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Enderby,

British Coloumbia , Canada

Enderby was named in 1887 after a Jean Ingelow poem, in which the villagers were saved from a rising tide of water by the chiming of church bells playing the tune The Bridges of Enderby.

The Shuswap River is famous for its spawning grounds east of Enderby, where coho, spring and sockeye salmon return each year to spawn in the gravel beds. Quite a sight to see!

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Genora

British Columbia, Canada

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Astor, Florida

The royal botanist John Bartram and his son visited the same spot in 1765 to study the flora and the fauna. Upon discovering a trading post named Spalding's Upper Store, they decided to stay several weeks. In his subsequent book "TRAVELS", William Bartram devoted 72 pages to describing the area in vivid and colorful detail, such as "this blessed land where the gods have amassed into one heap all the flowering plants, birds, fish and other wildlife of two continents in order to turn the rushing streams, the silent lake shores and the awe-abiding woodlands of this mysterious land into a true garden of eden."

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Randwick (New South Wales, Australia)


In ‘the old days’ the trams used to rattle out from the city to the Sydney suburb of Randwick, a journey that now takes about 20 minutes by car or bus when the traffic’s on your side.

Coogee Beach is just down the hill to the east, and to the north-west is that most glamorous and exciting of venues - Randwick Racecourse, ‘the last bastion of the male hat’. True blue punters will tell you that Randwick is the quintessential Australian race track and are confident that the multi-million dollar reconstruction program launched in the new millennium will overcome the turfing and drainage problems that beset the course in the 1990s.

Centennial Park, Australia’s safer answer to New York's Central Park, is also close by, along with the historic Sydney Cricket Ground and the old Showgrounds site which now houses Fox Studios.

Unfortunately, many of the Federation homes which once adorned Randwick have been bulldozed in recent years to make way for apartment blocks and much of the suburb's traditional charm and ambience went with them.

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Knight Inlet,

British Columbia, Canada


Mt. Waddington, the highest peak located totally in British Columbia
Knight Inlet cuts eighty miles through the remote Coast Range of Mountains to the head of Knight Inlet, and Mt. Waddington, the highest mountain located totally within British Columbia, Mt. Waddington, with a height of 4,016-metres at its peak

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Tamworth (New South Wales, Australia)

Cradled in the rich blacksoil flats of the Peel River Valley at the southern foot of the New England Tableland, Tamworth is a prosperous rural city and the heartland of Australian country music. The city, 400km north-west of Sydney, has been hosting the Australian Country Music Festival in January since 1973. The city’s population doubles to more than 60,000 when aficionados from across the land gather for a 10-day hoe-down which culminates with the Golden Guitar Awards.

It's perhaps inevitable that many of the city's attractions are steeped in its country music roots. The Country Music Hands Of Fame Cornerstone is a tribute to outstanding performers in Australian country music and more hand prints are added as part of the annual festival.

Australian Country Music Foundation Museum has displays relating to the history of Tamworth and Australian country music.

On the New England Highway on the southern approach to Tamworth stands the Big Golden Guitar, a replica of the rather smaller ones awarded each year. The complex houses the Country Music "The Gallery of Stars" Wax Museum, together with a cafe and shop.

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Irvines Landing


British Columbia, Canada

At the mouth of Pender Harbour in Joe Bay, the historic community of Irvines Landing is a popular tourist and fishing stop named after Charles Irving, who set up a trading post here in 1865, with the establishment of the community in 1880. The communities of Garden Bay, Madeira Park and Irvine's Landing are known collectively as Pender Harbour.

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Gomez, Florida,

Named after the Gomez Grant. Parts of the present town of Hobe Sound were included in the 12,000 acres (49 km2) of the Gomez grant given by Spain to Don Eusebio in 1815. In 1821, Gomez sold 8,000 acres (32 km2), including Jupiter Island, to Joseph Delespine for $1 per acre.

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Zeehan (Tasmania , Australia)

Zeehan is a former mining town found in south-west Tasmania, near Queenstown and is now a National Trust classified town.

Named after one of Abel Tasman's ships, the township was built by the riches made in a short lived boom in silver-lead mining, during the 1880s. By 1910 the town was in decline but is again on the rise with the reopening of the Renison Bell tin mine.

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Nuchatlitz Inlet


British Columbia , Canada

The rugged and remote Nuchatlitz Inlet region on the west coast of Vancouver Island is rich in native culture and history, being the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, who inhabited these lands for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish in 1774 and Captain James Cook in 1778.

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Alert Bay,

British Columbia , Canada

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Yacka (South Australia)

Yacka is a small town at the centre of sheep country in the mid-north of South Australia. The town lies on the Broughton River which rises in the Bundalee region to the north and which is fed by a network of streams and creeks networking one of South Australia’s largest water catchments.

