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Travel Trivia Challenge

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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1. In what African country can you stay at a lodge called the The Giraffe Manor, where guests are likely to see giraffes stretching their entire head and neck through the breakfast room windows?
A. Tanzania
B. South Africa
C. Kenya
D. Uganda
2. After John Lennon’s death in 1980, the graffiti-covered “John Lennon Peace Wall” became a shrine for the [...]

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Weird Museums

Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Tired of gazing at the great works of Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet and Da Vinci? Looking for something with a different bent? How about a woman with a horn growing out of her forehead, blue whale penises and piano-playing cockroaches? These are just a few of the irresistible attractions you can find on display at the world’s weirdest museums. Let’s [...]

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Cinematic Travel

Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Slumdog Millionaire not only stole the show at the 81st annual Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture, it is also sure to bring a tourism boost to the city of Mumbai, which had seen a decline in visitors since the November 2008 terrorist attacks that killed 173 people. According to the Annals of Tourism [...]

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The Red Apes of Sabah

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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“They’re around here somewhere. You better get your camera ready,” says Roland. We have stopped in a clearing in the Borneo rainforest. The droning of cicadas fills the sticky, tropical air, but I can’t see any signs of animal life. Sweating hard, I dutifully haul out my camera and stare at the trees. I am [...]