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A typhoon had blown in during the day. White rain clouds lay like a boiling sea in the valleys, creating the illusion that the twisting mountain pass was an ocean road. As our vehicle turned a blind corner we came across a gaggle of motorcyclists, caped against the rain and gawping over the edge.

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A Red Dao mother and child

A lorry had gone over while overtaking another lorry, trusting to a hard shoulder that had gone soft in the rain. Through the clouds we saw that the plummeting vehicle had ploug
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The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010: True Stories from Around the World
Edited by Stephanie Elizondo Grist; Travelers' Tales, 352 pages; paperback, $17.95

Reviewed by Heather Cassell

Published: Ocotber 5, 2011

 

Get ready. Pack your bags. You are about to embark on 27 adventures that will take you all over the world, inspire your wanderlust, and journey into your own heart in the Best Women's Travel Writing, edited by award-winning writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest.

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The Brooklyn Museum in New York has begun the process of returning precolombian pieces to Costa Rica, after a 77 year stay in the New York Museum.  The pieces were collected by a Brooklyn businessman, Minor Keith, as he worked in the railroad and fruit industries in Costa Rica and he donated them to his hometown museum in 1934.  The pieces will be displayed in Costa Rica's National Museum and will help shed light on the mysterious precolombian days of the country. 

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The Worldwide Rafting Championship 2011 is just around the corner. International teams have been arriving since last week and are already training at the renowned Pacuare River.

agradecimiento-300x179.jpg?width=300For the third time, Costa Rica will be hosting this important event; the first was back in 1991 for the first World Rafting Championship, then again in 1998. The International Rafting Federation (IRF), main body of the sport chose Pacuare River commemorating the first championship that took place 20 years ago and also to

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GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (Sept. 27, 2011) —Halloween fun will come alive in historic downtown Galveston with the Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand. The Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash, a family friendly Halloween carnival, offers a costume contest at 3 p.m., assorted games with prizes, and trick or treating at various downtown businesses from 2 to 4 p.m.

 

Children, ages 11 and under, are invited to dress in their favorite costumes fo

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Oktoberfest: O’zapft Is!

Pandemonium has been reigning over Munich for the last two weeks. Hordes of people wandered the cramped streets of the capital of Bavaria in hopes of finding a seat on a wooden bench under one of 14 tents. What kind of madness is this? Answer: The kind of madness you would be lucky to be part of.

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Sixteen days filled with würstl, dirndls dresses, oompah music and more “Maß” (one-liter mugs) than you can count. 
Every year during  mid-to-late September, the fairgrounds of Ther
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Day tour of Luxor

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Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak & Luxor temple.

Visit both the east and west bank of Luxor. Starting in the Valley of the Kings. (3 tombs per ticket), we'll see Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon ,we drive back to the east bank to visit karnak and luxor temple
On your private tour you will be collected from your hotel or apartment by an air-conditioned car or van to enjoy the amazing historical sites.

Itinerary:

We start our tour by picking you up f

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Luxor from a hot air balloon

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View the whole magnificent area of Luxor from a unique angle!

Get a birds eye view of Luxor and watch the early morning sun from your own hot air balloon.

Pickup time from your hotel early in morning betwen 4 AM Till 7 AM because that depend on Summer & winter hours may slightly change and the customer bick up from different hotels , we will inform you the bick up time one day before your flight day .

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USA today. September after summer.

Some new and up-to-date stuff about USA: http://tours-tv.com/en/united-states

 

As of 2009, six of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States. (12-2009)

As of 2009, the tallest building in the United States was the Sears Tower, also the 4th highest in the world. (12-2009)

The Mustard Museum in the United States in in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. (4-12-2007)

$12 was the cost of General Electric’s first set of 24 Christmas lights (equaled the average paycheck of one work week in 1903).

The

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A Guide to Being a Good Guide

I AM NOT AN EXPERT. Yet. There's a couple dudes better than me (Arthur Frommer & Rick Stevens to name a few). I'm trying. I'm learning. So here's a couple tips to be a better guide.
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1. Don't hide all your money in one place. Cause if someone gets it, that's it. Have a couple spots for some emergency money.
2.Don't you dare wear a fanny pack. DON'T YOU DARE. 
3. Make several copies of your passport. I know its a pain. I know. Just do it.
4. Guidebooks. Here's my thoughts. The DK series is really my g
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Rajasthan Tourism

Rajasthan is one of the most popular destinations in india, Its well-known the land of kings or land of colors. It’s also famous for lakes of udaipur, palaces in jaipur ajmer- pushkar and desert fort of jodhpur. Every city of rajasthan like jaipur, Jodhpur and jaisalmer has own colors with the wonderful history of rajput. Jaipur also knows as pink city of rajasthan because mostly house made from sand rock. Jaisalmer alsofamous as golden city of rajasthan because every edifices of jaisalmer made

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Badrinath is one of the important destinations of chardham circuit. This holiest Hindu city is situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand India. As according to hear and say the Adi Shankaracharya found a statue of Lord Badrinarayan in the river Alaknanda made from Saligram stone. Badrinath was reestablished as a major Hindu pilgrim site in ninth century by Adi Guru Shankaracharya.

The Badrinath is situated between Nar and Narayana mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha Mountain. It is l

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Booking for popular Elephant Festival in Kaziranga is being already started. The famous elephant festical is held in the month of February in the eastern state of Assam. It is the larger elephant festival in India. The main purpose behind organizing the elephant festival is to conservation and safeguard of Asiatic elephants and the festival is also amid to increase eco-tourism. The team of XperTravels providing you opportunity to book elephant festival tour.

The Elephant Festival of Assam draws a

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Safaris And Biking Tours Of Ladakh

Ladakh the beauty on earth located in the Himalayan range of India is a pleasure to all visitors coming to this place. If you visit this beautiful place for sure you would want to look at beautiful ice covered woods of Ladakh and of course the landscapes and the beautiful scenic views of the Himalayan range. Look at the beautiful snow covered capes of the Himalayan range as you take different safaris at Ladakh to enjoy the beauty of nature.

 

Ride the ship of the deserts that is the camel here at

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The Jim Corbett National Park is one of the most famous national parks in the world and the first national park of India. Everyone knows about the Jim Corbett; however Dhikala is equally famous as it covers the core area of Jim Corbett Nation Park. It is located in the exact center of Jim Corbett. The right place for people in love with wildlife. If you stay within the Dhikala complex you get to view a number of mammals from the complex itself as Dhikala overlooks the Ramganga Reservoirs.

The th

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