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French Immersion (part 1)

Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Ah, the life of a travel writer. I leave Vancouver on a spectacular day, the city bathed in brilliant sunshine and nary a cloud in the sky. I’m catching a plane to the La Belle Province to take a tour of the Quebec Maritime region and to attend a tourism conference in Quebec City, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary. My guide [...]

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Around the World in 15 Questions

Posted on 28. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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1. In which U.S. city can you find the Monopoly properties of Boardwalk, Park Place, Baltic Avenue and Marvin Gardens?
A. Baltimore
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Atlantic City
2. A small bronze statue known as “The Little Mermaid” is a major tourist attraction in which city’s harbour?
A. Amsterdam
B. Budapest
C. Copenhagen
D. Helsinki

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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 [...]