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# Koringberg

Koringberg is a village of 1,200 people (2011) in the Swartland region of the Western Cape province of South Africa.

## Understand

The name is Afrikaans and means ‘wheat mountain’.
It is popular in the last decade with urbanites who want to experience the peace and quiet of the countryside. The Berg River and the Misunderstanding Dam are nearby.

## Get in

By car, via the N7 national road. It lies 6 km west of the N7 national road between Piketberg and Moorreesburg and 15 km from both towns. It is 118 km north-north-east of Cape Town.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International.

## See

* The fountain from which Harry the Strandloper drew water in the times of Jan van Riebeek.

## Do

* Hike to the top of the Koringberg (about 5 km)
# Koriyama

Koriyama (郡山) is a city in Fukushima, Japan.

## Understand

Kōriyama originated as a regional governmental center in the Nara period, when the area was on the frontier of Yamato settlement of the Tohoku region. The surrounding area developed into shōen controlled by various samurai clans in the Heian and Kamakura periods. Nearby centers, such as Nihonmatsu developed into castle towns, Kōriyama remained as a commercial center and thrived as a post town because of its importance as a traffic focal point into the Edo period. As a major military equipment production center, Koriyama was subject to three large-scale air raids during WW2.
Kōriyama city is called the "commercial capital in Fukushima".

### Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site. Its Pamphlet section contains some materials in English.

## Get in

Koriyama is the largest city in Fukushima Prefecture and has good rail, road and bus networks linking it to Tokyo in the south and other parts of Tohoku to the north and west.
The Tohoku Shinkansen is the fastest way to get to and from Tokyo (80 minutes, ¥7970), as well as other major cities in Tohoku, such as Fukushima and Sendai (40 minutes, ¥5240).
The Tohoku Main Line follows a similar route to the Shinkansen, and though cheaper, it is much slower and trains run far less regularly.
The West Ban'etsu Line connects Koriyama with Niigata in the west, travelling via the Mount Bandai region.
There are also buses linking Koriyama with Tokyo and Narita Airport.
Koriyama is situated on the Tohoku Expressway, with interchanges at Koriyama and Koriyama Minami.
The nearest airport, Fukushima Airport, is in Sukagawa city, about 20km to the south. Fukushima Airport has daily flights to Okinawa, Osaka and Sapporo, with less frequent international flights to Seoul and Shanghai.

## See

* 37.472754140.3339831 Ryokusuien Garden (緑水苑), ☏ +81 24-959-6764. (updated Mar 2019)
* 37.390356140.3503782 Asaka History Museum (安積歴史博物館). Closed from October 2023 to March 2027 to repair damages by earthquakes.. (updated Mar 2019)
* 37.392659140.4198453 Koriyama City Museum of Art (郡山市立美術館). (updated Mar 2019)

## Buy

There are many department stores and shops in front of Kōriyama Station.

## Eat

Kourakuen (幸楽苑), a large chain of cheap ramen shops, is based in the city.

## Go next

* Aizu-Wakamatsu
* Inawashiro
* Miharu
* Bandai
* Sukagawa
* Shirakawa
* Motomiya
* Otama
* Nihonmatsu
# Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve

Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve is in the Kazakhstani North. Together with the Naurzum State Nature Reserve it forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.

## Understand
### Landscape

The landscape consists of steppes and wetlands.

### Flora and fauna

Koralzhyn is known for its bird fauna and is the northernmost place in the world where you can see pink flamingos living in the wild. Other animals include pelicans, cranes, antelopes, marmots and wolves.

### Climate
## Get in

The nature reserve is a little less than 200 km southwest of Astana, next to Lake Tengiz.
# Korhogo

Korhogo is a city in the northern part of the Côte d'Ivoire, also known as the Northern Savanna. With an estimated 225,000 inhabitants (and growing rapidly), it's the fifth largest city in the country.

## Understand

Korhogo is the largest town in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Its inhabitants are mostly Senufo people.

## Get in

* 9.387181-5.5566611 Korhogo airport (HGO ). Flights to Abidjan. (updated Jul 2023)
There are bus connections operated by different companies to several other Ivory Coast destinations, and bush taxis run to surrounding villages.

## Get around

Taxi-Moto take you anywhere in and outside Korhogo. Short rides (up to 2km) usually cost 300-500 CFA.

## See

The two main sights are the Péléforo Gbon Coulibaly Regional Museum and the woodcarver's quarter, where wood sculptors can be seen at work all around. The Mosquée de Korhogo, the city's main mosque, sits in the centre of town and serves as a real landmark.
There is a sacred rock which is a place of worship for local people who practice indigenous belief systems. It's just outside Korhogo.

