Secrets to a tasty Aussie barbecue

Tue, 12/06/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous Barbecuing was first documented in the
15th century, among indigenous in the Bahamas, but it's fair to say it's
been an art form ever since hunting and fire were mastered.A string of
nations from claim it as their own.In France, the phrase "barbe à queue"
-– meaning "from head to tail" -– has been used to describe a method of
cooking a pig whole. In the United States, it's been claimed the word is an
acronym (BBQ) for old roadhouse signs that advertised "bar, beer and
cues."Brazil and Korea lay claim to their unique styles.read more

Japanese tourist industry breathes seasonal sigh of relief

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 13:08 — Anonymous New figures from the national travel
industry itself suggest the March disasters in northeast Japan have had no
impact at all on people's plans to hit the road over the holiday season.
According to JTB -- one of the biggest agencies in Japan -- more than 30
million people, or almost a quarter of the population, intend to travel for
pleasure during the Christmas and New Year period. That's 1.5 percent up on
last year -- not much, but evidence of an end to the "restraint" that's
plagued the travel business since March 11.read more

Jan Bartelsman: 'I want to make you hungry with photos'

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 16:00 — Anonymous Jan Bartelsman was handed a camera on
his 11th birthday; during his teens, he picked up cooking. Little did he know
he would eventually combine both and become a food photographer. "I was doing
a lot of photography and was shooting the dishes at the little restaurant I
worked in -- it was not so easy," says Bartelsman. "At some point, I quit
all the cooking for photography." That was quarter of a century ago. Now 53,
Bartelsman has published many photography books as well as two restaurant
guides, "Dining in Amsterdam" and "Dining in New York City."read more

Christian Vanneque and the world's most expensive bottle of white wine

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:47 — Anonymous For 62-year-old Christian Vanneque, a
love of wine has taken him to one particularly unexpected place: the Guinness
Book of World Records. Vanneque became the owner of the most expensive
bottle of white wine ever sold when he paid US$117,000 for a bottle of 1811
Château d'Yquem earlier this year. The gaudy buy caps an impressive
wine-industry career. At the tender age of 20, Vanneque was head sommelier
at Paris' famed three-Michelin star La Tour d'Argent, making him
France's youngest chef sommelier, and in charge, at the time, of the
largest restaurant wine cellar in the world.read more

Extreme Japanese cuisine, move for Chinese babies, Melbourne's cafe culture

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:01 — Anonymous Newsletter Date:  5 December 2011
Newsletter Contents Articles:  Extreme cuisine: The 5 dishes even Japanese
people are freaked to eat Adopt a Chinese baby, move to China Cafe culture in
Melbourne: 7 inner city villages 6 best Mumbai yoga studios Jan Bartelsman:
'I want to make you hungry with photos' Promo:  Like CNNGo on Facebook
Follow CNNGo on Twitter Discover:  DMZ: Road trip to the world's most
heavily armed border By City:  Thai floods crisis: Updated info for tourists
Where to party: The complete guide to Bangkok nightlife Bangkok's most
bizarre eating experiences 50 things to do in Hong Kong this winter The Hong
Kong Rugby Calendar returns Michelin deems Hong Kong restaurant top Italian
outside Italy Best talks at Mumbai's first major lit fest Mumbai souvenir:
Britannia's sali chicken recipe How fake train tickets are made in India
Adopt a Chinese baby, move to China 6 tips for traveling with kids in China
Hainan Island: Heaven or hell for luxury hotels? 10 Singapore hotels for art
lovers 10 reasons we love Singapore Calling all smokers in Bali: The end is
nigh Koban unwrapped: Tokyo's colorful police boxes How 'vacation-deprived'
are you? UK airports running smoothly despite fears of strike chaos Cafe
culture in Melbourne: 7 inner city villages Video: Glow-in-the-dark surfers
kick off Aussie summer Test-tube coral: How scientists are saving the Great
Barrier Reef Live Band Saeng: First band simulation playroom debuts in
Hongdae Korea Tourism Organization wages war on 'Engrish' Official Korean ski
packages announced for international sports travelers

Extreme cuisine: The 5 dishes even Japanese people are freaked to eat

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous As the world and his dog know, the
Japanese are famously open-minded eaters, and their cuisine is full of tastes
and textures alien to the foreign tongue. read more

