http://www.checkmycity.com/2320-Fethiye---Travel-Destination.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/dXU1RnZwxXeYbcdGk3gF.flv Fethiye - Travel Destination Fethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants (2008). Modern day Fethiye is located on the site of the ancient city of Telmessos, the ruins of which can be seen in the city, e.g. the Hellenistic theatre by the main quay. It is one of Turkey's well-known tourist centres and is especially prized during the summer. In the last ten years Fethiye has become a magnet for British citizens. Apart from its climate and natural beauty, the Britons are attracted by its less expensive lifestyle and the hospitality of the local people. The British population in Turkey is between 34,000 and 38,000. As a result of the large British population and the high numbers of Britons going there for holiday, Fethiye-Öludeniz was chosen as the best tourism centre in the world by The Times and The Guardian newspapers in 2007. Over 7,000 British citizens permanently live in Fethiye, while approximately 600,000 British tourists visit the town every summer. The Fethiye Museum, which is very rich in ancient and more recent artifacts, displays and testifies to the successive chain of civilizations that existed in the area, starting with the ancient Lycians. Fethiye was formerly known as Makri (Μάκρη); the Greeks deported from the area under the terms of the 1923 exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey founded the town of Nea Makri (New Makri) in Greece. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/dXU1RnZwxXeYbcdGk3gF.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2319-Adare-Village-Irelandaposs-prettiest-village.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/HwCl5ZvuTIGarbPzMYdC.flv Adare Village, Ireland's prettiest village Adare (Irish: Áth Dara, meaning "the ford of the oak") (Population 2,592 (CSO, 2006)) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Historically, Adare was a crossing point on the river Maigue. Renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest villages, Adare is designated as a Heritage Town by the Irish government. Adare is located 16 km (10 mi) from Limerick City. Economy: Adare is a major tourist destination, with many tours of Ireland's south-west stopping off in the village. The local heritage centre, which gives a deep insight into the history of the village, also hosts a number of craft shops. Adare is also a popular wedding and conference venue. Adare is becoming a major golf destination with two 18-hole courses - the Adare Golf Club, which incorporates a driving range and which was the site of the 2007 and 2008 Irish Open, the Adare Manor Golf Club and a Pitch and Putt course. Adare has one equestrian centre: Clonshire. Adare is home to a number of world-renowned stables. The village offers three Hotels: The Adare Manor, The Dunraven Arms and Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel. Adare has six public houses. In the village: Bill Chawke's, Collins', Seán Collins' and Auntie Lena's. In the outlying areas are The Thatch and Neville's. Additionally, each of the three hotels and the two golf courses has bars/restaurants. Many of the pubs also serve food. There are eight restaurants: The Wild Geese, The Inn Between, The Abbots Rest, The Arches Restaurant, The Blue Door Cottage Pantry, The Golden Dragon, The Pink Potato and Bia. The ancient town lay upon the eastern bank of the Maigue near a ford (crossing point) in the region known as Ardshanbally (derived from ard sean bhaile, 'high old town'), about half-a mile from the modern town on the western side. Historically a market town, in the Middle Ages Adare was a major settlement and boasted three monasteries and a castle. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/HwCl5ZvuTIGarbPzMYdC.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2318-Adana---The-Commercial-Center.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/mssU0TEVpUITygvoeS21.flv Adana - The Commercial Center Adana is a city in Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on Seyhan River, 30 km. inland from Mediterranean Sea, in south-central Anatolia. It is the administrative seat of Adana Province and has a population of over 1.55 million, making it the fifth most populous city in Turkey. Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, with a population of 2.87 million, stretches over 100 kilometres from east to west and 25 kilometres from north to south; encompassing the cities of Mersin, Tarsus, Adana and Ceyhan. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Turkey and one of the country's leading centres of commerce and culture. Adana lies in the heart of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay. According to numerous sources, the name Adana is derived from the Hittite URUAdaniya of Kizzuwatna, while others contend that it is related to the legendary character Danaus, or to the Danaoi (Achaeans), a mythological Greek tribe. In the Iliad of Homer, the city is called Adana. In Hellenistic times, it was known as Antiochia in Cilicia (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Κιλικίας) or Antiochia ad Sarum (Greek: Αντιόχεια η προς Σάρον; "Antiochia on the Sarus"). The editors of The Helsinki Atlas tentatively identify Adana as Quwê (as contained in cuneiform tablets), the Neo-Assyrian capital of Quwê province. The name also appears as Coa, and may be the place referred to in the Bible, where King Solomon obtained horses. (I Kings 10:28; II Chron. 