Friday, February 15, 2013

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Dubai eyes world's tallest Ferris wheel

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 06:00 AM PST

Skyscraper battles are so 9-to-5. The real contest in our skies is between observatory wheels
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Tall, taller and tallest: The never-ending wheel race.
Las Vegas and New York might just be face-palming themselves after a plan to build the world's highest Ferris wheel in Dubai was announced this week.

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Basel Fasnacht: The world's most orderly carnival

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 01:55 AM PST

Hold on a second before putting away your carnival finery.

A week after most masquerades around the globe have shut down, the Swiss town of Basel is revving its engines for Fasnacht, the only Protestant carnival in the world.

Around since at least the 14th century, this European folk secret hasn't succumbed to the globalization that's propelled more famous carnivals into the global zeitgeist and onto the international travel circuit.

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The pros and perils of being a travelholic

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 10:02 PM PST

Addicted to travel? One self-professed travelholic lays out the good, bad and ugly of his condition
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I openly admit my addiction.

For decades it has frustrated my family and friends. 

Some think I need help, but the truth is that many of them are secretly envious.

I've traveled to 122 countries. All seven continents. I've slept on the ice of Antarctica and on a mountaintop in Bhutan. 

OK, I've also been to the sumptuous Oberoi Hotel in India and the Aman Resort in Thailand. And I can't get enough.

There it is. I'm a travelholic.

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Dubai: Some of the best experiences are free (almost)

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 02:00 PM PST

It's possible to leave the decadence behind in Dubai -- all these cultural attractions will wow you for a buck or less
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Dubai. A city where wealth and luxury know no bounds.

It's home to the world's most expensive auto plate, the world's most expensive purse and, aptly enough, the world's most expensive camel.

But Dubai isn't all grandeur.

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