Thursday, September 22, 2011

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China's first Airbus A380 set to fly

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT

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China Southern (CZ) was rated "World's most improved airline" by Skytrax in June this year, and next month the fast-growing company will fly China's first double-decker Airbus A380 -- currently the largest civilian aircraft in the world.

China's Airbus A380 debut

The Guangzhou-based airline announced yesterday that the first of five Superjumbos ordered back in 2005 is set to be delivered on October 15.

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'Golden Week' not so golden for Hong Kong

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Mainland Chinese tourists seem less enthusiastic about visiting Hong Kong this year during the week-long Chinese National Day holiday, or "Golden Week." 

Each year, mainland visitors flood the town during the first week of October, checking out the Big Buddha and Disneyland, bemoaning the lack of spicy food on Cantonese restaurant menus, but chiefly spending money on luxury goods that cost much less in Hong Kong.

Retailers in Hong Kong look forward to the surge in mainland visitors during Golden Week for a jump in sales.

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Busaba’s backstory: Chef-owner Nikhil Chib’s biggest secret

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:58 PM PDT

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It was 10 years ago today that the original Busaba restaurant and bar opened -- on September 22, 2001 -- in a beautiful bungalow on Mandlik Road, Colaba.

Once a momo and kaukswe caterer, 40-year-old chef owner Nikhil Chib has been collecting milestones in the food business since 1995.

Today he owns Mumbai's most well-loved Southeast Asian restaurant.

Along with Busaba's 10th anniversary, this year Chib also celebrates the opening of a second branch, next to Blue Frog in Lower Parel's hip old mill area mid-town.

You don't go that long in a food-fickle city like Mumbai without a few secrets.

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Top Sydney cocktails, awesome subway stops, 7-day food guide

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:21 PM PDT

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Top Sydney cocktails, awesome subway stops, 7-day food guide

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:20 PM PDT

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中国最勇敢的探险家

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT

肖远在上海土生土长,看起来并不像是个不畏艰险的极地探险家——不过他名字中的"远"这个字确实为他的成就作了见证。

许多人认为名字决定了一个人的命运,对肖远来说也确实如此。

他的孩童时代很平常,大学考上了上海华东师范大学。毕业后,他踏上了第一次"探险"旅程,前往美国攻读硕士学位,之后在国外的银行与投资业做得风生水起,相当成功。

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在商场上奋斗了10年后,肖远面临了人生的十字路口。

他暂时退出了银行业,成为穿过极寒的水域探险南极和北极的中国第一人。

人生抉择......冰雪之路

肖远决定实现自己少年时代的"南极探险"梦想,从此转变方向,开始了他的探险人生。

不久之后,他对探险计划和目的地越来越"雄心勃勃"。

"我决定到这个承载着70亿人口的地球顶部和底部去探险——去登山,滑雪,潜水。"肖远这样说道。

计划好之后,他进行了好几个月的细致准备,又花了一年多的时间刻苦训练,来备战他的南极处女行。

从穿越新西兰的越野滑雪,到午夜后穿着双层靴子、背着10瓶水和三本字典在所住的公寓楼里爬上33层楼,他的训练花样百出。

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15 個離奇、怪誕、神奇的酒店體驗

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:00 PM PDT

不論酒店是位處火山邊緣,還是以岩鹽建造,選對住宿可讓你旅行回來多一個向人炫耀的體驗。

而更好的是,你不用在孩子的大學學費儲蓄裡打主意,便能住進充滿異國情調的隱世酒店。

 

1. 英格蘭 The Balancing Barn


在這間半懸空的酒店裡尋找生活中的一點平衡吧!建造酒店的公司是 Living Architecture﹣﹣是由 《The Architecture of Happiness》 作者、瑞士哲學作家 Alain de Botton 創立的一間非牟利是度假屋租賃公司。 

該公司在英國建造了一系列的度假屋,每一橦建築都非常獨特,同時展示優質現代建築,並融入 de Botton 對於環境、建築與幸福三者的想法。

Balancing Barn 位於 Suffolk 薩福克郡一自然保護區的邊陲,可供 8 人入住。 這家屢獲旅遊及設計獎項的酒店以銀磚搭建而成,透過其特大窗戶,四周美景飽覽無遺。

Living Architecture 剛推出其第 6 項建築:位於倫敦南岸 Queen Elizabeth Hall 上的船型酒店。

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Seoul's 6 coolest subway stops

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Even apart from the people-watching (ajummas with sharp elbows, ajeoshis in soju-induced comas, young women in gravity-defying mini-skirts and "kill-heels") Seoul subways can make for some amusing rides. 

We've rounded up some of the coolest stops and rides on the Seoul subway. Next time you're heading near any of these stops, try to tear yourself away from Angry Birds and take a good look around. 

1. The ride between Hapjeong and Dangsan: Line 2

Up and out from the darkness of the underground, the train crosses the Han River and treats transit passengers to a spectacular view of the National Assembly and surrounding buildings. 

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