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Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia is located on the northwest coast of the island of Java. The city has a variety of cultures among them Javanese, Malay, Chinese, Arab, Indian, and European. This has influenced the architecture, language, and cuisine. In the old town, Kota Tua, visitors will find Dutch colonial buildings, Chinese-style architecture in Glodok (Jakarta’s Chinatown) and even a…

This large, sprawling city known as Mumbai was formerly called Bombay. The city lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India. It has a deep natural harbor. Mumbai consists of seven islands. The city is famous for being home to the Hindi-language Bollywood film industry. The Gateway of India is an impressive arch that faces toward Mumbai Harbor. It was built incorporating the Islamic…

Sicily is the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the twenty regions of Italy. A wonderful place to visit is Sicily’s main city, Palermo. Here there appears to be adventure around every corner and so many wonderful things to see. Many different cultures mingle here and you can get a taste of it all while wandering through the streets of the old city. You’ll be…

In our armchair travels through Europe, leaving France behind we’ve arrived in Belgium. The first city we will look at is the lovely Bruges, the capital of West Flanders located in northwest Belgium. It has so much to delight visitors with its canals, cobblestone streets and medieval buildings. The city’s port of Zeebrugge is an important center for European trade and fishing. In the very center…