## Do

Take a local guide and let them show you the traditional handicrafts in surrounding villages.

## Buy

There is a big market in the center (grand marché). There are at least two supermarkets, one of them is in a side street of the main road, opposite grand marché, where all the banks are located, too.
Of course, buy some local handicrafts as souvenirs. Beautiful wooden masks are available for about 6,000 - 30,000 CFA. Ask for the cultural meaning of the stuff you buy, they will explain you everything!

## Eat

Local restaurants serve the typical African dishes, like Aloko, Attiéké, mostly with chicken or fish (the latter is not recommended, usually it has been lying in the sun for a few days). Le Bokadios is a very good Moroccan restaurant in the center.

## Drink

Ask local people for Chapallo (a local brew made from sorghum, very spicy). It's not available on the market, but in some small cafes. Bandji (palm wine) is not widely available, but you can find some if you're lucky.

## Sleep

* 9.43617-5.62771 Hote Belle Cote. Different room categories, from 10000 CFA. A quiet place away from traffic noise. The rooms upstairs around the courtyard are nice. The restaurant serves Ivorian food. (updated Jan 2020)
# Iwata

Iwata (磐田) is a city in Shizuoka. Home to J1 soccer team Jubilo Iwata.

## Understand
### Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

## Get in
### By train

* JR Tokai line
* The nearest Shinkansen stops are at Kakegawa, if you're coming in from the direction of Tokyo, or Hamamatsu if you're coming from the Nagoya area. From either, you can catch a regular JR train the rest of the way to Iwata Station.

## See

* Iwata Museum of Fragrance (磐田香りの博物館, Iwata Kaori no Hakubutsukan), Tatsuno 2019-15, ☏ +81 53 836-8891. 09:30-17:00, closed Mondays. This unique museum explores the history and culture associated with fragrances in a variety of exhibits, including the "Experience Fragrance" exhibit which, for an additional fee of ¥2100, allows visitors to create and bottle their own fragrance. A café allows visitors to try out various fragrant herbal teas. Adults ¥300, students ¥200, children ¥100.
* Okegaya Marsh (桶ケ谷沼, Okegaya Numa), Iwai 315, ☏ +81 53 839-3022. 09:00-17:00, closed Mondays. An almost 2-km-long marsh and the surrounding park has abundant wildlife, including 67 species of dragonfly.
* Toyooka Plum Park (豊岡梅公園, Toyooka Ume Kouen), Uenobu 1989-1, ☏ +81 53 962-2666. 09:00-17:00. Over 4000 plums trees blossom in a beautiful valley here every spring. Adults ¥500, children ¥100.
* Yuya Long Wisteria (熊野の長藤, Yuya no Nagafuji), Ikeda 330, ☏ +81 53 836-9600. Meter-long arms of wisteria hang from a frame which covers almost 600 m². Great picnic spot during the April-May bloom. A wisteria festival is held here during Golden Week as well. Free.

## Buy

* LaLa Port Iwata (ららぽーと磐田), 1200 Takamigaoka (off the Tomei Expressway north of the Iwata Interchange), ☏ +81 538-59-0100. 10:00-21:00. Opened in 2009, the largest western-style mall in the area, with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, and a Toho Cinema.

## Eat
### Mid-range

* Unagi no Tanaka (うなぎのたなか), Shirabane 147, ☏ +81 53 866-5252. Eel from Hamamatsu's Lake Hamana is the Enshu region's most famous regional dish. Check out their take-away menu.

### Splurge

* Ajishou Tenhiro (味匠天宏), Mitsuke 3884-5 (about 2 km north of JR Iwata station), ☏ +81 53-832-7078. 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00. Tempura served in an old-style Japanese atmosphere. The restaurant is installed in a historic house once lived in by the head of the Akamatsu clan. Beyond tempura, the restaurant also specializes in the local "three-color curry" (miiro kare). Dinner for around ¥5000.

## Go next

* Fukuroi
* Mori
* Kakegawa
* Kikugawa
* Hamamatsu
* Arai
* Kosai
* Omaezaki
* Makinohara
# Iwate

Iwate Prefecture (岩手県 Iwate-ken) is in the northeastern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

## Understand

Visit Iwate is the prefecture's official multilingual guide site.

