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Wooden boat traditions live on in Australia On the banks of the Huon River, a small Australian boat building school is looking to the past to keep a centuries-old tradition of local boat-building alive, producing unique Tasmanian timber boats that shipwrights hope will last hundreds of years.
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48 hours in Marseille Founded in 600 BC by the ancient Greeks, Marseille is the oldest of France's cities, as well as its second largest metropolis after Paris and its biggest port.
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Top 10 hotels with a heart If you like the idea of a luxurious holiday while salving your conscience, you might be enticed by eco-chic getaways, hotels twinned with community projects or those which support shelters for children and animals. Boutique hotels expert Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) provides a list of its top 10 hotels with a heart.
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Watch out for road closures! Celebrations for the 558th anniversary of the May 29th Conquest of Istanbul this weekend will be resulting in a number of road closures throughout the metropolis.
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Two German airports shut as volcanic cloud drifts Two German airports halted flights on Wednesday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted across northern Europe, with parts of Scandinavia also facing a risk of disruption.
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Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city's parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is banned as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to promote healthy habits.
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Bird Language festival held on May 29th Every year a Bird Language festival is held in Giresun's Çanakçı district to celebrate the regional whistling dialect. This year’s festival will be held May 29th.
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Paul Theroux on the art of travel Author Paul Theroux began globetrotting 50 years ago which led to the publication of his first travelogue "The Great Railway Bazaar" in 1975, considered by many as a classic in travel writing.
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Affordable Boutique Hotels for Solo Travelers Looking for an affordable hotel for a solo traveler? It’s a sad but inevitable fact that a solo traveler’s budget can suffer serious dents when it comes to accommodation. Nice, comfortable, single rooms are either not available at all or cost an arm and a leg. Many hotels will rent you a double room for use as a single, but they don’t cut the price in half!
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Unrest boosts tourism in more stable Gulf states Gulf Arab states least affected by regional turmoil are likely to see a boost in tourism, analysts said on Tuesday, with the United Arab Emirates outperforming other destinations.
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Şanlıurfa expects one million tourists A fast-growing Şanlıurfa has set its sights on getting a piece of the tourism cake. The city, which is an important tourism center due to its historical and cultural make-up, aims to draw in one million tourists a year.
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Where (and What) To Eat in Athens Greek food can be bizarrely good; and following is a guide to some of the best restaurants in Athens, Greece. The flavors of Greek food have been shaped over thousands of years, and the history of Greek food includes Middle Eastern as well as Italian influences. Common cooking ingredients include feta cheese, olive oil, yogurt, olives, fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, and lamb. From breakfast pastries and Greek street food to horiatiki salata and roasted octopus, I can’t get enough.
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Spring mass held in Cappadocia Patriarch Bartholomeos led the traditional Spring and Sunday Mass in Cappadocia yesterday.
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Bursa: City of Silk, Mosques and Shadow Theatre “Look,” my friend Wendy, pointed. “I wonder what they are!” We were strolling around the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey and among all the glitz and glamour of the gold shops we had turned into a tiny side alley which had only three small stalls, crammed full with antiques.
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