Questions tagged [identify-this]
Finding the name of some place, food, monument, or other travel-related thing.
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Inquiry about the hot springs in Georgia
Is any area in Georgia called "Saltona" in Georgia - not sure about the name, where it is famous for its hot springs? It was used during Soviet Union to treat the Political Leaders from the Soviet ...
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Where is Kechror, Turkey?
I can't seem to locate the town of Kechror, or village of Chukurayva in which I am interested in visiting. I have found a reference to these in an article of an re-discovered acient Armenian chruch.
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Where is "Zaouiate Oued Ifrane"?
There is a Wikivoyage article about Zaouiate Oued Ifrane that says:
Better known as Zaouia d'Ifrane, or even Ifrane if you are within the village limits, this Berber village is often confused for ...
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Where is this fountain (from Counter-Strike)?
The T-Spawn of the counter strike map de_inferno is based on a real place. Where is this fountain?
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What is this strange monument near Bamberg Altenburg?
I was recently in Bamberg (north-west Bavaria), and when visiting Altenburg I've stumbled upon this strange monument:
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Where is this castle?
where is this castle/palace? someone suggested it was Vianden castle in Luxembourg but it's not.
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Name this building in Singapore and can I visit the glass pyramid on top?
Singapore is packed with skyscrapers and iconic architecture so I guess this one just gets lost in the crowd since despite tons of Google and Wikipedia searches I can't identify it.
Its main feature ...
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What town is in the Samsung Galaxy S default wallpaper?
This is the default wallpaper of Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, does anyone know where this place is?
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Where on earth is this church which looks like a confused chicken?
This picture has been circulating on twitter and in the office. But it doesn't say where it is. Can anyone provide the church's location?
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What was the tower seen in stage 3 of Tour de France on Corsica?
Stage 3 of this year's Tour de France passed an tower at the end of a headland on the Corsican Coast. Anyone recognise it? According to Wikipedia there are 90 towers on Corsica!
Seen here (UK) about ...
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Where was this train photograph taken?
Where was this train photograph taken? I found it as a header on langsamreisen.de, but that page does not specify where it is. The filename contains the phrase tren-del-sur, but I don't think it's at ...
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What city is this cityscape?
I download this cityscape from Microsoft theme website but I don't know what city is it.
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Where should I travel to see this building?
Today I saw a picture of a building that claims to be the biggest building in the world. I really doubt that, but the problem is, I couldn't verify it. Here it is:
It is somewhere in Eastern Europe, ...
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Does this monument depict Koxinga?
The large horse rider monument located in Quanzhou, China here: Google Maps
Is this monument depicting Koxinga or someone else?
Can't find wiki articles or something in English.
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What statue did Bolivia give, and where is it located?
From Babyhood by Paul Reiser:
Every place I looked I saw a great place to be somebody's parent.
"I could walk into that 7-Eleven and buy my kid a soda … I could play ball in that park and teach ...
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Where do I have to travel to to see this house?
I just saw this picture of a really cool house. Now I would like to now where I have to travel to in order to see this house:
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What mountain in NW USA is this?
So on a flight from YVR (Vancouver) to SLC (Salt Lake City), not far south of Vancouver - we'd just turned inland after flying down the coast, I saw this mountain. I've gone through photos of Mt ...
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How to get to Mythbusters' duct tape island
After watching the Duct tape island episode of the MythBusters show I was totally in love with that uninhabited island. They say it is in Hawaii but no more details.
Whats the name of that island? if ...
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Where is this mountain with very striking bright colors?
This blog has an image from Zhangye, Province of Gansu, China.
This mountain is made of earths or stones in gradients of often bright colors, predominantly red but also yellows and blues.
However I ...
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Where can I see this Darth Vader church?
Recently, I saw a picture that shows a Darth Vader bust:
It seems to be a church or something similar. For me it looks like a big fake, but my friend swears that this is not photoshopped. Therefore, I ...
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Which is the temple where you can enjoy an herbal sauna in Vientiane?
A friend that stayed in 2008 in Laos has told us that he went to a temple (Wat) in Vientiane where you can get a massage or try the "amazing" (he loved it) herbal sauna.
Do you know more data about ...
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What cityscape is this picture of?
I have come across this cityscape on the web and I wonder what city it is. Does anyone know?
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Found a bug in my hotel room, can anyone identify? [closed]
I found 2 different kinds of bugs on 2 different nights in 2 different hotels. I don't think they are bed bugs, but can any one help identify them? They both were around 5 mm long.
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Japan's snow road: Where is it and when to visit?
In the Internet I found interesting pictures about Japan's snow road. It seems that there are at least 10 meters of snow on this road.
Unfortunately I couldn't find out where in Japan this road is ...
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What was this ruined building in Tbilisi, Georgia that is Greek property?
Yesterday afternoon I went exploring around Tbilisi, Georgia and up on the path between the Narikala fortress and the Kartlis Deda statue were some old ruined buildings, not ancient but pre-Soviet.
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What is this Israeli street food dish?
When I was in Israel a few years back I tried this really great street food. I had gotten the recipe, but now have lost it and don't remember what it was called. It is a cross between a pancake and a ...
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Where is this half buried Armenian church or monastery?
While browsing Wikipedia and the Internet about some damaged Armenian churches in Tbilisi Georgia I came across an amazing photo (but I know this one is not in Tbilisi).
This link is to the Armenian ...
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Name of Georgian lemonade?
This summer I ate in a Georgian restaurant in Krakow, Poland. The food was really good, but especially tasty was the Georgian lemonade. I can't remember the name, but a friend of mine is going to ...
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What is this monument in Tallinn called?
I'm looking for the name of a monument in Tallinn, Estonia. I visited it this summer and I think it is really interesting for tourists since it has some historical interest and it also looks nice. ;) ...
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Help remembering name of hotel in near Łódź, Poland?
This summer I was in Poland. We drove around by car and visited several small villages. I some help to remember the name of the village and the hotel we stayed in.
I have only some very vague hints:
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Name this church in Moscow, please?
I'm trying to type up my notes of Moscow, and can't seem to find the name of this church I took a photo of. After using google image search, however, I refound a photo of it at this location so have ...
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Where is this flag from? [closed]
I can't find what flag is between the Netherlands and Germany on this worldmap:
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/album195/adl.jpg
It is yellow with a (light) blue cross. There seems to be ...