## Cities

* 39.702083141.15451 Morioka — The prefectural capital.
* 39.956389141.0716392 Hachimantai
* 39.388611141.1169173 Hanamaki — Hanamaki is most famous as the birthplace of Kenji Miyazawa and for its onsen.
* 38.986611141.1138334 Hiraizumi — once rivaled Kyoto, but now known for two temples and a poet who visited 400 years ago.
* 38.934722141.1265835 Ichinoseki
* 39.843139141.7963896 Iwaizumi — the town has Ryusendo, one of Japan's three famous caves.
* 39.275806141.8856947 Kamaishi
* 40.039833141.43658 Kuzumaki — has rich nature.
* 39.639722141.9461119 Miyako
* 40.27125141.30477810 Ninohe
* 39.35825141.89944411 Otsuchi
* 39.020417141.63305612 Rikuzentakata
* 39.332028141.53288913 Tono — a small city famous for its folk tales.
* 39.930472141.88891714 Tanohata — is proud of Kitayamasaki Cape, seaweed and farm products.

## Other destinations

* 39.860533141.7972811 Ryusendo limestone cave — located in Iwaizumi, considered one of the three major limestone caves in Japan. It also boasts one of the largest underground lakes in Japan, with crystal-clear water.
* 39.994444140.9641672 Appi Kogen Ski Resort — one of the best ski grounds in Tohoku, with runs for all levels.

## Get in
### By plane

Hanamaki Airport (HNA)

### By train

* The Tohoku Shinkansen barrels through Ichinoseki and Morioka on its way from Sendai north to Aomori.
* IGR Iwate Ginga Tetsudo It's north train of Iwate
* JR Yamada Line
* JR Hanawa Line
* JR Tazawako Line
* Sanriku Railway (Kita-Lias Line) runs between Miyako (Iwate) and Kuji.

### By bus
## See

* Visit Geibikei Gorge and enjoy a ride on one of the boats and listen to the singing of your guide. Feed koi carp in warmer weather, enjoy the changing leaves in the fall and the snow in the winter. (Ichinoseki)
* Explore the remains of the former northern capital (Hiraizumi)
* Make your way through Ryusendo Cave, one of Japan's Top Three caves. (Iwaizumi)
* Search for kappa in one of the most famous kappa towns (Tono)
* Walk through art inspired by the books of Kenji Miyazawa in the Miyazawa Kenji Dowa-Mura (Hanamaki)

## Eat

* Azumaya (東家). Eat wanko-soba, served indefinitely before you stop. (updated Mar 2024)
* Pyonpyonsha (ぴょんぴょん舎). famous for Morioka Reimen (cold noodles). Many branches in Akita and other prefectures. (updated Mar 2024)

## Go next

* Aomori Prefecture
* Akita Prefecture
* Miyagi Prefecture
# Iwamizawa

Iwamizawa (岩見沢) is a city in Hokkaido's Central Circuit. Capital city of Sorachi Subprefecture.

## Understand
### Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site$^{[deadlink]}$.

## Get in

Iwamizawa is located on the Hakodate main train line between Asahikawa and Sapporo. It also forms one end of the Muroran train line heading down to the coast at Tomakomai. Both regular and express trains connect Sapporo and Iwamizawa. You can just buy a regular train ticket and if you end up boarding an express, the conductor will sell you an express surcharge ticket separately.

## Go next

* Mikasa
* Bibai
* Shinshinotsu
* Ebetsu
* Sapporo
* Yubari
* Kumiyama
* Nanporo
* Naganuma
# Iwye

Iwye (Iuye) is a town in Grodno Oblast, Belarus. It is one of the historic centers of the Tatar minority in Belarus.

## Get in

Iwye can be accessed by bus or by car. Gauya train station is about 10 km from Iwye.

## Get around

The town is compact enough to get around on foot.

## See

* 53.932625.78091 St. Peter and Paul church. The church was built in the end of 15th century, and later altered in Baroque fashion. However, the structure, especially the altar part with massive buttresses, remains recognizably Gothic.
* 53.922325.77292 Tatar Mosque. A 19th-century wooden building, a fine example of the architecture of the local Tatar community.
# Luling

There is more than one place called Luling:

### United States of America

* Luling (Louisiana) — a town in Louisiana
* Luling (Texas) — a town in Texas
# Lumbarda

Lumbarda is a village on the island of Korčula in the Dalmatia region of Croatia.

