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  • Travel Picks: Top 10 cities to catch a baseball game

    2010-07-12 09:42

    Baseball season is here with travel website Cheapflights.com (www.cheapflights.com) coming up with a list of the top 10 U.S. cities to see the pros play.

  • A long, happy life by the sea

    2010-07-09 10:14

    People in Xiangshan county live longer than people in other parts of China, Gao Changxin finds out why.

  • Province with plenty to offer

    2010-07-09 10:14

    Zhejiang has a cornucopia of tourist locations, Yang Yijun details some of them. Zhejiang province has more to offer than just the tourist cities of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Wenzhou.

  • Swedish hotel aims to put you up in the trees

    2010-07-09 09:10

    A lofty new hotel concept is set to open in a remote village in northern Sweden, which aims to elevate the simple treehouse into a world-class destination for design-conscious travelers.

  • Ancient fortress welcomes incursions

    2010-07-08 10:22

    Built six centuries ago to repel invading armies, the ancient fortress of Longli is today poised to attract legions of outsiders with its legacy as a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) castle.

  • As good as the movie

    2010-07-08 10:17

    Savoring the relaxed lifestyle of Seattle and Portland is easier than ever with a new direct flight.

  • Hotel opens in battle-scarred city

    2010-07-08 09:10

    Rebel insurgency and civil war were not enough to deter Sultan Amin from opening a tourist hotel in the north Yemen city of Saada this week, even as the region teeters on the brink of renewed conflict.

  • Berlusconi ad tells Italians to vacation at home

    2010-07-08 09:09

    Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi urges Italians to vacation in their own homeland of "skies, sun and sea" in a new television advertisement aimed at boosting an economy struggling to emerge from recession.

  • Destitute Angola capital costliest place for expats

    2010-07-07 09:13

    In the Angolan capital with its seemingly endless slums and crippling poverty, Jose Motto picked up a four pack of yogurt priced several times what it would cost at a fancy supermarket in Europe.

  • The adventurous palate

    2010-07-03 09:28

    Holidays are usually a time to experiment with more unfamiliar flavors. Pauline D Loh takes the taste test at the resorts of Lijiang.

  • Residences of the rich and famous

    2010-07-02 09:33

    Some of China's most famous 20th-century identities lived in Shanghai and many of their former residences still stand, Xu Junqian reports.

  • Plenty to see in South Africa when soccer dream ends

    2010-07-05 09:07

    Fans whose teams have dropped out of the World Cup are finding there is plenty to keep them in South Africa even after their soccer dreams die.

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