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- What's so great about Seoul? Residents and visitors disagree
- Thailand floods: Updated info for tourists
- A local's guide to the best of Auckland
- Gallery: Eco-friendly futuristic fold-out camper van
- Golf tourism's latest hot spot: A shark-infested water hazard
- New Zealand's 10 best restaurants
- Director's guide to the Mumbai Film Festival
- Lethal weapon: Hanging with the world's last living ninja
| What's so great about Seoul? Residents and visitors disagree Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:33 AM PDT  Most of Seoul's residents love living in the Korean capital. Most visitors love the city too. But when it comes to why, their opinions diverge. The findings emerged from a survey of 3,827 citizens and foreigners carried out by the Seoul City government. Seoulites said that Han River was the most charming aspect of Seoul, while palaces came in second, reported Yonhap.      |
| Thailand floods: Updated info for tourists Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:28 PM PDT  As authorities in Bangkok scurry to safeguard the city in a race against time after warnings it could be hit by the worst flooding in decades in the coming two weeks, the situation on the ground remains uncertain. For now, major tourist areas such as Sukhumvit Road, Khao San Road and Silom are still unaffected by the floods -- which cannot be said for some areas in the outlying Bangkok suburbs. Many riverside piers, restaurants and homes on low-lying sections of the Chao Phraya River are also flooded. Also on CNNGo: Bracing for Bangkok floods    |
| A local's guide to the best of Auckland Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT These days New Zealand is in sporting heaven, hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup. But while you can be forgiven for spending some time cheering and shouting at muscle-bound men on a grassy pitch during a visit to its populous city, Auckland, you shouldn't miss the chance to take in the sights too. CNNGo's roving TV show takes in Auckland this time round, with a host of friendly locals to show us the highlights. Catch the show on the times at the bottom of the page, while we run through a few of the best bits here: Read more on CNNGo: Live like a lord in New Zealand's only castle    |
| Gallery: Eco-friendly futuristic fold-out camper van Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:17 PM PDT Inspired partly by the Swiss Army knife, partly by the VW camper, ECCO brings the motor home into the 21st century Soon the trailer park will no longer connotate beer cans and shot guns. Round up a couple of these bad boys and you've got a neighbourhood fit for The Jetsons. Inspired by the most famous Swiss compact design -- the Swiss Army knife -- Swiss design company NAU is creating an eco-friendly egg-shaped camper van that folds out into a comfortable living space. The camper van -- called ECCO -- gives off zero emissions, but that doesn't mean other cars won't be eating its dust--the aerodynamic van can reach a top speed of 145 kph, not bad for a portable home.    |
| Golf tourism's latest hot spot: A shark-infested water hazard Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:15 PM PDT  Golf tourism in Australia has long been a draw card for Asian businessman wanting to play on Greg Norman's -– aka the Great White Shark -– home turf. But a golf course in southeast Queensland has a different kind of shark attraction: half a dozen bull sharks in a lake that are granting new meaning to the term "water hazard." Carbrook Golf Club has captured the bull sharks on video to prove it. The lake, next to holes 12 through 15, is out-of-bounds to golfers. If a hook or a slice ends in the lake, players are advised to grab a new ball from their bag.    |
| New Zealand's 10 best restaurants Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT  With ingredients like this, how could the restaurants not be good? In New Zealand, as well as rugby fever and plenty of things to do that get the adrenaline pumping, you'll find some of the world's freshest seafood, brilliant lamb, grass-fed beef and great vegetables. It's a remarkable turnaround. As late as the 1970s, tourists were often heard to say that New Zealand was beautiful, but it appeared to be closed. Restaurants were rare; licensed ones even harder to find. During the weekends, very little was open. Read more on CNNGo: Another Air New Zealand safety video shocker    |
| Director's guide to the Mumbai Film Festival Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:58 PM PDT  Screenwriter, film producer and director Kiran Rao is this year's Mumbai Film Festival jury president of the Dimensions Mumbai section, a short film competition devoted to the city and young filmmakers under 25. Her fellow judges are young directors Onir, Vikramaditya Motwane, Renuka Shahane and Nishikant Kamath. We asked Rao, whose first feature film "Dhobi Ghat" (produced by her husband, actor Aamir Khan) premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, to select her favorites from more than 200 films at this year's festival starting October 13.    |
| Lethal weapon: Hanging with the world's last living ninja Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT  The last living ninja is not hard to find. He lives and works in Noda City, a shabby satellite of Tokyo, dispensing wisdom from the Hombu dojo, a cramped training hall under the railway tracks. The interior is cool and dark, lined with portraits, candles and racks of arcane edged weapons -- a shrine, within a gallery, within an armory. In the middle of this room on a Sunday afternoon, Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi will teach anyone who wants to learn. The art of the ninja is not necessarily a secret, though the lessons are often painful. And today is my first.    |
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