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Schenzhen, China Hidden Travel Gems When I was planning my first trip to Hong Kong, mainland China wasn't part of my itinerary, so I didn't get a Chinese visa...
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on May 19, 2010
U.K. Doubles Duty Taxes Hidden Travel Gems As of Feb. 1, 2007, international air passenger duties (or taxes) departing from the United Kingdom has doubled from GBP5 t...
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on May 5, 2010
Where to get Masala Dosa in Singapore Hidden Travel Gems The day after I arrived in Singapore, I bought a two-day pass on the Hippo double decker bus. Hopping on and ...
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on April 23, 2010
The Most Photographed Person in Singapore Hidden Travel Gems The Raffles doorman is the most photographed person in Singapore. He told me himself. He also told me tha...
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on April 7, 2010
Chocolate Shops in Brugge, Belgium Hidden Travel Gems The temptation of chocolate draws Chocoholics and chocolate connoisseurs to Brugge, Belgium in droves. Decadent,...
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on March 28, 2010
La Boqueria Market in Barcelona Hidden Travel Gems The impressive La Boqueria Market in Barcelona is perhaps the best indoor market in all of Europe. For me, the mark...
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on March 1, 2010
Hemingway Bought Paper Here Hidden Travel Gems A visit to Venice won't be complete without stopping at Antica Legatoria Piazzesi, the oldest paper shop in Italy....
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on February 20, 2010
Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe Hidden Travel Gems Standing on the dock at a marina in Bas-du-Fort, Guadeloupe, Alain, a Belgian transplant, pointed his finger at a group o...
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Barbuda Hidden Travel Gems We sailed an exhilarating 40 nautical miles north from Falmouth Harbour, Antigua to Barbuda on a 41 foot catamaran. Barbuda is Antigua'...
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on January 9, 2010
Peace & Plenty, Great Exuma Hidden Travel Gems I have sailed among many of the islands in the Bahamian chain. On one sailing trip, I discovered Peace and Plenty, ...
