Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Seoul must-buy item of 2011: Steve Jobs' Levi's

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:13 AM PST

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Travelers on a shopping spree in Seoul might want to think again about their holiday gift list. 

Top item at present -- wait for it -- Steve Jobs' jeans. 

That's right: the latest buying craze in the city's department stores seems to have been influenced not by trendy celebs or designers, but by the legwear of an unexpected fashion leader. 

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Video: Braving Japan's most extreme eats

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:55 AM PST

Aussie barbie secrets, Korean winter fun, elephant art

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:14 PM PST

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Aussie barbie secrets, Korean winter fun, elephant art

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:09 PM PST

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7 winter attractions of Korea, the perfect Aussie barbecue, Harbin Ice & Snow Festival

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:05 PM PST

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Harbin Ice and Snow Festival to open ‘China-Russia Tourism Year’

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:45 PM PST

While surf buffs are riding the waves on Hainan Island this winter, some 4,300 kilometers to the north residents of Harbin (哈尔滨) are getting their skates on for the upcoming ice and snow festival -- an icy "Disneyland" for the locals.

Russian influence

Now in its 28th year, the 2012 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival (哈尔滨冰雪节) will kick off on January 5 in various locations around the city.

The closing date of the festival will depend on the weather, but according to China Daily it will last for about two months. 

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令人著迷的香港英式下午茶

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST

香港下午茶

精緻三明治、圓鼓鼓的英式鬆餅伴奶油醬、入口即化的糕點以及奶茶,我們這次要介紹的是香港下午茶。

英國傳統上,下午茶是晚餐前的點心休息時間,兼具社交功能。自英國人將下午茶的概念傳至香港後,本地的酒店業者便致力於使下午茶在氣氛、服務以及食物的美味上皆能與倫敦最好的下午茶媲美。

以下是香港八個最知名的下午茶去處:

豐富的下午茶盛宴

文華東方酒店下午茶 --「快船廊」不僅環境舒適宜人,裡面提供的下午茶可媲美晚餐。 豐富的餐點包括:香草雞批、 帕馬森 法式泡芙伴香草乳酪奶油、煙燻三文魚三文治、辣根三文治、黑菌蛋蓉沙律醬三文治。 最後還有奧地利朱古力餅以及文華芝士餅,上述點心可配飯店提供的客製調味烏龍茶,或者若您想試試新口味可以點朱古力薄荷。

二人下午茶:港幣 378 元。 供應時間:每天下午 3 時至 6 時,文華東方酒店 Mezzanine Floor「快船廊」(中環干諾道中 5 號)電話:+852 2825 4007 www.mandarinoriental.com


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iReport: My favorite Hangzhou travel photo

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:57 PM PST

My favorite Hangzhou travel photo

Legend has it that when Marco Polo visited Hangzhou in the 13th century, the Venetian traveler described the lakeside town as "the City of Heaven" and "the most beautiful and magnificent in the world."

Most likely, it was views similar to these that drove the pioneering merchant to such heights of rapture.

iReporter Angela Corrias took this photo of Thousand Island Lake (千岛湖) during her two-day trip to Hangzhou in November, 2010.

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