Nine unusual places to stay (5)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-11 04:26:03 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/11/13 A thatched boat in Brittany (5) From a houseboat in Amsterdam, you could always head to France and stay in a fishing boat with a thatched roof in the beach garden of a B&B which is nearly...
Nine unusual places to stay (4)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-09 20:54:58 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/10/13 A spa hotel in Budapest (4) From windmill, houseboat, a treehouse and now we are in a spa hotel in Budapest. Since Roman times, people have come to Budapest to benefit from the healing properties of the...
Nine unusual places to stay (3)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-08 22:14:28 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/09/13 A treehouse in Spain (3) The treehouse has undergone something of a new beginning in recent years, with canopy-level lodging sprouting up all over Europe. Cabanes als Arbres takes things up a notch, with a authentic village...
Nine unusual places to stay (2)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-07 20:21:19 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/08/13 A houseboat in Amsterdam Amsterdam is no stranger to the out of the ordinary lodging, from hemp hotels to B&Bs managed by former madams. A more respectable take on the city’s clichés is a stay on a...
China to open disputed Paracel islands to tourism
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-10 15:53:39 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/07/13 By next month, China is to open tourism cruises to a chain of disputed islands in the South China Sea, state media reports. Tourists however, would have to live on board ships, as the largest island Paracels,...
Nine unusual places to stay (1)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-06 19:05:05 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/07/13 These unusual travel destinations I would say are a far cry from the typical beach holiday. From a treehouse swinging in the canopy in Spain to a rehabilitated fishing boat in France, you can spend the weekend...
Cherry blossoms around the world (8)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-05 12:17:34 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/05/13 A blanket of white in Spain (8) The Jerte Valley in Spain’s Extremadura region transforms when spring arrives, turning the hills into white, covered in blossoms. Festivities celebrate the spectacular views, drawing nearly 50,000 visitors in the...
Cherry blossoms around the world (7)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-03 20:38:18 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/04/13 Spring awakening in Vancouver(7) There are about 40,000 cherry trees in Vancouver that erupted with pink and white blooms. Each year, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival held from 4 April to 30 April. This year, celebrates the...
Cherry blossoms around the world (6)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-02 23:31:29 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/03/13 Springtime in Paris (6) The Champ de Mars or Field of Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park...
Cherry blossoms around the world (4)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-31 21:15:20 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/01/13 Monumental beauty in Washington DC (4) Since 1912, the tantalizing cherry blossoms along DC’s National Mall have attracted generations of viewers. The flowering trees were a gift from Japan, symbolizinge friendship, and each year, Washington DC hosts...
Cherry blossoms around the world (3)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-30 23:23:56 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/31/13 Blossoms in Brooklyn Outside Japan, Brooklyn’s Botanic Garden in New York City has the largest and most diverse set of cherry blossoms, with 42 types of flowering trees. In 1921, the cherries were primarily purchased from a...
Cherry blossoms around the world (2)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-29 21:48:50 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/30/13 Splashes of colour in Kyoto (2) In Japanese culture, the cherry blossom is symbolic. The adorable flower is represented on the 100 yen coin; during World War II it was used as an icon to add fuel...
Cherry blossoms around the world (1)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-28 23:52:53 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/29/13 Blossoming beauty in Hirosaki (1) A Nihongin friend of mine urged me to come with him to Japan to watch Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. He said Hanami is a seasonal tradition in Japan. Cherry blossom festivals...
Livingstone’s Zambia (2)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-22 02:22:00 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/22/13 Livingstone Museum The colonial-era Livingstone Museum (Mosi-o-Tunya Road) is Zambia’s largest and oldest, and is located about 20km from Victoria Falls in the town of Livingstone. It was established in 1930; the museum has four galleries focused...
Livingstone’s Zambia (1)
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Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-21 00:26:39 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 03/21/13 One of Africa’s greatest explorers was Dr. David Livingstone. In 1856, Scottish explorer Dr David Livingstone became one of the first westerners to travel across Africa on foot, passing through from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean....
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