KNOXVILLE

    Where can you find the abundant nature of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes combined with the excitement of a city? In Knoxville, enjoy the conveniences of East Tennessee's largest city and still be within a short hour's drive of the region's beautiful attractions.  Knoxville combines the beauty of a rural setting with the advantages of urban life. Experience the nature of the surrounding area and still enjoy the dazzling array of restaurants, sports, hotels, historic attractions, entertainment and cultural attractions in the city. Knoxville is a beautiful city with panoramic mountains and a curving river as her borders. She is the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

THE 1982 WORLD'S FAIR (May 1 - October 31, 1982) Knoxville, Tennessee. Everyone loves the 1982 World's Fair and a skyride over the Fairgrounds adds enjoyment ot this energy themed international event - the first World's Fair to be held in the United States since 1974. The Sunsphere rises dramatically 25 stories above the Fairgrounds, topped by an elegant restaurant, cocktail lounge and observation deck, all of which affords a breathtaking panorama of the grounds and surrounding area. This premier international exposition of the decade features colorful displays, exciting entertainment and major sporting events.

 East Tennessee's four gentle, yet distinctive seasons allows visitors to enjoy the outdoor surroundings anytime of the year. Join in on the fun of Knoxville's many festivals such as the Dogwood Arts Festival in April, Artfest in the fall, and Christmas in the City in December. Visit Knoxville... you'll be surprised at the options!

 

Travel Tennessee

ALEIPATA

 THE CRADLE OF POLYNESIA

Western Samoa is regarded as the very cradle of Polynesia. South Pacific islands of extraordinary beauty and fascination. Fragrant blooms of the tropics abound. Fringed by tall palms, white sand beaches remain unspoiled and uncrowded. The tourquoise waters of lagoons sparkle under a warm sun. It is simple paradise. A holiday destination with few parallels. The gentle climate has blessed these islands with a bounty of natural beauty reaching from the cool summits of green clad mountains with their cascading waterfalls to the dancing necklace of surf breaking on protective coral reefs.

 

 Aleipata beach is an ideal for skin-diving and swimming. To the right looms the small island of Nu'utele.

Events and Venues: Marist-St Joseph 7s Tournament (Feb), Independence Celebrations (Jun), International Outrigger World Championship (Aug), Teuila Tourism Festival (Sep), South Pacific Pageant (Sep), Palolo Rise (Oct), Miss South Pacific Pageant (Oct), Environment Week (Nov), Robert Louis Stevenson Centenary (Dec).

Remember... When you visit Western Samoa you leave behind the rush and push of modern life. The pace in paradise is easy and unhurried. Your most useful asset is... a smile.

 

Western Samoa Visitors Bureau

 

Pacific Tourism Organisation 

GORDON'S BAY

A popular fishing harbour and holiday resort. Bikini Beach, small but sheltered from the wind, is popular with holiday-makers. The scenic Steenbras Dam lies at the top of the Hottentots Holland range, only a few kilometres from Gordon's Bay. Developed as a major recreational area, it also offers recreational facilities and trout fishing. A lovely coastal drive may be made from Gordon's Bay to Koegel Bay, Pringle Bay, Kleinmond, Hermanus and back over Sir Lowry's Pass.

 GORDON'S BAY HARBOUR
HARBOUR WITH HOTTENTOTS
HOLLAND MOUNTAINS
A WAVE APPROACHING BIKINI BEACH
BELOW THE HARBOUR BREAK WATER
BIKINI BEACH

  

    Gordon's Bay is a beautiful harbour village situated on the False Bay coast. Beneath the heights of the Hottentots Hollands mountains is the fishing harbour and yacht marina of this pleasant holiday centre of the eastern sector of False Bay. There are two beaches here: Bikini which is well-sheltered and Main beach  popular for watersports. A path links the two beaches. Basic facilities. Numerous cafes and restaurants close to both beaches, fishing. This is the home of the South African Naval College.

Things to do:
Yacht Charters from the Harbour; Fishing + Hiking: The Mayor's Walk; The Cannon & Wagon Tracks; Boland Hiking Trail.
Sea Trips and and Fishing Trips

FORESTVILLE

 Nestled between the sea and the forest, Forestville is the perfect destination for lovers of wide-open spaces, authentic nature, and local discoveries. Whether you're on vacation, passing through Côte-Nord, or looking for a different kind of getaway, this town offers the perfect balance of tranquility, outdoor activities, and culture.
 

