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Sumo Stable

Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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We are seated cross-legged on the floor of a wood-panelled dining room. Laid out before us is an array of aromatic dishes. Unfortunately, my appetite has faded. I blame our waiters. Each weighs about 130 kilograms and all have rolls of suet quivering beneath their skin. Even more unusual is their attire–they are wearing nothing [...]

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Big Is Better: Top 10 World’s Largest Tourist Attractions

Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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A lot of people believe that bigger is better. This view certainly applies to the sailing segment of the cruise business,

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Los Angeles in 24 hours

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by BCAA.

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The go-to city guide – when you’ve barely got a weekend
No question, at this last, sprawling stop on the road west in search of the American dream, driving is a must. Which means, in a city where the locals size each other up by their cars (and these days, a Prius wins as many admiring [...]

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When the Gods Were Blind

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Wandering amidst Easter Islands’ stone heads, one glimpses how the world ends
To calculate the distance between hope and despair, one could sit on the edge of a 250-metre oceanside cliff on the South Pacific’s fabled Easter Island and consider the fate of those who once lived in the world’s most remote, inhabited place. At first [...]