Innsbruck, as the name implies, is “a bridge over the River Inn,” and has flourished as an important crossing point since the twelfth century. The town was grown around the bridge because, being nestled in the Inn valley, it provided the easiest and fastest transit route across the Alps.

Being such an obvious crossing point, many guesthouses, bars and restaurants were established to serve visitors. It brought large revenues and prosperity to the city and, today, Innsbruck has kept that importance but attuned itself to demands in the modern time in different ways.

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The city of Salzburg, (it means “Salt Castle”) is a UNESCO World Heritage site, the birthplace of Mozart and is the fourth largest city in Austria.

It nestles in the mountainous alpine foreland along the Salzach River. The setting of the old town with stylish medieval architecture and gentle decorative facades has kept the soul of the city tuned like a calm, peaceful musical composition. Salzburg is an attraction not just because of its most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, because there is music in the air in every lane and passage, but because of the diverse cultural heritage throughout the city.

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Sri Lanka is a country in the middle of the Indian Ocean a paradise, endowed with many mysterious features – from nature, wildlife and adventure to culture and heritage. The island is encircled by many beautiful beaches and filled with green vegetation, enjoying pleasant tropical weather. The warm temperature and sandy coastlines make it an ideal destination for tourists to enjoy. However, Sri Lanka is not just sand and sun.

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The Frankfurt Rhine-Main is a diverse region in Germany where the two rivers of the Rhine and Main meet by the city of Mainz. The region, the centre of which is city of Frankfurt am Main (more commonly just referred to as Frankfurt) stretches across parts of three federal states; Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate and Bavaria.

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The Gastein Valley in the heart of the Austrian Alps and south of Salzburg is a green prosperous, valley surrounded by magnificent Hohe Tauern mountain range. The valley, an ancient Roman crossroad, has seen many rises and falls in prosperity throughout its long history. It has been built on gold, silver and salt mining, the thermal waters as well as the healing caves and, today, the ski resorts.

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The seas around the Philippines are renowned amongst divers as providing some of the best conditions in the world.

I was going diving in Batangas province in the south of Luzon to check how good it was. Basing myself at the Buceo Anilao Beach & Dive Resort meant a boat journey as there is no road access. At Anileo, there would be three dives in the daytime and one at night.

The resort nestles on a steep lush green hillside to the south of the town of Mabini, approximately 120 kilometres from Manila.

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The 24 floor high tower of the Corinthia Hotel Lisbon is located in the secluded Sete Rios neighborhood, a good distance from the buzz and noise of the old city, but a short metro journey to get to the heart of the city. The hotel is ideally placed to explore all the city’s attractions,  palaces and castles. You can easily visit the religious sanctuary of Fatima on the outskirts of Lisbon or venture into the mountains to visit the picturesque town of Sintra.

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The Four Seasons Hotel Ritz in Lisbon is a city landmark, standing as it does, pompously on a hilly secluded road in Lisbon city centre near the Avenida de Liberdade, overlooking the Eduardo VII Park and the Marquess of Pombal Square. The hotel’s location is in a quiet part of the city but not too far from the buzz and the excitement of the old town.

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Given that the Philippines archipelago consists of over 7,000 islands spanning 300,000 square kilometers, it’s amazing that these diverse territorial islands form a united country.

The Philippines’ heritage is a combination of natives who once lived in caves, followed much later by a dramatic occupation by the Spanish and then a strong American influence after the Second World War. Surrounded by the seas of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, it is the only Christian state in Southeast Asia.

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Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tunisia, is a jewel in the crown of the country. It is a magical maze comprising of layers and layers of cultural integrity and a rich legacy of an ancient civilisation.

The old city of Tunis flourished and developed in the light of Islam at the end of the seventh century in 698, eighty four years after the Hejrat of Holy Prophet Muhammad, when the first stones of the Zitouna Mosque were laid. Over the centuries, the urban quarters and souks have sprouted around the mosque and those early settlers, newly converted Muslims, gathered around the mosque to worship and perform their ritual prayers.

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