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Road trips reveal Xinjiang splendor - Travel

9/22/2018, 4:10:47 AM
undefined ✔ Travelers visit the Urho ghost city in Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.[Photo provided to China Daily] Detailed routes give access to the region's diverse cultures and scenic attractions ✔ But modern-day travelers can drive along roads built in the desert for a unique experience


Qi remains a beacon of ancient prosperity - Travel

9/22/2018, 6:11:20 AM
undefined ✔ As well as many exquisite ornaments, the find included 10 chariots and 32 horse skeletons in the larger 32 meter by 8 meter (No 1) pit, and three chariots and six horse skeletons in the smaller 8 by 3 meter (No 2) pit ✔ Standing in the exhibition hall, it's easy to envisage busy caravans trundling along the ancient Silk Road


Take a flight of fancy back to 1973 with the Pan Am Experience in Los Angeles

9/22/2018, 12:48:30 AM
AS a TV journalist, I have ­travelled the world but this was by far the best flight ever. More leg room than I could ask for, free-flowing champagne even before take-off, seatbelts optional, zero t… ✔ It’s so popular the dining experience quickly sells out even at up to $875 (£660) for a pair of tickets ✔ For the rest of us though, get set for another summer of: Bing Bong: Due to unforeseen circumstances on this delayed flight we won’t be able to sell you any hot food or beverages ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


Europe’s largest aquarium is just a swim across the Channel in Boulogne-sur-Mer

9/22/2018, 12:48:47 AM
I BLAME Jaws. When actors could look like normal people and a malfunctioning piece of fibreglass could pass for a great white, we went shark crazy – and haven’t looked back since. How else can we e… ✔ No, I hadn’t heard of it either, but that’s what they call the 26 miles between Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer the bit most of us skip as we race towards the beaches of Brittany or the Med ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


Korean and Japanese postcards of the past - the palanquin

9/22/2018, 12:32:12 AM
undefined ✔ Early American missionaries living in Seoul quickly realized they were not only a means of transport, but also a status symbol and purchased the best they could afford ✔ In an account of her journey, her palanquin was described as: A little four-posted canopy about three feet square by four feet high, carried on two poles ✔ Japanese women on an outing circa 1900


Home and Away's Isabel Lucas cuts casual figure at Heath Ledger event

9/22/2018, 6:33:10 AM
She and late actor Heath Ledger both appeared on the long-running Australian soap, Home and Away, at the start of their careers. ✔ She and other guests celebrated Australian and Zimbabwean actress Charmaine Bingwa (pictured) winning the scholarship She and other guests celebrated Australian and Zimbabwean actress Charmaine Bingwa winning the scholarship ✔ Not a Thor point! Byron Bay is also home to her ex-boyfriend Chris Hemsworth (pictured together in 2006)


Saturday’s TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'Truly, Madly, Sweetly' on Hallmark - Los Angeles Times

9/22/2018, 1:25:10 AM
TV highlights for Sat., Sept. 22, 2018 ✔ SERIES Elizabeth I Elizabeth (Lily Cole) feels insecure during the first 25 years of her reign as she deals with Catholic plots at home and abroad ✔ Reform in Saudi Arabia: Author Manal al-Sharif (Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening) ✔ (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo Rep


First black female White House reporter gets Newseum statue

9/22/2018, 7:10:50 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first black woman to be credentialed to cover the White House is getting a statue in the Newseum. Alice Allison Dunnigan made history when she ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) The first black woman to be credentialed to cover the White House is getting a statue in the Newseum ✔ In this image provided by Emory University, Alice Allison Dunnigan, right, interviews screenwriters Arthur Arthur, left, and Virginia Kellogg


Ultimate Oktoberfest guide: Munich’s FAMOUS event starts today.

9/22/2018, 2:25:41 AM
DRINKERS are set to guzzle a staggering seven million litres of beer at the 185th Oktoberfest which kicks off today! ✔ The favoured hangover breakfast usually consists of pickled herrings and gherkins ✔ N is for NUMBERS: It covers a whopping 420,000 square metres and employs 13,000 people ✔ Z is for ZANY: Thousands of items get lost by boozed-up festival-goers ✔ Officials also discovered a riding whip, a garden gnome and a gigantic pencil


Showtime! Resort’s glitz and glamour

9/22/2018, 4:16:15 AM
A SEA of Union Jacks waves merrily as a rousing chorus of Land Of Hope And Glory reaches its climax. ✔ It was the first time I’d taken the kids skiing and we’d hit on the perfect destination for it… Scotland ✔ Go: Tour of up to five hours costs £112 and includes private guide, hot drinks and snacks, hotel pick-up and drop-off, plus headlamps, warm clothing and winter boots


Celebrity traveller: Denise Welch

9/22/2018, 4:27:36 AM
Actress DENISE WELCH, 60, is best known for Coronation Street, Waterloo Road and Loose Women. She lives in Cheshire with artist husband Lincoln Townley and has two sons: The 1975 singer Matty Healy, 29, and Louis Healy, 17 ✔ We’ve had a villa in Ovacik, near Fethiye, for nearly 17 years ✔ I could say my son Louis because I conceived him in Amsterdam ✔ Our friends, May and Steve, run the Chilli Banana Restaurant in Wilmslow ✔ Her novel, The Mother’s Bond (Sphere, £8.99), is out now


Flights: Is it possible to get sucked into a plane toilet? Mystery explained

9/22/2018, 3:10:56 AM
FLIGHTS and how planes work are a mystery to many travellers who simply see aircraft as a method of getting from A to B. One area that causes confusions is plane toilets - is it possible to be sucked into one? ✔ However, they also have an alarmingly loud flush which sees the bottom of the toilet open up, causing concern to many people ✔ Plane toilets are small simply to save space and minimise weight, he told Express.co.uk ✔ However, if something does go wrong and both toilets on flight fail, the plane will have to make an emergency landing


Cruise secrets: How to get a private room within a cabin

9/22/2018, 4:22:53 AM
CRUISES are a busy and sometimes cramped environment, with thousands of people on one ship. Thankfully there is a simple way to get a bit more privacy, as well as take up less room. ✔ The handy hook allows additional privacy between guests in a room ✔ Now you've got convenient under-the-bed storage space, without having to fiddle with zippers ✔ Carnival, Princess and Norwegian cruise ships all have hidden decks, normally found on the higher parts of the ship


Khloe Kardashian shows off her killer curves in skimpy pink ensemble

9/22/2018, 6:32:50 AM
She worked hard on her post-baby body and is proud to flaunt it. And Khloe Kardashian proved on trend as she showcased her slender frame in a video posted on Friday. ✔ The 34-year-old revealed her killer curves in a hot pink scintillating ensemble as she danced to the song Barbie Girl outside of Kourtney's car before heading off to sister Kylie's soiree ✔ She had been living with the 27-year-old athlete earlier this year in Ohio, but then returned to LA in early summer after basketball season was over ✔ Her pride and joy: She is expected to make the trek with True Thompson in the near future


The romance of the past: that’s what drives the traveller’s impossible quest | Ian Jack

9/22/2018, 5:36:13 AM
A disused Greek factory overlooked by Patrick Leigh Fermor revealed a different side to the place he made home, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack ✔ Writing in 1958 about the little Greek town that was eventually to become his home, the travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor was satisfied to note that the Guide Bleu gave it only half a line ✔ The tumbledown factory loomed on the shore behind, a picturesque ruin in brick and concrete where fig trees grew and rusting pipes sprang from the wall at odd angles


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