Adopt a Chinese baby, move to China

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous From the four corners of the earth,
hopeful couples travel to China, whether to fulfil a longing to become
parents or simply to add another child to their family. The bitter-sweet
adoption odyssey is lengthy and packed with emotion -- but ultimately
incredibly rewarding.Since the central government began allowing foreigners
to adopt Chinese babies in 1992, international families have been required to
finalize the adoption process on the mainland.These parents come from all
over the world, ride buses to remote provinces, wait to settle details at
government offices and, ultimately, are united with their new children.read
more

Palme d'Or-winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasuthakul goes 'Primitive'

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous "Primitive," the newest multimedia art
installation by award-winning Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasuthakul,
wasn't a contrived project.  Now showing at Bangkok's Jim Thompson House
until February 29, 2012, it's actually the third artistic expression to come
out of an unplanned trip Apichatpong took to Nabua, a tiny village in
northeast Thailand, in 2008.Music videos, sound installations and light
experiments collected during his journey all represent a rarely discussed
piece of history he only discovered by speaking with village elders.In the
1960s, the Thai government set its sights on Nabua's communist insurgents --
who also happened to be farmers -- and sent forces in to drive them out,
ushering in two decades of military control. read more

Cafe culture in Melbourne: 7 inner city villages

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 02:58 — Anonymous Street-side and hole-in-the wall, on
laneways and in disused factories, Melbourne's inner city villages find a
wealth of places to sip coffee.Throughout the city grid, there's many a
nook and cranny where locals order flat whites and lattes -- announced with
that characteristic Australian drawl -- for about $3.From ethnic hoods to
trendy tram-side haunts, cups of espresso and frothed milk come with a
cultural flavor. And a lot of breakfasts.Which means it's a good place for
coffee.read more

Video: Glow-in-the-dark surfers kick off Aussie summer

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 12:39 — Anonymous   read more

Best of Week - Christmas travel ideas, world's longest cake, bizarre bangkok eating

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 15:19 — Anonymous Newsletter Date:  2 December 2011
Newsletter Contents Articles:  Travel advent calendar: 24 Christmas travel
ideas Bangkok's most bizarre eating experiences World's best Christmas
markets How to survive the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2011 Chinese
tourists drive Japan's winter sports recovery Promo:  Win VIP Access to
Clockenflap Music Festival Follow CNNGo on Twitter Discover:  World's
longest Yule log cake baked in China By City:  Where to party: The complete
guide to Bangkok nightlife Bangkok's most bizarre eating experiences
Airlines, hotels roll out deals to lure tourists back to Thailand 50 things
to do in Hong Kong this winter Michelin deems Hong Kong restaurant top
Italian outside Italy Interview: Angelababy opens café inspired by travels
Best talks at Mumbai's first major lit fest Mumbai souvenir: Britannia's sali
chicken recipe How fake train tickets are made in India 6 tips for traveling
with kids in China Hainan Island: Heaven or hell for luxury hotels? A
complete guide to China's high-speed rail World's best Christmas markets 10
Singapore hotels for art lovers 10 reasons we love Singapore Koban unwrapped:
Tokyo's colorful police boxes How 'vacation-deprived' are you? UK airports
running smoothly despite fears of strike chaos Test-tube coral: How
scientists are saving the Great Barrier Reef Oz adventure: 40 summer outings
7 beach getaways in southeast Queensland Korea Tourism Organization wages war
on 'Engrish' Official Korean ski packages announced for international sports
travelers Seoul: 24 hours, 24 adventures

Top Xmas markets, HK winter to-do list, Sydney's neon surfers

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 13:17 — Anonymous Newsletter Date:  2 December 2011
Newsletter Contents Articles:  World's best Christmas markets 50 things to
do in Hong Kong this winter Video: Glow-in-the-dark surfers kick off Aussie
summer Koban unwrapped: Tokyo's colorful police boxes Best talks at
Mumbai's first major lit fest Promo:  Win VIP Access to Clockenflap Music
Festival Follow CNNGo on Twitter Discover:  World's longest Yule log cake
baked in China By City:  Where to party: The complete guide to Bangkok
nightlife Bangkok's most bizarre eating experiences Airlines, hotels roll out
deals to lure tourists back to Thailand Michelin deems Hong Kong restaurant
top Italian outside Italy Interview: Angelababy opens café inspired by
travels Curtain call for Hong Kong beach bars Mumbai souvenir: Britannia's
sali chicken recipe How fake train tickets are made in India Belly good: Why
India loves its paunch 6 tips for traveling with kids in China Hainan Island:
Heaven or hell for luxury hotels? A complete guide to China's high-speed
rail 10 Singapore hotels for art lovers 10 reasons we love Singapore Calling
all smokers in Bali: The end is nigh Koban unwrapped: Tokyo's colorful
police boxes How 'vacation-deprived' are you? UK airports running smoothly
despite fears of strike chaos Test-tube coral: How scientists are saving the
Great Barrier Reef Oz adventure: 40 summer outings 7 beach getaways in
southeast Queensland Korea Tourism Organization wages war on 'Engrish'
Official Korean ski packages announced for international sports travelers
Seoul: 24 hours, 24 adventures

