Travel slide show of Ipanema Beach, folkloric show, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, King penguins at Volunteer Beach, Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas, Elephant Island, Cape Petrels, Admiralty Bay, Gerlache Strait, Neumayer Channel, Paradise Harbor, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Ushuaia, Argentina, canoeing in Tierra del Fuego National Park, Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina, Magellanic penguins at Otway Sound, Punta Arenas, Chile and Punta Tombo, Argentina (Patagonia), Welsh tea house in Gaiman, Argentina, Jaunico Winery, tango, Montevideo, Uruguay. Star Princess cruise December 20, 2010 — January 9, 2011 Music: Click Click (feat, Tanakasomething) by Grünemusik

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Stopped for two quick days in the Falkland Islands on my way across the South Atlantic. This was my second time here, and I was glad to see it again. I found the baby birds (penguins and albatrosses especially) to be so thrilling.

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As I make my way around the Falkland Islands I found myself on one of the most remote and isolated Island in the archipelago. I’m your host Michael Murphy and this is Desaination Unknown Falkland Island
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At this time of year, we all like to indulge in a little retail therapy and there is nothing quite like finding a bargain in the sales. Why not make the most of the exchange rate and visit the shopping mecca that is New York? The winter sales are now on at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlet, just an hour’s ride from Manhattan, where you can save up to 65% on well known names such as Coach, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Saks 5th Avenue, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Prada. Why not get a cheap flight over and stay for a few days. You can book your car hire in New York from Car Hire 3000 and drive up to check out the bargains at the outlet malls!

Or why not experience the biggest designer outlet village in Europe. At Freeport Lisbon you will find over 200 retail outlets and a 21 screen cinema complex. A little closer to home, the Harrods Sale (26 Dec – 27 Jan) always draws the crowds.

13-14January 2007 From Russia with love! The 3rd annual Russia Winter Festival takes place in London on the 13th January. Trafalgar Square will be offering a taste of Russia with craft and food stalls as well as a variety of live performances celebrating Russian song and dance. Don’t miss the gravity defying Cossak dancing!

20 – 21 January 2007 Walk like a penguin! 20th January is Penguin Awareness Day at Edinburgh Zoo with a range of penguin themed activities to raise awareness of the penguin conservation project in the Falkland Islands. Take the kids to join in the fun and then make your way to the Royal Botanic Gardens on Sunday for the Talking Trees storytelling session.

27 – 28 January 2007 Run away and join the circus! Monte Carlo plays host to the 31st International Circus Festival from the 18 – 28 January. This weekend spotlights the winning performances at 14h30 and 20h30 on Saturday and 15h on Sunday.

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This is an invaluable list of holiday destinations by time zone for those of you who like holidays minus the jet lag. It’s also a great point of reference piece.

+0 hour

 Canary Islands

Ghana (Accra)

Iceland (Reykjavik)

Ireland (Dublin)

Liberia (Monrovia)

Mali (Bamako)

Morocco (Rabat, Casablanca)

Portugal (Lisbon)

St Helena (Jamestown)

Senegal (Dakar)

Sierra Leone (Freetown)

The Gambia (Banjul)

Togo (Lome)

Western Sahar, Laayoune (El Aaiun)

 

+1 hour

 

Albania (Tirana)

Algeria (Algiers)

Andorra (Andorra la Vella)

Angola (Luanda)

Austria (Vienna)

Belgium (Brussels)

Bosnia-Herzegovnia (Sarajevo)

Cameroon (Yaounde)

Croatia (Zagreb)

Czech Republic (Prague)

Denmark (Copenhagen)

France (Paris)

Germany (Berlin)

Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Hungary (Budapest)

Italy (Rome)

Macedonia (Skopje)

Malta (Valletta)

Monaco (Monaco)

Namibia (Windhoek)

Netherlands, The (Amsterdam)

Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos)

Norway (Oslo)

Poland (Warsaw)

Serbia and Montenegro (Belgrade)

Slovakia (Bratislava)

Slovenia (Ljubljana)

Spain (Madrid)

Sweden (Stockholm)

Switzerland (Bern, Zurich)

Tunisia (Tunis)

Vatican (Vatican City)

 

+2 hours

 

Belarus (Minsk)

Botswana (Gaborone)

Bulgaria (Sofia)

