Crisis Chic: Bangkok blog takes a humorous look at the city's floods

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 11:37 — Anonymous A new blog is using a bit of
tongue-in-cheek humor to lighten the heavy atmosphere hanging over Bangkok as
the city continues to battle rising waters in some areas. Dubbed Crisis
Chic, the Tumblr blog says "style shouldn't go out the window, just 'cause
water's coming in." Started by two British (Gaby Doman, Becky Wicks) and two
U.S. expatriates (Brock Kuhlman, Joshua Johnson), Crisis Chic features
humorous photos and captions of them in stylish outfits hanging around
flood-hit areas -- often wearing snorkel gear. The captions offer readers
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World's natural wonders: The ultimate list

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:10 — Anonymous Water, fire and ice have combined to
make some of the most spectacular scenery in the world -- from giant crystal
caves to mud volcanoes and rock formations that look like works of art. If
your office and daily commute aren't a fitting reminder of the extraordinary
natural diversity of planet earth, get some inspiration from these incredible
scenes.  *1. Pulpit Rock, Preikestolen, Norway* With a 604-meter drop from a
flat plateau down to Lysefjord with no safety railings, this is not a place
for vertigo sufferers.Keep well back from the edge and you can still enjoy
the fantastic scenery over Kjerag peak, which itself drops 984 meters. var
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15座全球最梦幻泳池

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 07:00 — Anonymous 游泳能让人开心。
而在一座你这辈子见过的最美的泳池里游泳......将会是"刻骨铭心"的记忆。无论你是想去巴厘岛的热带风情泳池，还是去喜马拉雅山上的金箔泳池，这些泳池自身的魅力就足以吸引游客纷至沓来。 
1. 印度尼西亚巴厘岛，爱丽拉乌鲁瓦图别墅酒店(Alila
Uluwatu)
建在悬崖顶上的这座无边泳池气势雄伟，宛若漂浮在空中一般。
边上那个看起来岌岌可危的"笼子"实际上是一座舒适的小屋，设计巧妙，让你可以无忧无虑地凝望天尽头的地平线。想知道为什么水里没有人？
因为这座50米长的美丽泳池如此迷人，客人们可能都不舍得跃身其中，而改在84座别墅自带的独立泳池里锻炼了。
/爱丽拉乌鲁瓦图别墅酒店(Alila Villas Uluwatu)；地址：Jl
Belimbing Sari, Banjar Tambiyak, Desa Pecatu, Bali, Indonesia；电话：+62
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What does the United States think of Girls' Generation?

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 05:33 — Anonymous So will Girls' Generation's next target
audience know what hit 'em?Will they understand the lyrics?Will Girls'
Generation be hotter be Selena Gomez?With the Korean pop sensations poised to
"take over America" (or at least try to) we asked fans in the world's great
consumer music market to preview the band's latest video, "The Boys." var
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上海の食べ歩き天国 七宝老街

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
七宝は上海に一番近い水辺の街であり上海人に一番人気の食べ歩き天国だ。私の家族も 20年近く七宝に通っているが、運河を一目見ようと人込みの中に分け入ったことも、橋げたの近くでハゼが跳ねる情緒ある朝の風景をカメラにおさめたこともない。
七宝への日帰り旅行の目的はただひとつ、食べ歩き、だからだ。
七宝は、そのまま七つの宝を意味する。
街の名前の由来となった宝はどれも食物ではないが、狭い七宝老街には、膨大な種類の軽食も並べられ、これこそ現代におけるこの街の宝といえよう。1.
団子(团子) / 湯団子(汤团)
この店は湯団子（団子スープ）で有名だ。七宝老街には湯団子の店が2軒あるが、たがいに30メートルほどしか離れていない。
片方の店で売り切れが出ると店員は猛ダッシュでもう一方の店に駆け込み、沸騰するお湯の中から団子を半分ほど掬いあげ、店頭に並ぶ人の列をかき分けながら去って行く。「何やっているの？」と尋ねる間も与えない速技だ。1個RMB2の豚湯団子は柔らかくてもちもちしており、中には豚の肉汁が入っている。 甘いものを食べたい気分なら、ゴマ湯団子（1個RMB2）がお勧めだ。
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Hangzhou’s best hiking trails

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous You're in Hangzhou. You gaze upon
lush hillsides in the near distance and wish you knew the best places to get
out for a walk into the countryside. Wish no more. With this handy guide to
some of Hangzhou's easiest and most scenic hikes, you can be out of the
city sprawl and into the deep woods in barely the time it takes to scarf a
Power Bar and fill a water bottle. If you're feeling adventurous, all four
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5 misconceptions about Hong Kong food

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Hong Kong food culture misconceptions
for beginner eaters, seasoned gourmands and Hong Kongers themselves:1.
Wontons: The bigger the better? The same principle for apartments, budgets
and hot tubs should surely apply to your food as well -- the bigger it is,
the more of it there is to love.But in the case of wontons, Hong Kong chefs
argue the opposite."One bite, one wonton -- that's the best," says So Kong
Shing, owner of Mak An Kee, an offshoot of the famed Mak's Noodles. The
Cantonese shrimp wonton is said to have evolved from pork dumplings from
northern China. Over the decades, wonton sizes have gotten larger to impress
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Travelers vent fury at Qantas

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:46 — Anonymous News Qantas flights would resume Monday
came as cold relief for tens of thousands of frustrated travelers who have
been left stranded around the world.The self-inflicted grounding of 108
aircraft at 22 airports came without warning. It may have lasting impacts on
the brand from the point of view of whether travelers decide to use the
airline.While many travelers have vented their anger against the carrier on
online forums and Twitter, on the streets of Sydney, the Qantas grounding is
dominating discussion as some travelers vow to turn their backs on the
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The Melbourne Cup: The 'biggest racing event on Earth'

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 15:00 — Anonymous It's known simply as the race that
stops a nation. Office workers conduct sweepstakes then go to bars. School
kids gather around television sets. Not even government sits. Some parts of
the country even have a public holiday. Roads are desolate, as Australia
stops for three-and-half minutes to watch the annual running of the Melbourne
Cup.On the first Tuesday in November, 24 thoroughbreds charge 3,200 meters
around Flemington Racecourse for the AU$6 million (US$6.42 million) purse.At
the track, 100,000 race-goers pack the stands, the grounds, corporate
marquees, dressed up and sipping champagne -- a scene replicated at
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Qantas strikes over, but what's the impact?

