In an address last year at Tufts Varsity in Massachusetts, TV newshound Lisa Ling shared one of her very own personal FAQs : No, she was not in “Charlie’s Angels.” That’d be Lucy Liu.

Then she told students what formed her world view. “The best education I’ve ever received was through travel. You’ll become more conversant, poised and smarter,” she revealed, according to Abroad101, a study abroad blog that summarized the speech.

Ling, who hosts the TV show “Our America” on OWN and regularly reports on CNN, will appear at this weekend’s L.A. Times Travel Show at the L.A. Convention Center. I asked what places are on her bucket list this year, and she sent an e-mail with “four places I am dying to visit.”

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It might have been quite awhile that you got so hooked up with work. Now, this is the perfect time for you to go on a vacation. Spain has been one of the world’s most loved places, especially Torrevieja in the Alicante region. Knowing something about hotel room accommodation in Torrevieja and as well as airfares are a few of the requisites before you start packing for a trip.

Finding the perfect hotel accommodation in Torrevieja is no difficult because countless information about it can be searched through the web. The star system is highly recommended for those who would want a hotel that suits their budget but still offers decent services.

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Avail the chance of spending your vacations by living in a comfortable place to enjoy lovely moments. Going to Greece and spending time in Rhodes Island is a lifetime chance to enjoy your vacations in a memorable way. People from all over the world come to enjoy the beauty of nature, days and nights in Faliraki a popular village in Rhodes Island. People in Faliraki enjoy the water sports in the clear water of famous beaches or rest under the colorful stripped umbrellas.

You are provided with the wide range of luxury hotels including pubs, bars, and dine in facilities while staying in Faliraki. Modern furnished rooms and suits with superior services and facilities are available in these hotels. Here the most demanding travelers across the world can spend some time in this charming place.

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The British have introduced eight new flights to Croatia, and we all can expect a real tourist rush around the Adriatic coast during the summer holidays.

Jay-Z, Beyonce, Tom Cruise, Ashley Judd, prince Harry and many other celebrities have already discovered Croatia and enjoyed the unspoiled Mediterranean destinations. As interest rates are growing from year to year, the airlines are improving the number of flights from UK to Croatia.

Monarch introduces three lines to Dubrovnik, from London Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester;

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Question

I’m arranging a summer holiday to Montenegro in June. I’ve heard it is a gorgeous and untouched country, but do not know much else about it. Do you have any recommendations, eg : where to remain along the coast, and any ‘must-do’ activities while we are there? Jane, through e-mail

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Last week we, well I anyhow, bemoaned the rampant globalization which has spread chain stores and brand names and destroyed a lot of what is special in the world. This week, as guaranteed, we are here to assure you : All that’s special has not been lost. You can still find it, those unique aspects of a place that imbue it with its own special personality.

Over the years, as globalization has squeezed out the mom-and-pop stores, the rough-hewn and the facets of a culture which lead to that uncomfortable shock, travelers have adapted. They have identified what are now fairly good tactics of finding the real folks, the mundane life, and the heart of a place and its folks. In fact , there’s a whole movement, “slow travel,” concentrated on doing precisely that.
Sites on slow travel

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Croatian tourism officially had a record year in 2011, and yet the season is still awfully short. A new survey reveals perceptions of the country from Europeans who’ve never visited. A beautiful coastline, beaches, sea, Yugoslavia and war – these were the most typical replies in a survey about perceptions of Croatia, according to a statement on Tportal.hr, according to a dispatch in the Croatian Times on January 25, 2012.

The survey of 2,574 folks from Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Spain, was overseen by Sinisa Horak from the Institution for Tourism, which asked its target sample what came into their head when the word ‘Croatia ‘ was mentioned. Not one of the respondents had been to Croatia, and approximately twenty percent replied that they could associate nothing with the country.

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New Destinations Vietnam is becoming a travel place for New Zealanders, ranking high on the lists of places to check out this year.

With the frantic big-city vibe of Ho Chi Minh City, the culturally infused charm of Hanoi and laid-back beachy cities like Nha Trang, Vietnam really offers something for any type of holiday.

“We know from our customer research and commentary that Kiwi travellers want destinations that are very dynamic. From poverty to rich, hot to cold, extreme culture shocks with food in addition to being able to immerse themselves into the daily life,” says Mondo’s Gordon Bayne.

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Whole hamlets and more than 40 percent of property in Montenegro belong to Russians, according to an enquiry by Novaya Gazeta.

An enquiry into the possessions of Russia’s dynamic elite by leading Russian daily Novaya Gazeta has led on to the claim that more than 40% of property in Montenegro is owned by Russians, and that there are even complete villages which are one hundred percent Russian owned, according to a piece in Croatia’s Slobodna Dalmacija on January 8, 2012.

Russian Property Invasion Of Montenegro

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