The Indus River (locally called Sindhu) is one of the longest rivers in Asia. It runs from the Tibetan Plateau, through Jammu and Kashmire, India, and through Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

Sindh is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and the historical home of the Sindhi people. It borders the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, as well as the Arabian Sea.

A city capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. Much of my family is from that part of Italy

One of the five towns making up the five beautiful seaside towns of Le Cinque Terre. Accessible only by train or by boat, these towns are also able to be hiked between over the span of a day.

This wa the Barbaro family's country residence. The building is filled with frescos by Paolo Veronese. There are also dogs on the property; in fact, dogs have been a fixture of the place since it was first made.

San Gimignano is a small town that has become a popular tourist destination for its beautiful towers that cover the city. Once it had seventy two towers, but, due to the unstable nature of these medieval towers, only 14 remain.

Florence is oe of the great Italian towns, famous for its great dome, which was made by Filippo Brunelleschi. Florence is also home to many great pieces of Renaissance art and architechture.

Paderno del Grappa is a tiny little town, with a population of just over two thousand. Many people in the area grow grapes because Paderno is one of the only towns that can produce Prosseco, an Italian sparkling wine that is quite sought after all over the world.

Venice, Italy is a beautiful city in which all travel is done by boat or by foot, no cars. Venice is special in the fact that it doesn't have walls. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the people walled up towns and cities to defend themselves from the barbarians (which was just what the people of the Roman Empire called the invading outsiders) coming into Italy. There aren't any walls because of the fact that the Venetians built on the marshland in the middle of the lagoon. The shallow bits would reck a ship and strand the people on it.