Monday, August 20, 2012

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Thrilla in Manila: On location with 'The Bourne Legacy'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:55 PM PDT

by Cheryl Tiu

Hard-core fans of rogue CIA assassin "Jason Bourne" have already followed him through Zurich, Paris, Mykonos, Berlin, Goa, Moscow, Tangiers, Madrid, London and New York City.

But in just released "The Bourne Legacy," the fourth installment of the films based on the Robert Ludlum spy action thriller series, it's less -- or rather, no -- Bourne (Matt Damon) and more legacy, in the form of agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner).

Cross travels through Alaska, Washington D.C. and New York, but he spends quite a bit of time in the Philippines, where the film's crew spent 45 days shooting around the streets of Manila. 

Big budget films have been shot here before. What has Filipinos excited is that it's the first Hollywood film to include the Philippines in location credits on the big screen.

"The Philippines has played almost any country -- Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mexico, Panama, Cuba," says Lope "Jun" Juban, Jr., president of Philippine Film Studios, which worked on the "Legacy"  shoot. 

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pentahotel: A business hotel that's actually hip

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:50 PM PDT

by Tracy You

There aren't any high-tech room gadgets.

Or fancy spa facilities.

Or dozens of restaurants covering the world's cuisines.

But business travelers keep coming back to Shanghai's pentahotel (yep, one word, with a small "p") for its lobby.

Yes, the lobby.

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15 literary travel quotes

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

by CNNGo staff

Sometimes, the greatest travel books are the inadvertent kind, such as "The Mind's Eye," Henri Cartier-Bresson's musings on his life as a photographer. Or "A Moveable Feast," Ernest Hemingway's account of his life in Paris.

The latter is particularly notable for its hilariously disgruntled account of a road trip to Lyon with a whiny, drunk and delinquent F. Scott Fitzgerald. (The literary giant's conclusion? "I learned one thing. Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.")

Fiction or nonfiction, road trips with tortured, brilliant writers make for great quotes about strangers in strange places.

Here are some of the ones that stick with us.

New things

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Insider Guide: Best of Abu Dhabi

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT

by Claire Malcolm

Fueled by petrodollars and ambition, Abu Dhabi is a young gun and wise uncle rolled into one charming if slightly schizo personality.

It's split between the original city on its crowded island nub, some 200 other islands and a slew of emerging mainland communities and attractions.

Before the city's urban planners gussy up the United Arab Emirates' capital beyond all recognition, a sojourn in the city still provides an Arabia-meets-Metropolis experience, merging a half-century of achievement with a 3D Technicolor vision of the future.

Abu Dhabi skyline and surfSea, sand and skyline. Abu Dhabi's diversity surprises many visitors.Arab expats and Emiratis in traditional garb vie with suited Western consultants for café tables, while international A-listers and sports stars motor, sing, putt and pose their way through a packed social calendar of festivals and tournaments.

While the vibe is more relaxed than its nearest neighbor, Dubai, there's still ample opportunity to "live large."

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