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World’s 12 worst tourist traps

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We’ve all experienced tourst traps. Those heavily advertised attractions that turn out to be bland misrepresentations of the places we’re supposed to be seeing.

Expensive time eaters that leave us with lighter wallets and a taste of burnt coffee in our mouths.

So which are the world’s worst tourist traps?

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12 Tips for Eating Well in Italy on a Backpacker’s Budget

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Italia! The land of pizza napoletana, lasagna, Parmigiano-Reggiano, proscuitto, Nebbiolo, gelato, cannolo, limoncello and some of the world’s best espresso.

But how can you eat without breaking the bank? …

Read more … http://www.vagabondish.com/eating-italy-backpacker-budget-travel/

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Why Everybody Should Travel Solo … Sometimes

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by Amanda Kendle

*  Fit In and Immerse Yourself

*  Meet Other Travelers More Easily

*  Do Exactly What You Want, When You Want

*  Reigniting Your “I Can Do Anything” Spirit

*  But Don’t Travel Alone All the Time

Read more – http://www.vagabondish.com/everybody-travel-solo-sometimes/

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New travel businesses in traveljunkies – July 2011

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These companies joined traveljunkies last month …
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Sno Ski Holidays – Worldwide
Escapade Tours & Safaris – Kenya & Tanzania, Africa
Avventurosa – Europe
Skyline Treks & Expeditions – Nepal, Bhutan, India
John Gray’s Sea Canoe – Asia
Genesis Tour & Charter – South Australia
Intriguing Africa Holidays & Safaris – Africa
STEPS – India
Nepal Tour & Trekking – Nepal
New Zealand Charter Guide – New Zealand
Adfriendture.com – Worldwide
Oasis Eco Camp – Kenya, Africa
Hamilton Info – Waikato, New Zealand
Rancho de la Osa – Tucson, Arizona, USA
Discover Wonderland Safaris – Kenya, Africa
Sunset Vacations – Ghana, AfricaKiwi Travel & Tours – New zealand
Boundless Africa Journeys – Africa
Photo Travel Guide to Phuket – Thailand
Raj Bala Treks & Expedition – Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan & India
Mountain High – Worldwide
Aspiring Adventures – Peru
Barrett Adventures – Jamaica
Wilderness Voyageurs – USA
Borneo Rainforest Beach Adventure – Myanmar
Compass Hospitality – Thailand & Malaysia
Garners Motorcycle Tours – Canterbury, New Zealand
Abu Tours – Egypt
Mountain Monarch Adventures – Nepal
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NEWSFLASH: Exclusive 7-Day MSC Cruise Sale w/Free Credit

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LONDON–15 JULY, 2011–MSC Cruises has just launched an
exclusive 7-day sale. Offers start from £399 per person,
with savings of up to 66% on the original selling prices.

Plus, MSC Cruises is also offering up to £200 per cabin
onboard credit with every booking.

Cruises include flights from London or depart from
Southampton. These are the cruises on offer, departing on
various dates until January, 2012:

-7-night winter-sun Med cruise, was £789 … now £399
-7-night eastern Med cruise, was £1249 … now £479
-8-night summer Europe no-fly cruise, was £1209 … now £549
-7-night western Med w/upgrade, was £1479 … now £599
-7-night Dubai & Emirates cruise, was £1359 … now £749
-7-night Med in Yacht Club Suite, was £2109 … now £1589

Cabin upgrades are also discounted.

Book by 22 July.

For more information, click on the link below.
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/newsflash/82302529-1066896/

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This Week’s Top 20 UK Travel Deals

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£149 — Cotswolds Boutique Escape w/Dinner for 2, Reg £359
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064965/
Source: The Feathers

£479 — Luxury Hyatt Red Sea Week w/Meals & Sea View Upgrade
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064700/
Source: Peltours

£67 — Trendy Berlin Hotel w/Breakfast & Free Bike Hire
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1063197/
Source: Hotel Gat Point Charlie

£159 — 1-Week Algarve Holiday: 4-Star Apartments w/Flights
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064019/
Source: Broadway Travel

£85 — Hilton Liverpool Break w/Dinner & Wine
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1063979/
Source: Hilton Liverpool

£799-£899 — 14-Night No-Fly Med Cruise, Save £300
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064909/
Source: Cruise1st

£176 — French Alps: 3-Night Summer Stays for 2, £200 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064758/
Source: Hôtel du Golf les Arcs

£5 & up — Half-Price Summer British Rail Sale
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1065036/
Source: London Midland

£95 — 3 Nights in Dublin including Flights
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1065154/
Source: Fleetway Travel

£149 — Cornwall: 3-Night Stay w/Dinner at Fifteen, 4-Share
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1063960/
Source: Travelsmith

£429 — 7-Nt Fred.Olsen Amsterdam & Hamburg Cruise, £230 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064988/
Source: Iglu Cruise

£59 — Hampshire Food Festival Tickets w/Lobster Lunch for 2
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1065196/
Source: Pylewell Park Food and Drink Festival

£749 — All-Inc Grenada Week w/Upgrade, 50% Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064948/
Source: Tropical Sky

£89 — 5-Star South Wales Ryder Cup Resort, Save £80
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064222/
Source: Celtic Manor Resort

£33 — Flights to Poland from London (Return)
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064987/
Source: Fly.com

£46 — Award-Winning Kuala Lumpur Hotel w/Upgrade & Extras
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064782/
Source: Impiana KLCC Hotel