Cyprus (Nicosia, Kyrenia)

Egypt (Cairo)

Estonia (Tallinn)

Finland (Helsinki)

Greece (Athens)

Israel (Jerusalem, Tel Aviv)

Jordan (Amman)

Latvia (Riga)

Lebanon (Beirut)

Libya (Tripoli)

Lithuania (Vilnius)

Malawi (Lilongwe)

Romania (Bucharest)

Rwanda (Kigali)

South Africa (South Africa / Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town)

Swaziland (Mbabane)

Syria (Damascus)

Turkey (Ankara, Istanbul)

Ukraine (Kiev)

West Bank (Bethlehem)

Zambia (Lusaka)

Zimbabwe (Harare)

 

+3 hours

 

Bahrain (Al Manamah)

Kenya (Nairobi)

Madagascar (Antananarivo)

Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg)

Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)

Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar)

Uganda (Kampala)

Yemen (Sanaa, Aden)

 

+4 hours

 

Mauritius (Port Louis)

Oman (Muscat)

Seychelles (Mahe – Victoria)

United Arab Emirate (Abu Dhabi, Dubai)

 

+5 hours

 

Kazakhstan (Western – Aqtau)

Maldives (Male)

Pakistan (Islamabad, Karachi)

 

+6 hours

 

Bangladesh (Dacca)

 

+7 hours

 

Christmas Island, Australia (The Settlement)

Indonesia (Western Indonesia/Java, Sumatra – Jakarta)

Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket)

Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi)

 

+8 hours

 

Australia (Western Australia – Perth)

China (Beijing, Shanghai)

Hong Kong (China)

Indonesia (Central- Bali, Borneo, Celebes/Ujung Pandang)

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

Philippines (Manila)

Singapore (Singapore)

Taiwan (Taipei)

 

+9 hours

 

Indonesia (Eastern – Irian Jaya and the Moluccas / Jayapura)

Japan (Tokyo)

Korea, North (Pyongyang)

Korea, Republic of (Seoul)

 

+10 hours

 

Australia (Capital Territory – Canberra, New South Wales- Sydney, Victoria- Melbourne)

Australia (Tasmania – Hobart)

Australia (Queensland – Brisbane)

Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby)

 

+11 hours

 

New Caledonia (Noumea)

Solomon Islands (Honiara, Guadalcanal)

 

+12 hours

 

Fiji (Suva)

New Zealand (Wellington)

Antarctica (South Pole)

 

 

 

-1 hours

 

Cape Verde (Praia)

The Azores Islands

 

-2 hours

 

Brazil (Fernando de Noronha)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Grytviken)

 

-3 hours

 

Argentina (Buenos Aires)

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia)

Brazil (Recife, Maceio, Salvador, Fortaleza)

French Guiana (Cayenne)

Uruguay (Montevideo)

 

-4 hours

 

Antigua and Barbuda (Saint John’s)

Aruba (Oranjestad)

Barbados (Bridgetown)

Bermuda (Hamilton)

Bolivia (La Paz)

Brazil (Manaus)

Canada (New Brunswick – Saint John, Nova Scotia- Halifax, Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown)

Chile (Santiago)

Dominica (Roseau)

Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas- Stanley)

Greenland (Thule, Qaanaaq)

Grenada (Saint George’s)

Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre)

Guyana (Georgetown)

Martinique (Fort-de-France)

Montserrat (Brades Estate, Plymouth)

Netherlands Antiles (Curacao- Willemstad)

Paraguay (Asuncion)

Puerto Rico (San Juan)

St Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre)

St Lucia (Castries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines (Kingstown)

Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain)

Venezuela (Caracas)

Virgin Islands (U.S.- Charlotte Amalie)

British Virgin Islands (Road Town)

 

-5 hours

 

Bahamas (Nassau)

Brazil (Acre-Rio Branco)

Canada (Quebec- Montreal, Quebec, Ontario- Ottawa, Toronto, Nunavut- Iqaluit)

Cayman Islands (Georgetown)

Colombia (Bogota)

Cuba (Havana)

Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil)

Haiti (Port-au-Prince)

Jamaica (Kingston)

Panama (Panama, Colon)

Peru (Lima)

USA (Northern and Eastern states)

 

-6 hours

 

Belize (Belmopan)

Easter Island, Chile (Rapa Nui- Hanga Roa)

