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The Republic of Nauru is a small oval-shaped island in the western Pacific Ocean, located just 42 kilometers south of the Equator. The nearest neighbor is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati. One of the world’s smallest island nation, the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital, Nauru offers travelers a truly unique Pacific Island visit.

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The Museum of Applied Arts contains one of Budapest’s most interesting art collections. The Museum was the third museum to be built in Europe after fellow institutions in London (1857) and Vienna (1864). This beautiful building was designed by Odön Lechner and completed in 1896. It houses a number of interesting exhibitions with a permanent display of arts and crafts and furniture in the upstairs area.
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“Hida Folk Village” is an open air museum and site area is an approximately 99,000 sq. m. It exhibits about 30 typical farmhouses and buildings, including a few “gassho-zukuri” traditional Japanese homes built with steeply pitched thatched roofs, from the Hida region, the mountainous district of Gifu Prefecture around Takayama. About 30 old private houses with sloped- and thatched-roof houses which bore the heavy snowfall were reconstructed in the village. This village was created by moving old folk and farming homes from various villages and the nearby Shirakawa-Go region to one particular place.
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Aladzha monastery is the most famous medieval rock monastery on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The archeological finds and dating of the murals survived in the chapel show that the monastery flourished in the period of the Second Bulgarian State, 13th-14th C. The monastery has been attracting many explorers and visitors due to its beautiful woodland location 14 km from Varna.

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Necker Island is located in the British Virgin Islands, 2 km north of the northeastern flank of Virgin Gorda. Sir Richard Branson purchased Necker Island more than 25 years ago.  Totally private, Necker island has only one residence, a magnificent villa of breathtaking Balinese design. Necker can accommodate up to 28 guests and can be booked as a complete private package, or for certain weeks of the year the villas and rooms can be rented individually.
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Setai Miami is a super deluxe condo hotel in the heart of Miami’s hot spot South Beach. Its design vision artfully combines the rich architectural history of the neighborhood and its cultural diversity with the International Art Deco movement, particularly its influence in Asia. It’s located on Collins Ave at 20th street near Miami Beach’s thriving cultural district, as well as the nightlife, fine dining, shopping and other South Beach attractions.
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For many people Nebraska is an image of flat prairies, stretching to the horizon. But in the north of Niobrara River Valle is filled with wildlife, rolling hills and pure waterfalls.
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