18 Aug 2010

by: veronica

related tags: Australia | Canada | Nature | Denmark | Family | Switzerland | Gallery | best | countries | economy | family | finland | politics | quality of life | ranking | top 10 | top ten |

Newsweek has considered and ranked every country in the world by economy, politics, healthy and quality of life. Here are the top 10 highest ranking countries in the world. continue reading...

03 Mar 2009

by: rebecca

related tags: Europe | Tips, Advice & Guidance | Travel Industry | Attraction | Amsterdam | Barcelona | Belgium | Brussels | Copenhagen | Denmark | disappointing | Dublin Castle | Dublin Ireland | france | gondola | Italy | Little Mermaid statue | london | London Bridge | Manneken Pis | Mona Lisa | Netherlands | paris | Sagrada Familia | Saint Tropez | sex show | spain | tourism | United Kingdom | Venice |

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16 Dec 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: Unique Travel | Travel Industry | Attraction | Museum | Amsterdam | Anne Brontë | Anne Frank | Anne of Green Gables | author | Cavendish | Charlotte Brontë | Concord | Denmark | Emily Brontë | Hannibal | Hans Christian Andresen | Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | Lucy Maud Montgomery | Mark Twain | Massachusetts | Missouri | Netherlands | New york | Prince Edward Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | Saranac Lake | setting | Tom Sawyer | travel | Treasure Island | Wuthering Heights |

Sometimes, an author is inspired by his or her surroundings.  Here is a list of locations that inspired some of the most important novels of recent history: continue reading...

26 Nov 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: Denmark | Greenland | independence | Inuit | language | referendum | resources | revenue |

A referendum on the independence of Greenland was approved yesterday by the country’s residents. continue reading...

15 Sep 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: Travel Industry | Denmark | Happiness |

The University of Leicester recently made public a study about the world’s happiness. Above is their map, that shows which parts of the world are happiest. (SWB stands for “subjective well-being.”) Read the study…
If you want to know which country scored highest, it’s Denmark. And get used to it: Denmark is consistently at the top of lists about world happiness. For example, check out this study by the University of Michigan, where they are, again, on top.

Check out WatchMojo’s travel profile about the happiest place on earth:
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08 Sep 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: United States of America | Australia | Canada | Germany | Denmark | Austria | Vienna | New Zealand | Amsterdam | Zurich | Geneva | Vancouver | Auckland | Dusseldorf | Munich | Frankfurt | Bern | Sydney | Copenhagen | Wellington | Brussels | Toronto | Berlin | Melbourne | Luxembourg | Ottawa | Stockholm | Sweden | Belgium | Netherlands | munich | sweden |

Every year, Mercer consulting compiles a list of the most desirable cities to live in worldwide, based on quality of life.  This year, like last, Zurich, Switzerland took the top spot.  The highest-ranking US city is Honolulu, Hawaii, coming in at #28.  Check out the top twenty: continue reading...

10 Jul 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: Europe | Travel Industry | Denmark |

According to Away.com: continue reading...