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Whether you are looking for a holiday now or planning one for the
future, this list will help you make the right choice. We have selected
some of the best holiday destinations from around the world, focusing on
a particular aspect of each place. So, here you have it: Top 15 hot
holiday destinations: |
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Agra’s
Taj Mahal is one of the most
famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum of Shah Jahan’s favorite
wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New 7 Wonders of the world, and
one of three World Heritage Sites in Agra,
the others being Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. |
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Fascinating, vibrant,
colorful, and at times even mind-boggling... Welcome to Bangkok,
where gleaming skyscrapers grace the skyline alongside dazzling,
historical temples and luxury hotels. From floating markets and fruit
carvings to robed monks and postcard images abound, experience the true
marvels of this city of contrast and diversity. |
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Travelers looking for a
place to stretch their legs can find it among the Caribbean islands.
Doing a bit of island exploration is never dull with mountains,
volcanoes, valleys, and plenty of other island terrains to take on.
Explore spectacular Caribbean scuba diving sites; play golf and tennis
amidst palms and sea breezes; hike in rain forests; and enjoy un-crowded
beaches where the only footsteps in the sand are the ones you leave.
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Honolulu is the 11th
largest city in the US, and the only big city in Hawaii. Spread along 5
oceanfront miles, it offers trendy nightspots and eateries,
sophisticated galleries and museums, zoo, and historical attractions.
Waikiki, the ultimate mega-beach of Hawaii, is the center of resort
energy, the perfect place to begin your island visit. |
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Kuala
Lumpur is an Asian tiger that roars: in almost 150 years, it has grown
from nothing to a modern, bustling city. Take in its high-flying
triumphs from the viewing deck of one of the world’s tallest buildings,
then dive down to explore its more traditional culture in the back lanes
of Chinatown. It’s a modern Asian city of gleaming skyscrapers, but it
retains much of the local color that has been wiped out in other Asian
boom-cities such as Singapore. It has plenty of colonial buildings in
its centre, a vibrant Chinatown with street vendors and night markets,
and a bustling Little India |
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London is a remarkable
city with a rich and truly limitless heritage upon which to draw. It is
no surprise therefore that London has numerous attractions and famous
landmarks, from all eras of its history. But the sheer size of London
can be daunting, even for Londoners. The largest city in Western Europe,
finding your way around can be an exhausting nightmare. We advise you to
spend some time planning your sightseeing. |
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Mumbai
is the bubblegum glamour of Bollywood cinema, shopping malls full of
designer labels, cricket on the Oval Maidan, promenading families eating
bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty, red double-decker buses queuing in
grinding traffic jams and the infamous cages of the red-light district.
This pungent drama is played out against a Victorian townscape more
reminiscent of a prosperous 19th-century English industrial city than
anything you’d expect to find on the edge of the Arabian Sea. It’s a
city with vibrant street life, India’s best nightlife, and a wealth of
bazaars. |
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There’s a lot to see and
do in the 322 square miles of New York City. Take a trip to Ellis
Island, Wall Street, the United Nations, or Lady Liberty, TV and movie
filming locations. You can explore by land, air or water. Travel the
streets in a double-decker bus or luxury motor coach, discover
neighborhoods with a walking tour, catch the sights while cruising the
Harbor or the Hudson, look down on the city from helicopter or atop an
observatory. |
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Singapore has traded in its rough-and-ready opium dens and pearl luggers
for towers of concrete and glass, and its steamy rickshaw image for cool
efficiency and spotless streets, but you can still recapture the
colonial era with a Singapore Sling under the languorous ceiling fans at
Raffles Hotel. At first glance, Singapore appears shockingly modern and
anonymous, but this is an undeniably Asian city where Chinese, Malay and
Indian traditions from feng shui to ancestor worship create part of the
everyday landscape - colorful contrasts that bring the city to life. |
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Shanghai is the most
international and cosmopolitan city in China. This city on the east
coast, known as the “Pearl Of the East”, captivates visitors from all
countries. If you like new, hectic and fast developing cities, you
should not miss it. Shanghai is a city that never stops changing. New
avenues, new malls, new financial buildings, and above all, new
skyscrapers are always under construction. Things are accelerating in
order to get the city ready for the 2010 World Expo.
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Sydney
is located on Australia’s south-east coast. The city is built around
Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour, leading to the city's
nickname, “the Harbour City”. It is noted for the Sydney Opera House and
the Harbour Bridge, and its beaches. The metropolitan area is surrounded
by national parks, and contains many bays, rivers and inlets. |
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Toronto, on the north
shore of Lake Ontario, is the largest of Canada’s vibrant urban centers.
It is the hub of the nation’s commercial, financial, industrial, and
cultural life, and is the capital of the Province of Ontario. Toronto
has emerged as one of the most livable and multicultural urban places in
the world today. |
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The
Kingdom of Thailand draws more visitors than any other country in
Southeast Asia with its irresistible combination of breathtaking natural
beauty, inspiring temples, renowned hospitality, robust cuisine and
ruins of fabulous ancient kingdoms. From the stupa-studded mountains of
Mae Hong Son and the verdant limestone islands of the Andaman Sea, to
the pulse-pounding dance clubs of Bangkok and the tranquil villages
moored along the Mekong River, Thailand offers something for every type
of traveler. |
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Venezia, La Serenissima,
Queen of the Adriatic, city of canals and palaces...or tawdry sewer
alive with crowds and charlatans? Venice's nature is dual: water and
land, long history and doubtful future, airy delicacy and dim
melancholy. If this precious place does sink, the world will be the
poorer. For a thousand years the city was one of the most enduring
mercantile sea powers on the face of the earth. Today the brilliance and
influence have long since faded, leaving a town of tarnished glories,
out of time and out of place, so achingly beautiful it’s hard not to
look for the back of the set. |
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Immerse
yourself in the atmosphere of the well-preserved Old Town, explore
places of interest, both prominently situated and hidden away, and drink
in the magnificent panorama from the various vantage |
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