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Home away from home - Travel

10/22/2018, 11:55:31 PM
undefined ✔ It not only allows them to better engage local life but also offers opportunities to live in uniquely decorated rooms or, for instance, a tree house ✔ The Chinese market is different from others because it has a large population of about 1.39 billion people and the internet penetration is high, says Airbnb China's president, Peng Tao


EU promotes lesser-known destinations - Travel

10/22/2018, 11:55:42 PM
undefined ✔ Visitors explore the city of Budapest, Hungary, on bikes ✔ Weeklong exhibitions will be staged in Shandong province's Qingdao city and Shaanxi's provincial capital, Xi'an, to introduce Europe's heritage, attractions and towns ✔ Key opinion leaders will be invited to share their knowledge, and a quiz will be held


Lonely Planet's best places to visit in 2019. Top picks: a welcoming Asian island and the capital of 'Scandi cool' - Los Angeles Times

10/22/2018, 11:07:24 PM
Lonely Planet's editors and experts pick next year's best destination to see. Copenhagen (for cities) and Sri Lanka (for countries) top the lists. ✔ The 2019 picks come from the company’s editors, researchers, locals and others, whose selections are then ranked by a panel of judges ✔ Shenzhen, China, referred to as the Silicon Valley of China ✔ ALSO Mexico City for beginners On Oahu, 20 places for great meals for less than $20


Lonely Planet's top 10 cities to visit in 2019

10/22/2018, 10:43:51 PM
Lonely Planet has selected its top 10 cities to visit in 2019. The No. 10 city is exotic Meknes, Morocco. Find out which nine cities rank even higher. ✔ It may be a practice run for 2021, when the city will celebrate the prestigious title of European Capital of Culture ✔ Lonely Planet has a warm historic attachment to Kathmandu, and Nepal, so I was really pleased to see us be able to talk about the city's continued recovery from the 2015 earthquake, Hall says


Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Cat Street--Not many felines anymore, but a lot of hipsters

10/22/2018, 11:12:33 PM
Contrary, or ✔ The Onden River (Shibuya River) flowed through this area until the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, when it was turned into a groundwater channel ✔ It is part of the series Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo, which depicts the capital and its surroundings through the perspective of the author, a professor at Meiji University


First Choice slashes prices on luxury Cancun holidays with up to £450 off

10/22/2018, 11:16:18 PM
First Choice has launched a huge sale on winter holidays including discounts of up to £450 off on luxury Cancun holidays ✔ For those who want to explore, it's just a 10-minute walk from central Cancun's shops, restaurants and clubs ✔ Not to mention that even the fussiest of eaters will be able to find something to tickle their taste buds, thanks to a choice of 13 bars and restaurants ✔ Prices are correct at time of writing but are subject to change


Cape Town’s slave ship secret

10/22/2018, 8:39:58 PM
For more than 200 years, a shipwreck has lain offshore of Cape Town’s world-renowned Clifton Beaches. Now this harrowing chapter of the transatlantic slave trade is being revealed. ✔ A resident of Clifton, Justice Sachs sees the relics of a slave ship so close to an idyllic beach as a reminder of a dark history ✔ Some visitors might even recognise the origin of their own surnames ✔ (Text by Piet van Niekerk; video and photos – unless otherwise noted – by Werner Hoffmann)


Tesla and Elon Musk make a good ad for cautious investing

10/22/2018, 8:36:23 PM
The 'it' company's stock falls from $383 last year to $261. And the superstar CEO's SEC trouble makes him look more like an immature techie: Our view ✔ Never mind that many of those it companies  Enron, Yahoo, Snap  were greatly overhyped, or worse ✔ Without doubt, Tesla makes fine cars and has been an innovator in new technologies ✔ Even so, it is in a manufacturing industry with difficult supply chain issues and confounding politics ✔ If you can't see this reader poll, please refresh your page


Analysis | Ryanair: Passenger’s racist tirade offers case study for airlines on how not to deal with a PR disaster

10/22/2018, 9:07:38 PM
It was bad enough that Ryanair's flight crew moved the victim of the man's verbal assault rather than remove him. But as outrage continues to grow, the company's silence is also puzzling. ✔ They’ve come across with zero compassion, no sense of confidence that they’re on top of the situation, and, clearly, the world is concluding they responded incompetently, Bernstein said ✔ Read more Tripping: TSA goes for guns and money Scooters return to San Francisco Manspreading, accident videos, guns: Here are some of the things people wanted Metro records on


Christine McGuinness celebrates her husband Paddy's new top gear role

10/22/2018, 11:07:20 PM
Christine McGuinness had her own way of celebrating her other halves' new adventure, as she posed on top of a sleek white Mercedes. ✔ 'Top Gear fans worldwide are a passionate bunch and I consider myself one of them ✔ Switched: They are the latest requirements in the years since the lineup was radically changed Bowing out: American star Matt LeBlanc's final scenes on the show are set to air in early 2019 Changing it up: American Matt LeBlanc was a surprise addition to the Top Gear presenting line-up along with Chris Evans two years ago, who left the show after just one series


Immigrant Recruits Are Having Their "Loyalty" Questioned For Following Lawsuits Against The Pentagon

10/22/2018, 8:52:51 PM
“I was shocked seeing it in under 'loyalty issues.' How is this disloyal to the United States?” ✔ Immigrant soldiers taking the Oath of Allegiance ✔ After the delays caused by new screenings led to some recruits being discharged or having their contracts canceled, a series of legal complaints led the Army to reverse the discharges of more than 30 enlistees


I’m a Celebrity 2018: Everything we know so far about the new series

10/22/2018, 11:09:15 PM
Harry Redknapp, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Tim Henman, Fleur East and both Danny and Dani Dyer all tipped for jungle as Holly Willoughby replaces Ant McPartlin on hosting duties ✔ Ozark gets there in the first half hour as nebbish Chicago accountant Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) agrees to serve as lieutenant for the Mexican mob in the hillbilly heartlands of Ozark, Missouri (in return they thoughtfully spare his life) ✔ Despite speculation in some quarters, the idea that Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage or retired footballer Michael Owen might find themselves in the jungle seems unlikely indeed


Gold pendant bought for Lil Wayne's birthday helps pay for art student's university fees

10/22/2018, 11:09:20 PM
Commission pays for 'chunk' of Joy Bonfield-Colombara's £9,500-a-year course fees ✔ Continuous rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life AFP/Getty 44/50 9 September 2018 Participants wave flowers as they march past a balcony from where North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was watching, during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang


Our verdict on the first half of the final season of House of Cards

10/22/2018, 11:21:59 PM
The final season is built on the same political chicanery that the show always has been, but somewhere along the line the double and triple crossings stopped being fun ✔ Kevin Spacey had to exit  House of Cards  from an ethical standpoint, but it could have made narrative sense anyway ✔ 24/25 Ozark Breaking Bad for those with short attention spans ✔ The actions continues to play out like a chess match, but chess is not exactly a spectator sport


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