Posts Tagged ‘ china ’

Travel books: Country Driving and Places in Turkey

March 8, 2010
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Clover Stroud reviews a brilliantly observed book about the growing middle classes in China and a covetable guide to Turkey's architectural treasures.
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Oscars 2010: film location holidays

March 2, 2010
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Explore the locations of this year's Oscar-nominated films, from Avatar's China, to Crazy Heart's New Mexico.
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Sign Language: week 88

February 17, 2010
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More bizarre signs sent in by readers on their travels.
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North Korea: the 60-second guide

February 14, 2010
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History, geography, politics and how to get there HISTORY The Korean peninsula was divided into Soviet- and American-occupied zones in 1945, and when North Korea refused to participate in a UN-supervised election held in the south in 1948, two separate governments were created for the occupied zones. Both South and North Korea claimed...
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Sign Language: week 87

February 10, 2010
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More bizarre signs sent in by readers on their travels.
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