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Seoul: 24 hours, 24 adventures
Seoul's 24 adventures, Sri Lanka woos Chinese, Smoking banned in Bali
Curtain call for Hong Kong beach bars
Passengers, airlines brace for UK airport chaos
五間地道香港風情露台酒吧
Belly good: Why India loves its paunch
James Durston: Should we bother trying to save the panda?
Best 5 kids' outings in Singapore

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

Big. Safe. Spectacular.

We already know why Seoul is the greatest city in the world, but to really experience the Korean capital you've got to throw yourself into it.

You probably can't fit all of the following adventures into a single day -- though if you did, you'd return home with the greatest one-day slide show ever -- but tackling even three or four of them will give you a very big bite of a very flavorful city.

Choose your time frame below

Seoul's 24 adventures, Sri Lanka woos Chinese, Smoking banned in Bali

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:38 AM PST

Newsletter Date:

29 November 2011

Newsletter Contents

By City:

Thailand's tourism industry set to lose billions

Cycling in Bangkok: Not just for the insane

Bangkok's street artisans do it for freedom, not cash

Curtain call for Hong Kong beach bars

Joey Chestnut and skinny Hong Kong girl in eating contest

Beginner's guide to Hong Kong food

Belly good: Why India loves its paunch

How much was your last holiday?

4 worst Bollywood movies of November

Hangzhou's best restaurants

B787 Dreamliner to kick off 'Dream Tour' in China

Edward Falzon: Is smoking hurting tourism in China?

Best 5 kids' outings in Singapore

Lao Airlines starts flights to Singapore

Eating up Malaysia's neglected east coast

Passengers, airlines brace for UK airport chaos

R2 Supperclub: Tokyo's secret speakeasy?

Tokyo day trip: Earn your sake spurs at a working brewery

7 beach getaways in southeast Queensland

How to protect your home while on holiday

Shark attack hot spots identified on West Australian coast

Korean Air wraps a plane in time for the holidays

Mies Container restaurant: A tasty, trendy Hooters for women

South Korean students to receive visa waivers to Beijing

Curtain call for Hong Kong beach bars

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 07:10 PM PST

Hong Kong is due to lose some of its best beach bars under a new government plan to restrict opening hours and replace lounge chairs with fixed metal tables.

This winter, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) plans to revamp the fast-food, snack and restaurant kiosks at Southern District beaches. For the South Bay Beach Club, Lanai Beach Café at St. Stephen's Beach and the Bauhinia Beach Club in Middle Bay, this spells an end to custom seating, decor and late-night beach parties.

Also on CNNGo: Best beach bars in Hong Kong

Passengers, airlines brace for UK airport chaos

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 05:37 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands of travelers flying to the United Kingdom this week are either changing their plans or bracing for long waits at airports as immigration staff gear up for a strike on November 30.

The planned Wednesday walkout is part of industrial action by unions representing border staff and civil servants angry at government plans to increase their retirement age and pension contributions.

If the strike goes ahead, predictions are for queues of up to 12 hours to clear border controls, while incoming aircraft may be forced to wait on the apron as airports struggle to clear backlogs.

五間地道香港風情露台酒吧

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST

如果將這些低調的露台酒吧比喻為一個人，那以下這些便是超凡的聖人。他們是那些貧乏、迷惘、壓力過大的靈魂們的守護神，讓這些靈魂得以逃離可怕的老闆和吵雜的鄰居。這個城市的街道太過擁擠，所以香港酒吧希望提供人們一個平靜、寬敞的戶外雅座，於是便有了這些高空露台的誕生。

這些極為獨特的露台有些置身於舊式中國建築之中，或橫越遍佈於香港的天台上。我們最鍾情的是那些座落於幾層樓高且氣氛佳的露台酒吧。被高樓所圍繞的露台，給人一種極為香港的視覺感受。讓我們可以從城市中抽離自我，但卻又隱身其中。這裡有六個我們的精選供您參考：

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在經歷過藝穗會天台酒吧的洗禮之後，很難想像為什麼還有人想坐在蘭桂坊那些陰暗濕冷的酒吧裡。這個位於中環正中央的大露台酒吧提供您一個絕佳的喘息空間。地點極佳，閃閃發光的寫字樓三百六十度地圍繞著您。加上「歡樂時段」的便宜價格，讓您盡情暢飲 Erdinger 和 John Smith 啤酒，配以美味的西班牙小食 (Tapas)，此種享受無與倫比。

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Belly good: Why India loves its paunch

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST

In Japan, the sumo wrestler is a sex symbol -- which is probably no less counterintuitive than the potbelly as an emblem of prosperity in India.

"More money, more food" seems to be the faulty equation.

This old logic, that measures prosperity by the size of a paunch, however, seems to be giving way to modern standards of nutrition. Obesity and tubbiness is increasingly being recognized for what they are: signs of malnourishment.

At least in urban India this is partially evident in the range of baked soya snacks available as an alternative to heaps of deep-fried batter.

James Durston: Should we bother trying to save the panda?

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST

When you head to certain places, you often hope to see certain things. Go to an F1 race, you might hope to see your man come in first. Either that or a pile up on the first corner.

Go to London, you might hope to spot George Michael getting arrested. You get the idea.

But there are other places with other things that really hit the right buttons. Tigers and India, pandas and China, mountain gorillas and Central Africa. Many of us travel to these places hoping like little kids to get a glimpse of the world's amazing creatures.

Best 5 kids' outings in Singapore

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:55 PM PST

A tired child is a happy child.

And Singapore has plenty of distractions to keep your young one active and ultimately exhausted.

Ride the rides at Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore is a no-brainer to occupy those long school holiday hours and come December 3, there's a new ride to queue for.

TRANSFORMERS The Ride debuts on December 3. Using realistic high-definition 3-D media, sophisticated visual effects, and an elaborate roaming flight simulator system, the ride transports guests into the world of Transformers as members of the Human-Autobot alliance N.E.S.T.