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1. Travel Tip:
Hanoi Hotel
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Hanoi has always been a favourite place for me, along with Ho Chi Minh in the south. I always find it a bit surprising that the people who live there are so friendly to westerners. I stay at the... Tags for this Travel Tip: french colonial capital |
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2. Travel Tip:
Beaches or bargains?
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When most people think of Rio, they automatically think of beaches, and it stands to reason therefore that many visitors consider their accomodation options to be limited to the neighbourhoods of... Tags for this Travel Tip: hotels colonial architecture centro beach |
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3. Travel Tip:
Home from home
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High on a hillside in beautiful, boho Santa Teresa, is a lovely little pousada (guest house) where you'll really be made to feel at home. Casa da Gi is run by a friendly, English-speaking local... Tags for this Travel Tip: pousada welcoming friendly colonial |
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4. Travel Tip:
Brasópolis: mountains and stars
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Brasópolis is small nice village located not far from the São Paulo and Minas Gerais States. The flag of the municipality symbolizes its main attraction: the Brazilian National Astrophysics... Tags for this Travel Tip: mountains colonial telescope |
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5. Travel Tip:
Colonal Style in KL
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I have stayed in this hotel on almost all the occasions I have been to Kuala Lumpur and have never been dissapointed. It was the first place I used wi fi internet, which was available in the coffee... Tags for this Travel Tip: colonial style |
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6. Travel Tip:
High Tea in the Tiffin
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I have had never had the opportunity to stay at Raffles on the basis that it is hideously expensive, but I have had high tea in The Tiffin Room. Served from 3.30pm to 5.30pm it is a reminder of the... Tags for this Travel Tip: raffles hotel tearoom british colonial |
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7. Travel Tip:
Sleepy gaucho city
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It's the second biggest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, but Pelotas has a quite charming small--town, sleepy ambience despite its relatively large size (the population here is around... Tags for this Travel Tip: smalltown ambience colonial opulance |
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8. Travel Tip:
Parati´s old town
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Describing Parati, somebody (to my shame I forget the name!) once wrote that ´If Paradise were on earth, it would not be very far from here´. And it´s easy to see what the writer meant. With... Tags for this Travel Tip: sightseeing palmtrees sea colonial |
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9. Travel Tip:
High rise horrors
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I'd heard a lot about the wonderful historic architecture in Quito, but have to confess that, on arrival in the city's 'old town', I was a little disappointed. While there are plenty of examples of... Tags for this Travel Tip: architecture 1960s colonial |
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