Fall in love with a fine sand beach that stretches for several kilometres along the St. Lawrence in Baie-Verte, an area that charmed Hollywood visitors during the shooting of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. The town welcomes visitors with a scenic boardwalk, campground and activities such as golfing, fishing and hiking, or going on a ferry ride to Rimouski on the south shore aboard the CNM Evolution. The backcountry has a wide selection of controlled zones, as well as hunting and fishing camps.

Tourisme Côte-Nord

MAYO

  The Mayo coastline provides a succession of remarkable views of golden beaches, cliffs and furrowed headlands. Within its rugged borders, pleasant towns and olde-worlde villages abound. The most distinctive feature of Mayo's striking landscape is Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, which is climbed each year by barefooted pilgrims in acts of religious devotion. From the bottom it seems cone-shaped, an impression dispelled by climbing to its flat peak. From the start of the trail at Campbell’s Pub in Murrisk, where there is a huge statue of the saint, it is a two-hour climb to the top, at 765 m.

Knock Shrine and Westport House are featured in this card

 
   

    Westport is a neat town and has a bustling, prosperous air. Just west of the town is the Carrowbeg estuary and Clew Bay. At the head of the bay stands Westport House, the seat of the Earls of Altamont, descendants of the Browne family, who were Tudor settlers. The limestone mansion stands on the site of an O’Malley castle. Its imposing interior is adorned with family portraits. There is also a boating lake, miniature railway, museum and a Pirate Adventure Park for children.

BECKLEY

An industrial community surrounded by rich farming area. It is the geographic center and largest city of the great smokeless coal region of southern West Virginia. Beckley is the contemporary hub of the New River/Greenbrier Valley region. The city of Beckley grew with the post-Civil War fortunes of coal. Most of today's commerce is carried on in the malls that sprawl around the city, but uptown Beckley preserves the heart of the old town with shops, entertainment in the town square and the Rhododendron Festival each May.

 
Beckley's New River Park, open spring through fall, provides an excellent introduction to oldtime coal culture. At the Exhibition Coal Mine, real miners take visitors for an authentic 45 minute journey underground into the 1890s when workers dug out their livings with picks and shovels. Next door in the Coal Museum, the history of the local industry is depicted in artifacts and photographs. New River Park offers great wooded spaces, a playground, pool and waterslide.

West Virginia Department of Tourism

ANTIGUA

  FOR SUN AND FUN VISIT ANTIGUA

Head to Antigua if you're looking for something very British, very jet set - with three casinos, water sports galore and 365 white sand beaches to boot. St. John's, the nation's capital and a popular port, sports high-style boutiques, fine restaurants and exciting nightlife. Also a must: a visit to Admiral Nelson's Dockyard at English Harbour, once a major port for the British navy and now a yacht haven and national park. It's the hub of activity for Antigua Race Week, world class yacht racing and fun.

 

A small sample of the 390 white sand beaches you will find in Antigua. Every new beach seems better and more beautiful than the last one.

 
Be sure to try the local specialties. Like fiery Creole cookery. Spicy "jerk" chicken, pork and fish. Callaloo soup. Fried plantains. Rice and pigeon peas. Exotic fruits and vegetables. Fresh seafood. And, of course, rum-kissed drinks. Antigua offers visitors a special opportunity to indulge in a wide variety of shopping. You'll find everything from sophisticated international fare to handmade island arts and crafts. The local market in the south end of St John's is a riot of colourful fruits, vegetables and spices, and people haggling for them.

Buy delicious pineapples - Antigua's are considered some of the world's best.

 

Caribbean Tourism Organization

VANDERBIJLPARK

 The geographical centre of the Vaal Triangle. A modern industrial town, on the Vaal River, developed when Iscor erected a steel foundry in the area. 10 km from the town is a small airfield.

ISCOR TOUR
Africa's largest steel making centre. Foundry tour showing the entire steel making process from smelting to rolling of huge plates.

 Attractions and developments in this modern industrial centre on the Vaal River - where only 40 years ago "Iscor" erected a steel works; and named the model township after the corporation's first chairman. [1983]

 

SPORT
Sports facilities include swimming, tenpin bowling, roller-skating, golf and squash. Within the town are two recreational resorts with barbeque facilities and water sports. The nearby Vaal Dam provides a venue for power boating, sailing, and angling.