1:16). The Armenian name of the city is Ատանա Atana or Ադանա Adana. According to an ancient Greco-Roman legend, the name has its origins in Adanus and Sarus, the two sons of Uranus, who came to a place near the Seyhan (Sarus) River, where they built Adana. An older legend relates the city's name to Adad (also known as Tesup or Ishkur), the Thunder God in the Akkadian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite mythologies, who was believed to live in the nearby forest, and whose name was given to the region. The Hittites' names and writings have been found in the area, evidencing this possibility. The theory goes that since the Thunder God brought so much rain and this rain in turn brought such great abundance in this particular region, this god was loved and respected by its inhabitants and, in his honor, the region was called the "Uru Adaniyya;" in other words "The Region of Ada." Adana's name has had many different versions over the centuries: Adanos, Ta Adana, Uru Adaniya, Erdene, Edene, Ezene, Batana, Atana, Azana, Addane. Adana is located at the northeastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, where it serves as the gateway to the Çukurova plain, which has historically been known in the West as the Cilician plain. This large stretch of flat, fertile land lies southeast of the Taurus Mountains, and is among the most agriculturally productive areas of the world. From Adana, crossing the Çukurova westwards, the road from Tarsus enters the foothills of the Taurus Mountains. The temperature decreases with every foot of ascent, as the road reaches an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m). It goes through the famous Cilician Gates, the rocky pass through which armies have coursed since the dawn of history, and continues to the Anatolian plain. The north of the city is surrounded by the Seyhan reservoir and HEP, which was completed in 1956. The dam was constructed for hydroelectric power (HEP) and to irrigate the lower Çukurova plain. Two irrigation channels in the city flow to the plain, passing through the city center from east to west. There is another canal for irrigating the Yüreğir plain to the southeast of the city. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/mssU0TEVpUITygvoeS21.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2317-Visit-Princesapos-Islands---Adalar.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/Rm3UZEtNXSxfziSRzUTK.flv Visit Princes' Islands - Adalar The Princes' Islands (Turkish: Prens Adaları [Prince Islands] or more commonly Kızıl Adalar [Red Islands] or just Adalar as they are officially named; classical Greek: Πριγκήπων νήσοι Prinkēpōn nēsoi, modern Greek: τα Πριγκηπόνη σα ta Prinkiponisa or Πριγκηπονή σια Prinkiponisia), are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. They consist of four larger islands, Büyükada (meaning "Large Island"; Greek: Πρίγκηπο(ς) , Prinkipo(s), from πρίγκιπας meaning "prince") with an area of 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi), Heybeliada (meaning "Saddlebag Island"; Greek: Χάλκη Halki) with an area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi), Burgazada (Greek: Αντιγόνη Antigoni, the name of a mythological figure) with an area of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), Kınalıada (meaning "Henna Island"; Greek: Πρώτη Proti, meaning "First", being the closest island to Istanbul) with an area of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi), and five much smaller ones, Sedef Adası (meaning "Mother-of-Pearl Island"; classical Greek Τερέβινθος Terebinthos and modern Greek: Αντιρόβυθο ς Antirovithos) with an area of 0.157 km2 (0.061 sq mi), Yassıada (meaning "Flat Island"; Greek: Πλάτη Plati) with an area of 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi), Sivriada (meaning "Sharp Island"; Greek: Οξειά Oxeia meaning the same) with an area of 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi), Kaşık Island (Turkish: Kaşık Adası, "Spoon Island", named for its shape; Greek Πίτα Pita) with an area of 0.006 km2 (0.0023 sq mi), and Tavşanadası (meaning "Rabbit Island"; Greek Νέανδρος Neandros, the name of a mythological figure) with an area of 0.004 km2 (0.0015 sq mi). The islands also constitute one of the districts of Istanbul Province. Tourism : During the summer months the Princes’ Islands are popular destinations for day trips from Istanbul. As there is no traffic on the Islands, the only transport being horse and cart, they are incredibly peaceful compared with the city of Istanbul. They are just a short ferry ride from both the Asian (at Bostancı and also Kartal) and European sides (from Sirkeci/Eminönü, Kabataş and Yenikapı) of Istanbul. Most ferries call in turn at the four largest of the nine islands: Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and finally Büyükada. Ferry services are provided by Istanbul Seabuses (İDO), a firm operated by the municipality of Istanbul. In spring and autumn the islands are quieter and more pleasant, although the sea can be rough in spring, autumn and