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 06:40 — Anonymous Good news for travelers -- the Qantas
strikes are over.For the airline and its aviation union employees, however,
the future is not quite as clear.When independent arbitrator Fair Work
Australia invoked national interest in terminating all industrial action
between Qantas and striking aviation unions at 2 a.m. Monday, it brought an
end all industrial action in a bitter dispute that has dragged on for 14
months. Qantas jets will resume service over the next 24 hours in a "safe and
phased approach," company CEO Alan Joyce told reporters Monday morning.
Qantas jets have been grounded since Saturday afternoon, stranding thousands
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15 odd hotels

Tue, 09/27/2011 - 23:00 — Anonymous Eccentric accommodations from around
the world Advertiser Content:  Advertiser Content Column Logo: 
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/15-more-unusual-places-stay-211820 NO

환승호텔: 공항에서 우아하게 기다리는 방법

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous 세계를 여행하는 사람들은
공항에서 다음 비행기를 기다리는 몇 시간 동안 딱딱한
플라스틱 의자에서 꼬부리고 자는 잠이 어떤 결과를
초래하는지 알고 있다. 뻐근한 어깨와 다리, 찝찝함
그리고 풀리기는 커녕 더해진 피곤. 하지만 이제 편안히
기다릴 수 있는 방법이 생겼다. 답은 바로 환승 호텔. 이
호텔들은 공항 보안 검색대의 안쪽, 터미널 근처에
위치한다. 승객들은 비행기에서 내린 후, 방이 있나
알아보고 체크인하면, 기나긴 비행 사이 잠시 심신의
피로를 풀 수 있다. 따로 비자가 필요하지 않고 일반
호텔보다는 확실히 가격이 싼 편. 적어도 최단 숙박
시간으로 평균 6시간은 머물러야하며 대개의 경우 침대,
책상, 화장실, 샤워 시설, 인터넷 접속 등이 마련되어
있는데, 프리미엄 환승 호텔의 경우는 운동실과 스파 등도
제공한다.  가장 인기있는 환승 호텔이 사업의 승패는
환승을 기다리는 유동 승객수에 달려있기 때문에 환승
호텔은 주로 복잡한 환승 지점, 특히 아시아에 몰려있다.
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オーストラリアで観光客を待ち受ける巨大な「罠」

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
オーストラリア観光の目玉と言えば、愛らしいコアラや、オーストラリア英語、ビール腹などだが、
地元のトラベルガイドには、多くの巨大オブジェが紹介されている。
高速道路沿いに巨大物を鎮座させるというこの行為は、「大きければ大きいほどよい」というオーストラリア的思考によるものかもしれない。だがこれらの夢想家による作品は、磁石のように奇妙な魅力を放っている。
道路わきの巨大な羊やバナナは、いったい何の施設かと疑問が湧く。
通常はガソリンや食べ物を補給したりトイレ休憩をするための場だが、これらオーストラリアの田舎にある巨大なオブジェに引かれて訪れてみたら、思わぬ後悔をした、という話はなきにしもあらず。下記のリストは、こういった旅行客を待ち受ける巨大な「罠」である。1.
巨大ウルル
砂漠の真ん中にあるエアーズロックはオーストラリアでは巨大なランドマークである。だが、これが模型となると話は違ってくる。
一見肉の塊にも見えてしまうこの場所は、人呼んで「ザ
ロック」レストラン。禿げちょろのレプリカだけでなくミニチュアのシドニー
ハーバー ブリッジもついてくる。
本物を見ずにここで済ませれば確かに渡航費用やホテル代、バス代など割安になるだろうが、それで満足してしまうのもいかがなものか。
/ザ ロック
レストランと売店、ニューサウスウエールズ州、カルーア、パシフィック
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Boeing 737: The super-jumbo's forgotten little brother

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 04:41 — Anonymous Nearly every airline owns one, nearly
every traveler has flown on one -- highlighting the most successful
commercial jet ever built In the time it takes you to read this story, 660
Boeing 737s will have landed or taken off, somewhere in the world.The hype in
recent days has been all about the Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. And so it should.
But let's not forget there are plenty of other planes that have changed
commercial aviation over the years. Not least of which is the 737. The next
time you take a flight, odds are good that you'll be boarding a Boeing 737.
With 6,887 delivered to date, Boeing's 737 output single-handedly outnumbers
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Best Shanghai parks for a picnic

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous Although it sometimes gets nippy in the
morning and after sunset, autumn is the time in Shanghai for a picnic.The
basic pre-planning required for picnics sometimes leaves the lazier of us
overwhelmed. Here's what you need to do: buy a couple meters of cloth at
the South Bund Fabric Market, or a cheap bedsheet at a corner stall down your
street. Now all you need is the perfect spot and some food. That's where we
come in, with this list of the best parks around and information on where to
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iReport: Dramatic photos of Hong Kong

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous We asked for your best images of Hong
Kong and you came through in flying colors ... literally CNNGo iReporter
Melvin Francisquini reckons that taking good photos requires a lot of
patience. He shares these tips on taking great snapshots of Hong Kong:"My tip
is to not be quick with the click," says Francisquini. "Enjoy the city and
wait for the 'Aha!' moment you have inside your stomach."Francisquini likes
images of imposing icons, like a grand old junk or the IFC building, and
advises avoiding crowds, "because they are inevitably going to ruin your
shot." He also stays away from town on busy weekends.*/Also on CNNGo: How to
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6 Melbourne hotels for 6 types of travelers

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 08:22 — Anonymous Melbourne is a town of diversity and
individualism, from highbrow to lowbrow, high end to low end, High Street
Armadale to Low Street, err, Tungamah. The point is, whatever the tribe, vibe
or stomping ground, there's a Melbourne hotel to reflect it. And yes, there
are even country hotels that do the same.Here are six for a southern journey,
whether you're a bohemian, businessman, barfly, hedonist -- or even a
Sydneysider.Design darlings at The Bloomfield Hotel Old mansions make cool
hotels. So, apparently, do old nightclub folk. The owners of the Bloomfield
are only "old" in the sense that they once haunted Melbourne's club
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Where are the world's best surf beaches?

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 10:45 — Anonymous The search for the perfect wave has
gripped surfers for more than half a century now. Pioneering board riders
traveled to once-empty beaches in Hawaii, Bali and, in Australia, commenced a
northerly migration pattern to Byron Bay. Although those beaches have become
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Haunted Mumbai: Guess which well-known hotel is missing a 13th floor

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous You can't get to the 13th floor of
the Trident Hotel at Nariman Point because there isn't one.  In fact, it
is not uncommon for skyscrapers in Mumbai's commercial district -- like
Hoechst, Maker Chambers and Atlanta -- to exclude 13 when numbering their
floors. However, urban legends and local superstitions in haunted Mumbai go
beyond mere triskaidekaphobia. Stories of ghosts, unexplained serial
suicides, abandoned mills, haunted houses and territorial widows in white
saris determined to make people's lives miserable from the afterlife,
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Forget luxury, economy hotels to take over Asia

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 05:01 — Anonymous Sure, luxury accommodation in Asia
takes the headlines, but what about us regular folk who just want a decent
bed before hiking in Berastagi? Big hotel chains such as
InterContinental, Swiss-Belhotel International and Accor have recently
announced plans to build more than 350 economy and express hotels in various
parts of Asia including China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and
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最悪の持久戦に突入したバンコク

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
バンコクにはシュールな空気が立ち込めている。洪水相手の持久戦に突入した住民たちは、一時間ごとに発表される、矛盾に満ちた政府の洪水概況を理解しようと頭を抱えている。災害について事前に国家が警告しなかったことが問題となることはままあることだが、バンコクでは逆の問題が起きているようだ。最悪の事態に備えるよう政府がバンコク市民に通達をだしてから、かれこれ2週間になる。この間政府は、押し寄せる水が、浸水した都市周辺の中央平野へ流れ込むのをなんとか阻止しようと悪戦苦闘してきた。大潮に伴い、とうとうバンコクの一部の地域で道路が浸水。ここに及んで政府当局は水門を開け、運河を解放して水圧を下げる方向に動いた。 しかし、この持久戦はかなりの苦痛を伴っている。
洪水の被害を受けていない住民は不満を口にしている。 「バンコクでは不安を感じない人はいないし、パニックもみられます。そのほとんどは、矛盾だらけの政府発表と、北部の村や町が水没しているテレビ画像のせいですね」と言うのは、ブロガー、リチャード
バーロウさんだ。彼は、ブログThaitravelblogs.comとツイッターを通して、タイの住民や旅行者に最新情報を伝え続けている。
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The Devil's hot spring: A different onsen experience awaits in Kinugawa