## Do

* Neilson Active Holidays. A beach club and yacht base which offers windsurfing, dinghy sailing, mountain biking and yachting. Their prices usually include accommodation and flights from the UK, though it is possible to arrange a stay without inclusive flights.
* $^{[deadlink]}$ Pelorus travel & rental agency. A small travel agency about 100 meters from the village center offering equipment rental and excursions. Rent a kayak (€27 per day for a TriYak). Rent a snorkel, mask, and swim fins (€3.50/day or €15/week) and go snorkeling around the island. Or, rent the kayak and snorkel set and go paddle to some of the 14 islands in front or Lumbarda and snorkel there! Recommended is the southeast coast of Barija island – there is a nice small beach for your kayak and some lovely snorkeling. (updated Sep 2023)
* Rent a bicycle (€7-12/day) and ride around the island.
* Excursion to Mljet is organised daily. Mljet is the greenest islands in the Adriatic, has one of nine Croatian national parks, two salt lakes and a small island with a monastery on the big lake. You can also get a return trip to Mljet by a speed boat it takes 30-35 minutes to get to Mljet (€33.50 return trip) or with old-style wooden boat (it takes ~90 minutes and costs about €27).

## Buy

Food and drinks are available at Konzum in village center and Studenac (cheaper one) 150 meters towards with main road from the village center. Tisak kiosk at center during the summer season offers a great variety of newspapers and magazines from all over the world, call-cards, and other things. Souvenirs available at Pelorus travel and souvenirs shop 100 meters from center towards the harbour.

## Eat

Lina Restaurant offers à la carte menus, board meals, buffet breakfast, dinner and supper, 3 menus offered. There is a Dalmatian evening held once a week, where there are Dalmatian music and gastronomic specialties. There is also a dancing evening on the restaurant terrace once a week, from July 1st until September 1st. Newly opened pizzeria Lina, next to the restaurant Lina, offers wide range of excellent baker’s oven pizzas. More is small family run restaurant located just on sea level. Daily fresh fish and seafood, meat specialty from grill, one of the very best places servicewise.

## Drink

There are four bars in Lumbarda.
* Maestral - spacious, used to be restaurant for older and local crowd.
* Mot – calmer café with good ice-cream and nice little terrace.
* Aqua – used to be the hip place on the island, now a younger crowd hang out.
* Birex – new cocktail bar at the village marina.

## Sleep

There are two hotels in Lumbarda: Hotel Lumbarda $^{[deadlink]}$ (3 star) and Hotel Borik (2 star). There are also Lina Apartments and numerous apartments in private accommodation.
# Lukla

Lukla is a village in Khumbu and home to the region's main airport. Most travelers visiting the region will enter and exit from here.

## Understand

Lukla is basically just an airport and a strip of hotels. There are two expensive, up-scale places which offer such luxuries as hot tubs, while the other hotels are largely the same. Lukla is 2,860 m above sea level.

## Get in

There are numerous flights flying the busy Kathmandu–Lukla route, though with a much reduced service during the off-season months. Sita Air is considered to be one of the more reliable airlines flying this route and operates two flights every morning from Kathmandu Domestic Airport at 07:00 and 08:20, with return flights at 07:40 and 09:00. Flights from Kathmandu take around 25 minutes. Be aware that during the summer rainy season there may be substantial delays, and even a wait of one week is not uncommon. Tenzing-Hillary Airport is often named one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to its position against the side of the mountain.
* 27.687586.7313891 Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Lukla Airport; LUA ).

## Get around

The only way you can get around Lukla is by foot. There are neither roads nor any other means of modern transport. There are plenty of impressive mountainous views around Lukla.

## See

You can see the hospitals which are highly equipped with modern instruments. it is heavily funded by the tourist from outside and provide free medical services to poor people.

## Do

Lukla is the usual starting point for the trek to Everest Base Camp.

## Eat

* Eco Paradise Lodge (see Sleep below)
* Across from the entrance to the airport there is a German bakery, which serves delicious "apple cheese cake" and good coffee. Inside the village, there are two more bakeries with good cakes and coffee.

## Sleep

Lukla has several accommodations so you can be selective.
* K2 Lodge is near the "Starbucks". A room with bathroom is Rs. 100 if you eat there. Rooms are clean, though uninteresting. Food is quite cheap in comparison to most guesthouses in town and pretty tasty. The owner Dawa is friendly and seemingly always has a smile on his face.
* Eco Paradise Lodge offers spotlessly clean, albeit simple rooms, and a very warm and cosy lounge/dining room with views over the airport and mountains beyond for a very reasonable price (it is a good place to have breakfast on the outward journey). In addition, the owner can help purchase airline tickets and assist with the check in at the airport.
* North Face Resort (straight down the main street after exiting the airport, about 200m on the left), ☏ +977 19-626016. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 10:00. Good place at the end of trekking to spend a night before leaving Lukla in the morning for Kathmandu. Comfortable rooms, with en-suite bathrooms and a restaurant serving wholesome food. The balcony has a good view to the runway.

## Go next

Namche Bazaar
# Lukovë

Lukovë, also spelled Lukova, is a village in Bregu region of Albania.

