On the main ridge of the Great Dividing Range, Toowoomba is about 130 kilometres west of Brisbane in Queensland. You’ll often hear Toowoomba called The Garden City, and with good reason. The mild year-round climate and fertile volcanic soils create an extravaganza of colour and fragrance every spring. And to celebrate, the ten-day Carnival of …
This adorable little central Connecticut town is in rural landscapes that will take your breath away, all somehow within six miles of the state capital. Ever-present on the western horizon is Talcott Mountain, belonging to the 100-mile Metacomet Ridge. This peak is 13 miles long and its highest point is crowned by the Heublein Tower …
This little eastern Connecticut town is in Danbury‘s southern outskirts, rolling out into the countryside of Fairfield County. The quaint and pedestrian-friendly Greenwood Avenue is Bethel’s main artery and has real historical clout, not least as the birthplace of the famed 19th-century showman P.T. Barnum. The Bethel Historical Society has plotted a couple of walking …
Near the remote centre of Victoria is a city that sprouted all of a sudden during the Victorian gold rush of the mid-19th century. Bendigo is on one of the richest goldfields in the world, and its mines have produced more than 780,000kg of gold. Among the tens of thousands of hopeful diggers that showed …
Tasmania’s state capital is the second oldest in Australia and began life at the start of the 19th century as a penal colony. Some of Australia’s oldest institutions are based in Hobart, and there are exciting remnants from Australia’s earliest days, at a UNESCO-listed female workhouse and a historic penitentiary. Around the harbour and the …
Southbury in New Haven County is the only community in the entire United States with this name. The town points this fact out in its motto, “Unica Unaque”, which I learned means “The One and Only”. With a population slightly below 20,000, the town has a dispersed, rural feel and lays claim to some staggering …
Named for the Irish city, the town of Waterford in New London County occupies a tab of land surrounded on three sides by water. Side-by-side on Long Island Sound there’s a rare natural beach, a stately Renaissance Revival mansion in formal gardens and the O’Neill, America’s foremost organization for the development of new works in …
Inverness is the United Kingdom’s northernmost city and is often referred to as the ‘Highland Capital’ of Scotland. Though it has a relatively small population of just 60,000 residents, Inverness’s economy relies heavily on the influx of tourists from all over the world. The town itself features a number of historic attractions, but it’s typically …
People have lived in this town on a natural harbour in the Turkish Riviera for as long as 5,000 years. Fethiye was once Telmessos, part of ancient Lycia, a confederation of independent city-states. The Lycians were known for their unique burial habits, and have left behind 2,500-year-old sarcophagi in the streets of Fethiye, and marvellous …
The city of Manchester is located in central England between Liverpool and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea and Europe to the east. About 550,000 people live within Manchester city limits, but the surrounding suburbs are home to nearly three million residents, making it one of the United Kingdom’s most populous …