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Wakayama < JAPAN 
You won’t find Amami Oshima mentioned in Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide, which is reason enough to visit. Once a domain of Okinawa and now firmly within — yet far removed from — Kagoshima Prefecture proper, the island group is easy to dismiss as neither fish nor fowl.
For an island with such a distinct and largely unspoiled eco-system, that would be a mistake. Great clumps of the sub-tropical cycad plant — one of the oldest surviving species in the world, conjuring up images of Jurassic swa...
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Arequipa < PERU 
On a Monday, I decided I had nothing better to do, so I signed onto a trip with my family to Peru. We left that Friday. It was my first trip there, but I have a feeling that it will not be my last. Peru was stunning -- its landscape, culture and history.
Unwittingly, we took a trip that closely resembled what guidebooks call "the Gringo trail." Yes, fellow travellers, that makes me grit my teeth, as it probably does you. Who wants to be the Gringos, trekking the Gringo trail? Not me. But, the...
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Gdansk < POLAND 
The drifting, patient river Wisla quietly passes beneath the massive brick walls and towers that form Malbork’s western fortifications. From the opposite bank, the castle fills your entire view and without so much as a telephone pole in the picture, you’re transported to the fourteenth century. Or, if you’ve been reading too much C.S. Lewis, perhaps you’ll see yourself in Narnia. Maybe Jimi Hendrix has moved you to a ‘castle in the sky’ but let’s not get too carried away here.
From Gdansk’s m...
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence < FRANCE 
Protected by the Montagne Ste Victoire which rises to 1,011m. Aix is surrounded by a countryside full of authentic Provencal houses and traditional French style gardens. The name Aix comes from the source discovered when the city was founded in 123b.c. by the Romans.
Aix was the capitol of Provence in the 15th century, Wealthy merchants and local dignitaries helped turn this city into the Florence of Provence as we know it today.
One can find all the beauty of the noble Provence of the17th...
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Alpes-Maritimes ( Cote d'Azur ) < FRANCE
Continuing on our flight-free holiday in the French Riviera, Chris Moss offers a guide to the highlights that lie beyond Nice and the best way to get to them.
Cap-Ferrat
Take the D6098 boulevard Princess Grace de Monaco east out of Nice. Heading this way, the sea lies below the passenger door, tempting the inexperienced driver with flirtatious glimpses between stone pines. But don’t fall for it: the pleasure is fleeting, the fall precipitous. There will be time for sightseeing later. Now’...
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Hawaii < UNITED STATES 
Lately I've worked with "mainland" buyers who have seriously considered investing on Oahu, but have flown back home without committing. Their comments ranged widely:
Hawaii prices are too high
the market hasn't bottomed
financing options are fewer
a recession may be coming
While we don't have the gloom and doom reports for real estate on Oahu that so many markets hear on the mainland, buyers can't shake off the constant news reports of hard economic times. We are so lucky here to have ...
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Istanbul < TURKEY 
Istanbul is a famous metropolis situated in the center of the ancient world amongst historical ruins and amazing natural scenery. It’s th
e only city in the world that is established on both the continents of Asia and Europe, and divided by the narrow sea passage of the magnificent Bosporus. With more than 2,500 years of history, and the creation of strategic embrace of sea and land, it has become a major center for trade.
Istanbul is situated on a peninsula, bordering its 3 sides is ...
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Istanbul < TURKEY
According to research done by an Istanbul Real Estate Evaluation company, even if the intensity of the planning permissions does not increase, it will at least triple the value of the urban transformation projects. Urban transformation experts claim that it could increase as much as 5 to 10 times its current value.
The urban transformation projects will be the reason for real estate value to increase.
An Istanbul Real Estate Evaluation company researched what effect it will have ...
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