winter, and the islands are sometimes cut off from the outside world when the ferry services are cancelled due to storms and high waves. During winter, with the addition of the biting cold and the strong winds and the resulting ferry cancellations, the islands become almost deserted. History : During the Byzantine period, prince and other royalty were exiled on the islands, and later members of the Ottoman sultans family were exiled there too, lending the islands their present name. They were taken by the Ottoman fleet during the siege of Constantinople in 1453. During the 19th century the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Princes' islands. The Princes' Islands have become more and more ethnically Turkish in character due to the influx of wealthy Turkish jetsetters, a process which began in the first days of the Turkish Republic when the British Yacht Club on Büyükada was appropriated as Anadolu Kulübü, for Turkish parliamentarians to enjoy Istanbul in the summer. However, the Greek, Armenian and Jewish communities still constitute a small part of the islands' population. The islands are an interesting anomaly because they allow for a rare, albeit incomplete, insight into a multicultural society in modern Turkey, possibly alike to the multicultural society that once existed during the Ottoman Empire in places such as nearby Istanbul/Constantinople. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/Rm3UZEtNXSxfziSRzUTK.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2314-Traveling-Ad-Dayr.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/TO4pVb00hJxDyYjjsdVd.flv Traveling Ad Dayr Traveling through some amazing sites in Ad Dayr, Egypt. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/TO4pVb00hJxDyYjjsdVd.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2313-Visit-Acworth-Beach-Georgia-USA.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/VaXrsxvODCGYGsGANKOG.flv Visit Acworth Beach Georgia USA Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,422. Census estimated a 2005 population of 17,428. Nicknamed the “Lake City,” is located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Allatoona Lake on the Etowah River. Acworth's nickname is "The Lake City." Acworth Beach is located on nearby Lake Allatoona and Lake Acworth. Incorporated in 1860 on December 1, the town was named by Western & Atlantic Railroad engineer Joseph L. Gregg in 1843 for his hometown of Acworth, New Hampshire, which was in turn named for English nobleman Lord Acworth. The city was known as Northcutt Station from 1840-43, after the first railroad station master Alfred Northcutt, and prior to that it was known as "Andersonville". During the American Civil War, the city was burned down by the army of General W. T. Sherman in November 1864, sparing only a few homes. The city was called "Little Shanty" by the Union troops, to contrast it with the next town south, "Big Shanty," since renamed Kennesaw. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.7 km²), of which, 7.1 square miles (18.3 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (6.97%) is water. Unincorporated areas considered Acworth for mailing purposes also extend into southeast Bartow County, northeast Paulding County, and southwest Cherokee County. Some of the incorporated portions of Acworth east of Nance Road and Acworth Due West Road have a Kennesaw mailing address. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/VaXrsxvODCGYGsGANKOG.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2312-Traveling-Blenio-Valley-and-Acquarossa.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/ruRHiendbupSGLYkcwjW.flv Traveling Blenio Valley and Acquarossa Acquarossa is the capital of the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created on 4 April 2004 by a merger of Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco. The village Acquarossa was located in Lottigna. The name of the new community was selected from the one located at its centre: Aquarossa, a tourist resort. Acquarossa is located in the Blenio Valley. The surrounding communities are, starting North, following the hands of a watch: Olivone, Aquila, Torre, Malvaglia and Ludiano, as well as Sobrio, Cavagnago, Anzonico and Faido in the district of the Leventina. Well above Prugiasco one can visit the Roman church San Carlo di Negrentino (up to 1702: cant "Sant' Ambrogio"), erected in 11th, it was completed in 12th. Roman and Gothic frescoes can be admired. Watchmaking workshops and small watch companies, e.g. Adriatica in Dongio, provide jobs to a good part of the population. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/ruRHiendbupSGLYkcwjW.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2311-Video-travel-destination-Acquappesa.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/RcsWISbiuGNMuuQGVVhx.flv Video travel destination: Acquappesa Acquappesa is a town and comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/RcsWISbiuGNMuuQGVVhx.jpg http://www.checkmycity.com/2310-Visit-the-city-of-Acquafredda-Brescia.html http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/gsQexvtViDxdhWlIPrDm.flv Visit the city of Acquafredda, Brescia Acquafredda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. http://www.checkmycity.com/uploads/thumbs/gsQexvtViDxdhWlIPrDm.jpg