Thứ Năm, 15 tháng 11, 2012

My Hello Kitty likes and dislikes

One of two Hello Kitty-fied trams currently running

in Hong Kong courtesy of Eva Air's marketing department





My Hello Kitty in Oz beach towel that I got back in August 

and have used at more than one Hong Kong beache since :)



A while back, a friend who occasionally reads my blog told me that I should write an entry about the Hello Kitty products I like/want and those that I don't.  It
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Fodor's top 100 hotels in the world

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The deserted Japanese island that inspired a Bond villain

Nicknamed Battleship Island, this creepy spot welcomes tourists and movie badasses
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Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima (meaning "Battleship Island" for its silhouette that resembles a warship) is a 60,000-square-meter cluster of concrete ruins in the sea off Nagasaki, Japan. 

It was the bustling home of thousands of coal mine workers in the 1950s and was shut down in 1974. The island has been abandoned since. 

Until pop culture and, most recently, a 007 film re-discovered it. 

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iReport: Your photos from Australia's total solar eclipse

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France is tops for tourists, Germans spend the most...

... and 2012 is set to break tourism records
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Some 705 million international tourist arrivals were recorded over the first eight months of 2012, leading to the prediction of hitting the one billion tourists benchmark for the first time ever by the end of the year.

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Thứ Tư, 14 tháng 11, 2012

Taming the piranha -- catching fish and busting myths in the Amazon

Deep in the heart of the Amazon Basin, an intrepid crew braces for a date with one of the world's most diabolical creatures
Joe Robinson
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Our small canoe pulled away from the tiny dock and made its way up the murky tributary of the Rio Negro, a couple of boat hours north of Manaus, Brazil.

In these waters, I was about to tangle with one of the legendary monsters of the not-so-deep: the finned mayhem known as the piranha.

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49 journeys you'll never forget

Camel treks, elevator rides and "the finest walk in the world" -- when going from A to B, you may as well do it in style
Jordan Rane
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What makes a great journey? A guaranteed transporting experience, first and foremost. But after that it all depends on how you define “journey.”

If your version is restricted to a paved surface, at least two wheels and an engine, with a clear point A and B (and let’s not forget the cupholders), this list may not be for you.

Or maybe it is -- if you’re flexible enough to allow an elevator shaft in Taipei or a flight of stairs on a remote island in the South Atlantic to also qualify.

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