Saturday, 19 January 2013
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is a city of 100,000 situated approximately 100km SW of Canada's largest city Toronto. It is famously known to be a centre for technology companies ranging from start ups to international technology companies. The city sits adjacent to its sister-city, Kitchener.
This city is also home to the famous University of Waterloo
This city is also home to the famous University of Waterloo
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, also known as the Pearl of the Orient is famously known as the gateway to East Asia, it is a unique city which has a mix of Chinese and British history. It is one of the world's leading financial, banking and trading centers.This fast moving city has some of the highest population densities in the world being occupied on 1,104 square kilometers, the only way to build is upwards and this is evident by the many skyscrapers and highrises you will find. This city is the destination for dining and shopping.
Beijing, China
Beijing, Beijing. This is the capital of the People's Republic of China, it is a centre with a rich prescence of cultural, political, and economical trade. Located in Northern China, it is in close proximity to cities likes Tianjin, and relics of history like the famous Great Wall of China. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world with about 140 million Chinese tourists and 4.4 million international visitors in a year.
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
When you think of Las Vegas, typically you do not picture great natural landscapes, however no visit to Las Vegas is complete without a tour of the national
parks and scenery of the Southwest in conjunction with at least
one day of visiting the spectacular casinos and entertainment that run along "The Strip", the main road
through this energetic desert city.
Las Vegas Climte:
Wiki exerpt: Las Vegas' climate is a subtropical desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), typical of the Mojave Desert in which it lies. The city enjoys abundant sunshine year-round: it has an average of about 300 sunny days per year with more than 3,800 hours of sunshine.
The summer months of June through September are very hot and mostly dry, with average daytime highs of 94 to 104 °F (34 to 40 °C) and night-time lows of 69–78 °F (21–26 °C). There are an average of 133 days per year above 90 °F (32 °C), and 72 days above 100 °F (38 °C), with most of the days in July and August exceeding that benchmark. Humidity is very low, often under 10%.
Las Vegas' winters are of short duration and the season is generally mild, with daytime highs near 60 °F (16 °C) and nighttime lows around 40 °F (4 °C). The mountains surrounding Las Vegas accumulate snow during the winter but snow is rare in the Las Vegas Valley itself. Although, on December 16, 2008, Las Vegas received 3.6 inches of snow.[16] Temperatures can sometimes drop to freezing 32 °F (0 °C) but winter nighttime temperatures will rarely dip below 30 °F (−1 °C).
Las Vegas Climte:
Wiki exerpt: Las Vegas' climate is a subtropical desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), typical of the Mojave Desert in which it lies. The city enjoys abundant sunshine year-round: it has an average of about 300 sunny days per year with more than 3,800 hours of sunshine.
The summer months of June through September are very hot and mostly dry, with average daytime highs of 94 to 104 °F (34 to 40 °C) and night-time lows of 69–78 °F (21–26 °C). There are an average of 133 days per year above 90 °F (32 °C), and 72 days above 100 °F (38 °C), with most of the days in July and August exceeding that benchmark. Humidity is very low, often under 10%.
Las Vegas' winters are of short duration and the season is generally mild, with daytime highs near 60 °F (16 °C) and nighttime lows around 40 °F (4 °C). The mountains surrounding Las Vegas accumulate snow during the winter but snow is rare in the Las Vegas Valley itself. Although, on December 16, 2008, Las Vegas received 3.6 inches of snow.[16] Temperatures can sometimes drop to freezing 32 °F (0 °C) but winter nighttime temperatures will rarely dip below 30 °F (−1 °C).
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