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous As temperatures nosedive toward winter,
it's an unusual Tokyoite who's not thinking about weekend hot spring
escapes. But if the over-visited Hakone is sounding a little too ho-hum and
nearby Atami's been done, then why not head north to Tochigi and the quirky
hamlet of Kinugawa Onsen? Devil of a time Kinugawa Onsen sits atop the rocky
banks of the Kinugawa River, which is usually translated as "Angry Demon
River." As you might imagine from the name, the waters are lively, and
taking traditional wooden boats out into the rapids is a popular activity for
visitors. All the boats have vinyl sheeting attached to the sides so riders
can shield themselves from the spray, so don't worry about getting soaked.
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香港最佳公共巴士遊

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
既能欣賞無與倫比的景色，又能一探本地文化，且不用花費多少的話，公共巴士就能滿足以上幾點。
暫且忘掉在巴士上或會與到的怪現象，想想看：香港巴士服務範圍廣泛，雙層巴士上的視野特別好，實為暢遊香港的最佳辦法。
港鐵方便快捷，可是大多在地底穿梭，沿途除隧道壁和廣告外，並無其他可觀之處。
巴士則較慢，每數百米停站一次，卻能讓人鳥瞰沿途景色。
巴士遊是步行以外的最佳遊覽方法，讓你放慢腳步，享受目的地之餘也同樣享受旅途。 這不就是旅遊的精粹嗎？
以下三條精選巴士線，讓你不用花費多少便能暢遊香港，大開眼界。
巴士遊最重要的是坐到上層去，佔到第一排的「頭等」座位更佳，以最開闊的視野欣賞景色。*CNNGo
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iReport: Rescuing Bangkok's dogs from the floods

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 09:40 — Anonymous Thailand's Soi Dog Foundation has
teamed up with other animal welfare groups to rescue Bangkok's stray and
abandoned dogs from the ongoing floods. Established in Phuket in 2003, Soi
Dog is a not-for-profit, legally registered charitable organization in
Thailand, the United States, Australia, France and Holland. It helps the
homeless, neglected and abused dogs and cats of Thailand.Marcelo Cacciola,
the United States director of the Soi Dog Foundation, says the ongoing
operation to rescue Bangkok's abandoned animals is managed by several action
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Boeing through the years: 10 revolutionary aircraft

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 16:40 — Anonymous It started with a seaplane made of
wood, wire and linen in 1916. Then on October 26, 2011, Boeing opened the
latest chapter in its aviation innovation with the 787 Dreamliner's maiden
commercial flight. Aviation enthusiasts went wild, while the rest of us
pretended not to be unduly impressed. By all reports, the plane is not only
impressive but it may well become game-changing.And it's not the first time
Boeing has played a role in altering the commercial aviation landscape. Here
are 10 of the company's greatest planes, with thoughts from Tom Ballantyne,
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Touring China with 8 stunning hats

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 11:40 — Anonymous Hat honcho Elisabeth Koch teams up with
InterContinental, mixing Chinese culture and scenery with fashion CNNGo staff
Is China becoming the new source of inspiration for international fashion
designers? Lady Gaga's favored shoe designer Kobi Levi has done it (check a
gallery of Levi's China-inspired high heels), and now Dutch-American
milliner Elisabeth Koch is taking center stage. Striking China-inspired Based
in Beijing, the one-of-a-kind headgear designer has been invited by
InterContinental Hotels to produce eight striking hats. read more

Ultimate guide: The best of New Delhi

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 10:25 — Anonymous PLAYHOTELSEAT/DRINKINSIDER TIPSIn
recent years New Delhi flagged off a new metro line, hosted the Commonwealth
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From Vladivostok to Singapore, with love

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 10:27 — Anonymous Add one more airline to the fleet
landing at and taking off from Changi Airport. Russian carrier Vladivostok
Air will start operating twice-weekly services between Singapore and
Vladivostok via Hong Kong this year. Vladivostok -- where? Located in the
Russian Far East, it is the largest city in the region, and the furthest
point from Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The APEC Russia 2012 summit
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Boeing Dreamliner: How was your flight?

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 11:48 — Anonymous Insiders say it'll change both the
aviation business and the experience of long-haul flying, but how was the
maiden commercial flight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner received yesterday by
those onboard? ANA's flight NH7871 landed in Hong Kong on Wednesday
afternoon, three hours after it left Tokyo's Narita airport, bringing with
it 240 passengers, all with an opinion about the new "future of flying."
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iReport: Best of New Zealand's North Island

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous iReporter Jerry Gonzales highlights the
most picturesque parts of his favorite island The Rugby World Cup may be
over, but New Zealand's looking better than ever. Follow iReporter Jerry
Gonzales as he picks out his favorite spots in the Land of the Long White
Cloud, by scrolling through the gallery above. If you would like to see your
work featured on CNNGo, head to our iReport Assignment Desk, here. Also see
CNNGo's further coverage on getting the most out of a trip to New
Zealand:read more

Seoul's best museums

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Planning on hanging out at yet another
coffee shop this weekend? Anyone looking for an entertaining and educational
afternoon should try a museum hop around Seoul. With more than 100 museums in
the city, there's really no excuse for not dropping by. Here are six
museums continually topping the list for best museums in Seoul. 1. National
Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관) Historically significant, this museum
originally opened in 1945, the same year Korea gained independence from
Japan.  Since then, it's moved to various locations until October 2005,
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Journeys to the edge: Tourism in Fukushima makes more sense now

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Iwaki City is a cluster of exurban
hamlets about 200 kilometers north and east of Tokyo, on the coastal Hamadori
region of Fukushima Prefecture. A few years ago I rang for a taxi from my
apartment in Iwaki to the train station in the middle of town. I forget where
I was going, but I do recall with great clarity the conversation I had with
the cab driver. It was a windy day. From my veranda I could see the metal
marquees of the neighborhood shops flailing in the wind. Power lines and
traffic signals, too, swung wildly in the breeze. From above, I saw the taxi
park in front of the red brick walk-up, a placed called Maison Kuramae, that
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당장 사야 할 호주 와인 6가지

