Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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Wikivoyage: Will it impact travel industry?

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST

Wikimedia's massive free online resource is written and edited by travelers for travelers. Guidebooks be warned
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The latest free online resource by the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikivoyage.org, officially launched on January 15 and already the site is attracting plenty of attention for the potential impact it will have on the travel content industry.  

Like Wikipedia and the other projects in the foundation, Wikivoyage is advertisement free, built collaboratively by global volunteers and written by its users

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Harbin Ice and Snow World: China's coolest festival, in photos

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST

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A local's guide to the new Singapore

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST

Like the sea around it, Singapore never stops changing. Here's how to change with it, at the best new places to spend, eat, drink and play
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The Singapore you thought you knew is gone.

It changed yesterday. And it's going to change again tomorrow.

Our little red dot has seen a remarkable transformation in the last three years.  

The train of new drinking, eating, shopping and leisure offerings continues to roll in.

That means there are dozens of new venues worth checking out on top of the old favorites that merit revisiting. Here are the local faves of the day.  

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7 adventures in highly irregular locales

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:02 AM PST

Diving in Pennsylvania? Skiing in Dubai? Yep it's possible -- here's how
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Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, snowboarding in Aspen, bicycling in the Alps, safari in Tanzania.

Yawn. Millions been there, millions done that.

To some people, alternative actually means alternative.

That's what makes this collection of activities in offbeat locales weird. And special.

But mostly weird.

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