One of the biggest questions surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is whether China’s fast-growing but seriously stretched aviation system will be up to the task of handling the 2 million visitors expected to pack the Chinese capital for the Games this summer. The answer seems to be: Yes. Determined not to let anything spoil […]
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As India’s economy surges, New Delhi is undergoing construction boom that’s making the city easier to traverse and more tourist friendly. The improved transportation system includes multi-lane superhighways and continuously expanding subway system. The city is lush with a plethora of temples, forts, mosques as well as parks, gardens and beautiful colonial mansions. The strategic
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A walk along the Promenade des Anglais captures all that’s best about the French Riviera: lavish hotels, a blue Mediterranean and boutiques shaded by awnings stamped with expensive brand names. A full day in port lets you explore Nice or head for the hills to sample simpler pleasures like lavenders and vines. Santa Margherita is
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This easy-paced South American journey stitches together a number of fascinating strands like those of an elaborate alpaca yarn. Colonial cobbles contrast with high-rise city styles as we visit three capitals, and blend these with some of the most remote beaches and bays in the Pacific. Headlining your holiday is our stay in the Galapagos.
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A web of approximately 4800 miles of navigable canals crisscrosses France. Since prehistoric times these inland waterways have provided a lifeline for communication and transportation. The French Country Waterways have been carefully chosen to travel along some of the most charming and picturesque sections of the French country waterways. French Country River Cruises
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Venturing to China’s west, to Chengdu and Sichuan Province is usually either to transit to Tibet or to see the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve. But there is far more to see around Chengdu – one can venture out to Leshan, Mt. Emei and Dazu, but that is only the beginning to all the
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The Four Seasons in Guanacaste, Costa Rica offers truly spectacular location on the Peninsula Papagayo. You can fish, scuba and dive on fabulous excursions, and the personalized services are beyond the ordninary. This beautiful and luxurious resort was built with the inspiration of nature, and camouflaged by the forest that surrounds it to make this an intimate
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If you’re searching for the mythical Himalayan Shangri La, akin to what James Hilton described in his novel Lost Paradise, you have to journey up to Zhongdian in northern Yunnan, at the crossroads leading to Sichuan and Tibet. But Zhongdian’s Tibetan-style old town and local market is only part of the highlights of Yunnan. Before
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If the immaculate beauty of nature intoxicates you, then Kerala is where you should be. Kerala, the southwestern tip of India is blessed with unique geographical and cultural features. Its overpowering tropical greenness, arcane rituals and spectacular festivals stimulate even the most jaded imagination. Strictly guarded by age-old traditions, this land at times seems almost
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Chomolhari trek is a great eight-day trek to the high pastures of yak-herders and the memorable Jangothang camp at base of the imposing Mount Chomolhari (7316 m). This trek packs all the highs of the Himalayas – grand views, high alpine lakes, rich flora of rhododendrons and wild flowers as well as sightings of blue
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