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Osaka, Japan

Did You Know? The iconic Osaka Castle is a 20th century reconstruction. Osaka hosted Expo ’70, the first world exposition ever held in Asia. As in most Japanese cities, many Osaka streets don't have names. Shitennoji Temple is Japan’s oldest temple (founded 593). The local Nissin food company introduced the

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Did You Know ... ? Ian Fleming wrote 13 of his James Bond books at his Ocho Rios home, Goldeneye. Also, Fleming's master spy was named for James Bond, author of "Birds of the West Indies." The name Ocho Rios is a poor rendition of Chorreras (river rapids) and doesn't

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Nice, France

Did You Know ... ? Nice is the only French city to boast a vineyard with rights to a protected place name (AOC status). Giuseppe Garibaldi, the hero of Italian unification, was born in Nice (1807). The American dancer, Isadora Duncan, accidentally strangled herself in front of the Hotel Negresco

2012-01-17T13:35:38-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Nassau/Paradise Island, Bahamas

Did You Know...? Nassau was a base for pirates until the Spanish and French emptied the hornets’ nest in 1703. Cable Beach was the entry point for the first U.S.-Bahamas telegraph cable (1892), hence the name. At least six James Bond films, beginning with “Thunderball” (1965), have filmed scenes in

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Naples and area, Italy

Did You Know...? Naples is considered the birthplace of modern pizza (1889). The University of Naples is the world’s oldest state-run university (1224). Dormant since 1944, Vesuvius is the only active volcano in continental Europe. Some Neapolitan pizzas carry the D.O.C. designation in the way wines do. Vesuvius has erupted

2012-01-17T13:35:00-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Munich/Bavaria, Germany

Did You Know? Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer fest, attracting more than 6 million visitors annually. Pope Benedict VXI was born in Bavaria’s Marktl am Inn in 1927. Munich can accommodate about 150,000 at once in its beer gardens. Bavaria was the first German state with a written constitution

2012-01-17T13:34:41-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Did you know ... ? Just more than half of Montrealers are bilingual in French and English. The Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery has more than 1 million graves. Hockey originated in Montreal, in 1875, with a game that ended in a fight. There are more than 400 islands in the greater Montreal urban

2012-01-17T13:34:19-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Did You Know? The Greenwood great house was built by the Barretts of Wimpole Street, London. Rose Hall is a “calendar house,” with 365 windows, 52 doors and 12 bedrooms. The city’s name is based on Bahia de Manteca, literally Bay of Lard. Jamaica’s first tourist attraction (1906) was Doctor’s

2012-01-17T13:33:54-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Milan, Italy

Did You Know? The word milliner originated as a reference to sellers of finery made in Milan. The first Prada store opened in the Galleria in 1913. The red color in the original Campari (1860) was derived from crushed cochineal insects. Giuseppe Mengoni, the Galleria’s architect, fell to his death

2012-01-17T13:33:26-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|

Mexico City, Mexico

Did you know ... ? Founded as the Aztec capital (1325), Mexico City is the Western Hemisphere’s oldest capital city. The city’s heaviest buildings are sinking four to 12 inches a year. Mexico City has more taxis than any other city, nearly 90,000. The Zocalo (640K square feet) is the

2012-01-17T13:33:07-05:00January 17th, 2012|International Cities, International Destinations|
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