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Lion makes a stunning kill in front of shocked tourists
Tourist captured the kill of a lifetime when a lion took down a kudu in front of their car.
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U.S.-Cuba Ties Are Restored, But Most American Tourists Will Have To Wait
Now that Cuba and the United States have restored full diplomatic ties, what will it take to lift sanctions impeding business and travel?
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Taking the Mickey? Disneyland Paris accused of overcharging foreign visitors
The European Union has said it is investigating whether Disneyland Paris is overcharging customers from certain countries in breach of the bloc’s laws. The European commission said it had received several complaints about the theme park east of the French capital. The case comes just days after Disney was one of several Hollywood studios targeted in a separate investigation as part of a wider commission crackdown on the unfair treatment of consumers.
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That's right, I LIVE HERE, let the jealousy rain down! [Cape Town, SA]
"Be Jealous!" Is not something I usually expect to say to people outside my country about my home, but I feel this warrants it. :) A 300 metre-long water slide is due to be a hit in Cape Town this summer from the good people over at Slide The City.
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The Beauty of America's National Parks
Take a trip through our national park system, and enjoy the majesty of nature.
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The Container Ship Tourism Industry
Robert Rieffel was strolling with his wife and friends along River Street in Savannah, Georgia, a touristy corridor filled with trinket shops and restaurants, when he suddenly heard “this big brooooooooooo,” he says, imitating the sound of a ship’s horn. An enormous cargo ship was sailing up the river, one of many that travel international routes delivering everything from kitty litter to cars to clothes in massive stacks of metal shipping containers. Rieffel was captivated.
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In Quebec, Creativity Fuels Neighborhood Revivals
The New York Times' Dan Saltzstein spend a few days in Quebec City, outside of the most touristical areas.
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0 Miles to Wall Drug: A Half-Day at the World’s Largest Drugstore
A game I sometimes like to play with people is called Guess What Beyoncé Is Doing Right Now. I am reasonably certain I invented this game, which is actually two games. The first game is to guess what American celebrity Beyoncé (net worth ~$450 million) is doing at any given moment. The second game is to estimate the likelihood that your guess is correct.
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Cuba Tourism: What Will It Cost You?
Understand the various costs involved with taking a trip to Cuba, including vaccination costs, airfare, tour costs and converting money to Cuban currency.
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Quebec City and Area : Official Web Site - Québec City Tourism
A gorgeous city surrounded by breathtaking landscapes. Cultural attractions. Events. Gastronomy... This is Québec City!
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British tourist rescued from Australian bush after scrawling message in sand
A British tourist who became hopelessly lost in the Australian bush was saved after he scrawled a desperate plea for help in the sand. Geoff Keys, 63, of Dartford, Kent, became lost in the Jardine national park in north Queensland after making “one of the stupidest decisions ever” to try to take a short-cut through the bush back to his camp.
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Tourist adopts dog who saved her after men attacked her in Greece
Georgia Bradley was relaxing in paradise when her bliss suddenly turned to fear. The 25-year-old tourist was soaking up the sun on a remote beach in Greece while her boyfriend was at a nearby cafe, when she was approached by two men she didn’t know. Ms Bradley says they started harassing her and became aggressive when she rejected their advances.
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Where Are Chernobyl’s Children? A Photojournalist’s Honest Project in the Age of Disaster Tourism
National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig has spent almost three decades trying to honor the victims of Chernobyl — and watching the world minimize them. He’s getting ready to make another trip. Polarr finds out more…
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Diving for treasure to help protect the world’s great reefs
We examine some of the challenges and solutions for developing “the blue economy” in smarter, more sustainable ways.
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Switzerland: Special trains for Chinese tourists
A mountain resort in Switzerland is launching special train services for Chinese tourists to defuse tensions with other visitors, it is reported. Noisy throngs of Chinese tourists disturb those who visit Mount Rigi in the Alps in search of peace and relaxation, reports the Swiss newspaper Blick. They crowd the corridors while taking pictures from the train, there has been rudeness in packed carriages, and some even report seeing tourists spit on the floor, the paper says.
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Iconic Places Around the World
From natural wonders to spectacular castles, these are the spots on people's bucket lists.
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The Hardest Places in the World to Visit
Last summer, my Royal Air Maroc flight from Casablanca landed at Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea, and I completed a 50-year mission: I had officially, and legally, visited every recognized country on earth. This means 196 countries: the 193 members of the United Nations, plus Taiwan, Vatican City, and Kosovo, which are not members but are, to varying degrees, recognized as independent countries by other international actors.
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Wind Point Lighthouse
In 1870, the Lighthouse Board petitioned Congress for $40,000 to construct a lighthouse and fog signal on Racine Point, located three-and-a-half miles north of Racine and eighteen miles south of Milwaukee.
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Finally, you can sleep in a sandcastle.
First hotels of their kind in the world
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This Is China's New Communist Party Theme Park
Chinese citizens can now immerse themselves in the history of the country's Communist Party all while in the presence of wandering amid over-sized cartoon-looking party members in a Communist theme park that opened earlier this week, but not everyone in the country is lining up for the experience. The gates to the government-backed theme park opened in the central city of Wuhan on Monday, welcoming visitors to the...
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