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Ainsworth Hot Springs

British Columbia Canada

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Surfer's Paradise (Queensland, Australia)



Sun, sand and surf. To many people, Surfers Paradise is the quintessential Gold Coast holiday destination. Located about an hour's drive south of Brisbane, the Gold Coast boasts more than 40 km of some of the best beaches in the world. And then there's the climate - 300 days of sunshine every year, with an average summer temperature of 20-28 degrees, and 11-21 degrees in winter.

Without a doubt, Surfers Paradise is the capital of the Gold Coast. With its distinctive high-rise skyline and beachfront esplanade, it offers something for everyone. Families enjoy the safe patrolled beach, the resort-style facilities and the many family entertainment outlets. Many enjoy the restaurants and nightlife, while others come for the excellent surfing. And of course there's always the opportunity to do a little people-watching in this endlessly fascinating, always changing environment.

Surfers is a shopping paradise, based around Cavill Avenue and Orchid Avenue. Check out the beachfront market on Friday evening for art and craft. Activities around Surfers include the beach (of course!), beach volleyball, go-karting and bungee-jumping. Art lovers will enjoy the Gold Coast City Art Gallery and the riverside sculpture walk. For a touch of the just plain weird, go to Ripley's Belive It or Not Museum.

Further afield, your trip to the Gold Coast would not be complete without visiting at least one of the theme parks. Closest is Sea World at Main Beach, while Dreamworld, Movie World and Wet 'n' Wild are further north towards Brisbane. Time your visit to the National Trust-run Currumbin Sanctuary for the daily rainbow lorrikeet feeding, when thousands of birds gather to be fed. A trip to the Gold Coast hinterland will reward with cool mountain air, stunning coastal views, waterfalls and bushwalks.

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British Columbia Canada

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Orillia

Ontario Canada

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Victor Harbor (South Australia)



Situated on a sweeping arc of Encounter Bay, Victor Harbour has long been a playground for generations of the Adelaide social set.

In recent years, however, its appeal has spread as world travellers have ‘discovered’ this resort on the southern shores of the Fleurieu Peninsula. And scant wonder, for Victor Harbour has just about everything you want for a relaxing holiday - sun, surf and sand, clear turquoise waters, stunning views, outstanding early colonial architecture and a Clydesdale-drawn tram to haul you across an 800m causeway to Granite Island to greet the 1500 resident penguins on their return from a day’s fishing.

The bay was named by famed navigator and map-maker Matthew Flinders on April 8, 1802 - the day he, as commander of the Investigator and French explorer Nicholas Baudin aboard Le Geographe found themselves in an off-shore face-off.

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Richmond-Hill,

Ontario Canada

The Town was officially incorporated on June 18, 1872 as a village and the first council meeting was held on January 1, 1873 under the leadership of Abraham Law as Reeve. Richmond Hill developed because of its proximity to Toronto, as farmers came into town on their way to Toronto markets and people travelled up and down Yonge Street to and from communities further north.

Early in the twentieth century, several large greenhouse operations were built in Richmond Hill, while rose growing turned the Town into the "rose capital" of Canada. In the 1920's, village council adopted the motto of the Duke of Richmond, for whom the Town may have been named. A local artist and carriage painter, William Ashford Wright, created a town crest that included elements of the Duke of Richmond's coat of arms and roses.

Data from the recent census conducted by Statistics Canada indicated that Richmond Hill continues to be one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities. It is estimated that by the year 2021, the Town's population will reach 200,000.

Over the years, Richmond Hill has remained a distinctive community, one of change yet with strong historical roots. Even during this time of most extensive growth to-date, Richmond Hill has remained a community with a friendly, down-to-earth flavour. That is why the Town's un-official motto is "A LITTLE NORTH, A LITTLE NICER."

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Lord Howe Island (New South Wales, Australia)



Lord Howe Island is a subtropical island found 500 km off the coast of New South Wales. Lord Howe and the jagged pinnacle, Ball's Pyramid nearby, are remnants from a huge and ancient volcano. The island is surrounded with crystal coral reefs, fringed with sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. About two-thirds of the island is stamped with lush rainforests and Kentia palms, banyan trees, pandanus, and soaring forest-clad mountains. Lord Howe Island was World Heritage Listed in 1982 because of its rare flora and fauna and its extraordinary natural beauty.

The island was first sighted by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball on his way to Norfolk Island in 1788. The first settlement on the island in the 19th Century supported itself as a supply point for ships in the whaling industry. As the whaling industry declined, the inhabitants searched for a new source of income – which resulted in cultivation of the native palm they used to thatch their houses – the Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana). Along with a successful tourism industry, Kentia Palm export has made Lord Howe Island famous throughout the world.

The half-moon shaped island is only 11km long and most facilities, accommodation and restaurants are clustered around the small township. Most visitors choose to hire a bicycle for the duration of their stay and it's a great way to get around. There are 17 accommodation choices ranging between 4.5 star to budget style apartments and cafes and restaurants for those dining out.

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Lord Howe Island (New South Wales, Australia)

Wow, that looks awesome!!