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous 호주 최초의 포도원은 1788년
시드니 외곽에 생겨났다. 1930년대에 포도 경작이
많아졌는데 당시 비공식적인 화폐였던 군대의 럼주
독점을 무력화하기 위함이었다. 오늘날은 40개 와인 제조
지역과 소지역에서 와인이 만들어지고 있으며 각자
특정한 와인에 맞는 기후와 토양을 갖추었다. 이제 사우스
오스트레일리아 (South Australia )의 비옥한 계곡은 일관되게
세계 최고라고 평가 받고 있으며 뉴사우스웨일스 (New South
Wales)의 헌터 벨리 (Hunter Valley) 역시 평판이 좋다. 1. 헌터
밸리 세미용 Hunter Valley Semillon 브루스 티렐 (Bruce Tyrrell)의
증조 할아버지는 시드니 북서쪽에 있는 헌터 밸리의 초기
정착자 중 하나였는데 럼주 독점을 깨기 위해 포도 덩굴을
심었다. 가볍고 모래가 많은 흙은 세미용 같은 청포도를
심기에 완벽했다. "우리는 최고급 와인 양조 지역 중에
가장 북단에 있습니다," 티렐이 말한다. "여름에 너무
더워서 사람들이 와인용 포도를 기르면 안 된다고 했지만
포도의 산도가 굉장히 강한 시즌 초기에 포도를 따서
괜찮아요." "결과적으로 와인이 오래 유지되어서 병에
담긴 채 40-50년은 변하지 않죠. 이렇게 오래 견딜 수 있는
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15座魅力葡萄园客栈

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
在超市里买葡萄酒，就像在博物馆里研究历史。
这方法还不错，但想达到最好的效果，则需要熟悉酒的背景资料，而最好的背景资料莫过于葡萄酒的"原生地"了。带上你的开瓶器，我们一起去一探究竟。 *1.
西班牙阿拉瓦，瑞格尔侯爵酒庄(Marques de
Risqual)*是爱是恨凭一心，世界著名建筑师弗兰克·盖里(Frank
Ghery)对历史悠久的西班牙瑞格尔侯爵酒厂进行了现代化改造，让这个埃尔谢戈(El
Ciego)的小村庄一跃进入了21世纪。略带超现实主义色彩，又带着庄严而崇高的气派，盖里设计的独特的钛合金波浪屋顶从里奥哈的众葡萄园中脱颖而出。
卧室仿佛就是未来世界的一张快照，实际上你可能需要一位电子学博士来帮你搞清楚怎么开灯，怎么打开简约时尚的Bang
&
Olufsen牌纯平电视。要想一边品酒一边欣赏美景，酒店壮观的屋顶酒吧是最完美的选择。你可以俯瞰埃尔谢戈的中世纪大教堂，再从这家维诺提卡(Vinoteca)酒吧1000多瓶美酒中挑上一瓶尝尝。*价格*：
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這就是珍珠奶茶的發明者嗎？

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous 珍珠奶茶的起源眾說紛云，
但有一家茶館、一位女士，普遍被認為是這款暢銷飲料的真正發明者。
作為一個忠實珍珠奶茶迷，當知道要到台中春水堂人文茶館拜訪她時，我實在興奮不已。
春水堂創辦者劉漢介80年代初在日本看過凍咖啡後，便想到推出中國茶的凍飲。 
就這樣他初經營的茶店搖身一變成為台灣茶館的神話。
及後於1988年，他的產品發展經理林秀慧小姐，帶著典型台灣甜點「粉圓」去開會。
她一時「貪玩」把粉圓倒進凍紅茶裡一起喝。
「席上各人都很喜歡這飲料，正式發售後不出數月便成為茶館最暢銷的冰茶﹣﹣即使推出了20年，珍珠奶茶現時仍佔總營業額的八、九成，而台灣人亦以這自家發明的飲料為傲。」林小姐說道。 
今天，珍珠奶茶店遍佈台灣大街小巷的每個角落。
而且流行至鄰近國家如日本、南韓和中國，後來更傳至世界各地。
要是林小姐當時申請了專利的話，現在想必成為百萬富翁了。
然而，林小姐別有一套方針。
「春水堂的宗旨是宣揚台灣茶與茶道文化，以及製作更多創新的產品。」她說。
「如果我們著重產品質素和整個上茶館的體驗，我們很有信心會得到客人青睞，吸引他們再來光顧。」
我獲邀參與茶道儀式，負責待應的手藝純熟流暢。
「許多旅居海外的台灣人甫下飛機便到來品茶，也是他們往機場離開前的最後一站。」林小姐說。
「他們經常著我們開設海外分店，可是我們並沒有這打算。」
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Secret dinner societies: Underground dining in Sydney

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous A sense of intrigue, mystery and
palatable surprise awaits in Sydney's underground, guerrilla-dining scene
that is giving new meaning to the evening meal. It goes something like this:
you pre-purchase a ticket and just a few hours before the dinner is scheduled
to start, you're sent the address via text or email. You arrive at the
venue to dine and wine with strangers. The venues change as much as the
people, and the food is always experimental. This exclusive and secret dining
scene caters to a fraction of food enthusiasts around Sydney, but the
culinary speakeasy is en route to replacing the predictability of fine
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Top Seoul streets to view scenic fall foliage

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 15:16 — Anonymous Yep, it's that time of year again --
leaves are dying all over the place and everyone can't wait to go see those
last glorious bursts of color. For all the amateur photographers and
romance-hunting couples out there, Seoul's parks and landscapes department
released an official list of the top 80 "most beautiful streets for fall
foliage" today. That makes for 137.69 kilometers of hand-holding while your
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787 Dreamliner takes flight

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 11:12 — Anonymous A bunch of media people, Boeing and ANA
executives and one hardcore fan who paid US$33,000 for a seat are to be the
first passengers on the much-anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner.The maiden
commercial flight is scheduled to take off from Narita, near Tokyo, on
October 26, and to land in Hong Kong at 4.pm. local time. But, we have to
ask, why so much fuss?Clearly the airlines see something they like. Japanese
airline ANA, the inaugural customer for the three-years-delayed high-tech
jetliner, has put in an order for 55 of the aircraft. And despite China
Eastern canceling its order of 24 aircraft, there is still a total order list
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Shibamata: Where history and movies collide in suburban Tokyo

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Take it from the expert -- Kit
Nagamura, author and "The Backstreet Stories" columnist for the "Japan
Times", has a few words of advice for the urban adventurer in Tokyo. "All
you need for a successful exploit are sunglasses, Band-Aids, sunscreen, a
camera, a Pasmo travel card, a phrasebook and ¥3,000," she says. "The
fear factor of going off the grid and wandering into the wrong neighborhood
is zero and no matter where you are in Tokyo you can usually get home in a
cab on that ¥3,000." Of the myriad places she's explored, one of
Nagamura's favorite spots in Tokyo is Shibamata -- a curio of a town that
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戸隠流ラスト ニンジャ 初見良昭師範

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
忍者の生き残りを探すのはあまり難しくない。
彼は東京郊外のうらぶれた街、野田市に住み、そこで活動している。線路下の狭い稽古場で教えを授けているのだ。
稽古場の中は涼しくて暗い。肖像画、ろうそく、壁に掛けられた神秘的な武器、そして神棚が並んでいる。日曜日の午後、この道場の真ん中で、師範初見良昭が教えを請うすべての者に稽古をつけるのだ。
忍術は秘伝であるとは限らない。だがその稽古は痛みを伴うことが多い。
今日は私にとって初めての体験であった。
「正しく行えば、頬骨を割ることになります」。通訳を通してそう説明した初見は、不意打ちとも言えるチョップを、彼のおよそ4分の1程の年齢の筋肉隆々たるオーストラリア留学生に撃った。
死ぬまで修行**次の誕生日には80歳になるという初見だが、半世紀以上も訓練を積んだ今でもまだ修行中だという。彼は
10万人余の門下生のいる武神館武道体術の師範であり、精神的なリーダーでもある。
門下生のほとんどが外国人であり、その多くは野田市で初見の稽古を受けるために来日している。
* */CNNGo 関連記事: /*/こんばんは。

