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The architecture of Palais Benedictine, perhaps the world’s most ornate distillery, is part-Gothic, part-Renaissance, and is stunning with stained glass, venerable spires and statues, and lush garde...
Updated : 2013.02.01 20:23
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LONDON (AP) ― London’s Olympic Park will partly reopen to the public this year for a series of summer rock concerts, officials announced Tuesday. The London Legacy Development Corporation said the e...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:03
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A group of 120 Chinese tourists are on a four-day tour across Korea in rental cars as part of the Korea Tourism Organization’s initiative to promote a self-drive tour program in Korea. The experienc...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:03
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Air Busan announced it will launch a regular service between Busan and the central-northwestern city of Xian, China, from April 3. The company said it would operate regular flights on Wednesdays, Th...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:03
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HONG KONG (AFP) ― Trundling along slowly against a backdrop of glittering skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s trams are entering a new phase of their life but their well-loved retro look is here to stay. Sin...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:02
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Crowds throng Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras in New Orleans in this March 8, 2011, file photo. (AP-Yonhap News) NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― It’s expensive to be a tourist in a town that...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:02
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A New Zealand charity group is constructing what it claims to be the world’s biggest waterslide, as part of its effort to raise awareness about depression. Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupsteen, who cofounde...
Updated : 2013.01.25 17:30
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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will remove from U.S. airports its remaining body-scanning machines that privacy advocates likened to strip searches for showing almost-naked images of...
Updated : 2013.01.18 19:18
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― The foundation behind crowd-sourced knowledge compendium Wikipedia on Tuesday launched a free online travel guide built collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe. Wik...
Updated : 2013.01.18 19:18
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ― After more than four years sitting idle in a Dubai port, the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is bound again for the high seas as part of deal to convert t...
Updated : 2013.01.18 19:18
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SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Malaysia has been rated the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released Wednesday that listed Egypt, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Singap...
Updated : 2013.01.18 19:18
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One of the world’s most famous coastal routes, Chapman’s Peak Drive winds south from Cape Town, South Africa. (Los Angeles Times/MCT) GANSBAAI, South Africa ― One night as my sister and I walked ...
Updated : 2013.01.18 19:17
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A Deluxe Room of Sheraton Incheon Hotel overlooks the Incheon Bridge.(Sheraton Incheon Hotel) Sheraton Incheon Hotel is offering a green getaway for readers of The Korea Herald. The “eco-friendly ...
Updated : 2013.01.16 19:28
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With the start of the New Year, you’re bound to be making resolutions and trying to change patterns. Didn’t travel much last year? Didn’t take a vacation at all? Make a positive change right now b...
Updated : 2013.01.11 20:02
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PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Approximately 180 km east of Seoul, just a couple-hour drive outside of metropolis is the quiet, mountainous county of Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province. Pyeongchang s...
Updated : 2013.01.04 20:04
