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on July 19, 2010
Sample hot, crisp frites on a Brussels sidewalk and you will know that not all meals are served in courses -- or even come with silverware.
Below is a short guide to seeking out the best bites in E...
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on April 21, 2010
I've always wanted to go to China. I wanna see The Forbidden City and the Great Wall. I have this long standing invitation to visit the country from a Chinese friend residing in Beijing.
The Ya...
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on January 31, 2010
It is perhaps the newest and oldest Mediterranean playground: Beirut
. Now twenty years after the end of the Lebanese civil war, and after a year without sectarian violence in the city, the tourist...
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on January 23, 2010
A recent NY Times piece point out the growing tourist traffic in the Syrian market town of Aleppo.In September, tourism in Syria was up by more than a third from the same month a year earlier, and ...
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on December 13, 2009
Want to learn more about a Sundance Vacation?
A while back MSNBC (and BusinessWeek more recently) have both looked at the growing resort destinations on the shores of the Caspian Sea in unlikely T...
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on November 27, 2009
One of the best employment opportunities I think I've come across recently is working as a travel nurse in the summer.
Travel nursing is an idea that's been around for decades, but most ...
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on September 28, 2009
Montenegro has slowly become the new hotspot for Mediterranean travel, according the CNN.
Rick Steves writes about his recent trip to Montenegro...Once part of Yugoslavia and then part of Serbia, thi...
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on September 6, 2009
If you're looking for a chance to try some exotic delicacies, perhaps a trip to Kunming China is in order...
I ate my share of strange things in my time overseas. I've spread yeast extract on...
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on August 30, 2009
Jakarta's slums are becoming a tourist attraction.Hidden in the alleyways behind Jakarta's fancy malls and in between the high-rise apartment buildings is what Ronny Poluan, a former film make...
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on August 12, 2009
If you're looking for real adventure, consider sailing across Tahiti.
Eileen Ogintz did a piece on her recent Tahiti trip for Tribune Media Services.We are in paradise - really. The fish literal...
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on July 17, 2009
TravelPost recently published a list of suggestions for summmer travel in Asia - and since I've been to most of them myself, I can say with some authority that they are pretty good suggestions.
S...
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on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, ...
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on June 12, 2009
One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-...
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on June 6, 2009
Kunming is an air conditioned city.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it was never warmer than 80F degrees in Kunming in 2002. The temperature didn't reach 75 degrees on 24 of...
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on May 29, 2009
Asia is hot in the summer. At least most of it is. But there are a few spots where the summer traveler can enjoy moderate, perhaps even cool, weather. Chief among those locations is Baguio City, Phili...
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on April 29, 2009
My friend Sara Naumann has a good set of resources available on China in the Springtime. According to Sara, "It's a great time to visit China. Bring your rain gear and enjoy mild temperatures...
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on April 20, 2009
If you've been thinking of going to Thailand on vacation any time soon, you should probably plan on the Philippines or Malaysia instead.
I could take a few minutes and try to unravel the politics...
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on April 2, 2009
Tibet will reopen to tourists on April 5th, according to the Associated Press.
Since last March Tibet has been closed to foreign tourists. The Chinese government was worried about political unrest. ...
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on March 23, 2009
AquaTerraSky had a great piece earlier this month on things to do in Honduras.
Central America is one of the most neglected travel destinations on earth. Honduras offers beautiful coastlines, natura...
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on February 25, 2009
I've thought about going to Central Asia someday. I have friends who've been to Northwest China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and even Afghanistan. Now I see from Gading that Turkmenistan is openin...
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on December 20, 2008
If you're tired of the cold already and you'd like it to be summer again, you can have that pretty much all over the Southern Hemisphere. But I'd particularly recommend Australia. And one ...
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on December 10, 2008
When you think of eco-tourism, Jordan probably isn't the first place than comes to mind. But the waterfalls and canyons that grace the country, along with the Dead Sea it shares with Israel, are m...
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on July 29, 2008
If you are filthy rich that is! Space travel, if you have the money and enough adventure streak - could be the ultimate travel adventure.
A space tourism jet has already been unveiled, making the who...
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on July 12, 2008
For those who love to travel and plan ahead, here's some good news. The spectacular Con Dao archipelago of islands is located to the south-east of vietnam and will open a Six Sense Hideaway, sch...
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on July 10, 2008
Sundance Vacation offers a variety of affordable packages to a wide range of destinations.
A commenter at my personal blog has directed me to another hidden travel gem here in my province of Sorsogon...
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on July 5, 2008
At least some good news for actor Wesley Snipes. He has been allowed to travel abroad for work (do movies) while his lawyers are left behind to fight his tax convictions.
Federal judge William Terrel...
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on June 25, 2008
Paguriran Island located in Bacon, Sorsogon here in the Philippines. It's a more-than-an-hour ride from my place. Quite remote and undeveloped, if you are into that kind of thing.
I suggest ch...
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on June 21, 2008
Dee Barizo of ProTraveller, brought an article to my attention, entitled: 7 Beautiful But Completely Uninhabited Islands And Archipelagos.
Need it say more? From the title alone, it is indeed a great...
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on June 13, 2008
Last time I have already mentioned The beautiful tropical beach near me: Rizal Beach in Gubat, Sorsogon, Philippines.
I have mentioned also that accommodation is cheap. Well it really is! Look what I...
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on June 2, 2008
According to a Forbes 2007 article, the top five richest zip codes in the United States are Miami Beach (Fisher Island), FL; Atherton, CA; Kenilworth, IL; Diablo, CA; and Rancho Sante Fe, CA.
The m...