わたくし、忍者がウエイターをつとめさせていただきます/

今日の私の稽古相手はドイツ人の警察官でベテランの武道家でもあるDirk
Rummelだった。彼は本部道場へ「武者修行」のために来たという。
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Are Kangaroo Island's koalas under threat?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous South Australia's Kangaroo Island
takes its name from the mobs of kangaroos that graze its dense bush. Koalas
were introduced in the 1920s, and flourished so spectacularly that at one
point it looked like they might overrun the 4,405*-*square-kilometer island.
But now the koala colony could be under threat. An AIDS-like retrovirus has
made its way from the mainland and been detected on the island. Some expert
warnings are dire: it could eventually wipe out the population. The Koala
Research Network told a recent Senate inquiry the disease is spreading
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Hong Kong Halloween 2011: Best parties for kids and grown-up kids

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Halloween in Hong Kong is a city-wide
costume party. There's just something about this southern Chinese territory
that makes its citizens love wearing outlandish attire and behaving
inappropriately for their age.*/Also on CNNGo: Spot yourself at the Hong Kong
Rugby Sevens/*Bars and clubs in Hong Kong have adopted Saturday, October 29,
as the official night for frightful fun. The streets of Lan Kwai Fong will
be packed on that night and heavily policed for crowd control.Outside of LKF
though, we like these parties for getting our ghost on -- plus our picks of
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Travel makes us happy: Here's why

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous At the conclusion of a
recent Intelligence Squared Asia debate on whether "Money Can't Buy
Happiness," the audience was split -- 49 percent agreed and 49 percent
disagreed, with 2 percent undecided.  But when it came to travel, there was
one very obvious winning premise -- travel makes us all happy. As a luxury
travel planner, I thought it was pretty obvious: travel makes us happy, but
one needs money to buy wondrous, inspiring travel experiences. Ergo, money
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Flights diverted, cancelled as floods swamp Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 17:02 — Anonymous Thailand's two low-cost domestic
airlines operating out of Don Muang –- Bangkok's secondary airport --
have halted operations there due to the floods. Nok Air announced Tuesday
afternoon that all flights from October 25-31 are cancelled. Any aircraft
that were in the air at the time of the announcement were diverted to
Bangkok's main airport, Suvarnabhumi International, which is still running
as usual. /*More on CNNGo: *Updated info for tourists/ var OutbrainPermaLink
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CNNGo - 诺基亚活动

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Michelin stars in the sky: Cathay Pacific's new menu

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 15:38 — Anonymous Cathay Pacific Airways is collaborating
with Swire Hotels' top restaurants to bring a special inflight menu to their
first and business class passengers.It's the latest in the global airline
industry's attempts to achieve the impossible: decent airplane food. Even
Heston Blumenthal gave it a try as part of his "Mission Impossible"
series.From November 1, 2011 to January 2012, several dishes from the menus
of Swire Hotels in Hong Kong and Beijing will be available aboard selected
Cathay Pacific flights departing from Hong Kong. var OutbrainPermaLink =
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Sorry, mate, Australia’s closed this Thursday

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 13:41 — Anonymous Over the last week, travel agents have
been calling for the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Qantas
strikes. But Julia Gillard and her crew have enough worries of their own.
Australian customs officials are not showing up to work on Thursday, October
27, in a bid to score a decent pay rise. For international travelers, getting
into Australia will be difficult. var OutbrainPermaLink =
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Top-end Italian chef training on offer in Tokyo cook-off

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 13:59 — Anonymous Mama mia -- free flights to Italy,
accommodation and cooking lessons from a top restaurant in Sorrento? Who
wouldn't say "grazie -- sign me up please"? That's the prize for the
winner of an unusual travel-related competition from the Italian Chamber of
Commerce in Japan (ICCJ) that's setting out to find the most creative
Italian cuisine chef in the country. With the final set for mid-December, the
ICCJ is already accepting applications from chefs under 40 years old who can
attend the runoff at the Hattori Nutrition College in Tokyo. All
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Alexis Ong: Occupy Singapore failed miserably because we're in Singapore

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 04:58 — Anonymous In case you haven't heard, Occupy
Singapore was a raging failure. Not only did nobody – well, almost nobody
-- show up to its Facebook event at Raffles Place, but online coverage of the
organizers' failure reveals that Singaporean netizens have moved beyond
trademark cynicism into a sensational predatory froth. Even worse, a local
blog claims that people who signed up to go to the Occupy Raffles Place
protest ended up at a jokey promotional event called Occupy Ben and Jerry's
Chunkfest.Food versus politics, for many Singaporeans, is an easy decision.
Even an Occupy KL event in Malaysia managed a respectable 200-strong turnout.
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Most eco-friendly tours in Korea

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Becoming a tourist hot spot may mean
fame and money for the locale, but it can often bring destruction to the
beauty that prompts people to go there in the first place. While
eco-friendly tourism has been gaining popularity around the world
and organizations such as the International Eco-Tourism Society have been
around since the early 1990s, environmentally friendly tourism in Korea is
only a recent development.  According to Good Travel, an environmentally
responsible travel agency in Seoul, eco-tourism has is becoming more and more
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인도 여행자를 위한 뭄바이 최고의 상점들

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous 사실 뭄바이로 여행을 간
여행객들이 택할 수 있는 기념품들은 거기서 거기다:
스카프, 샌들, 영적 깨달음? 하지만 인도에 다녀온 티를
팍팍 내면서 남들과 똑같은 모습으로 집에 돌아가고 싶지
않다면 다음 상점들을 방문해보자. 사고나면 갖고 싶을
수도 있으니 선물용으로 따로 사두는 것도 좋은
방법! Bombay Electric: 파시미나 스카프가장 쉬운 기념품은
아마도 남녀 모두에게 훌륭한 선물이 될 수 있는 파시미나
스카프. 종류가 너무 많아서 고민이 된다면 아누파마
(Anupamaa)의 캐시미어 스카프를 추천한다. 붐베이 일렉트릭
(Bombay Electric )에서 판매하며, 화려한 홀치기 염색과
재미있는 프린트로 (약 10,500루피) 뭄바이스러우면서
짜릿한 선물을 살 수 있다. 좀 더 얌전한 것을 찾는다면,
주위를 둘러보기만 하면 된다. 가게 안으로 들어가면
들어갈수록 고민은 더해질지 모르니 주의하길 바란다.
팁을 주자면, 인기 상품으로는 캐시미어 룸 (Kashmir Loom)의
무지개 줄무늬 파시미나, 위민 위브 (Women Weave)의
핸드메이드 카디 스카프, 그리고 브랜드 이름이 파시미나
(Pashmina)인 파시미나의 부드럽고 다양한 색상의 캐시미어
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Airbnb: Getting Asians to let strangers stay in their homes

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Airbnb is like couch-surfing, except
you have to pay for your stay and you often get the entire place to
yourself.  The online service connects global travelers with people who want
to lease their homes or other residential spaces for a short period of
time. Founded by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2008, the website airbnb.com
now has more than 100,000 listings in 19,000 cities, including Hong Kong.It
allows travelers to bypass the major hotel chains and opt for a richer travel
experience, staying with local residents who may choose to be present in the
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紐西蘭10大最佳餐廳

