World Directory, Asia, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Kowloon is the southern tip of the peninsula and faces Hong Kong island. This paradise of shops, bars and hotels is not only popular with tourists but also with inhabitants of Hong Kong island who can easily take the ferry to this melting-pot of everything relating to spending your money.

World Directory, Europe, France, Corsica, Ligurian Sea

The island is sometimes called "L'Ile de beaute" - a title which it richly deserves. Its wonderful beaches and the drama of the mountains behind, its forests, and the aroma of the maquis - this virtually unspoilt island is quite unlike the other crowded Mediterranean resorts.

World Directory, North America, United States, New England, Maine

Cundy's Harbor is located on the New Meadows River in the State of Maine. It's a quiet little harbour dotted with moored lobster and working boats.

World Directory, Europe, Germany, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Located west of Ruegen on the German coast, Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea. Not only is Hiddensee a wildfowl paradise but also boasts some of the finest sandy beaches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the west and north coasts .

World Directory, North America, United States, Alaska, Hinchinbrook Island

Johnstone Point is located on Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Chugoku, Hiroshima Prefecture

Miyajima was a town located on the island of Itsukushima in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan. On November 3, 2005, it was amalgamated into the city of Hatsukaichi.

World Directory, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast.

World Directory, Africa, Cape Verde, Macaronesia, Cape Verde

Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Cyclades, Syros

Ano Syros is a municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece.

World Directory, North America, Canada, British Columbia, British Columbia

Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. Highway 19, which stretches from one end of Vancouver Island to the other, ends in Port Hardy, right near Rotary Park. This explains the town's motto, found on a sign entering town, that reads, "where the highway ends and the adventure begins." Port Hardy's twin city is Numata, Japan.