£1499 — 10-Nt Luxury All-Inc Mauritius w/Massage, £1000 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1063996/
Source: The Holiday Place

£25 — Summer Saver West End Theatre Tickets, up to 50% Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064784/
Source: Ambassador Tickets

£59 — Grade II-Listed Warwickshire Break w/Meals & Free Bar
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1063950/
Source: Britannia Bosworth Hall

£1599 — 14-Night Alaska Cruise w/Rockies Train & City Stays
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1064156/
Source: Jetline Cruise

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Associate Publisher: Maire Bonheim

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Top UK Travel Deals – 6 July 2011

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£365 & up — US Flight Sale inc NYC, Vegas & Miami (Return)
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1060584/
Source: American Airlines

£99 — Windsor Stay inc Fizz & Windsor Castle Tickets
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061620/
Source: The Oakley Court

£299 — Austrian Alps Week w/Flights & Meals, Save over £550
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1060890/
Source: Inghams

£119 — 4-Star Paris B&B Stay near the Champs Elysées
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061115/
Source: Royal Hotel

£549 — Peak Summer Luxury All-Inc Rhodes Week
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061021/
Source: Holidayshed

£79 — London Cookery Course & Wine Tasting, Reg £195
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061045/
Source: The Wine & Food Academy

£125 — Luxury Hampshire Aviator Hotel w/Dinner & Breakfast
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061621/
Source: Aviator by TAG

£249 — All-Inc Mallorca Week inc Waterpark Tickets
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1058908/
Source: Jetline Travel

£399 — 7-Night 5-Star Nile Cruise w/All-Inc Upgrade
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061009/
Source: 2bookaholiday.com

£369 — All-Inclusive Madeira Winter-Sun Escape, £280 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061142/
Source: Hotelsbooked

£149 — Luxury London Mayfair Stay inc Breakfast & Extras
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1058941/
Source: Westbury Mayfair

£15 — New West End Musical Version of “Ghost”, Reg £45
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061059/
Source: lastminute.com

£279 — 5-Star All Inc Seaside Tunisia Holiday w/Upgrade
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061163/
Source: Broadway Travel

£72 & up — Las Vegas: Suite at Resort on The Strip
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061000/
Source: The Signature at MGM Grand by Jet Luxury Resorts

£799 — Cuba: 13-Night Twin-Centre Break, was £1299
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1058837/
Source: The Holiday Place

£134 — 2-Night Luxury Prague Stay for 2 w/Extras, Reg £288
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1060788/
Source: Hotel Savoy

£179 & up — British Airways Flight & Holiday Sale
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061058/
Source: British Airways

£99 — 4-Star Cheshire Break w/Spa Treatment, Dinner & Tapas
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1058226/
Source: hotelshopUK

£259 — All-Inc Winter-Sun Cyprus Week w/Flights
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061064/
Source: Travelwasp

£1249 — 14-Night Far East Asia Cruise, £300 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/top20/82302529-1061054/
Source: Imagine Cruising

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TOP 20 AUSTRALIA TRAVEL DEALS 06 JULY 2011

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$999 — Exclusive: New Zealand 7-Night Fly/Cruise in Spring
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060364/
Source: Cruise Spirit

$159 — Deluxe Central Sydney Studios inc $90+ in Extras
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060355/
Source: The York by Swiss-Belhotel

$979 — Vanuatu 1-Week Escape w/Flights from Brisbane
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1061456/
Source: Spacifica Travel

$149 — Melbourne Historic 5-Star Hotel w/Brekkie, Reg. $225
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060670/
Source: Hotel Windsor

$65 — High Season: New Bali Resort inc Upgrade & More
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060375/
Source: Amadea Resort & Villas

$425 & up — 5-Day Campervan Hire Across Australia, Save 25%
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060672/
Source: Britz

$170 — Port Macquarie 3-Night Beach Cabin Getaway
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060690/
Source: Port Macquarie Beach Holiday Cabins

$75 — Sydney: America’s Cup Sailing w/Pizza & Drink
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060628/
Source: Sailing Sydney

$154 — Port Douglas 1-Bedroom Swimout Apartments, 40% Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060708/
Source: Quickbeds.com

$61 — Phuket Suites inc Double Upgrade, Brekkie & Transfers
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060362/
Source: Manathai Resort Phuket

$184 — Day Tour of Kakadu National Park, 2-for-1
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060727/
Source: Territory Discoveries

$480 — Great Ocean Road Short Break inc Late Checkout
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060715/
Source: Whitecrest Great Ocean Road Resort

$229 — NSW: ‘Zoofari’ at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060685/
Source: Taronga Conservation Society Australia

$99 — Facial, Massage & More at Top Brisbane Spa, Reg. $215
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060675/
Source: endota spa Rosalie

$106 — Tokyo Hotel in Shinjuku Area, 55% Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060637/
Source: HotelClub

$263 — 4 Nights at NSW South Coast Holiday Park, Half Price
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060353/
Source: Crookhaven Heads Tourist Park

$834 — Full-Service Flights to Phuket ex Brisbane (return)
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060337/
Source: Strategic Airlines

$109 — Las Vegas: Suite at Deluxe Resort on The Strip
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060339/
Source: The Signature at MGM Grand by Jet Luxury Resorts

$595 — Spend a Week in 4-Star Byron Bay Apartment, $385 Off
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060627/
Source: Beaches Apartments Byron Bay

$2016 — 8-Day Guided Tour of Brazil & Argentina, Save 20%
http://www.travelzoo.com/au/top20/85958255-1060638/
Source: Intrepid Travel

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