Costa Rica (San Jose)

Galapagos Islands

Guatemala (Guatemala)

Mexico (Mexico City, Acapulco, Monterrey, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Cancun)

USA (Central – Southern states)

 

-7 hours

 

Canada (Alberta)

Mexico (Baja California Sur- La Paz , Chihuahua- Ciudad Juarez, Nayarit- Tepic, Sinaloa- Mazatlan)

USA (South Western states)

 

-8 hours

 

Canada (British Columbia- Vancouver, Yukon- Whitehorse)

Mexico (Baja California Norte- Tijuana, Ensenada, Mexicali)

USA (Western states)

 

-9 hours

 

French Polynesia (Gambier Islands)

USA (Alaska- Anchorage, Fairbanks, Nome)

 

 -10 hours

 

Cook Islands (Rarotonga- Avarua)

French Polynesia (Tahiti Papeete)  

USA (Hawaii-Honolulu)

USA (Aleutian Islands of Alaska – Adak)

 

-11 hours

 

American Samoa (Pago Pago)

Samoa (Apia)

 

 

All time zones are based on GMT+0 (London, UK time)

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Trailer of the new Malvinas documentary on the History Channel Airing on June 15 Argentina time is 22 hs.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Britain has sixty six cities in total – some are small and quaint, others are massive and mesmerising. But out-with the four main capitals, many of the UK’s finest conurbations seem to escape the sort of praise that the likes of London and Edinburgh receive.

Some would say, however, that this is a good thing as it means less crowds of tourists and the inevitable ‘tourist tax’ this brings. Whichever way you look at it though, Britain certainly has a wealth of cities worth visiting, and what better place to start than Bristol, the South-West’s most populous city.

As a finalist in the European Capital of Culture (2008), Bristol is gem of a city with a history that goes back as far as the eleventh century. But for those unfamiliar with the delights on offer in Bristol, what exactly is the city famous for?

Well, firstly, one of the main appeals of Bristol is its stunning harbour setting on the banks of the River Avon, whilst its compact layout makes it a great place for a short city-break. Crucially, Bristol’s location very much works in its favour – not only is it close to the sea, but it’s also a short commute from two capital cities. Both London and Cardiff are only a couple of hours away, whilst Bristol International airport also connects the city with a number of key hubs across the UK and Europe.

Accessibility aside, Bristol offers plenty for people of all ages to do. And at certain times of the year, the city’s a hotspot for outdoor activities.

Each June, one of the country’s largest free ‘non-competitive’ cycling events happens in Bristol, and the event is now nearing its twentieth year. ‘Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride’ offers a fantastic opportunity for people from all backgrounds and abilities to not only participate in a fun activity, but it also allows visitors to explore the countryside and the city itself. Routes range from about 9 to 38 miles, so you can take your pick.

If you prefer bridges to bikes, then look no further than the world famous Clifton Suspension Bridge, which is perhaps Bristol’s most iconic edifice, recognisable by its silhouette alone. Whilst a wander across the bridge offers stunning views across the city and the gorge below, it also has a fantastic visitors’ centre that gives great insight into the building of the bridge with numerous artefacts and displays.

Bristol’s next most famous offering is probably the Brunel’s SS Great Britain. The maritime masterpiece was built and launched from the city’s shores in the 19th century and it was the world’s first propeller-driven iron ship.

The ship was left to rust off the Falkland Islands in the 1930s but was eventually saved in the 1970s, and was towed back to Bristol where it was restored to its former glory. In 2006, the SS Great Britain won the prestigious Gulbenkian prize for ‘Museum of the Year’.

Today, visitors can experience what life was like for Victorian passengers and crew on what is one of the world’s most famous ships.

There’s plenty to do in this fantastic city, which means you’ll probably want a comfortable Bristol hotel to rest your weary head after a hard day’s touring. And the good news is, there are plenty of accommodation options to suit all tastes and budgets.

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www.travelphotographyguru.com Part 1 of a 3 part photo walk around Port Stanley the capital of the Falkland Islands. Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean this British outpost is a lovely town existing, seemingly, in a time warp. These 3 videos describe my approach to photographing the town, with an emphasise on design. http
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We have finally arrived at the Falkland Islands and this is a little video of our walk from the Jetty to Gypsy Cove.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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