The tour underlines the growth in ties between Turkey and South Florida, as many people of Turkish descent have settled in the Fort Lauderdale area and other sections of Broward County, north of Miami.
His enthusiastic involvement in Sandby's artistic tours underlines the degree to which leisure travel in Wales remained in the early 1770s something of an adventure, and the extent to which the country might still be viewed by English spectators as a distant, quaint, picturesque "other".
And Pironkova, who has yet to win a title on the WTA Tour, again underlined her prowess by forcing two breaks of service on her way to taking the opener.
Before a ball was kicked or a tackle made on this tour, Johnson underlined what is at stake for those players in red jerseys running out at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium at 8pm local time on Saturday.
"The last two weeks at the Tour de France have underlined again his world class abilities and we look forward to seeing even more from him over the next three years".
"Over the last three weeks of the Tour de France Geraint has again underlined his qualities and has shown that he's an exceptional rider with an exciting future".
It's a point underlined by UMO's first tour in 2011, a drug-stuffed year-and-a-half odyssey when the band's motto was "say yes to everything", and which ultimately saw them lose two drummers to exhaustion.
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali underlined his superiority at the Tour de France by winning the summit finish at Hautacam to all but wrap up the overall victory.
Less than a month ago the "smooth jazz" star launched a world tour with four concerts in China that only underlined his popularity, with actor Jackie Chan making a guest appearance at one.
This week's tour of European capitals by Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister, underlined the stark transatlantic difference in responses to China's economic clout.
