From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Mar 07 2010 11:16 PM

Phuket (?????????????????) [1], pronounced (roughly) poo-get, is Thailand’s largest island. It is 48 km in length, 21 km at its widest, and is in Southern Thailand, on the west-facing Andaman Sea coastline, suspended from the southern tip of Phang Nga Province by a pair of short but substantial ...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Mar 07 2010 11:15 PM

Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, part of Essex in England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles (30 km) east north-east of Charing Cross in London and near the M25 motorway. Brentwood is a suburban town with a small, but expanding, shop...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:41 PM

Udaipur, the capital of the former princly state of Mewar is a beautiful city in Rajasthan, India famous for its lakes and palaces which in centuries past served as the homes of royalty. A current tourist favorite, especially for up-market Westerners, it was a backdrop for numerous movies includ...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

A peninsula extending into the Pacific Ocean from the south end of the U.S. state of California, Baja California provides some of Mexico’s most dramatic sea and landscapes. This includes everything from vast and remote deserts, dormant volcanoes and wonderful old mission towns. The first politic...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Los Angeles' massive sprawl and dysfunctional public transportation make getting around rather frustrating, especially during weekends when service can be more erratic. The only rational way of getting around much of the city is to rent a car, in which case you’ll get a crash course in the ...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Aswan is in the south of Egypt, some 680 km (425 miles) south of Cairo, just below the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser. Compared to Cairo and Luxor, Aswan is a far more relaxed, if smaller, alternative as a traveller’s destination. Aswan is the smallest of the three major tourist cities based on the N...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Riyadh (ar-Riyad) is the capital of Saudi Arabia, located squarely in the center of the Nejd. Known by local wags as the Dead Center of the Kingdom, Riyadh is the most straight-laced of the Kingdom’s big cities. With most forms of entertainment banned, few sights of interest and a brutal climate...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Another view of Yazd, Iran. This time a panoramic view of the city.

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Yazd is a city in Iran. Almost in the center of Iran, it is the capital of Yazd province. It is an ancient city, dating from Sassanian Period (224-651 AD). Acording to UNESCO, Yazd is the Second Historic City in the World. Yazd is located midway between Isfahan and Kerman, 689 km (427 miles) sou...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar, UniPers: Taxte Jam?id) was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known ...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Bushehr, pop. 165,377 (in 2005), is a city on the southwestern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. It is the chief seaport of the country and the administrative centre of Bushehr province. Its location is 28 59' N, 50 49' E, about 1,281 kilometres (796 mi) south of Tehran. The local cl...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Jaipur pronunciation also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 2 milli...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Da Nang International Airport (IATA: DAD) is the smallest of Vietnam’s three international airports. There are frequent flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on both Vietnam and Jetstar Pacific, as well as limited services direct to Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot. Silk Air operates the only internatio...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Travel through Vietname. A trip from Phnom Penh to Kompong Som.

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Vietnamese: B?? R??a-V?ng T??u) is a province in Southeastern Vietnam. Located 120km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau is known for weekend short trips and an ideal destination for seaside tours. It also include C??n ???o islands, some distance off Vietnam’s southea...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Phan Rang-Thap Cham (in Vietnamese Phan Rang-Th??p Ch??m; Panduranga) is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province. The community has a population of 161,000 (2004), of which 91,000 (2004) live in the main city. During the Vietnam war, Phan Rang was the site of an American Air...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

A city of Tam Ky.

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Welcome to luxurious Gables Park Plaza. Nestled between Austins Downtown and Lady Bird Lake, Gables Park Plaza is a short jaunt from everything that your heart desires: from shopping and fine dining to biking and leisurely walks around the lake. Our stunning residences overlook beautiful Lady Bi...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Nha Trang is Vietnam???s most famous seaside resort-town. It’s more lively and urban in character than other beach destinations like Mui Ne and Phu Quoc. It's also the scuba diving center of Vietnam. Traces of human settlement in Nha Trang date back to the Cham Empire, though in times of Vi...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:40 PM

Shanghai, with a population of more than 18 million (and over 5.8 million migrants), is one of the most populous and most developed cities in the People’s Republic of China. Shanghai was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and has remained the most developed ci...