iPod sites around the world

The apple iPod is a global phenomenon. New iPod sites are springing up all the time all around the world. Here is a selection of the better sites together with a little bit of information about each country just so that you can feel like you're travelling.

Brazil
The Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvars Cabral arrived here in 1500, and claimed this land for Portugal. Three centuries later (in 1822) Brazil proudly proclaimed its independence, and has never looked back.

France
Acclaimed for its art, fine wines, great museums, outstanding food, culture and style, it is also blessed with some of the finest soil and vineyards on the planet.

Germany
Tourists flock to Germany to visit the stylish cities, legendary medieval castles, and the hundreds of additional cultural and historic wonders, both past and present.

Italy
Italy has so much to see and do - highlighted by skiing in the Alps, the popular Lake District of the north, the stylish cities of Florence, Milan, Naples, Siena, Turin, Venice, and of course Rome, and the Holy See (Vatican).

Japan
Visitors enjoy the fast-paced culture and excitment of Tokyo and Osaka, the rural coastal villages and wilderness areas, the winter wonderland of Sapporo, and most of all...the courteous and respectful Japanese people.

Netherlands
This classic home of Rembrandt, windmills and tulips, is in a constant battle with the sea to save its land. In that effort it uses 1,500 miles of dikes, a tidal barrage and additional innovative technologies.

Spain
Spain is famous for bullfights, the resorts of the Costa del Sol, flamenco dancing, great food and weather, museums, the stylish cities of Barcelona and Madrid, a wide variety of wines, and of course...the friendly, gregarious Spanish people.

Sweden
Sweden is the largest of the Scandinavian countries, both in land size and population. This independently minded country has a vibrant economy, and a very high standard of living.

Sweden
Famous for hunting, fishing and winter sport venues, its numerous lakes and rivers, and the striking beauty of sophisticated Stockholm, visitors and residents alike have much to choose from here.

Turkey
Founded in 1923 after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is home to spectacular mountains, superb beaches and antiquities of all descriptions.