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Michigan < UNITED STATES 
DETROIT -- One dollar can get you a large soda at McDonald's, a used VHS movie at 7-Eleven or a house in Detroit.
The fact that a home on the city's east side was listed for 1 recently shows how depressed the real estate market has become in one of America's poorest big cities.
And it still took 19 days to find a buyer.
The sale price of the home may be an anomaly, but illustrates both the depths of the foreclosure crisis in Detroit and the rapid scuttling of vacant homes in some of th...
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Damascus < SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 
At first mention of a vacation, the Middle East isn't usually the first spot that comes to mind. Yet the images of violence that flash across the nightly news are just an unfortunate subplot in the greater story of the region, which boasts some of the most pristine and, yes, tranquil attractions in the world.
Tranquil--for now, that is. The World Tourism Organization reports that 46 million foreign tourists visited the Middle East last year, making it one of the world's fastest-growing region...
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Brussels < BELGIUM 
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The tumbling U.S. dollar is forcing a new experience on many Americans traveling through Europe: a stay in a youth hostel.
With prices as low as 31 in some of Europe's most expensive cities — and luxury options such as digital camera chargers for hire — hostels are shedding their image of bedbug-ridden dorm rooms and mildewed showers.
Annie Worth, a 21-year-old from Orinda, Calif., said she and her friends were used to staying in nice hotels with their parents on vacati...
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Marrakesh < MOROCCO 
I arrived in Marrakech late on a rainy Friday night, completely washed up from 20 hours of travel and a lingering sore throat. Our host Hassan served me a cup of mint tea that soothed my throat, eased my travel-weary body and lifted my spirits.
That one cup of tea in a small glass set the tone for the whole trip. It was a strong, sweet elixir so unlike anything I had ever tasted. It was comforting and reviving at the same time. Somehow, I knew I was going to like Morocco.
Walking through t...
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Calabria < ITALY 
TROPEA, Italy — Rick Steves' followers have the Cinque Terre, the five cliff-hugging villages along the Northern Italian coast. European jet-setters camp out in villas on the island of Capri. Tour groups favor Sorrento and the gravelly beaches of Positano along the Amalfi coast.
The Calabrian seaside town of Tropea, six hours by train south of Rome, is hardly a secret. Sun-seeking Italian, British and German tourists come by the droves in summer. But compared to the more well-known Italian re...
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Bedfordshire < UNITED KINGDOM 
How much to tip, and when? What’s standard in America might be taboo in Japan. Find the answers with T+L’s guide to gratuities around the world.
Tipping conundrums are everywhere. Should you tip the valet when you drop off your car and when you pick it up? If the service is atrocious, is it okay to stiff the waiter? In which countries is a gratuity automatically included in a restaurant bill? Hotels have started to add an 18 to 20 percent charge to room-service bills; do you still need to...
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Monte Carlo < MONACO 
Paris has the Eiffel Tower, and it has become an instantly recognizable symbol of the French capital - send a postcard from Paris with the Eiffel Tower on the front and the recipient will know where you have been visiting before even reading the card.
And now Monaco, the second smallest country in the world, which borders France, is hoping to build a landmark which will become as recognizable the world over in the same way the French icon is.
It\'s all part of an ambitious project Mona...
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Islamabad < PAKISTAN 
Top 5 Real Estate Pakistan Markets
Written By: www.timevalueproperty.com
For investors who want to explore foreign Real Estate, some of the best opportunities are just in Real Estate Islamabad, Real Estate Lahore, Real Estate Faisalabad, Real Estate Karachi, Real Estate Sialkot and in Real Estate Pakistan. The world has selected our Top 5 real estate markets, based in Real Estate Asia all of which offer spectacular landscapes and appealing lifestyles at affordable prices.
The market a...
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