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
有這樣豐富新鮮的食材，餐廳菜式怎會不好呢？
新西蘭除了欖球熱和許多刺激運動外，還有全球最新鮮的海鮮、美味羊肉、草飼牛肉和鮮甜蔬菜。
這真是個大改變。
直至70年代，仍經常聽到遊客說紐西蘭景色有多美，但卻是個「關門大吉」的地方。
餐廳不多，持牌的更難找， 且甚少在週末營業。
菜式只是烹調過度的羊肉，配以過份水煮的薯仔和蔬菜。點擊這裡跳至「紐西蘭10大最佳餐廳」然而自80年代起，這個國家改變了，而現在的重點在於食材方面。
美食 blog 友、食評家兼喜劇演員 Jesse Mulligan
(aucklandfoodblog.blogspot.com)說：「雖然紐西蘭很小，可是仍有具地區風味的美食，也是說當你從北到南遊覽這個國家時，餐單上的菜式也會隨之慢慢改變。」新鮮合時令「奧克蘭的
Plump Clevedon 生蠔，Hawkes Bay
的芳香番紅花泡浸物，南部的新鮮藍鱈魚。」
還有南部的鴨肉和鹿肉；北部的羊肉、真鯛和扇貝。
這些美食都是季節性的﹣﹣且不只因現在流行而已。
紐西蘭位處偏遠，進口食物昂貴，而本地出產的食物種類則因應季節變化而有所不同。
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杭州最佳杭帮菜饭店

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 07:00 — Anonymous
宋代诗人苏东坡曾经写下了"天下酒宴之盛，未有如杭城也"这样的词句，讲的就是杭帮菜。像东坡肉、叫花鸡、龙井虾仁和西湖醋鱼这样的杭帮名菜，口味都比较清淡；要是再来一壶西湖龙井，看看西子湖的无声美景，那就真是美妙不可言说了。
沪杭高铁把上海到杭州的时间缩短到40分钟。对上海的美食控们来说，杭帮菜的美味也就更近了。
这里是五个在杭州吃杭帮菜的好去处。 1. 山外山
*特色：*"摸老老"的传统杭州菜，还有杭州城里城外各个湖里的水产。这家饭店老早的掌门人是楼外楼的老板。杭州也真是不愧有"山外青山楼外楼"的美名。虽然山外山的价格不菲，但他们家用的材料新鲜，地址又在杭州植物园里面，周围的田园风光让这顿饭物超所值（人均消费60-100元）。
拉个差头到植物园北门下车，再走上10分钟左右就能到了。天气好的日子，喜欢大自然的朋友可以到山外山2楼的阳台就餐。
*必吃菜：*配上龙井茶嫩芽炒的龙井虾仁（98元）、叫花鸡（每只98元）据传说，叫花鸡的名字源自一位乞丐。一天，他偶然得到了一只鸡，想要把它杀了来吃。但他既没有炊具，也没有调料。他来到虞山脚下，把鸡杀死后去掉了内脏，用荷叶包起来，然后再涂上黄泥，并把涂好的鸡放到火上去慢烤。等到泥干鸡熟以后，乞丐再剥去了泥壳。最后，里面的鸡肉极其鲜嫩。这个草根的做法不胫而走，甚至还传到清朝皇帝的耳朵里。山外山"叫花鸡"的做法是把鸡放在黄酒、糖和酱油中泡上4个小时，然后再包上荷叶放在炉子里烤熟。
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iReport: Time-lapse in your city

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 05:05 — Anonymous There's something about a time-lapse
video that compresses and magnifies the essence of what you're looking at. So
we asked CNNGo readers to submit their best time-lapse videos of their
favorite Asian cities. See below four of the best submissions, from Tokyo,
Sri Lanka, Shanghai and Hong Kong. And if you want to be an iReporter, don't
forget to check out the "Assignment Desk" on our own *iReport page*.   var
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Thai floods: Stress, anxiety as Bangkok residents wait for the worst

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 14:41 — Anonymous A surreal atmosphere hangs over
Bangkok, as residents continue to play the waiting game, trying to make sense
of the mixed messages broadcast hourly by officials monitoring the flood
situation. In most cases, when disaster strikes, a nation has little, if
any, warning. Bangkok would seem to have the opposite problem. For more than
two weeks, city residents have been told to prepare for the worst, as the
government fights to divert waters surging in from the flooded central plains
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China’s Great Wall is disintegrating

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 16:19 — Anonymous The stability of the Great Wall,
China's world-renowned fortification, is being threatened by illegal mining
for copper and iron, as miners tunnel within 100 meters of the iconic
structure, according to various media.People just think of the famous
sections and assume that the rest of the wall is in the same
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泣きっ面にワニ？洪水のタイを脅かす新たな危険

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 14:12 — Anonymous
この数十年で最悪という洪水にみまわれているタイだが、ヘビ、ワニ、毒虫類という、新たな危険も出現している。ウタイターニー県にある浸水したワニ園から100匹のワニが逃げた。政府関係者は「彼らは野生のワニほど強暴ではないので、心配しすぎる必要はありません」と力なく笑うしかないコメントをしている。その一方、保健省は7月に洪水が始まって以来、ヘビに咬まれる事故が増加していると報告した。/*CNNGo
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*タイの洪水について旅行者向け最新情報/ムカデからサソリまで危険な毒虫が、陸だけでなく水中からも見つけられている。ザ
バンコク
ポスト紙は数人の専門家を招き、どのように対処すべきかについてアドバイスを求めた。「ヘビ対策としては、歩くときに足を前に踏み出す前に、木の枝などで、地面あるいは水面を叩くとよいでしょう。
しかし、その音に驚き、ワニが襲ってくることもあります。
ですから、もし見つけたら、静かにすることです。
ワニに攻撃されたら、木製のくさびで、あごを固定しましょう。あなたがその顎の中に入ってしまう前にです。
これはとても難しい作業ですが、何もしないよりはよいでしょう。自分の命を守るためですから」
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Tourism chief to Sydneysiders: 'Stop whingeing'

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:56 — Anonymous Are Sydneysiders really a bunch of
whingers? They really are, according to the new chief executive of
Destination NSW, Sandra Chipchase, who believes locals' propensity to whinge
is a stumbling block to selling the city. "When I was interstate the great
sport was to ask Sydneysiders, 'so how are things up north or down
south?'" she told the Sydney Morning Herald. "After all the whingeing had
stopped, you'd think, 'you're doing yourself brand damage.'" The
newly formed state government agency is now developing "tool kits" for
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Top Tokyo Halloween parties to be caught dead at

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:55 — Anonymous The international party: Metropolis
Halloween Glitterball 2011 It's been nine years since English-language free
paper Metropolitan kicked off its Halloween parties and while it's no longer
in the long-demolished wonder-club Velfarre, it is still located in Tokyo's
premiere cross-cultural district of Roppongi. For 2011,* *"The Monster Bash"
will be held at the swanky Vanity Lounge at the top of the Roi Building,
notable for three of its exterior walls being sheet glass with a neat view
across the city. As usual, partygoers in costume can win prizes, the big one
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Another 15 unusual places to spend a night

