Travel NewsSINGAPORE — Singapore has the highest hotel room rates in Asia in 2011 despite a year-on-year fall of 2 percent, according to the latest hotel price index by a travel services website.
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There are times when we feel like we just want to get away from the world. Sometimes we have so much expectations but the world gives us a different story. Do you ever remember when you were younger and you parents just invited you to go the park or at the mall to play or ride at the arcades? You can’t help but feel really excited and scared at the same time. You’re even trying to suppress the smile on your face as you arrive at the park or the arcade.
People from different ages and all walks of life also can’t help being excited or euphoric when it comes to thinking about DisneyLand. Walt Disney was one of the geniuses who made all the fairytales happen. I once saw Disneyland in a magazine and I vowed to myself that I need to visit this place when I grow up. It has not yet happened but maybe in the near future. My fingers are crossed. Disneyland is located in different parts o f the world and my focus right now is Asia. Hongkong Disneyland is located in China and has caused major tourist attractions. The plane tickets for are getting cheaper and is one of the major attractions in Asia. A number of families have been visiting HongKong Disneyland which includes friends, family, lovers to experience the grandeur and happiness upon entering the castle. Just last year DisneyLand launched its Toy Story Land which caters a toy story themed are which has racers, slinky dog spin and Toy Soldier Parachute Drop.
The Parachute Drop looks very exciting and scary at the same time. You get the experience to be shrunk in Andy’s backyard. The second themed area at Hong Kong Disneyland will be called Grizzly Gulch and it’s scheduled to be completed and opened to the public in 2012. And the Mystic Point themed area is expected to open in 2013.
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WUHAN (Xinhua) — A digital “museum” detailing the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution was published Sunday in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei province.
The Wuchang Uprising represented the beginning of the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) one century ago and ended 2,000 years of dynastic rule.
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BEIJING (Xinhua) — A groundbreaking ceremony for a new skyscraper took place in Beijing’s central business district (CBD) on Monday, marking the beginning of construction on what will eventually be the city’s tallest skyscraper.
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SEOUL, (Xinhua) – South Korea will bolster marketing efforts to achieve its goal of attracting 10 million foreign tourists annually, the state-run tourism organization said Monday.
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CHENGDU (Xinhua) — Papa Smurf and his merry band of blue-skinned friends will have a new home in China, with the construction of a “Smurf”-themed park scheduled to take place in the city of Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, over the next three to five years.
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SINGAPORE (Xinhua) — A Singapore museum finally secured a deal to buy three dinosaur fossils from a company in Wyoming, the United States, thanks to a mysterious donor who agreed to give millions of dollars, local media reported on Wednesday.
The bones will be the star attraction at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, which will be completed by 2014, the Straits Times said.
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