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Hong Kong is much more than one city and can be divided into four geographic areas, each with its own unique character that merits separate exploration. Hong Kong Island is the site of the original British settlement. The northern part of the Island is densely populated with people and structure...

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Munich (German: Muenchen) is the capital city of Bavaria, the largest federal state of Germany (by area - not by population). Within the city limits, Munich has a population of more than 1.3 million, making it the third most populous city in Germany. The urban area, which sprawls on the foothill...

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

The best way to travel around Munich is the Tram (streetcar), bus and U-Bahn (subway) system. For connections to the suburbs use the S-Bahn. You can get individual, group, day and week tickets. The metro (U-Bahn) stations are signed with a white capital U on a blue background. To go to the subur...

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San Mateo is located on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Central Park is located off of El Camino Real between 5th Ave and 9th Ave. Inside the park is a beautiful Japanese Tea Garden. There is also a small train on rails for children that runs for a few hours each weeken...

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Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California. Long Beach is a very large port city with an impressive coastline. It is situated at the very southeast edge of Los Angeles County, abutting Orange County. You may hear different people say both wonderful and horrible things abou...

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San Bernardino is a city in the Inland Empire in California. San Bernardino is the largest city of the eponymous county. The 2000 census shows the population to be 185,401. Of this, 45.2% are white and 16.4% are African-American. 27.1% is cited as some other race, the majority of which is most l...

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Farnborough is a town in the northern part of the English county of Hampshire, close to the border with Surrey. It is perhaps best known as the home of the biannual Farnborough International Air Show.

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Makati City’s cost of living is significantly higher when compared to neighboring Filipino cities, owing primarily to its skyrocketing real estate value and relatively upscale commercial and residential selections. However, compared to other major cities of the world, Makati City offers service,...

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The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila) is the cosmopolitan capital of the Philippines located in the west coast of the island of Luzon. Up until World War II, Manila was considered one of the most beautiful cities in Asia but the war put the city into complete ruins. It was the second...

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Cebu is a city on Cebu Island in the Philippines. It is known as the Queen City of the South. It is one of the most popular destinations in all of the Philippines for foreign tourists. It is the largest sea port in the nation, the second largest Air hub and the second largest city in the country...

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Commack (/KO-mack/ or /KOM-mack/) is a census-designated place (CDP) that roughly corresponds to the hamlet (unincorporated community) by the same name in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States on Long Island. The CDP’s population was 36,367 at the 2000 ...

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Santa Fe, founded in 1607, is the capital of the state of New Mexico in the United States. With an elevation of 7000 feet, it is not only the United States' oldest state capital but its highest. With a population of about 70,000, it’s not the most populous capital, but that's part of i...

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A view of Chicago downtown from Sears tower.

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Aurora is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, located about 35 miles west of Chicago. It’s at the very edge of Chicagoland and, situated on the Fox River, has many opportunities for urban, suburban, and rural recreation . Often overlooked, Aurora in fact has many surprisingly ...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:39 PM

The generally accepted theory states that Polynesians first settled in the Pacific around 4,000 years ago. Using wooden double-hulled sailing canoes lashed together with natural fibers and applying their knowledge of the wind, currents and stars, the first intrepid navigators sailed eastward, se...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:39 PM

Short video on Nelson Mandela Bay, one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. This video was quickly put together for the final draw. There is a new full HD one on the way. For more information on Nelson Mandela Bay visit www.nmbt.co.za

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Gujranwala City Bridge 21 Jan 2009 Near Old City Railway Station Pakistan

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Peshawar is the home of several ethnic and religious groups and has had a number of terrorist attacks in recent years. There were several bomb blasts in or near the old city in October 2006. More recently, 49 were killed in a Taliban attack in Peshawar in October 2009. Police sergeants can be fo...

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Santa Cruz is a small coastal city (population about 55,000) in Santa Cruz County, on the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about forty miles south of San Jose. While it gained some tech jobs during the boom, it is still best known for fun weekend tourist attractions like the Beach Boardw...

From: www.CheckMyCity.com on Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:39 PM

Nice view of the beach in Oceanside, California.