Monday, November 19, 2012

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Insider Guide: Best of Taipei

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

Rivers, mountains, valleys and beaches make the City of Azaleas beautiful, but it's the bright lights and nonstop tempo that make it an undiscovered treasure
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A flourishing metropolis, Taipei sits in a basin surrounded by mountains gushing with hot springs, but it's the urban attractions that garner the most attention in this capital city with about 7 million residents in the metro area.

The mighty Taipei 101 (at 1,670 feet, it's the world's third-tallest structure ) rises from the center of the city like a single, giant stalk of bamboo.

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Is this Europe's most beautiful coastline?

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:45 AM PST

The fjords of Norway, the Swiss Alps, the Aegean Islands and the Scottish Glens -- to that roll call of beauty incarnate, we'd add an unsung region in a distinctly unglamorous part of the world: Northern Ireland's amazing Antrim Coast.

When you have a population of just 1.7 million and change, a coastline that's a scant few hundred kilometers long and a recent history on which few care to dwell, it's all the more important to highlight the good things in life.

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Belize: 7 of its most stunning islands

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:54 PM PST

The Caribbean nation of Belize has more than 200 islands or "cayes."

While many visitors are content to spend all of their time in the more heavily trafficked northern cayes, such as Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, venturing to more distant, southern islands, such as Tobacco Caye, gets you closer to the eternal deserted-island fantasy.

Getting to most of the country's more "remote" cayes requires no more than a three-hour journey from Belize City.

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Myanmar: Is now a good time to go?

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:08 PM PST

As the country slowly opens up, more travelers are booking trips. But there are signs the nation's infrastructure may not be able to cope
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With U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Myanmar on Monday, the spotlight is shining brighter than ever on the once reclusive nation that over the last two years has embarked on a series of reforms following decades of repressive military rule.  

More on CNN: Obama: Myanmar trip not an endorsement  

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Jet sale boosts China's rivalry with Airbus, Boeing

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 08:36 PM PST

With a GE subsidiary and Chinese carriers signing deals for C919 passenger aircraft, China's Comac sharpens its aim on aviation's big players
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The biggest news to come out of China's major international air show, which concluded on Sunday, is the announcement of orders for 50 C919 commercial jets. 

The C919 is China's answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 -- a single-aisle, 168-seat, narrow-body commercial liner produced by Chinese state-run aircraft manufacturer Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China). 

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VIP tourists: Obama, Clinton hit Bangkok's Wat Pho

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:14 PM PST

Home to Thailand's biggest reclining Buddha statue, the temple complex is one of the country's top religious sites
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Tourists hoping to check out Bangkok's iconic Wat Pho, a temple complex that is home to the country's biggest reclining Buddha statue, were out of luck on Sunday. 

The popular religious site was closed to visitors for most of the day due to the arrival of two VIP tourists -- U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Myanmar in photos: A backcountry expedition

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 06:07 PM PST

Though the once isolated state is now opening up, Myanmar remains a traveling photographer's dream destination
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Myanmar might well be on the way to becoming Southeast Asia's hottest tourist destination -- today Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the once isolated nation.

But a century on and Rudyard Kipling's sentiments -- about "sunshine, palm trees and tinkly temple bells" -- still hold true.

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12 months, 12 trips, 12 ways to make your friends jealous

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST

Here's why 2013 will be the best year yet to be an international nomad
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Why stay home when there are 195 or 196 (depending on who you ask) countries out there with so much to show off?

Granted, spending January in the middle of Moscow won't do your poor circulation much good, and July in New Delhi requires industrial strength anti-perspirant.

But for each month there's a perfect city, and conversely each city can be best enjoyed in a specific month.

Here's a year-long guide to the when, where and why.

 

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Tony Wheeler's top 5 edgy destinations

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST

You have to be "a bit crazy" to want to go to the weird and wonderful places that excite the Lonely Planet founder
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Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler hasn't stopped traveling since he sold the company two years ago.

When it comes to deciding where to go there's just one qualifier -- it's got to be edgy. The sort of place that isn't just a challenge to get into, its even risky to be in. Political instability, corrupt police and active volcanoes all add to the thrill.

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