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Post by mossie on Dec 31, 2018 20:07:06 GMT
Rabat - capital of Morocco
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 31, 2018 21:34:00 GMT
Batavia - Dutch colonial name of Jakarta, Indonesia
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Post by mossie on Jan 1, 2019 8:46:35 GMT
Davidstow - village in Cornwall
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Post by whatagain on Jan 1, 2019 12:46:06 GMT
Stonehenge.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2019 15:22:56 GMT
Coney Island - former island now attached to Brooklyn, site of an amusement park which has had varying fortune
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Post by amboseli on Jan 1, 2019 16:48:33 GMT
Islay - Scottish island
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 2, 2019 3:47:29 GMT
Playa del Carmen -- coastal resort town in Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 2, 2019 6:23:30 GMT
Carmel (California) - village of which Clint Eastwood was once mayor
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Post by whatagain on Jan 2, 2019 11:11:40 GMT
Melbourne. Australian city.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 2, 2019 12:41:37 GMT
Elba - Italian island where Napoleon was exiled in 1814 before escaping after 300 days. Oddly enough, he was considered to be the sovereign of Elba and carried out a series of social and economic reforms while he was there
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Post by whatagain on Jan 2, 2019 13:50:44 GMT
Albania. Small country invaded by Italy in 1940 and managed to hold them quite long. Became one of the last communist European countries.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 2, 2019 15:47:27 GMT
Banff - town in Alberta along the Trans-Canada Highway
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Post by amboseli on Jan 2, 2019 18:07:13 GMT
Banyuls-sur-Mer - seaside town at the Côte Vermeille, dépt. Pyrénées-Orientales, near the Spanish border
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Post by bjd on Jan 2, 2019 19:32:56 GMT
Bangladesh Southeast Asian country
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 2, 2019 19:42:28 GMT
Aden - city in Yemen. I have actually changed planes there.
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Post by amboseli on Jan 2, 2019 22:51:43 GMT
Denmark - country in northern Europe
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 2, 2019 23:32:30 GMT
Denver -- capital of the state of Colorado
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Post by whatagain on Jan 2, 2019 23:55:34 GMT
Versailles. City of french king Louis XIV.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 3, 2019 5:53:49 GMT
Persia - former name of Iran
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 3, 2019 6:07:49 GMT
Peru -- home of the Incas
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 3, 2019 6:46:30 GMT
Perugia - Italian city in the region of Umbria
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Post by bjd on Jan 3, 2019 16:28:29 GMT
Perpignan city in southern France
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 4, 2019 16:28:13 GMT
Nancy - French heart of art nouveau
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Post by bjd on Jan 4, 2019 20:30:02 GMT
Ancona City in Italy and site of big battles in WW2
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 5, 2019 4:33:52 GMT
Barcelona - principal city of Catalonia
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 5, 2019 5:31:49 GMT
Dahlonega -- small city in northern Georgia, it was the site of the first major gold rush in the United States, in 1828.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 5, 2019 5:53:32 GMT
Las Vegas (Nevada) - second city in the world for casino revenue
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Post by bjd on Jan 6, 2019 7:16:43 GMT
Las Palmas capital of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands
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Post by amboseli on Jan 6, 2019 9:37:41 GMT
Maspalomas - oldest beach resort in the south of Gran Canaria known for its high sanddunes
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 6, 2019 11:17:19 GMT
Loma Linda (California) - part of the 'inland empire.' Originally named Mound City, so I can see why they changed the name.
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