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One of the major tourist attractions in Chile: Torres del Paine. Here a sight of the Torres at sunrise in winter. 86

Famous Tourist Attractions in Chile

Chile is a beautiful country with plenty of tourist attractions to satisfy the most exigent of travelers. In this Hub I will list five of the most important Chilean landmarks that nobody visiting Chile should miss

3 comments    travel chile tourist attractions
A famous landmark in chile: the Palacio de la moneda76

Popular Places for Sightseeing in Chile

Chile offers to its visitors endless opportunities for sightseeing. Traveling across the country you will find spectacular mountains and volcanoes, beautiful lakes, impressive fjords, dense forest with...

0 comments    travel chile lake district chile
A picture of Scafell Pike which is the highest mountain in England.  This is the highest peak in the distance, second peak in from the left of the shot.  Also included in the picture is the second highest mountain in England, Scafell, at the centre o87

What is the highest mountain in England?

What is the highest mountain in England?  If you are looking for the answer to that very question you are in the right place.  This page contains the details of the highest mountain in England, as well as a...

16 comments    lake district scafell pike
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Alfred Wainwright, Artist and Fellwalker

With his famous Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Alfred Wainwright will always be an English hero. These hand written and hand-drawn works of art have been inspirational to fell walkers...

5 comments    hubchallenge artist walking
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Flooding in Cumbria

Hi, it is Monday the 23rd November 2009 and all is not well in Cumbria. Since Thurs, we have been experiencing relentless rain and flooding and some parts of the county are in a state of emergency. ...

0 comments    home travel water
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The Grave of Black Sambo – Lancaster and the Legacy of Slavery

Full sixty years the angry winter's wave Has thundering dashed this bleak and barren shore Since Sambo's head laid in this lonely grave Lies still and ne'er will hear their turmoil more. ...

49 comments    slavery lake district lancaster
Steam-powered cog railway locomotives have a superstructure tilted forward to stay level while climbing up steep slopes (Schafbergbahn, Upper Austria)75

Cog Railways In Austria

Cog railways are the true veterans among the many mountain railways and cable cars in the European Alps. In the late nineteenth century these masterpieces of railway engineering opened up the mountains for...

4 comments    railway railways lower austria
The affected area is under the blue, which represents rain, showing on this map of the UK, between Belfast in Ireland and Newcastle in the North East of England71

Severe Flooding in Cumbria,England-One in a Thousand Years occurrence

The affected area is under the blue, which represents rain, showing on this map of the UK, between Belfast in Ireland and Newcastle in the North East of England On the 20th November 2009 Cumbria in the North...

13 comments    god water homes
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kendal_mint_cake.jpg66

Kendal mint cake : super fuel for explorers

I don't think you'll find Kendal mint cake on a supermarket shelf near you. It's a local (British) food and normally doesn't travel well, partly because it looks to be pretty tricky to translate its...

0 comments    sugar lake district local food
Muncaster Castle75

Paranormal Britain – The Ghosts of Muncaster Castle

Do you believe in ghosts and things that go bump in the night? If so, let's go on a ghost hunt around one of the Lake District's most haunted old buildings - Muncaster Castle. That is if you dare to explore the ghosts of Muncaster Castle!

5 comments    ghost stories hauntings ghostly
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