保暖良方：禦寒美食

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World's best Christmas markets

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Since Germany gave the world the first
Christmas market in 1545, the tradition has spread throughout Europe and
crossed oceans to reach Asia, Australia and the United States.Here are 10 of
the best, some in distinctly unexpected locations.*Also on CNNGo: Travel
advent calendar: 24 Christmas travel ideas*1. Weimar, GermanyGermany gave the
world the first Christmas market, and Weimar the first public Christmas tree,
put up by a bookseller who wanted to bring joy to poor children.read more

Where to party: The complete guide to Bangkok nightlife

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Anyone who thinks Bangkok nightlife is
all about sleaze and bad karaoke either hasn't bothered to look beyond the
clichés or actually seeks out such places.In reality, this is one of the
most diverse and happening cities in Asia when the sun goes down.Whether you
want to see and be seen, chill with friends to retro beats, catch a kicking
live band or hit the dance floor crumping, Bangkok's bars, pubs and clubs are
a colorful tribute to relentless revelry.When it comes to choosing the right
style and atmosphere for your evening, the range of designs and diversions on
offer is as eclectic as the clientele that frequents them.Follow the links to
the different categories that highlight the best of Bangkok's current
nightlife hit list. read more

相片集： 3.11日本大地震后那些怪异与美好的面孔

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
一个关乎"日本对你来说意味着什么？"的摄影展在日本举办。
C· 詹姆斯·戴尔
做好事有益心理健康，利兹尔·施特劳斯(Liezel
Strauss)就是一个证明。
"这让我的内心开始欢唱。"她这样说道。施特劳斯来自南非，在东京生活已将近两年。她经营着一家十分红火的艺术和设计咨询公司BottegaTokyo，还开了一间摄影艺术画廊Subject
Matter。同时，她还忙里偷闲地做着自己的慈善事业——My
Japan，这"内心的欢唱"正是源自慈善事业的成果和反响。恐怖秀施特劳斯的慈善之路始于3月11日那场日本大地震。
当大地开始晃动时，她和丈夫英国人约翰(Jon)正在东京。
和许多人一样，他们怀着难以置信且十分惊恐的心情观看了东北方传来的图像。接着，他们开始担心核事故。
在这场灾难过去近一个礼拜后，他们飞往新加坡工作，顺便放松一下。
但施特劳斯还是忍不住挂念着她的第二家园。"我感觉十分无能为力，觉得自己与日本人所经历的伤痛之间相隔那么远。"她回忆道，
"因此我决定翻看一下在日本拍摄的所有照片，然后我意识到，许多人肯定都拍摄了这个国家的美丽照片。"*/CNNGo相关文章：
/*/最好的摄影新闻报道/read more

保暖良方：禦寒美食

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
冬天的刺骨冷風有一個好處，食店開始端出一道道熱騰騰的冬日佳餚。阿育吠陀(Ayurveda)療法與傳統中醫建議在冬日進補「熱」食，例如在寒冬來襲時食用羊肉與荳蔻等有暖胃作用的食材。
其他的美食則與節慶有關，像是韓國於新年時會吃年糕湯慶祝。以下是我們所推薦的九種冬日美食：1.
中國： 竹絲雞湯雞湯是禦寒的經典美食。
竹絲雞與一般雞肉相較起來，擁有更多的蛋白質，脂肪與卡路里也較少。
大廚將香甜的枸杞、蕃薯與黨參等草藥放入湯頭中，以調和陰陽。
*福建沙縣小吃*上海定西路 635 號，電話： 135-2483-3632
*衡山咖啡*上海衡山路，電話：86-21-6471-7127 read more

DMZ: Road trip to 'the world's most heavily armed border'

