Oran (Algeria)

Advantages: Scottish, brilliant building, mural ceiling, it's a bar!
Disadvantages: Not cheap.

...Oran Mór ********** Oran Mór is a West end of Glasgow pub situated where Byres road crosses Great Western Road - opposite the botanical gardens. It has been built into what used to be the old Kelvinside Parish Church. Refurbishment of Kelvinside Parish church started in 2002 and Oran Mór opened it's doors on the first day of the West End festival in June 2004. It has since grown to be one of the trendiest venues in Glasgow and attracts a mixed crowd. Oran Mór is Gaelic for "Big song" or "Great melody of Life". Oran Mór is a massive building housing two restaurants, a whisky bar, a lounge bar, a nightclub, a ballroom and a private dining room. It is the only bar in the West end to stay open till two o'clock in the Morning every night of the week. It is owned by a man called Colin Beattie who owns several Glasgow pubs including another... Read review

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Advantages: It is one of the beautiful place in the world
Disadvantages: Hardy nobody spoke english which is sometimes good because it is a sense of culture

...I went to Algeria two years ago and it was the best experience ever. It is situated in the north-western part of the African continent, near the Mediterranean Sea. The scenery consists of a beautiful sandy desert called the Sahara, which is long the Mediterranean Sea. It is the most beautiful sight you will ever see. I went on a big tour around the Atlas Mountains where the sights are unbelievable to say the lease. Where the mountains divide Algeria into three regions. First of all is The Tell, which is Arabic for “hill” and is so beautiful it lies along the Mediterranean. The main cities are located in the Tell such as Algiers and Oran. Algiers is a modern city with a harbour and all around it is French architecture, which looks lovely. Secondary, the High Plateu, which is south of the Tell and north of the Sahara. Here there are... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of conservation work going on
Disadvantages: The plight of the polar bear is distressing

...looked rather fluffy. One poor cheetah only had 3 legs, but it didn't seem to be hampered by it, and looked to be quite happy racing around the enclosure playing with the other cats. Monkeys and apes are also popular in the zoo, they have quite a large population of chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas. At the time we were they it looked like they had just finished building a new primate area, because you could walk thought the indoor section, but it was spotlessly clean and looked unused. Again the chimps, orans and gorillas looked in very good condition and had a nicely organised area, with plenty of climbing apparatus and space. The zoo booklet and all the billboards in the immediate area show the polar bear as the main attraction. And whilst it'd been some years since I'd seen a polar bear, I wish I hadn't seen this one, because it was... Read review

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