Travel Picks: Top 10 free UK attractions
The best things in life are free and according to TripAdvisor travelers, it could well be true.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - TripAdvisor, which bills itself as the world's largest travel site, reveals the top 10 free attractions in Britain and Northern Ireland - as ranked by travelers through the site's Popularity Index. Reuters and YourNews do not endo
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Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel restored to former glory
The Pera Palace, once Istanbul's grandest hotel which hosted Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill before it slumped into disrepair decades ago, re-opened this week after a lavish, 2-1/2 year renovation.
By Ayla Jean Yackley
ISTANBUL (Reuters Life!) - The rebirth of the 118-year-old landmark echoes the new economic life of Turkey's biggest city. Incomes have tripled since 2000, and almost 8 million tourists visited last year.
The unveiling of the re
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Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Cooperstown, New York
Until someone writes an opera about Babe Ruth, opera and baseball might seem like an odd couple, but one small town in upstate New York offers both -- and more.
By Ellen Freilich
COOPERSTOWN, New York (Reuters Life!) - Cooperstown, New York, which is located on Otsego Lake, the latter fictionalized as Glimmerglass Lake in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, is home to The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Th
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Train enthusiasts line up for Japan hotel's railway room
Some hotels use luxurious spas or spectacular views to attract guests but one hotel in Japan boasts a unique attraction in its star room -- a large, built-in train set.
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - The Washington Hotel in Tokyo's Akihabara district, which is famous for electronics shops, has built a train set into a 13th floor twin room that features a model Tokyo Tower, a mosaic of the city's neighborhoods and the resort are
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Santiago, Chile
A curious mix of old and new, Santiago boasts an ultra-modern business district nicknamed "Sanhattan" with gleaming high-rises and also has quaint, tree-lined neighborhoods that retain the warmth and color of the city's 500-year history.
By Molly Rosbach
SANTIAGO, Aug 27 Reuters Life!) - Correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a short visit to the South American capital.
FRIDAY
5 p.m. - Upon arrival in Santiago, take in the breathtaking view of the A
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Washington
Got 48 hours to explore Washington DC?
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Correspondents with local knowledge help visitors make the most of the city where American history surrounds you.
FRIDAY
6 p.m. - The rooftop bar of downtown's W Hotel has unmatched views and offer
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When getting away means staying in touch
People used to go on holiday to unplug. Now they're demanding to be plugged in.
By Dorene Internicola
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - That secluded, desert island-type getaway may soon be as dated as the post-vacation slide show as more travelers use e-mails, Facebook and Twitter to nurture the ties that bind even while they get away f
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Paris
Got 48 hours in Paris? The city of revolution and love has endless things to do. If it's the end of a busy business week and your first time then throw yourself into the heady mix of heritage, culinary delights and entertainment.
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the French capital.
FRIDAY
5 pm - So where best to start than overlooking the city. Perched 130 meters above Paris, Montmartre
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Australia, Japan, China voted top Asia holiday spots
Maybe it's the beaches or possibly the food but Australia and Japan were on Wednesday named the most desirable holiday destinations in the Asia Pacific in an annual survey while China replaced Hong Kong in third place.
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An online poll of 6,714 travelers from 13 key Asia Pacific travel source markets, by market research group Nielsen, found 40 percent of respondents would consider going to Australia or Japan in the next two years.
Asked to name
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Alternative tours draw travelers to Mexico
While most travelers flock to Mexico to sip margaritas on white-sand beaches, a hardy few choose lesser-known tourist sites where they are chased down by immigration agents or risk their lives in dangerous slums.
By Lorena Segura
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Mexico's war on drugs may be prompting some would-be tourists to think twice about Mexico, but agencies offering alternative tourism are thriving among those seeking not just a break, but
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in London
Got 48 hours to explore the British capital during a business trip? Correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore London's mix of old world charm and modern culture.
By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters Life!)
Friday
4:00 p.m. If you've been here on business all week, make like the locals and conveniently misunderstand the timing or location of that late Friday afternoon meeting so you can slip away to the pub inst
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Travel Picks: 10 top romantic hotels
In need of a romantic break, but don't know where to go?
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Boutique hotel connoisseurs Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) play Cupid with a hand-picked selection of 10 of the most seductive stays worldwide.
1: Seaside chic: La Réserve Ramatuelle, St Tropez, France
High on a hill
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Bring back Atlantic City as a beach resort
New Jersey's Atlantic City should be brought back to life by refocusing on its sandy beaches and historic boardwalk rather than increasing state control of its casinos, a poll showed on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The poll accompanies debate in New Jersey on the future of its struggling gambling industry and ways to generate revenue to shrink the state's yawning budget deficit.
Republican Governor Chris Christie has said Atlantic City's role
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Berlin
Got 48 hours to spare in Berlin? The city which proudly bares the scars of the turbulent 20th century history it overcame to become a political and creative powerhouse, bang in the center of Europe, has a lot to offer.
By Sarah Marsh
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the German capital, this year celebrating 20 years since reunification:
FRIDAY
6 p.m - Berlin has always been a cultural hub
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Beijing
Beijing is China's rapidly changing and endlessly exciting capital, a modern metropolis clinging on to the vestiges of a proud imperial past.
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Punishingly hot in the summer, numbingly cold in the winter, and often covered in a pall of choking pollution, it is nonetheless fast becoming one of Asia's hippest cities with a booming art scene, gorgeous bo
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Travel Picks: Top 10 sweetest U.S. attractions
Travelers with a sweet-tooth can indulge as they take in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of these sweet spots, which include chocolate fountains, ice cream empires and jelly bean feasts.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Travel web site TripAdvisor has come up with a list of the 10 sweetest U.S. attractions. Reuters and YourNews have not endorsed this list:
1. Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania
At Hershey's Chocolate World, chocoholics can hop on a free tour ride for a simulated journey through Hershey's chocolate making process, package their own Hershey's Kisses, or be immortalized on their very own chocolate bar.
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Dubai
Got 48 hours to explore Dubai? Reuters correspondents help you to get the most out of a stay in one of the world's hottest cities -- literally. Temperatures soar above 40 degrees Celsius, day and night, in the summer months.
By Barbara Lewis
DUBAI (Reuters Life!) - Day One
10 am - The best place to start is at the top.
Take a taxi to Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building and a powerful symbol of Dubai's vertiginous rise from a flat desert expanse in a mere half
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Plaza's 'Eloise' suite mixes luxury and whimsy
The lovable fictional heroine of Kay Thompson's classic book "Eloise," who turned the landmark Plaza hotel on its head with her wild antics, is back with a suite created in her honor.
By Karina Ioffee
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Designed by Betsey Johnson, the fashion designer known for her whimsical creations, the elaborate $995 a night room on the 18th floor features zebra-print carpet, pink striped walls, a king-size bed with plen
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