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Tour guides share stories of
heartbreaking escapes at the most fascinating tourist site on earth As the
tour bus moves from central Seoul to the city outskirts, the seamless
transition from one of the world's biggest and most vibrant cities to the
"world's most heavily armed border"  is as surreal as it is functional,
with roadside bus stops soon giving way to security fence and military
watchtowers. "Many South Koreans don't think so much about the North",
opines So Yeon (real name withheld for security reasons), a North Korean
defector in her mid-thirties currently working for the Seoul-based Panmunjom
Travel Center. read more

50 things to do in Hong Kong this winter

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous 1. It's the best place to pretend it's
snowing in Hong Kong. The Ice Wonderland set up at Tsim Sha Tsui's
waterfront has outdoor ice-skating and fake snowfall. With the merry festive
lights and a bit of imagination, we can almost believe we are a little bit
closer to Santa. Until January 1.  2. The early birdie catches US$2.5
million at Fanling's Hong Kong Golf Club on December 1-4. US Open champion
Rory McIlroy and friends will descend upon the New Territories course for the
UBS Hong Kong Open.read more

Are you 'vacation-deprived?, 24 Christmas travel ideas, Bangkok's bizarre eating experiences

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 16:46 — Anonymous Newsletter Date:  1 December 2011
Newsletter Contents Articles:  How 'vacation-deprived' are you? Travel
advent calendar: 24 Christmas travel ideas Bangkok's most bizarre eating
experiences Scoot Airlines to link Singapore and Sydney daily 10 Singapore
hotels for art lovers Promo:  Win VIP Access to Clockenflap Music Festival
Like CNNGo on Facebook Discover:  China's coolest chocolate art By City: 
Bangkok's most bizarre eating experiences Airlines, hotels roll out deals to
lure tourists back to Thailand UNESCO surveys the damage in Ayutthaya
Interview: Angelababy opens café inspired by travels Curtain call for Hong
Kong beach bars Joey Chestnut and skinny Hong Kong girl in eating contest
Mumbai souvenir: Britannia's sali chicken recipe How fake train tickets are
made in India Belly good: Why India loves its paunch Hainan Island: Heaven or
hell for luxury hotels? A complete guide to China's high-speed rail Sri
Lanka woos Chinese tourists 10 reasons we love Singapore Calling all smokers
in Bali: The end is nigh Best 5 kids' outings in Singapore UK airports
running smoothly despite fears of strike chaos Tokyo regains Michelin title
as world food champ Best Tokyo parks -- our pick of the top spots Oz
adventure: 40 summer outings 7 beach getaways in southeast Queensland How to
protect your home while on holiday Official Korean ski packages announced for
international sports travelers Seoul: 24 hours, 24 adventures Korean Film
Archive: Theater, museum, and library

How 'vacation-deprived' are you?

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:06 — Anonymous Oh, dear. Japanese are the most
"vacation-deprived" people in the world, taking just five days holiday a
year. They are also the most likely to check emails when on
vacation. Americans are the most likely to go on holiday to gamble, while
South Koreans are the most romantic, with 45 percent going on holiday for
love. Oh, yeah!These are some of the conclusions from Expedia's 2011
Vacation Deprivation study, a month-long survey analyzing the vacation habits
of more than 7,000 working adults in more than 20 countries. read more

Travel advent calendar: 24 Christmas travel ideas

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Too often the weeks leading up to
Christmas are spent panicking about gifts, worrying about having too little
food, worrying about having too much food and feeling guilty about opening 15
of your chocolate advent calendar windows on December 1.We've found the
solution.Some great festivals, traditions and events take place around the
world during December, so here's a travel advent calendar you can open in one
shot without crying. read more

Korea Tourism Organization wages war on 'Engrish'

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:04 — Anonymous Looks like Engrish.com -- the snarky
website showcasing error-riddled English signs in Asia -- won't be getting as
many submissions from Korea. How awesome is this? Korea Tourism Organization
(KTO) is offering to reward photographers who submit snaps of muddled signs
at tourist spots. The prize? A gift card of ₩50,000 (approximately US$45)
that can be used at any vendor that accepts credit cards -- otherwise known
as free money. Although there are no hard-and-fast rules about what
constitutes a "tourist spot," you can't go wrong with the usual foreigner
hotspots of Myeong-dong and Itaewon. read more

