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Worlds Most Expensive Trains Journey

Go back in time and enjoy a train journey that you will never forget. In the past days, luxury travel was only possible in first-class flights. This is a new era of luxury train journey. It is exciting to relive the old look of the train with all modern facilities and services. Train travel is the most exciting means of transportation.

Here, we explored some of the greatest and most expensive trains in the world and highlighted five of the most recognized "best" train services anywhere in the wor

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Recent events have altered our lives considerably, but while our freedom to roam is on hold, we can still escape online and make plans for the future. Ready to inspire your itchy feet, leading adventure travel specialist, Acacia Africa has picked out a list of safari holidays that are likely to be in demand once we start to wander again, the operator including a selection of blog posts and YouTube videos, so you can indulge in Southern and East Africa from the safety of your sofa.

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What Makes A Luxury Hotel In London?

London is a prominent and popular travel place in the world. As the first choice of a huge number of travelers, it is truly rewarding to visit there for a vacation escapade. In order to make the most of your time, you should guarantee extravagance and comfort in the hotel you are going to book ahead of time. A lavish convenience in the city can bring a lot of euphoria and fulfilment in your trip.London is a prominent and popular travel place in the world. As the first choice of a huge number of

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How lucky you will be if you went to see ICC T20 world cup and you get holiday package also as a bonus. For your double happiness, Tourism Australia has initiated a campaign called “Experience the game and beyond” after its ICC cricket world cup 2015’s huge success.

Campaign’s vision is to bring together Australian lifestyle and the most lovable sport of India. To give the realistic touch to the campaign, Infinity squared Pvt. Ltd. made a digital commercial. Harsha Bhogle (a renowned cricket comm

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10 Remarkable Places To Visit Before You Die


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It's a wide world full of wonders, and articles "places to see before you die" have become commonplace in recent years. Thinking about the question, I have my own list, and it includes not just the expected, but also some places you might not expect. Let's have a look - and if you agree, disagree, or have your own bucket-listers, please tell me about them in the comments!

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Albania


Did I say unexpected? This tiny, bucolic Balkan country with an impenetrable language

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Stargazing in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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Whether or not you can name the constellations or planets, it is always fascinating to look up at a clear night sky and get lost among the stars.

Anyone can enjoy stargazing. The best places to go, of course, are where the sky is wide open and very dark, with no distracting city lights. Up in the mountains, or in the desert, or out on the open ocean; it is breathtaking to stare upwards at night at millions and millions of twinkling stars and planets in a blue black sky.


Costa Rica is one of the

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One of the most pristine ocean habitats in the world is located in Costa Rica -- the Pacific gulf of Golfo Dulce.


Located in the southern region by the Osa Peninsula, the 31-mile-long (50 km) gulf of Golfo Dulce is recognized by National Geographic as one of only four tropical fjords in the world, and it is the tenth deepest. With an average annual temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, it is an extremely rare biome.

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Given its low human impact due to its remoteness, the sheltered gulf is home to

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With excellent surf on two ocean coastlines, Costa Rica is emerging as a powerhouse on the world surfing scene.


The Costa Rica National Surf Team made national history last year when they were crowned the 2015 World Surfing Champions, winning the International Surfing Association (ISA) 2015 World Surfing Games held in Nicaragua.

 

And in a short couple of months, Costa Rica will host the ISA 2016 World Surfing Games from August 6 to 14 in Jacó beach on the Central Pacific Coast. National teams from

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You don’t need a well-manicured grass pitch. You don’t even need all 22 players, or fancy uniforms … or even shoes, for that matter. All you need is a ball and people willing to play.

Football-brings-kids-together-in-South-Africa-300x189.jpg?width=300The most popular sport in the world – football (known as soccer in the USA) – can be played anywhere by anyone. That’s the simple beauty of a sport that traverses borders, has brought bitter enemies together, even stopped wars, and has been a unifying force across the planet.

“As a consequence of its simplicity and g

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Re-use your towels at your hotel, ask that your bed linens not be changed daily, take a shower instead of a bath, wear water-resistant sunblock – these are all ways travelers can be responsible water consumers and participate in this year’s World Tourism Day that highlights water conservation.

World-Tourism-Day-2013-image-by-UNWTO-300x164.jpg?width=300In support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation for 2013, this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) on September 27 is themed: Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future.

