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Bottle Peter (born: 1873) – as he came to be known – was an accomplished sailor and managed to build more than 1,700 bottle ships in his…
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But the Tokugawas need not have worried; the Maedas wanted to secure their region’s future by investing in crafts rather than weaponry.Doing…
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The drama began with the application form itself, which had to be submitted online through the China Visa Application Service Centre…
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Not wanting to follow the wide and empty-feeling Via Vittor Pisani, I head down Via Fabio Filzi, passing the first of the many churches I…
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Hong Kong contains few significant heritage locations with historical relics that date back more than a couple of centuries – at the very…
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The Broadwick elephant is just one of many hospitality and tourism mascots – animal, human, mythical and invented – around the world.Where…
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You’d be forgiven for assuming that the Music City moniker stems from Nashville being the home of country music, but the truth stretches…
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“That’s my five-month-old daughter,” Benny says.Second Clockenflap festival in December ‘a leap of faith’, co-founder saysAutumn in Hong…
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A few kilometres northeast of the old palace’s ornate pavilions, spacious courtyards and vermilion walls, stands a more sobering site, a…
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To learn some of the secrets involved in crafting the famed brandy, join a tour of a distillery such as Hennessy, Remy Martin or…
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