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Thrace, Greece: Vestiges of the Ottoman Empire
Offbeat  (tags: travel, Greece, photos, Thrace, tourism )

Michelle
- 160 days ago - nytimes.com
Islam has long been part of the landscape in Thrace, Greece, where remnants of the twilight of the Ottoman Empire still remain. But because of border tensions that have now eased with Turkey and Bulgaria, the area was not a familiar landscape to travelers
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A Changing Antarctica Draws 'Doomsday' Tourists
Offbeat  (tags: Antarctice Circle, doomsday tourists, glacier, environment, wildlife, tourism, climate change, Antarctica, iceberg, penguins )

LL
- 610 days ago - npr.org
NPR LISTEN At one of the finest cocktail lounges in the Antarctic Circle, Carol Hughes is sipping a mystery drink from a wine glass. It's after dinner onboard a luxury cruise liner. And Hughes, an English clinical nurse, says whatever it is she's tasting
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Scenes in Come-to-America Tourism Video Shot in Canada
Offbeat  (tags: video, out-sourcing, tourism )


- 770 days ago - nydailynews.com
The Bush administration appears to have taken outsourcing a bit too far - including an image of Canada in a new come-to-America video.
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Wish You Were Here? Website Lures Tourists to Imaginary Beach in Cornwall
Offbeat  (tags: porthemmet beach, beach, cornwall, uk, briatin, humour, odd, tourism, emmet, fun, holiday, bizarre )

Cissy
- 803 days ago - news.independent.co.uk
One look at the picture of a seaside paradise on the "official website" of Porthemmet Beach would be sufficient to convince visitors of its claim to be the finest stretch of sand in Cornwall.
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You Want Side of Rice Go With Steamed Crap?
Offbeat  (tags: China, Beijing, food, menus, restaurants, unusual names, Olympics, tourists, tourism, Chinese food )

RC
- 830 days ago - firstcoastnews.com
Predictable but hilarious - the Beijing Tourism Bureau is cracking down on unusual names for foods on menus in restaurants in order not to frighten off the tourists who come for next year's Olympics.
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