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• Where Your Travel Dollars Are Still Worth Something

  
  Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations — Authority: 122
  As I noted a couple months back, a strong dollar was fun while it lasted, but the strength caused by the worldwide economic panic has subsided. The euro is back to being worth 1.5 dollars officially (less at a real exchange booth) and it could drop more.This is all the more reason to spend your [...]
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• {laugh} Weird Japanese Food Items

  
  http://offthemeathook.com/ — Authority: 116
  I couldn’t resist sharing these neat and somewhat bizarre foodstuffs (and food-related) stuff I found in Japan… single serving glass of wine with sardine-can top from the Muji flagship store my favorite- milk in a tube. huh? (ok so it’s condensed milk… but still.) wasabi-beef ...
  3 days ago

• New Years Alternative: Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

  
  Away.com Travel Blog — Authority: 125
  For an interesting and different way to spend New Years this winter, try Harbin, China, where below-freezing temperatures don’t stop thousands of visitors from traveling to one of the world’s most spectacular ice and snow festivals. Every year on January 5, the International Snow and Ice Festival kicks off with a ...
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• Direct Holidays

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 441
  During the high months of the holiday season, we might be wheeling with different holiday plans that do not come through. With busy work schedules or your children’s activity in school, your family might be hitting the holiday season without your knowing that it is near. In this case, making travel plans in the last ...
  1 week ago

• Mount Bromo & horse ride, East Java, Indonesia

  
  YeinJee's Asian Journal — Authority: 124
  After the splendid sunrise from Penanjakan , we went to the foothill of Mt Bromo, hoop on one of the horses for a 10 minute uphill ride, and conquered the 250+ steps staircase to catch a glimpse of the sleepy volcano from close range… Read the rest of this post » Mount Bromo & horse ride, East Java, ...
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• A $15 (or less) Gift for the Long-term Traveler

  
  Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations — Authority: 122
  Today I give thanks for all the people who have purchased The World’s Cheapest Destinations in the past. I salute those who have learned about the cheapest places to travel while enabling this book to sell enough to get to its current 3rd edition. I will drink a glass of Thanksgiving wine in your honor.If [...]
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• Make Philippines Your Next Holiday Destination

  
  k r i s a n d r o — Authority: 100
  [Advertorial] As the end of the year approach, I’ll tend to see friends and family disappear for days and weeks on end. Not hibernating in a monsoon drain in Singapore with instant noodles of course, but actually flying off to various destinations in hope of a good holiday to reward themselves for a year of hard ...
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• Best Shopping in the World

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 473
  This time of year everyone wants to know where to go for the best shopping. How about the best shopping in the world? The first question you might ask is how do you define “Best Shopping”? The “Best Shopping” place would have to offer almost everything imaginable in one somewhat contained area. Things could be ...
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• Watch Your Wallet: These Monkeys Mean Business

  
  Peter Greenberg Worldwide — Authority: 540
  Think you’re a savvy traveler? Then you’re probably wise to backdoor shenanigans like crooked money changers, unscrupulous cabbies and “good Samaritans.” But in India and South Africa, a new breed of swindlers are fleecing both shrewd and naïve tourists alike. Keep reading to find out how you can avoid ...
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• Cheap Travel in Southeast Asia

  
  Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations — Authority: 122
  I’ll admit this blog has focused more heavily on Latin America lately than Europe or Asia, partly because that’s where I’ve been spending more time. (”No jet lag” is a powerful incentive when you’re not on a long-term jaunt.)So it’s time to make up for it with some good info on cheap travel info for [...]
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• Avoid Social Distractions while travelling

  
  Travel Message Board Forums - IndependentTraveler.com — Authority: 152
  Prior planning would enable you to be free of apprehensions. A complete guide and tips on the pre-requisites of a travel is very essential for the safety and ease of travelling anywhere.
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• Return to Mumbai: It Has Been a While Since You’ve Stayed with Us

  
  Perceptive Travel Blog — Authority: 420
  “It has been a while since you stayed with us, Ms. Wellner,” That’s how the email began.“It has been a while since we had the pleasure of welcoming you to The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai. Is it that your travels haven’t brought you to Mumbai? Or, have we fallen short somewhere, for which [...]
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• Next big trip: Seoul, Korea

  
  YeinJee's Asian Journal — Authority: 124
  Been busy for the past week making arrangement for my next travel plan… to Seoul, South Korea. It’s going to be my longest trip ever, close to three months in the country, just within the stay limit without needing a visa. Already booked my flight ticket, departing in January 2010; will share more stories as ...
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• India to promote safety of women and child visitors

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) With an eye to the Commonwealth Games 2010, India will soon launch an initiative to create awareness about providing a safe and friendly environment to foreigners, especially women and children.The initiative ‘Safe and Honourable Tourism’ will especially focus on creating awareness among ...
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• New Reasons to Visit Nepal

  
  Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations — Authority: 122
  I’ve been to a lot of countries and I’ve done my share of adventure activities, but the three-week trek along the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal still tops them all. It’s an experience I still remember vividly and something I want to do again someday when my daughter is old enough to appreciate it.So it saddened ...
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• Travel to Vietnam

  
  Travel Message Board Forums - IndependentTraveler.com — Authority: 152
  With the development of the economy, the demand for human entertainment rising everyday. Nowadays, foreign tourists are not far with many Vietnamese people . Asian culture with many typical and unique to attract not only tourists in the region but also many tourists of Europe, the U.S. choice to explore. Have you been ...
  2 weeks ago

• A night at the Opera — Chinese style

  
  the Caffeinated Traveller — Authority: 411
  Opera, a word that makes you want to sing in the shower, or stuff earplugs in while someone else does. You either love it or hate it. I grew up with my mother’s love for Puccini and Bizet, and my grandmother’s penchant for all things civilised. Needless to say their love for opera didn’t rub off on me, I was a ...
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• Vietnam: Taxi fare refund

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 710
  RantingsbyMM shares a story on how she was able to get back her money from a taxi driver who overcharged her in Vietnam.
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• Thailand: Extravagant temple toilets

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 710
  Richard Burrow from Thailand reported that temple toilets at Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai in Samut Prakan have recently built a toilet which cost as much as 5 million baht.
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• Ben Rhodes on the Ride Home

  
  White House.gov Blog — Authority: 763
  Click here to see the video. We sat Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes down on the front couch of Air Force One to get a wrap-up of the trip before landing in Washington, DC.  He may seem a little sleepy and dehydrated, but I can personally attest that he got a decent amount of rest on the way back. He ...
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