Monday, February 13, 2012

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Now here's something to 'like': Social Media Week 2012

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 09:42 PM PST

If you've bothered to click on this article, chances are you've also hit "like," "retweet" or "+1" on something online at least once today. 

Social media now plays such a huge role in most people's daily lives, it is being explored in cities around the world as part of Social Media Week (SMW), on from February 13-17. 

And if you're a traveling Facebooker/tweeter/plus-oner in any of these cities below, it's a great chance to catch up with the social news. 

Now in its fourth year, media pros will gather in Hamburg, Washington DC, Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Miami, London, Paris, Sao Paulo, San Francisco, Toronto and Hong Kong to discuss the latest social media trends. This is the first year DC and Miami will take part. 

The event line-up varies from city to city.

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Capricorns are cheap and Virgos prefer the south

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 08:57 PM PST

by CNNGo staff

The latest thing we learned about China's travel industry is that Western astrology is playing a big part in tourism.

Last week, Chinese online travel dealer Taobao Travel released a "2011 annual online travel consumer report," which devotes a whole section to where Chinese Virgos, Geminis, Libras and so forth are venturing abroad and why.

Travel behavior by star signs

According to the five-page report, one in 10 Taobao Travel users were Libras, putting them at the head of the pack, followed by Scorpios and Virgos.

Here's how some of the other signs shaped up:

Taurus: Stay-at-homes. They make up just 7.1 percent of the Taobao database.

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Fancy a drink? Cocktail culture hits creative new heights in Singapore

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 07:44 PM PST

by Jenny Tan

In Singapore, mixologists have become the city's new rock stars.

But with cocktail bars popping up around the island faster than Champagne corks at a hen party, the real question is: which cocktail, and where?  
 
Here are 10 of Singapore's hottest cocktail bars, along with some of their signature drinks that will have you slurring your speech in no time. 

And the award for wackiest Singapore cocktail name goes to Cut's ""HELP!! Save the Bees."

CUT

A cocktail with a name like "HELP!! Save the Bees" (S$26) is not exactly what you'd expect to find on the menu in upscale CUT, but Wes Guild, assistant general manager at this popular Singapore restaurant bar explained they merely wanted to raise awareness of the declining bee population throughout the world.
 
While most restaurant bars tend to serve up the predictable standards, the bartending team at CUT works closely with their culinary counterparts to create "perfect balance of flavors and ingredients."

This means they try to incorporate ingredients for food into cocktails, blurring the boundaries. 

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Where to get married: World’s best wedding venues

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST

by Anthea Gerrie

If your big day's approaching you'll be asking yourself: where to get married?

We've put on our wedding planner shoes and stomped around the world (virtually speaking anyway) searching for the best wedding venues offering tailored packages.

We discovered a few that will impress you, your spouse and maybe even the cranky mother-in-law.

Also on CNNGo: World's most romantic nationalities

Where to get married

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My frugal Valentine: Romance in a recession

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST

by Jessica Ocheltree

Ugh. Valentine's Day in one of the most commercialized holidays of the year in one of the most expensive cities in the world in the middle of a global recession?

Relax. These ideas should turn up the romance factor while leaving your wallet relatively unscathed.

ValentinePerhaps not the ring she was imaging, but still pretty.4. Give your partner the stars

Star gazing is always nice, but at this time of year, you're likely to be thinking more about the temperature than the view.

You'll also have trouble seeing anything through Tokyo's notorious light pollution.

At the Katsushika City Museum Planetarium, though, you can see the stars up close without risking hypothermia.

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What to do in Barcelona

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 01:33 PM PST

by Ian Hawkey

Spain's second-largest city is not exactly smug, but it is geared up to show itself off, especially for visitors who want to know what to do in Barcelona.

It wants to be acknowledged as more sophisticated than Madrid, more progressive than Paris and a great deal more efficient than Rome.

It does a fine job of it, too.

Architecturally stunning, from the modernist beachfront sculptures to the melted-effect houses of Antoni Gaudi, this is a city that stimulates the first-time visitor, and still excites those who have been coming back for 30 or 40 years. 

Veterans will tell you what to do in Barcelona and how much the city has changed in two decades.

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