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Behind the Beautiful Sunsets

Posted on 02. Aug, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Two books on travel writing that were published within the last year have provoked a storm of controversy. Both books—Do Travel Writers Go To Hell, by Thomas Kohnstamm and Smile When You’re Lying, by Chuck Thompson—are awash in sex, drugs, booze and assorted illegal activity, but that’s not the main reason they caused a stir. They attracted [...]

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Rooms With a Point of View

Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Tired of the same old boring hotel accommodations? Then you may want to consider the Propeller Island City Lodge in Berlin, Germany. You can stay here in a different room every night for a month and never see the same decor twice. All of the hotel’s 32 eccentric theme rooms were created by the owner, [...]

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Sleep Deep

Posted on 24. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Have you ever wanted to sleep with the fishes? Well amigos, you soon will be able to, providing you have the bucks to afford it. Within a year, Dubai will open a truly remarkable underwater luxury hotel. The project, called Hydropolis, will cover an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London’s Hyde Park, and [...]

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Talking Travel

Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We were rolling down the highway under a starry sky somewhere near Puerto Escondido. Crazy Julio was at the wheel. Heading into town we stopped to pick up two young hitchhikers—a pair of mariachi musicians. It turned out they were twins. The merry pair were decked out in gold lamé suits with big, white embroidered sombreros. [...]