Travelers ar

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9008969901?profile=originalCosta Rica is celebrating International Surfing Day on June 20 big this year. Costa Rica’s surfing “dream team” made national history on June 7 when they were crowned 2015 World Surfing Champions.

 

Costa Rica’s team won the overall gold medal in the International Surfing Association (ISA) 2015 World Surfing Games held at Playa Popoyo, Nicaragua, competing against 26 teams from around the world. The medal, along with the Fernando Aguirre World Team Trophy and the International Olympic Committee (I

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9008930677?profile=originalOut on the calm, clear, jade green-blue water of the Golfo Dulce (“Sweet Gulf”) in southern Costa Rica, it is easy to think this must be one of the most pristine, beautiful places on Earth. And it is. This inner sea is a critical habitat for endangered migrating southern Pacific humpback whales, dolphins and sharks, among other marine life.

 

Then our boat passes a small patch of floating plastic bottles, chips bags and other random flotsam. Trash. Human trash. And we are reminded that if anything

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9008967088?profile=originalComing very soon to Playa Hermosa by Jacó in Costa Rica are the Costa Rica National Surfing Championships for 2015. The annual national event will take place July 17 to 19 on Playa Hermosa in front of the Backyard Bar & Restaurant.

 

If you are in Costa Rica at this time, don’t miss this fun beach party and exciting Costa Rica surfing competition on the third weekend in July 2015. Newly opened Hotel Tramonto is the best place to stay in Playa Hermosa by Jacó. The modern 76-room hotel is located on

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9008963701?profile=originalWhat is your dream for the planet?

 

Live sustainably? No unusable trash? Less food waste? Clean oceans and water sources? Trees, mountains and forests protected? Well-being of people and animals? Communities living in harmony and respect?

 

Horizontes Nature Tours in Costa Rica has the same dreams. They care about how travel and tourism affects not only their home of Costa Rica, but the entire planet.

 

9008964486?profile=originalOn June 5 people everywhere celebrate World Environment Day 2015 (WED) with the United Nations Env

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9008933855?profile=originalJohn Boggs first fell in love with Costa Rica many years ago when he was in the Air Force stationed in Panama. He visited Costa Rica frequently for R&R and on business, but it wasn’t until 2013 when he and his wife, Gay, finally moved to the renowned tropical country to retire.

 

Selling their house in Virginia, they opted for the adventure of international retirement life and chose Atenas, Costa Rica for their new home. The couple liked Costa Rica’s family-based culture and chose Atenas for its g

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New Zealand is about as far from Costa Rica as you can get. That’s where 21 Costa Rican men and women are headed at the beginning of November to compete in the World Rafting Championships.

Set for November 13-24 in Rotorua, New Zealand, the biennial World Rafting Championships (WRC) will draw 69 teams from 27 countries to compete in four divisions with men’s and women’s categories – Open, Masters, Junior (under 23) and Youth (under 19).

Rafting-Womens-Team-Costa-Rica-compete-in-slalom-competition-300x199.jpg?width=300The WRC is the pinnacle event in the highly-competitive white

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Mr. Gay World: Anuncio de los Directores Continentales

MGW: Continental Directors Announced

 

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Comunicado de Prensa 

For Immediate Release

 

Mr. Gay World announces Continental Directors

Mr. Gay World gets ready for fourth annual global competition with a

well rounded volunteer advisory board from all corners of the globe.

 

Sydney, Australia - October 11th, 2011 - Eric Butter, President of

Mr. Gay World announced today his new global volunteer advisory board

representing all corners of the globe.  Butter

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T-Minus 51 Days

January 26th 2009, 03:01

Perhaps unusually, I’m beginning my travelogue from my desk at home. Having told everyone our plans for the next year (top three comments so far: “That’s going to test the friendship”; “Don’t get pregnant”; “What if I die?” Thanks for that, Mum), and after all the calls made and emails sent to travel agents, and having attended nearly all of Alex’s leaving dos, as far as I’m concerned, we’ve already started. We’ve even come up with a departure date: 1st February. 

Frankly,

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Sports Tourism Big in Africa this Summer

It is set to be a year of massive sporting events, 2010 kicked off with the Winter Olympics in Whistler, and the whole world is anticipating the FIFA World Cup in South Africa this summer. There are many economic and social benefits to hosting international events. Whistler attracted 250,000 visitors to the area and $10 billion in revenues. Along with the financial injection, a host city will see development to infrastructure, increased jobs, and a continued development model of growth even afte

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