Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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Best Mumbai art galleries

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:00 PM PST

Sakshi Gallery
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In a city that inspires enterprise as much as it inspires creators of art, there's a new gallery opening everywhere you look in Mumbai.

From converted warehouses and ordinary rooms, here are some of the best art galleries in Mumbai, selected not just for their spaces but for the people whose vision drives what goes on within.

More on CNNGo: Sunday is for gallery-hopping in South Mumbai

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6 things you can only buy in Melbourne

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 07:57 PM PST

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Travelers are often amazed by the amount of diverse retailers found on Melbourne's high streets and in its laneways and suburban villages.

While the city claims to be Australia's cultural and sporting capital, the amount of stuff for sale also has it as the shopping central.

It's chic and unique. Here are six items to look out for in Melbourne, for a start.

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8 cool gifts for the luxury traveler

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:59 PM PST

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There's never been a better time to be a luxury traveler. 

Airline-coddlingSpectacular new destinationsElitist concierges tripping overthemselves to serve the super-rich. And so many fun things to spend money on while on the road.

Here are eight gift ideas for the traveler who wants it all, on the go. 

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Singapore’s best festive feasts

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST

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Christmas plays to two of humanity's strongest traits: consumption and indulgence.

It's the silly season, so don't deny it, don't fight it, just give in.

Here's a selection of the best things in town to feed our basic human holiday needs.

Best Christmas dinners

Holiday dinners can prove a daunting task even for the most consummate host, and definitely out of the question if you use your oven as a shoe rack. Thankfully, the holidays are meant for an evening of dining out somewhere special.

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Xixi National Wetland Park: Hangzhou's hidden beauty

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:57 PM PST

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If West Lake is the famed beauty of Hangzhou, Xixi National Wetland Park (西溪国家湿地公园) is its young maiden still hidden at home, not yet discovered by the world.

Literally meaning "west waterway," Xixi is a lush wetland that covers about 10 square kilometers, of which three-and-a-half square kilometers are open to the public as a park.

With more than 70 percent of the area being covered by water, Xixi National Wetland Park truly deserves its nickname, "wetland paradise."

Once populated by fishmen and farmers, the wetland dates back 1,800 years to the Han Dynasty.

China's first national wetland park, Xixi National Wetland Park opened in 2008.

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Video: Is this the weirdest sushi in Japan?

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:55 PM PST

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If you've ever wanted to try your hand at making sushi -- but just haven't had a decade of training with a top Tokyo chef -- pharmaceutical company Kracie may have an alternative for you in the form of DIY candy sushi.

Popin' Cookin' is a range of products for anyone with a sweet tooth who needs to improve their creative culinary skills. And, perhaps, fool their friends.

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