Bangkok's most bizarre eating experiences

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous Bangkok is well known for its oddities,
so it should come as no surprise that it has its fair share of peculiar
restaurants. Here are nine of the most bizarre eating spots you're ever
likely to come across in Bangkok. Hajime Robot Restaurant At this
futuristic Japanese restaurant, the beady-eyed robots not only bring your
food and take away empty dishes, they also do clunky dance routines at
regular intervals, much to the delight of the customers.  The food itself
plays second fiddle to the attention-seeking mechanoids, who are sadly unable
to communicate with the patrons, although deep down you get the feeling the
bots know what's going on and are just rolling with it. read more

10個大開眼界的課程

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous
認識與欣賞一個國家，並非結結細髮辮，穿穿泰國卷裹褲那麼簡單。
報名參加以下於世界各地舉辦的課程，來個更深入的文化體驗。1.
日本福岡
漫畫繪畫WAHAHA唸起來或許像破涕為笑的怪聲音，但其實是日本福岡一家短期課程學校的名字。該校的兩星期漫畫課程包括每日兩小時漫畫繪畫課及每日三小時日語課。學生可學習自創漫畫的技巧：如何創作故事、人物、運用擬聲、繪畫背景等等。兩星期課程收費79,000日元（$1,025美金）。read
more

Oz adventure: 40 summer outings

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 02:56 — Anonymous In Australia, you can sip on cocktails
in funky bars and explore the outback on horseback or by four-wheel drive.All
in the same day.In such a big country, even natives can get disorientated
when traveling.That's why we've made it easy for you with this ultimate
Australian adventure.40. Horseback riding: Snowy MountainsIn the foothills of
the Snowy Mountains, Snowy Wilderness is a privately owned sanctuary for wild
horses, known as "brumbies." They remain, many years after their
generations-ago sires and mares played a part in colonials staking land
claims.read more

Tokyo regains Michelin title as world food champ

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 12:35 — Anonymous Kansai's brief reign as the food king
of Japan came to an end yesterday with the publication of the new Michelin
guide for the Tokyo area and the capital's return to the throne.With the
inclusion of Yokohama and the coastal Shonan area alongside Tokyo, the Kanto
area now has 17 three-star restaurants -- 16 in the capital and one in
Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture -- to Kansai's 15.By comparison, Paris has
just ten restaurants that hold the coveted trois étoiles bestowed by the
French tire company.read more

UK airports running smoothly despite fears of strike chaos

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 19:37 — Anonymous Fears of massive queues at immigration
at British airports on Wednesday have so far failed to materialize, with
local reports indicating border clearance was actually faster than normal at
London's main Heathrow airport.Hundreds of thousands of travelers flying to
the United Kingdom on Wednesday were advised to change their plans or brace
for long waits at airports as immigration staff took strike action across the
country.read more

ソウルの紅葉狩り80景

Fri, 11/04/2011 - 04:00 — Anonymous
気がつけば秋。金色に輝きながら華麗な散りぎわを競う紅葉に照らされながら、落ち葉を踏みしめたい。
アマチュア写真家とロマンス中のカップルのために、ソウル市公園緑地管理局は「紅葉がもっとも美しいストリート」トップ80の公式リストを発表した。色鮮やかな絨毯を踏みしめながら、手をつないで歩くための、総延長137.69キロの通りが紹介されている。
チョスン　イルボによれば、市は、11月中旬まで、「紅葉とロマンスを楽しむために」落ち葉の履き掃除は行わないよう発表した。
特にお勧めなのは、徳寿宮 (덕수궁)
から京鄕新聞ビルまでのルート、景福宮(경복궁)から三清洞公園
(삼청공원)へ向かう道、鍾路のイーストタワー (동십자각)
から三清洞トンネル(삼청터널)へ抜ける道だ。80
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C'mon Singapore, show us your bums!

Fri, 11/04/2011 - 04:51 — Anonymous Amanda Heng wants photos of naked bums,
lots of them. Heng, one of Singapore's most respected contemporary artists,
wants women to lift their skirts, and expose their bare bottoms.It's all in
the name of art and as part of her "Speak To Me, Walk With Me" solo
retrospective at contemporary art space SAM at 8Q (/8 Queen Street, +65 6332
3222; www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/). There's nothing smutty or porn-like
about it -- it's more about preserving your posteriors for, well,
posterity. Heng plans to use the pictures in a large-scale artwork to raise
questions about one's identity, both personal and cultural. var
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