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Welcome to fantasyland: Taipei Comic Exhibition 2013
Don your pink wigs and schoolgirl uniforms, this year's fair is expected to be bigger than everIt’s a huge business and it's getting bigger.This year’s Comic Exhibition kicked off at the Taipei World...
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World’s best airport plans to get even better
Singapore announces mega expansion plans for Changi Airport to increase passenger capacity -- and enjoymentJust when you thought Singapore's Changi Airport couldn't rub its global supremacy in any...
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Checking in on Chengdu, China’s latest urban star
This city is an economic powerhouse. But it's the culture -- and a few pandas -- that's drawing tourists Well into the 2000s, when Chinese in the developed eastern seaboard were asked what they knew...
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A new way to see Paris? She did it
Photographer Nichole Robertson shares her highly original way of seeing the French capital: by colorWhen Nichole Robertson relocated to Paris from New York four years ago, she became a bit of a...
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6 ugliest buildings in Britain nominated
Shortlist announced for annual award for (dis)services to architecture -- have you seen worse?Grace, sophistication, sheer cleverness of construction … all elements entirely lacking, apparently, from...
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Gulet-cruising: Wood's the way when sailing the Turkish coast
Turkey's traditional wooden sailing boats are the best way to see the country's remote areasI leap off the prow of our two-masted gulet into the warm water and, with a splash, the night is definitively...
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Photo tour: inside Abu Dhabi's most palatial suite
A private pool, a games room and mini-cinema; at 2,100 square meters and $35,000 a night, St. Regis Saddiyat Island Resort's Royal Suite is the biggest in the U.A.E.There was quite a bit of travel news...
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Back to the USSR: Soviet tourism posters on show
Hell hole? Hell no! Soviet tourism posters on display at a London exhibition paint a picture of an earthly paradiseA holiday? In the Soviet Union?A healthy spell wielding a plow on a collective farm,...
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Haunted Beijing: Getting acquainted with the city's spooky side
Tortured souls and dates with the afterlife. New tour offers bloody insight into eerie BeijingMuch of the Haunted Beijing tour centers on the ancient Prince Gong's Mansion. At first glance, Beijing...
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Are museums still relevant?
Ford W. Bell, president, American Alliance of Museums, answers our questions about the roles of museums and the challenges they face todayFord W. Bell: "Museums need to become part of the social fabric...
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The best Singapore boat charters
Singapore's waters aren't just for tankers. Yacht cruises and island hopping are all part of the sailing sceneSingapore is one of the busiest container ports in the world. With so many mega-vessels...
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Where’s Cyprus? Study reveals travelers’ geographic confusion
More than half of people who'd been to a certain sunny Mediterranean island recently couldn't point to it on a map ... it gets worsePerhaps it’s the rise of smart phones.People think, heck, I’ll check...
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Gallery: Malaysian Borneo. Can you top this for adventure?
Orangutans, rainforests, beaches and a cat museum. East Malaysia is pretty much 20 vacations in one Malaysian Borneo has long evoked visions of adventure in the West. Many a kid has thumbed through...
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Hong Kong's retro ride: Peak Tram turns 125
Hong Kong's iconic attraction marks its birthday with vintage souvenirs and a new mascotIt’s been 125 years since the first passengers boarded the glossy wooden carriages for the Peak Tram’s maiden...
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Why Yangon is hot right now
A quick and quirky guide on what to see, do, eat and drink in this up-and-coming Southeast Asia starTake a cab to town after arriving at Yangon's International Airport and you’ll quickly realize you've...
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Insider Guide: Best of Venice
On any given day, there are as many tourists in the Floating City as there are locals. With our expert guide, you can enjoy Venice as bothIn its heyday, the Queen of the Adriatic was the world capital...
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Gallery: Flight attendant sex and style through the decades
New book shows changes in aviation culture, couture and sexual politicsWhere did all the glamor go?It's a common lament, the passing of the supposed glory days of air travel: when men were Mad Men,...
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9 top cities for 'detective travel'
Murder. Smuggling. Extortion. Here's all the grit your guidebook won't mention, but your favorite mystery writer willOnce upon a time it was the sunlit fjords, clean cities and reputedly gorgeous...
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Cotswold Way: Possibly England’s most English walking trail
Powered up on full English breakfasts walkers here learn to like ale and avoid getting lost through some of the most beautiful bits of BritainThe images above are a pretty good advertisement for...
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12 laws you may not have realized you were breaking
Travelers take heed -- those Venice pigeons are not for feedingThe British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has identified several reasons travelers might suddenly, surprisingly, find themselves in...
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