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Visitors to Sri Lanka, the police are watching you. Do you feel safer?
As tourism arrivals increase, Sri Lanka is upping security -- perhaps to an uncomfortable degree.A new nationwide security plan will force all hotels in the country to submit information about their...
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Inside India's first 'international' theme park
Billing itself as India's first and only theme park of an "international" standard, the $294 million AdLabs Imagica opened its doors to thrill seekers this week.Bollywood personality Manmohan Shetty...
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Spanish cuisine: Best food in the world right now?
Catalunya's roasted suckling pig with lemon puree: a modern dish that helped Spanish cuisine conquer the world.What's your favorite tapas?Garlic shrimp? Stuffed mussels? Ham croquettes? Bravas...
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10 of the world's most enjoyable movie theaters
The best movie theaters always make the movie better.You could be watching the third re-run of your own birth, but if you're snuggled into a soft seat with buttery popcorn in your lap and a sound...
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World to tourists: 'Stop stealing everything!'
Here's another reason anything from a beach makes for a terrible holiday souvenir.A U.S. tourist has been arrested for trying to bring home rocks and what he thought was debris from a beach in...
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Mariachi mecca: Mexico City's Plaza Garibaldi soldiers on
In Plaza Garibaldi, a strolling mariachi group will play a concert just for you.Driving toward Plaza Garibaldi at dusk, the square confronts you before you even arrive.Men in bright outfits and tight...
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More women-only days announced for Dubai beach parks
Men were turned away from one of Dubai's popular beaches on Sunday under new "women-only" regulations.The Dubai Municipality has launched more women-only days at the emirate's top beach parks, popular...
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Beyond Istanbul: Turkey's lesser known hideaways
Grand palaces, ancient ruins, magnificent mosques -- there are many things that can pique a traveler’s interest in Turkey.But get past the popular spots and you’ll find several destinations that even...
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Not just for Christmas: 10 reasons to hit Finnish Lapland
A trip to Finnish Lapland to see Santa Claus, his reindeer and the elves is the stuff of childhood dreams. The irony is, you’ll probably enjoy it even more as an adult.When the Yuletide bubbly has...
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World’s most and least honest travelers are …
How honest a traveler are you?And how honest were you when answering that question?Those are just two things to think about when looking over a recent poll from Hotels.com, which found that Danes are...
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5 Tokyo bars for train nerds (yes, they exist)
You thought your grandfather was a train buff?Sorry to break the news to you, but ol' gramps would have been a mere caboose in the train of railway geeks in Japan, where hard-core train aficionados are...
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Turkey's best kebab restaurants
Put any kind of meat on a stick and roast it over a flame and it immediately becomes food fit for gods. No country understands this sacred rule of seared meat like Turkey.Turkish kebabs are the...
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China with children: 8 family friendly activities
For some travelers, visiting China with children is a non-issue. Their kids are curious about the world. Eager to try new things. They don't complain, not even during four-hour guided tours of...
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8 best Istanbul hotels
In Istanbul, you're never stuck for something to do, see, eat or drink -- no matter what time of the night or day it is.But even the most energetic travelers need somewhere to take a breather.In a city...
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7 ways Paris out-techs other cities
Paris doesn't conjure images of co-working spaces and iPads as much as rustic sidewalk cafés and tattered newspapers, but the city has eagerly implemented technology in recent years. There are apps for...
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Wild Wellington: World's best city for animal lovers?
In New Zealand’s capital, wildlife sightings are a part of daily life, thanks to the city's green policies and development of countless parks, nature reserves and walking tracks. Here’s a case -- or a...
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Frankfurt Skyscraper Festival: Weekend of highs and highers
Frankfurt not only has the most skyscrapers of any European city, they're also packed together like architectural sardines. And every year the city’s Skyscraper Festival opens up these boisterous...
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North Korea's 'hotel of doom' opening debacle continues
The unfinished Ryugyong Hotel has dominated Pyongyang's skyline for more than two decades. This was going to be the year.The year that the infamous North Korean "hotel of doom" would finally open,...
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Does your mother know ... about the new ABBA museum in Stockholm?
Did you grow up singing “Waterloo”? Saw “Mamma Mia!” and fell in love? Or just always wondered why everyone makes such a big deal about the Eurovision Song Contest?Then congratulations -- you’ve been...
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World's hautest stays: 15 designer-branded hotels
They're the darlings of architecture and design publications, to say nothing of fashion magazines and Tripadvisor reviews.Although they remain relatively under the radar for luxury travelers (this may...
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