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Postcard from Beirut: A taste of city night life
13 Oct 2011
Bar Louie was Gemmayzeh’s first bar, and now that the district has become Beirut’s hottest night scene, the friendly, chilled-out live music venue has lost out a little to the nearby competition. Located on Rue Gouraud in...
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Postcard from Berlin: The bastion of nostalgia
29 Sep 2011
Walking the streets of Berlin leads you to one historic site after another. You find remains of the Berlin Wall, which once divided the city in two and separated families and friends for more than 20 years. You’ll see the Siegessäule...
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Postcard from Chianti: A stop for wine and pasta
22 Sep 2011
If you have ever visited Rome, Venice or Florence during the summer you might have gotten the impression that Italians had fled their country in order to make room for the Americans, Swedes, Germans and Japanese who fill the streets with...
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Postcard from Portland: Maine finds its cultural heart
20 Sep 2011
With very few people, and a lot of forests and coastline, the US state of Maine, in the northeast corner of the country, is mostly known as a haven for year-round outdoor pursuits such as camping, skiing and sailing. But the city of...
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Postcard from Barfleur: Lunch at Cafe de France
18 Sep 2011
Barfleur is France’s smallest town, occupying less than 60 hectares at the extreme western tip of Lower Normandy, and has been labeled one of the country’s most charming villages.
The town is battered by the...
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Journey to Jamaica: Chilling on one of the Caribbean's gems
15 Sep 2011
In spite of the gorgeous beaches right on our doorstep, the Caribbean Islands still have a certain allure. The entire region, an extraordinary kaleidoscope of islands including Cuba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and the...
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How to live like a desert-dwelling Bedouin
13 Sep 2011
There is much to learn from traditional Bedouin life, such as understanding nature better and engaging with it in everyday life. Inspired by the lives of Bedouins in Sinai, an important community in Egypt's social fabric, Amr Bassiouny...
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America, west coast style
11 Sep 2011
America is a well-discovered destination for a lot of Egyptians. Many have friends and family who have emigrated there, making them feel comfortable in the country. Others appreciate EgyptAir’s superb direct flights to New York or...
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Seoul's fish market: Live octopus, anyone?
08 Sep 2011
Japan has long attracted visitors by its sushi, China with its Peking duck, Thailand with its curries and cooking classes on tropical islands, but it is time to put South Korea on the map of East Asian culinary travel destinations.
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Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
07 Sep 2011
A group of 16 adventurous travellers plan to scooter across 1700km of roads from Alexandria to Abu Simbel via Sinai in October. The journey will take place over nine days in a bid to promote tourism in post-Mubarak Egypt.
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