WINDSOR

 With a crucial position on the Detroit River, Windsor was an area of friction between British, French and American interests starting almost with the arrival of the first missionaries around 1640. The city possesses a fine university and attractive parks, especially Jackson Park with its sunken gardens, and Dieppe Gardens, right on the river.

 [1968]

THE MOTOR CITY OF CANADA
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Top: Ambassador Bridge
Bottom: Ouellette Avenue

Art Gallery of Windsor. Three floors of galleries include impressive permanent and touring exhibits. (445 Riverside Dr. West: all year, daily except Mondays and holidays.)
International Peace Fountain. Located in the Detroit River, this floating fountain features constantly changing coloured water patterns. (Coventry Gardens: mid-May - mid-October, daily.)
Windsor Raceway. Top-class harness racing, drawing enthusiasts from both sides of the river. (10 km south on Highway 18: mid-October - March, Tuesday Sunday evenings.)

 

Destination Ontario

BURY ST. EDMUNDS

 This charming market town has much Georgian and medieval architecture, arranged on an original Norman layout. Bury (pronounced "berry") developed around its abbey (now in ruins but with pretty gardens) which was founded in AD 945 to house the shrine of King Edmund. St. Mary's Church, with its magnificent hammer-beam roof, is more noteworthy than the cathedral. Also worth seeing out are the 15-th century guildhall, the town hall, the Georgian playhouse, and the Queen Anne manor house, which has a large collection of watches and clocks.

Abbey Gateway. Angel Hill. Abbey Gardens.

 

DICKENSIAN ASSOCIATIONS

Before the abbey in Bury St. Edmunds is a sloping plain called Angel Hill, where Angel Hotel can be found. This was made famous by Charles Dickens as his character Mr. Pickwick stayed here in the novel The Pickwick Papers.

MEDORA

     The historic Old West town of Medora is the front gate to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and quite an attraction itself. The famous Medora Musical lights up the Burning Hills Amphitheater nightly in the summer. Sunset playing across the Bad Lands compete with the professional cast for the audience's attention. Medora's boardwalks are lined with curio shops, shooting galleries, Western museums and authentic, preserved reminders of its rough-and-ready past, including saloons with swinging doors and the Roughrider Hotel where Teddy stayed.

 A popular family activity and a great way  to see the Bad Lands is a trail ride, which can vary from one hour to several days. Brimming with campgrounds, shops and 350 motel rooms, Medora is North Dakota's tourist spot. Where City Slickers Become Rough Riders. Bully Good Times in Medora!

North Dakota Tourism

KOROLEVU BEACH

 The South Pacific! The very name stirs the mind and excites the imagination. The allure of the South Pacific is still as strong today as it was hundreds of years ago when traders and adventurers first discovered the delights of this exciting and unique part of the world. The South Pacific is still one of the last great, undiscovered, frontiers of the world. The Fiji archipelago includes more than 300 islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu comprise 85% of the total land mass. The larger islands are primarily volcanic in origin with high rugged peaks.

 "KOROLEVU BEACH"
Brilliant sunshine, swaying palms, and calm tropical waters combine to enhance this Island Beach.

 

Fiji enjoys a warm and pleasant tropical maritime climate without extremes of hot or cold. There is mild dry season from May to October with slightly higher temperatures November to April. English is the official language but Fijian, Hindustani and Chinese are widely spoken. Events and venues: National Youth Day (Mar), Fiji Invitation 7s (Mar), Carlton Brewery Fiji Golf Open (Jun), Constitution Day (Jul), Bula Festival (Jul), South Pacific Cup - Squash (Aug), Sugar Festival (Sep), Fiji Regatta Week (Sep), Fiji Day (Oct).

Pacific Tourism Organisation

GROOT CONSTANTIA

 Most of the surrounding farmlands have been converted into the residential area of Constantia, but Groot Constantia in Constantia Valley, the oldest wine-making centre in South Africa, is government controlled, preserved as a national monument. Early Cape Governor Simon van der Stel's homestead today houses antique furniture and paintings. The wine cellar, today converted into a wine museum, houses drinking vessels in glass, silver, copper and stoneware from Greek antiquity to the 19th century, and early wine-making processes may be seen.

 

Manor House * Old Wine Cellar * Vineyard * The Wine Cellar

 
Constantia wines, once sought after in the Courts of Europe, are still produced, grown, pressed, matured, bottled and sold on the estate itself. Wine may be purchased on the estate. Trailer tours of the estate available throughout the season. Regular craft market.