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Cruise ship forced to dock
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in Puerto Rico after power outageBy Nick Valencia, CNN Passengers sleep on the deck of the Norwegian Dawn after a power failure on the ship. STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe Norwegian Dawn lost power Friday about
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Wild Aussie theme parks put to the test
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The Batwing Spaceshot ride at Movie World / Richard Webb Source: No Source of 2 They all have the ability to magically turn your knuckles white, thatâ??s what â?? and almost give you a heart attack in
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Bargain break Sydney on the cheap
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SYDNEY is not exactly the cheapest place in the world to visit, often appearing high on lists of the most expensive cities around the globe. But if you are on a budget there are ways to get a similar
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Robert Pattinson Twilight star sinks teeth into Spain
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Pattinson's Twilight tour of Cadaques Skip to: Network Links Breaking Sunday Motor Breaking Brave New & Me Cartoons & Caricatures Car & Features Employment - Sell your car for FREE Directory GetPrice
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Long journey ahead for birds
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Yes, I would like to receive occasional CNN member updates about new features and special offers. CNN will use the information you submit in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. By clicking on
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Savvy travelers skip Europe's subways
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Rather than take a subway, use surface transportation throughout Europe if you really want to experience the place. In Venice, thankfully, you have no choice. There the bus-boats provide a grand tour.
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Taste of Germany in Milwaukee
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Women wearing dirndls and men in lederhosen parade behind an accoridan player at German-American Day at Carl Schurz Memorial Park, on Moose Lake in Stone Bank, Wis., west of Milwaukee. (Photo for the
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Vegas is gambling on CityCenter
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Even along the Las Vegas Strip, where extravagance and overindulgence are the norm, people are wondering this about the new CityCenter project: Has it blown the lid off the definition of "over the top"?"My
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A toast to Auckland wines
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Reporting from Auckland, New Zealand - Bungee jump off a bridge, careen through wild rapids, float on a river through the blackness of a subterranean cave."If you can dream it, we have it," the Kiwis
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Budget hotels in war over cost of a cut-price room
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Travelodge email urges Premier Inn customers to ask for a refund A vicious turf war has broken out between Britain's two biggest budget hotel chains with one urging customers to sign an online petition
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Ski deals for a Christmas on the slopes
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Save £269 per person on self-catering at the Edelweiss Apartments with Neilson (0845 070 3460; www.neilson.co.uk) The price includes return flight from Gatwick on December 20 and resort transfers. More
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Alexandria, Egypt: in praise of Alex
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In Alexandria, Teresa Levonian Cole marvels at a city where remnants of an ancient past are the foundation for its modern charm. I stood on a promontory once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World
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Mountain biking made for two
- 11/29/2009
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A couple's weekend in the Scottish Borders could prove the perfect chance to show off your mountain biking skills. Or not Getting away from it all. A suntan. Experiencing a new culture. All these are
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Travel news in brief
- 11/29/2009
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Oxford to the Alps Sign language The Signspotting series, collated by former Guardian columnist Doug Lansky, is now a cult hit, with such classics as the Tanzanian roadside sign warning drivers to 'Beware
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Swimming Fiji's isolated reefs
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There is a reef along the western shore of an island way up in the north-west of Fiji, in the Yasawa island group, which almost no-one ever visits. Most people pass it by in their cruise ships or their
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By hook or by Cook
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The highlight of a trip to New Zealand's South Island is a visit to Mount Cook, say the guide books. On a clear day. But as the Maori word for New Zealand, Aotearoa, means The Land of The Long White Cloud,
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Bohemians in rhapsodies
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Okay, so not everyone at Sedgefield's Saturday morning market is a hippie nouveau. But the sea of patterned Indian fabrics and metres of long, carefree tresses - not to mention dreadlocks - you see there
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Shangri-La Tokyo announces Christmas-New Year plans
- 3 Hours ago
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The Lobby Lounge is offering Christmas Afternoon Tea at 3,900 yen and a Champagne Set at 5,900 yen featuring seasonal delights presented in festive colors with specially blended Christmas flavored tea.
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Recordings released of wayward U.S. jet
- 11/28/2009
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On a recording, Flight 188 ensures controllers that the jet's cockpit 'is secure, we got distracted.' STORY HIGHLIGHTS Pilot on flight says 'cockpit distraction' may have caused loss of radio contact
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High air-ticket prices to blame for slow 2010 sales
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Peter Karaszi, Sea Point: World Cup local organising committee chief executive Danny Jordaan has expressed disappointment at the slow sales of Bafana follow-your-team tickets for 2010 ('80% World Cup
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Brittany: France's cote of many colours
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Le Pouliquen, Brittany. Photo / Betty Chetwynd Think of beaches in France and the stony tourist-traps of Nice, Cannes and St Tropez come to mind. But head for Brittany's unspoiled La Cote D'Amour with
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Plenty of high points for kids in London
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Kick off a family holiday with a ride on the London Eye. Photo / NZ Herald Shrink Kick off a family holiday with a ride on the London Eye. Photo / NZ Herald Can you suggest London must dos for a family
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