Wed 7 Oct 2009
An indoor theme park billed as the world’s biggest opened recently in Indonesia, ChannelNewsAsia has reported. The 2.2 hectare park, called Trans Studio Makassar, is located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, and features 21 attractions. The theme park is part of an integrated project which includes a shopping mall and hotels.
Wed 7 Oct 2009
NEW YORK - “What a great view!’’ exclaims a young woman, her long hair ruffled by a rainy gust. Three stories above the street, she stands in Manhattan’s new, elevated park, the High Line, in the former meatpacking district of the West Village.
Behind her and a few blocks to the west, the Hudson River can be glimpsed between buildings, but the woman gazes in the opposite direction, taking in the patchwork of flat roofs along Washington Street. Fronting the rain-slick pavement, (more…)
Wed 7 Oct 2009
By Harriet O’Brien
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Wed 7 Oct 2009
Hong Kong - 21 September, 2009 - This September, following a US$25+ million makeover, luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises is unveiling dramatic new interiors and deck spaces for its sophisticated and stylish Crystal Symphony. The 922-guest, 50,000-ton ultra-luxury ship will boast redesigned Penthouses (including its uber-plush Crystal Penthouses), pool areas, Prego Italian restaurant, Lido Café as well as guest elevators and numerous behind-the-scenes upgrades.
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Wed 7 Oct 2009
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Wed 7 Oct 2009
Walk of the Month: Malborough, South Devon - Mark Rowe finds rugged scenery and Bronze Age remains along the Devon coast
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Wed 7 Oct 2009
(Shanghai, September 22, 2009) - The curtain has risen on Shanghai’s most anticipated entertainment emporium, Gosney & Kallman’s CHINATOWN. Reigniting the fun and fantasy of Shanghai’s high-kicking 1930s heyday, CHINATOWN presents an intoxicating mix of Cabaret, Vaudeville and Broadway live variety floorshows, stunning showgirls, extravagant costumes and high-class tipples in a lavish Nouveau Victorian former temple.
CHINATOWN Shanghai is the latest creation by international entertainment (more…)
Wed 7 Oct 2009
Australia is set for another bumper cruise season with the nation’s largest cruise operator, Carnival Australia, announcing that a record 190,000 passengers will sail on its ships locally during the next six months.The figure is up 13 per cent on last year’s season and almost double the number of passengers carried by Carnival Australia five years ago.
The upcoming cruise season will also feature a record 217 visits to ports around the country with highlights including the maiden Fremantle and (more…)
Wed 7 Oct 2009
Fancy staying at a 19th-century residential building that was once inhabited by the KGB?
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Wed 7 Oct 2009
Take, for example, the potato. Rogacki (pronounced Ro-GATZ-ki) has one prep-kitchen devoted solely to washing, steaming, peeling and chopping. The store makes some two tons of potato salad a week, in at least six varieties.
Upstairs and in the basement, workers are busy filleting herring, slicing cucumbers, shaving cabbage and carving meat to keep Berliner feinschmeckers happy.
Other workers, braving the smoking oak logs in the cast-iron ovens, which date from 1932, move racks laden with different (more…)