## Understand

Lukovë is the last village of the Albanian Riviera also known as "Bregu". It is a small village, with clear, turquoise water, breathtaking beaches, memorable sunsets, nice hotels and welcoming people. Lukovë has two parts: the "uptown" village, where the best hotel of the place is located; and the "downtown" beach.

## Get in

Lukovë is between Saranda and Himara. You can get to Lukova following these itineraries:
* With a plane: go to Tirana with an airplane; then go to Lukova with a bus, rent a car or taxi. You can get good taxies at the airport, and you can rent a car in Tirana for low prices. You follow the itinerary: Tirana-Durres-Rrogozhine-Lushnje-Fier-Vlore-Himare-Lukovë. The roadway is very good and new.

## Get around

Lukovë is pretty small. You can get around walking, but you can also use your car if you want to go to the neighbouring villages. For an amazing experience, ask for a trip with a horse.

## See

* Shen e Premte Church where its bell which was given as gift by the King of Naples was lost in the 1967 cultural revolution campaign.
* Traditional houses and footpaths
* Shpella Beach around 1 km long

## Do

* Swim in the turquoise sea
* The best thing you can do when staying at this region: enjoy boating! Row-boats are available everywhere in southern Albania. Try one! If you are afraid, ask a young guy at the nearby cafeteria to come with you. They will usually accept.
* Dive in the water and listen to the most relaxing sound in the world: the sound of the stones in the depth of the sea, that move due to the sub-aqueous springs
* Take part in annual local festivities

## Sleep

The only resort hotel is Hotel Palace Lukova in uptown Lukovë. +355 69 20 21 710. The prices are €60 per night for a family with two parents and two kids; however, if you will stay for a week or more, try to negotiate the price.
# Carrícola

Carrícola is in the Valencia region of Spain. Carrícola is a tiny village with a population of 100 people. It styles itself as "La Xispa de la Vall" (the Spark of the Valley).

## See

* 38.83979-0.474251 Biodivers Carricola.
* 38.83847-0.474552 Hermitage of the Christ of Calvary (Ermita del Calvari) (at the foot of the castle). This hermitage is a small masonry covered with a roof in two slopes of Arab tiles. The interior opens a niche with the image of the Christ of Calvary, a polychrome wood sculpture from the 19th century, depicting Jesus Christ being crucified. The hermitage is home to many other fine sculptural works. 14 chapels represented by Valencian tiles form an ascent to the calvary.
* 38.83587-0.475193 Castle of Carrícola (Castillo de Carrícola) (in the nearby village of El Palomar). Dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, this castle has its own testimony to Moorish culture. It consists of a tower and a courtyard that occupy a total of 195 m². There is a very nice route that runs through the shady Benicadell providing wonderful views of town.
# Carson (North Dakota)

Carson is a town in Western North Dakota. It has a population of about 319 people and an area of 4 square miles. Altitude is 2,305 feet.

## Understand

In the wide open areas of western ND, population density is very low, and Carson is no exception. Though it is the county seat. This area is more normally visited by hunters and fishers rather than sightseers.

## Get in
### By car

From exit 110 on I-94, take state highway 49 south for 32 miles then head east on state highway 21 for 14 miles.

### By plane

Elgin Municipal Airport is 14 miles to the west of Carson near the junction of highways 49 and 21.

## See

* Cannonball Stage Station (15 miles southeast of Carson), ☏ +1 701 328-2666. State Historic Site. Marks location of a stagecoach station on the Bismarck-to-Deadwood Trail, used from 1877-1880.
* Grant County Veteran's Memorial, ☏ +1 701-622-3004. Legion Commander George Zeller.
* Almont Heritage Park Museum, Main Street, Almont (24 mi N on 54th Ave SW), ☏ +1 701 843-7032. Northern Pacific Railroad depot, blacksmith shop, rock jail, fully furnished country school and house, antique pianos and machinery. Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, by appointment.

## Eat

* Tumbleweed Café, 113 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3744.

## Drink

* County Seat Lounge, 103 Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3461.

## Sleep

* El Rancho Motel, Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3495.
* The Cabin, 5880 54th Ave. SW (10 miles north on the Carson-to-Almont Road), ☏ +1 701 622-3261, cabin@westriv.com. On the Heart River. Bathroom, shower, light cooking, fishing, hunting, hiking, birding, winter skiing and skating.
* Carson Campground, 312 3rd Ave. NW (Carson City Park), ☏ +1 701 622-3615, fax: +1 701 622-3909, carson@westriv.com. Primitive camping, water pump available.
* City of Carson Terminal, 100 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3395, fax: +1 701-622-3909, carson@westriv.com. Includes electricity hookup. $10 a night.