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 09:53 — Anonymous The world is full of luxury hotels and
beautiful places to sleep. But even better are the places that stand out not
for their opulence, but for their eccentricity. If you missed our first
article on unusual places to spend a night, find it here. Then come back and
check out these even stranger, odder, and more memorable places to put your
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Deccan Odyssey: India's old luxury tourist train gets chugging again

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Earlier this month a refurbished Deccan
Odyssey resumed services after the luxury tourist train received a year-long,
all-round upgrade by the Maharashtra Tourism Department Corporation (MTDC) in
a second effort to pull in tourists.Trouble is, when you think of royal train
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Best suburbs in Sydney

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous A diverse, growing population spreads
across 2,000 square kilometers of suburbs from a massive harbor to the
mountains.For visitors jumping in a car to navigate roads or braving public
transport, Sydney has unique villages from a stylish inner city to beach
locales and outer suburban enclaves.Culture thrives and parochial locals
always claim their suburb to be the best.Here are 10 of those suburbs with a
distinct local groove.Surfing at Manly Australia is "girt by sea," according
to the national anthem, and Manly -- colloquially referred to as "God's
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The complete guide to Seoul taxis

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous It's easy to get around Seoul with
more than 23,000 taxis crawling through the streets of the city day and
night. And although traffic jams usually prevent taxi drivers from flexing
their Formula 1-worthy skills on the road, cabbing it home at night can be an
exhilarating (or excruciating) joy ride. Just remember to fasten that seat
belt.  Not only are Seoul taxis abundant and convenient (you can pay with
credit cards or T-money public transit cards) but most come equipped with GPS
navigation systems and Big Brother-esque black boxes to ensure proper conduct
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Best art galleries in Shanghai

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous For a city of Shanghai's size,
cultural history, and financial clout, its art scene is relatively small and
uneven. But since the industry is still developing, there is more opportunity
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Best suburbs in Sydney

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Top Tokyo Halloween parties to be caught dead at

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The complete guide to Seoul taxis

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Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines alliance set for takeoff

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 14:00 — Anonymous A proposed alliance between Virgin
Australia and Singapore Airlines looks set to go ahead after it received
approval in Singapore. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has
given the plan the green light and it now awaits final approval from the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). With the deal sealed
in Singapore, the Australian rubber stamp seems a formality: the ACCC has
already given draft approval to the plan. Almost 50 potential destinations
have been listed in the codeshare that has been submitted to the competition
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9 best things to do in Kowloon

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 14:59 — Anonymous  Gritty, hectic and mischievous,
Kowloon is the Mr. Hyde to Hong Kong Island's genteel Dr. Jekyll. But
unlike Mr. Hyde, who was a murderous psychopath, Kowloon is actually quite
friendly once you get to know it. First occupied by the British in 1860,
Kowloon was home to farming and fishing communities for hundreds of years.
Its name, which means "Nine Dragons," supposedly comes from the Song
Dynasty's Emperor Bing, who named the area for its eight tallest mountains.
The ninth dragon was, of course, the emperor himself. In honor of that
long-departed egocentric emperor, here are nine ways to spend a day in
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Chinese tourists to the rescue in California

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 15:10 — Anonymous China, the world's most populous
country, has sent California, the most populous state in the United States, a
very expensive and in-demand gift. Chinese travelers have become the single
biggest overseas spenders in the beach-lined state, with each Chinese visitor
forking over an average of US$6,800 during their stays, according to Huang
Zhiheng (黄芷蘅), chief China representative of the California Travel and
Tourism Commission (CTTC). Huang made his comments to the 21st Century
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7 best family-friendly hotels in Singapore

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 13:00 — Anonymous In many regular hotels, the family
rooms just aren't big enough. Stick in an extra bed and you are
practically pressed up against the wall. Or make do with separate rooms and
you have the endless in and out, doors slamming, phones ringing and aimless
waiting in the lobby for everyone to re-group; hardly the best start to a
family getaway.  Here are seven options in Singapore that will ensure yours
won't be a holiday from hell. Big on space and fun: Festive Hotel When
Festive Hotel of Resorts World Sentosa opened with family-size rooms that
could accommodate up to five, it was music to the ears of family travelers.
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香港5大最佳跑步路線

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 09:28 — Anonymous
驟眼看來，香港不像是跑步愛好者的天堂。 街道擠迫，行人道狹窄，山多平地少。
空氣污染更不在話下。然而，跑步運動在香港倒是很活躍。
「渣打馬拉松2010」吸引逾6萬名跑手參加，為該年度最大型的跑步活動。
不僅如此，天氣較涼的月份幾乎每個週末都有不同的跑步比賽舉行。
其中包括一月隆重舉行的「中國沿岸馬拉松」，沿香港美麗的遠足徑網絡進行多項5公里及10公里賽事。
其他比賽還跑到香港最高山峰去。
*/CNNGo帶您看更多： 香港最佳行山路徑/*
這些比賽在香港各地舉行，參與人數逾千，參加者由8歲至90歲不等，由普通緩跑者到區內數一數二的中長距離跑手均有。有關在香港舉辦的跑步活動詳情，可瀏覽HKRunners網站。
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Cheat sheet for airborne business travelers

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous The ability to multitask your way
several thousand feet up in the air is the holy grail of business travel. Now
while Indian airports operate more like a kitchen at a Chinese restaurant
than a Swiss watch, with the explosive growth in domestic air travel here,
there are certainly ways and means to make the best of it. Choosing a carrier
I recommend you start with choosing a preferred airline. Jet Airways is
recommended if you are looking for full-service carriers, since they fly to
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How Chinese learn to drink wine

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous China uncorks more than 1.2 billion
bottles of wine every year. A great deal of them are expensive imported
grapes, like French Bordeaux or Italian Barolo. And most importantly, the
majority of drinkers are local Chinese.Yet wine still remains a conundrum to
even the most educated Chinese: obscure words describing exotic vines,
mysterious tasting notes referring to uncommon comestibles (wine drinkers are
challenged when it comes to finding licorice or blackberries in a local
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Transit hotels: How to ensure you get to sleep during your stopover

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Globe-trotters know what it's like
trying to sleep coiled up on a hard plastic airport seat for hours while they
await their next flight. But it doesn't have to be that way. Transit hotels
are making long multi-flight trips tolerable.These short stay hotels are
located within security checks in airports and close to terminals. Passengers
can walk off the plane and check into a room to refresh between long flights.
No visa is required to stay over in the country. *Read more on CNNGo:
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Into the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous There are few places on earth more wild
or remote than the west coast of Australia's island state, Tasmania. One
side is lashed by 20-meter waves and violent Southern Ocean winds, while the
other is distinguished by 13,800 square kilometers of inhospitable mountain
ranges. The area around Macquarie Harbour –- a stillwater respite from the
maritime mayhem that begins at the Franklin and Gordon Rivers -- long
remained the last bastion of colonization. Once known as "Hell's Gate," the
harbor was only seen by the most despised convicts en route to Sarah Island.
It later became the scene of a long-running conservation battle, when the
Tasmanian government planned a dam before being stymied by the federal
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Dragonair's new menu: How to serve claypot rice while airborne

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:39 — Anonymous Dragonair has unveiled its new seasonal
menu for first and business class passengers on its Beijing and Shanghai
routes. The highlights include Hong Kong's winter staple, claypot
rice.Claypot rice is essentially a casserole of white rice with various
toppings, traditionally prepared over fiery charcoal. While this method of
cooking is not possible onboard Dragonair's flights, the airline has figured
out how to mimic the original dish as closely as possible.Flight attendants
have been instructed to reheat the rice bowls covered with a cabbage leaf to
preserve moisture in the rice and toppings. The rice on the bottom of the
bowl even gets crispy, like an authentic claypot rice dish. var
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Is this the world's weirdest travel guide?

