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Travel Blogger Match-up Part One Michael Taylor is about to embark on another adventure. This time he is headed to Bangkok, Thailand, where he will attend the first Travel Bloggers Match-up. Coming Monday night: the Digital Innovation Asia Awards. What do Tourism New Zealand, Tourism Malaysia, and Tourism Indonesia have in common? Their websites have …
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Travel Tips Time is running out to view the 16.5 meter tall Rubber Duck, which was created by Dutch Artist Florentijn Hofman. It will remain anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour through 9 June 2013. If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong to see the inflatable installation, which has been dubbed “Spreading Joy …
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Vacation Planning Big boat or small? While large ocean liners offer more facilities, amenities, services, and options, they can't explore the tiny islands and rocky coastlines that smaller vessels can. While that might not be an issue on long distance transoceanic voyages, it does make a difference when sailing through areas such as the Mediterranean, …
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Hospitality The Taj Group of Hotels is offering a Royal Retreats package this summer at its Taj Grand Palaces. It runs through 30 September 2013. Here are the Top 10 ways to walk in the footsteps of maharajahs and maharanis. 1. Sail into a purple sunset on a 150-year old ceremonial barge complete with candlelight …
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Source: accidentaltravelwriter.net via Accidental Travel Writer on Pinterest Part Five in a Series With the recent release of yet another movie version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, interest in the book – and other great American novels – is high. This is the fifth in a series on The Great …
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Hotel and Resorts More than one third of travelers surveyed admitted to having stolen something other than bathroom toiletries from a hotel room when traveling, with magazines, books, linens, and towels the most frequently lifted items. Online accommodation booking website Hotels.com surveyed travelers around the world and found that 35% admitted to removing something from …
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New York Tourism Department is promoting Long Island's North Shore as a travel destinations for fans of the movie The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardpo DiCaprio
Best April Fool's Hoax was on 1 April 1957, when the British news show Panorama broadcast a clip about a mild winter that resulted in an early spaghetti crop.
Taxi drivers in London have been voted the world's best followed by New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, Berlin, Taipei, Hong Kong Buenos Aires, and Melbourne
Top 10 travel destinations in the United States and Canada to propose marriage or have a romantic interlude.