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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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Meeting the Hmong

Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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The black-haired tribesman in the tasselled skullcap was intent on selling me his wooden crossbow. “Special deal for you. Only 600 baht,” he announced, brandishing the weapon in my face. When I failed to display the expected enthusiasm, he increased the advertising pressure. “Kill squirrel! Kill bird! Kill anything!” It was certainly not your ordinary sales pitch, [...]

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Top Travel Destinations for 2009

Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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This is the time of year when travel publications and online travel guides release their lists of the top travel destinations for 2009. These media outlets do not predict the most popular travel spots in 2009, a compilation that would undoubtedly vary little from year to year. Instead, they attempt to shed light on fast-rising [...]