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World’s 8 most really, truly romantic cities
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The deserted island that inspired a Bond villain
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Taming the piranha -- catching fish and busting myths in the Amazon
49 journeys you'll never forget

World’s 8 most really, truly romantic cities

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 07:39 AM PST

Sorry, Paris; move over Venice: it's going to take more than pouty waiters and overpriced dinghy rides to arouse the 21st-century traveler

Jordan Burchette

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If the last several years have taught us anything, it's that the world is in constant flux. Regimes topple, borders are redrawn, whole countries are born anew.

But, while the fighters are remaking their world, the lovers are evidently stuck in the 1800s.

Ask anyone what the world's most romantic cities are and they'll likely reply in kneejerk fashion, "Paris…" "Venice…" "New York…"

But what's so romantic about coffee breath, crumbling infrastructure and the smell of bum urine?

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Fodor's top 100 hotels in the world

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:10 AM PST

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iReport: Your photos from Australia's total solar eclipse

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:56 AM PST

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The deserted island that inspired a Bond villain

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:24 AM PST

Nicknamed Battleship Island, this creepy spot welcomes tourists and movie badasses

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Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima (meaning "Battleship Island" for its silhouette that resembles a warship) is a 60,000-square-meter cluster of concrete ruins in the sea off Nagasaki, Japan.

It was the bustling home of thousands of coal mine workers in the 1950s and was shut down in 1974. The island has been abandoned since.

Until pop culture and, most recently, a 007 film re-discovered it.

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France is tops for tourists, Germans spend the most...

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:03 AM PST

... and 2012 is set to break tourism records

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Some 705 million international tourist arrivals were recorded over the first eight months of 2012, leading to the prediction of hitting the one billion tourists benchmark for the first time ever by the end of the year.

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26 of the most stunning spots in Africa

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 08:45 PM PST

Camera? Passport? Unbridled sense of adventure and keen to make others envious? Click on through

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With its expansive landscapes and formidable animal life, the world's second-biggest continent is arguably the best for photographers.

Throw in that sense of being in a place that hasn't changed for centuries and sometimes millennia, and you get some of the most inspiring, and inspired, spots on the planet.

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Taming the piranha -- catching fish and busting myths in the Amazon

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 06:10 PM PST

Deep in the heart of the Amazon Basin, an intrepid crew braces for a date with one of the world's most diabolical creatures

Joe Robinson

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Our small canoe pulled away from the tiny dock and made its way up the murky tributary of the Rio Negro, a couple of boat hours north of Manaus, Brazil.

In these waters, I was about to tangle with one of the legendary monsters of the not-so-deep: the finned mayhem known as the piranha.

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49 journeys you'll never forget

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 04:47 PM PST

Camel treks, elevator rides and "the finest walk in the world" -- when going from A to B, you may as well do it in style

Jordan Rane

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What makes a great journey? A guaranteed transporting experience, first and foremost. But after that it all depends on how you define "journey."

If your version is restricted to a paved surface, at least two wheels and an engine, with a clear point A and B (and let's not forget the cupholders), this list may not be for you.

Or maybe it is -- if you're flexible enough to allow an elevator shaft in Taipei or a flight of stairs on a remote island in the South Atlantic to also qualify.

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