. Its architecture includes buildings from the 16th to 19th centuries that blend [...]

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The Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It was founded in the 10th century and is considered one of the most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments of the country. It is located in the Rila Mountains and is 117 km south of the capital Sofia. It is believed that the monastery was founded by the hermit and saint Ivan Rilský, whose name it bears. It was built on the current site in the first half of the 14th century. It covers an area o [...]

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Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park. It was established in 1885 and is located in the Rocky Mountains (in province Alberta). The main commercial centre of the park is the town Banff, in the Bow River valley. The Park has a subarctic climate with three ecoregions, including montane, subalpine, and alpine. The mountains are formed from sedimentary rocks which were pushed east over newer rock strata, between 80 and 55 million years ago. Erosion from water and ice have carved the mo [...]

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Children are beautiful by their nature, innocence and playfulness. In many African countries, however, they have to help parents from childhood to adapt to food and water scarcity. Their faces often reveal the traces of suffering they have to undergo every day at a young age. You can find the video version of my presentations at : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4x4T-5Itm_FsR07hKJYstA/videos Steve [...]

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is an island in eastern Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean. The island was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1722 by the Dutch voyager Jacob Roggeveen. It is under the administration of Chile. The South American coast is 3,600 km away and the nearest inhabited island is 2,075 km away. The area of the island is 163 km2 and has 7,750 inhabitants. It is made up of three volcanoes that have been joined by lava flows. Around the island there are 15 small islands. There are no [...]

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Huangshan is a mountain range located in the eastern part of China in the province of Anhui, covering an area of 154 km2. Much of the mountain's reputation stems from its importance in Chinese fine art and literature. It is characterized by sharp points of rock massifs, which were formed by glaciers. The rocks are overgrown with deformed Huangshan pines. They are tenacious trees, growing from rock cracks and living for over a hundred years. Mountain tops often offer a view of the clouds from abo [...]

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Suzhou is a city located in eastern China, about 100 km west of Shanghai. It lies on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and has more than 11 million inhabitants. The city is famous for its classic landscape gardens, which have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These gardens represent the development of the design of Chinese landscape gardens over a period of more than two thousand years. They have become the standard in Chinese garden design. The basis was the idea of the lan [...]

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Lhasa is a city in southwest China in the Autonomous Region of Tibet with a population of over half a million. It lies at an altitude of 3,658 m and has an area of about 53 km². It is the historical and religious center of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. Until 1959, Lhasa was also the seat of the Dalai Lama. The modern history of the city began during the work of the Fifth Dalai Lama in the late 17th century. He established Lhasa as the center and capital of the Tibetan Empire. He began constructio [...]

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