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Best New Year's Eve Parties
Perhaps the most deliberately hedonistic of all celebrations throughout the year, New Year's Eve is when we give in to all sorts of indulgences before the restrictive resolutions are put into action. People head out on the town, champagne flows, music blasts from every corner and awe-inspiring firework displays light up the skies. Here's where the turn of the year gets a really special entourage. Read more »
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Unique Fall Foliage Destinations
Even the most lacklustre nooks can turn into wonderlands of peculiarities when the fall tints them with shimmering golds, soft ochres, milk chocolate browns and blood-like reds. Summer moves on but your travel radar needn't die down. Make the best of the autumnal aura, inhale the thick scent of foliage, listen to leaves rustling underneath your feet and watch them waltz around with the wind. Where? Here's a couple of places where the season looks at its most adorable. Read more »
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World's Most Incredible Hot Springs
Some of them invite to the bubbling pleasures of idle soaking, others had better not be approached too daringly. Whatever the case might be, the world's most incredible hot springs are virtually a feast for the senses, even if you only get to look at them from a distance. They tempt with scintillating colors, caress with steam and embrace with infinity. Here's 8 to fall in head over heels... literally or not. Read more »
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Most Memorable Movie Locations
Movie locations anchor in our minds just as firmly as legendary quotes. And while some have absorbed Don Vito's "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" into their everyday lexicon, others will muse over how absolutely adorable young Michael Corleone looked against the undulating landscape of Sicily. So, here's a host of destinations that not only provide a tangible context for the scrip and play a major role in creating mystique, but also showcase the world's multiple faces and inspire for travel. Read more »
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Cheap Countries to Live in 2011
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence – this is becoming a guiding life principle for increasing numbers of people these days. Sometimes it's only about relocating to a different part of a country, but the most restless types will go to the end of the world to find their own Shangri-La, where they can live for peanuts and call themselves expats oh so proudly. Ideally, it should be a place that's cheap, beautiful and prosperous, but then again, you can't always have your cake and eat it, right? If you've been toying with an idea to leave everything behind and start a simpler life, here's yet another list of cheap countries to live in to broaden your options. Read more »
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10 Iconic Streets and Boulevards
If you want to get to the heart of a city, do not necessarily look for a market square. And don't be surprised to find that an ordinary street can be one of the major tourist attraction. What makes a strip of pavement iconic? Let's have a look at some of the most prominent examples. Read more »
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World's Best Ski Resorts
Tons of white fluff, proper elevation, vast skiable area and plenty of lifts – these are the prerequisites. But an ideal ski vacation is as much about whizzing down well-groomed slopes as about enjoying oneself afterwards. When we speak of world's best ski resorts we mean places that combine excellent conditions, scenic routes, ample off-piste opportunities and a unique après-ski scene to give your sore body a little bit of pampering. Read more »
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Best Wine Tour Destinations
The tremendous advantage of wine tours is that they combine tasting delights with history and nature. Routes wind across solitary valleys, through cute little towns and past traditional cellars to give you a vivid taste of what they call the culture of winemaking, with all it's accompanying spirit and beauty. Read more »
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Extraordinary Bars
If you believe a good bar is all about an excellent choice of beer and a friendly bartender, you're in vast majority. But if you're looking for a little more than that, there are a number of joints out there that escape easy definitions. They shock, break taboos, reject the rules of design, and depart from conventions. Have a look at some of the most extraordinary bars found throughout the world. Read more »
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Most Fabulous Casino Hotels
They may not be the most luxurious hotels in the world, but they definitely take the gambling experience to another level. In these locations, the designs, views and attractions are so rewarding that even huge losses at the table may seem less bitter. Read more »
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World's Most Scenic Restaurants
Dietitians say you should never get off the table full, and in some restaurants it is exceptionally easy. When there's such dramatic beauty all around, food becomes a less important factor and it's impossible to concentrate on eating. Have a look at some of the world's most scenic places to dine. Read more »
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Most Controversial Tourist Attractions
Some say it's about facing the truth, others call it tasteless tourism. A moral judgment of people's travel choices is never easy and perhaps shouldn't be attempted. However, there are some places on the world's tourist map that really give us mixed feelings and can hardly be called “attractions”. Read more »
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African Tourism Cash Cows
Almost 50 million tourists a year venture into the wild African land to delight their eyes with the continent's spectacular vistas, from the wildlife of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and azure waters of Mauritius, to legendary Cape Town in the Republic of South Africa. Africa has it all: untamed nature, magnificent sights and historic towns, and some of the African countries certainly know how to derive benefits from their natural jewels and hotchpotch of cultures. Read more »
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World's Best All-In-One Destinations
No time or money to venture the world far and wide? Can't decide whether to go for a Caribbean-style beach vacation or explore the treasures of our globe's cultural heritage? Instead of sacrifying some of the options, you can go to only one country and have it all: exotic white sandy beaches, snow-capped mountains, bucolic landscapes and great cities filled with superb monuments, great cultural offer and bustling night life. Read more »
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The oldest, the largest, the ugliest…hotels
Do you know where the smallest hotel in the world is? And the largest? And how cold is the coldest lodge on the globe? Check out which hotels beat the records in the rankings of the world’s extremes. From the tallest to the ugliest, these hotels could be destinations in themselves. Read more »
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