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:40 — Anonymous Y'know, we always thought Lonely
Planet, Fodor's and the other Big Travel Guides were missing a trick by
failing to include an element of romance in their chunky tomes, so it's
heartening to see a Japanese firm stepping in to fill that achy, breaky gap
for us. Tokyo-based game developer Overdrive has taken that particular step
into the unknown with a new travel guide to Japan aimed at -- how can we put
this? -- gamers with an interest in touring Japan while meeting the fictional
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Travel agents call for government to intervene in Qantas strikes

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:37 — Anonymous Australia's leading travel agents
have urged Prime Minister Julia Gillard to intervene in the ongoing
industrial action at Qantas. Travel agents said that staff are working long
hours to reschedule tickets and have threatened to stop selling Qantas
tickets. So far, the government has refused the calls and urged the unions
and Qantas to return to the bargaining table.Meanwhile, the industrial war
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Thai flood crisis: Parts of Bangkok on high alert

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:50 — Anonymous In a sudden about-turn after officials
claimed Bangkok would be safe from floods, the city's governor has warned
residents in several northern and eastern parts of the city to move their
belongings to higher ground and remain on alert.  The districts pinpointed
by governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra are: Lat Krabang, Nong Chok, Minburi,
Klong Samwa, Kannayao, Sai Mai and Bangkhen./*Read on CNN:* Southeast Asia
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Best Sunday brunches in Tokyo

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Like any upstanding Sunday-morning
ritual, brunch is an institution to be revered and respected -- a leisurely
weekend meal spent in good company, lingering over a little comfort food and
recovering from the night before.We love our rotten beans and raw seafood at
certain times, but after a hard week, carbs, grease and a hair of the dog are
definitely in order. Here's our pick of the best Sunday brunches in Tokyo.
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Spectacular pools

Fri, 09/23/2011 - 23:00 — Anonymous Discover the ultimate swimming
experiences Advertiser Content:  Advertiser Content Column Logo: 
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5 reasons to visit Jeonju

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 05:55 — Anonymous Hankering for a weekend getaway from
Seoul? The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival kicks off today at its namesake city in
the south of the peninsula. A little under three hours away by bus, Jeonju
features a historical setting, an artistic vibe and a culinary reputation.
Here are five reasons to visit the city. 1. BibimbapAmong its many titles,
Jeonju is known as "The Best Taste City in Korea," and for good reason. The
Jeonju version of Korea's beloved lunch in a bowl counts bean sprouts
(콩나물) and raw beef (육회) as key ingredients, and is regarded by most
to be the best.It comes as no surprise then, that bibimbap restaurants can be
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50 reasons Melbourne is the world's most livable city

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 05:57 — Anonymous What makes a city user-friendly? Apart
from being able to make a buck and rest your head, what sets one metropolis
above another?Melbourne has been named the world's most livable city by the
Economist Group, publishers of "The Economist" magazine. Whether it's
relaxing, dining, people watching or shopping, Melbourne seems to have it all
in a colorful and artistic heritage environment.So, tell us something we
didn't already know.In no particular order, here are 50 reasons we think
Melbourne is the best place in the world to live. Or visit.50. Invented its
own dance move The Melbourne Shuffle, also known as Rocking, is a rave and
club dance-style that evolved in the 1980s and involves fast heel-and-toe
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15个浪漫的欧洲城堡酒店

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
虽然不是人人都能买得起城堡，但花钱租一个也不是那么遥不可及。
至少能过个把夜。纵观欧洲，有许多城堡已经改造成了酒店。
这里是15个最浪漫的城堡酒店，一起来看看吧。  1.
法国卡尔卡松，城市酒店(Hôtel de la Cité)
当你来到卡尔卡松这座童话般的城市旅游时，几乎没有比城市酒店更好的入住选择了。
它是唯一一座位于联合国教科文组织世界遗产名单上的酒店，当那些观光客离开后，这里便是你的专属人间天堂。
沐浴着落日的余晖，在露台上品一杯开胃酒，欣赏广阔的美景，然后去米其林星级餐厅享用丰盛的佳肴。*价格*：
每晚465美元（约2883元人民币）起。 /+33 4 6871
9871；www.hoteldelacite.com/  2.
英格兰马瑟姆，斯温顿公园(Swinton Park)
斯温顿公园是坎利夫-李斯德(Cunliffe-Lister)家族的祖宅，现已改造成拥有30间卧室的奢华城堡酒店。
它还配有角楼和回音长廊，巨型楼梯通往装饰设计各不相同的宽敞卧室。
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Life after dark: Shanghai’s 8 best outdoor nighttime workouts

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous Not everyone is suited to getting up at
the crack of dawn for their daily workout. Likewise, the idea of being penned
inside a gym or other overly air-conditioned indoor arena in Shanghai is some
people's idea of an exercise nightmare. So for anyone who likes to work up a
sweat after the sun goes down, here are Shanghai's eight best outdoor night
workouts.1. Basketball *Fee: *Free Hoops fan Murat Erbayton says evening
pickup games at Xujiahui Park are a casual affair and new players are always
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信じがたいムンバイの 8つの事実

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
ムンバイが信じがたい都市だということは、
これまでに何度も述べてきた。
ムンバイはまるで生きて鼓動しているかのようであり、人の人生と同じようにムンバイの一寸先もまた闇である。次に何が起こるのか想像ができない、という意味では。つまり、信じがたいことが日常的に発生する都市なのだ。
ムンバイを初めて訪れる人の立場に戻ってリストを作成した。目に飛び込んでくるすべてのことが現実としてはあまりに非常識。だが、これが現実だ。
1. 数百万人の路上パーティ： ガネーシャ祭
ガネーシャ祭は8月中旬から9月中旬の10日間に国中で毎年祝われるヒンドゥー教のお祭りである。美術家がヒンドゥー教の神、ガネーシャの像を作成するところから始まり、手で持てるような小ぶりの像から、車がないと動かせないような巨大なものまである。
ガネーシャ像はムンバイ中の家庭や公共スペースに届けられ、祭られ、数日後には人の波と共に行進し、一番近い水域に沈められる。
ガネーシャ像を沈める祭りの最終日はとんでもない騒ぎとなる。百聞は一見にしかずとはよくいったもので、目にしなくてはにわかには信じ難い光景だ。何百万人という人々が、ガネーシャ像を積んだ何千台ものトラックとともに道に溢れ、一晩のうちに一番近い海岸や川や水タンクなどの水場まで練り歩く。その道すがら音楽をガンガン鳴らし、歌い、踊る。ガネーシャ像を運ぶ神輿のテンポに身をゆだねて、ジェフー海岸までの道のりを進み、群衆とざわめきに身を浸してみては？この祭りに遠慮は野暮。実際に参加して、是非とも体感してみたい。
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