50 títulos para "Global Print Digital"

Fuerteventura Island

John, Knight

Fuerteventura Island. Travel and Tourism, Family travel, Vacation, Honeymoon Holiday. The seven sub-tropical Canary Islands bask in sunny splendour off the Atlantic coast of north-west Africa. Millions of sun-starved north Europeans flock there for beach holidays, but increasingly visitors are disco...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Samuel, Matthews

Bosnia and Herzegovina. History, People, Culture, Travel and Tourism Environment. When the Romans extended their conquests into the territory of modern Bosnia during the 2nd and 1st centuries bce, the people they encountered there belonged mainly to Illyrian tribes. Most of the area of modern Bosnia...

Bougainville Island

Victor, Ross

Bougainville island. Early History, First European Contact, German Period, World War II, Civil War, People and Culture, Island Information. Bougainville's close contact with the outside world and its integration into Papua New Guinea are recent. The first permanent Christian mission and first co...

Vancouver and Victoria Islands Travel

Grant, Dickson

Vancouver and Victoria islands Travel. Tourism Environment. 300 miles long, filled with breathtaking mountain scenery and coastline, Vancouver Island is ruggedly beautiful, with areas of lush temperate rainforest. Major areas of population are Victoria (around half a million inhabitants), the provin...

Wales

Gordon, Kelvin

History of Religion, Pre-Christian Wales Although initially banned, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The empire's collapse in Britain created a 'Welsh' people whose identity has traditionally been based on Christianity and a common language. Christianity arrived in Wale...

Kashmir Conflict Detail

Marsh, Melbourne

Kashmir Conflict Detail. As soon as the states of India and Pakistan were formed in 1947, the controversy over Kashmir arose. The two nations have been involved in four wars since the British left the subcontinent and the 1947-1948 was the first among them in which the rightful command over Kashmir...

Trinidad

Kaur, Godwin

Trinidad. Travel and Tourism, Business Environment. Trinidad is the more populous of the two islands, and a more energetic destination. The people of Trinidad are a lively group who like to have fun which may explain why steel pan music and the Limbo came from the island. The traveler who likes to g...

East Timor (Timo Leste)

Peter, Owen

East Timor (Timo Leste) History, Government and Politics, People, Culture and Religion. From the 16th century onwards, East Timor was a Portuguese colony known as Portuguese Timor. The rest of the island of Timor, and the other islands that were later to become Indonesia, were colonised by the Dutch...

Kauai Island, the Garden Isle

Kenneth, Butler

: Kauai Island, the Garden Isle. Travel and Tourism. Kauai is the oldest island in Hawaii and is a twenty-minute flight from Honolulu. The tropical paradise was formed six million years ago and encompasses 550 miles with a population of approximately 60 000 people. Kauai lies in the azure blue water...

Nassau & Paradise Island, The Bahamas

Issac, Harvey

Nassau & Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Travel and Tourism. Atlantis Paradise Island Resort is known worldwide for its amazing water adventures, white sand beaches, luxury accommodations and fine dining. Whether this resort on Nassau Paradise Island is on your bucket list or you're planning a return...

Netherlands Antilles

Stephen, Dean

Netherlands Antilles. The People, History and Cultural differences, Tourism. Despite the fact that these six islands have been and continue to be politically tied to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, each island has its own particular territory and history. Their differences go beyond flags, as they a...

Okinawa, Japan

Benjamin, Hudson

Okinawa, Japan. The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and Tourism. Before Okinawa, there was Ryukyu, an independent kingdom ruled by its kings, its people seafarers prospering through trade with China and other neighboring countries. In 1609, Ryukyu was invaded by Satsuma...