Bangkok: A Fusion of Old and New

Encapsulating Thailand’s quintessential blend of old and new is Bangkok, located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. The nation’s capital since 1782, it is both a gateway and principal destination for most travellers.

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Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 89,108. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 561,606 in July, 2006.

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Pittsburgh’s Coolest Attractions

If you are going to travel to the Pittsburgh area and want to plan the best vacation possible you may want to read this article. If you’re looking for things to do to keep in cool and awesome there are a few stops that you must make in order to really enjoy everything. From start to finish, enjoying your Pittsburgh vacation is truly the first priority and these great attractions will help ensure you do.

First stop should be some of the great museums that Pittsburgh has to offer. From the incredible Andy Warhol Museum with plenty of gallery space to the Mattress Factory that is one of the best installation art museums for the United States, you are sure to enjoy all of the culture that you can soak up.

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Spending a Weekend in Detroit

Motor City, or Motown is revving its engines again. Revitalized and reinvigorated after decades of neglect, Detroit has reclaimed its place as a cultural and tourist capital. Everything in this Midwest city seems new again. The Woodward Avenue theater district boasts renovated theaters and new shows. Downtown, the Detroit Tigers their new stadium, Comerica Park in 2000; the Lions now play in Ford Field right across the street. The downtown upswing has extended to Greektown, now the hot spot for food and nightlife.

New Detroit blends the soul and vision of its pioneers. The Motown Museum is a low-key tribute to the high-energy sound that defined a city and an era. Just outside Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum is a sprawling testament to the spirit of invention that built the city and is refueling it today. Most of Detroit’s best and most notable attractions are just a limo or luxury sedan ride from any hotel in the city or around the suburbs.

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A Day’s Shopping in Los Angeles

A day’s shopping in Los Angeles –home to Rodeo Drive, whose three storied blocks of swanky shops are a kind of shrine to conspicuous consumption–is a fun idea in theory, but difficult in practice. Urban sprawl means there’s really no such thing as a simple walk downtown, and good luck hailing a cab to cart home all your goodies: Not only are they hard to find, but it can cost $40 (all amounts in U.S. dollars) to get to even the most straight-ahead address, once you factor in traffic and divided neighbourhoods. Enter the ladies at Shopanista, a door-to-door shopping transportation service, founded by two former techies in the entertainment business, Camille Alcasid and Sandra Jimenez.

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