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1. News - China - SOCIETY

   Trips to mainland China eye-opening experiences for many Taiwanese

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 12:00am by Lawrence Chung

   ... News China Taiwanese Travel Lawrence Chung in Taipei lawrence.chung@scmp.com Many Taiwanese still consider the mainland to be backward but more frequent travel has proved to be an eye-opener for the visitors Rapid cross-strait exchanges have helped dispel some urban myths and misunderstanding about the mainland and its people in the eyes of some Taiwanese residents. James ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1150430/trips-mainland-china-eye-opening-experiences-many-taiwanese
2. Lifestyle - Travel - REVIEW

   Travel review: Verbier

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 12:00am by Alf Alderson

   ... with fascinating accounts of his travels with the Australian and K2 freestyle ski teams, not to mention employment as a stunt skier in a James Bond spectacular or two. And he chooses to live in Verbier. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1150170/travel-review-verbier
3. Lifestyle - Travel

   Discover Turkey's Turquoise Coast

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 12:00am by Kathryn Tomasetti

   ... the Turquoise Coast is set to be this summer's destination du jour. Friends in Istanbul advised my husband and I to kick off our travels in Bodrum. This port city, the Turquoise Coast's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1150166/discover-turkeys-turquoise-coast
4. Lifestyle - Travel - REVIEW THE WELLESLEY

   Pizza on the Park returns as luxury Wellesley hotel

   Posted Feb 08th 2013, 12:00am by Juliet Rix

   ... Lifestyle Travel International Travel Juliet Rix lifestyle@scmp.com You can spot The Wellesley immediately by its art deco exterior. This new luxury boutique hotel in one of London's most exclusive locations has been created in an iconic 1920s building that began life as a London Underground station, and then became Pizza on the Park, one of the city's premier jazz ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1145232/pizza-park-returns-luxury-wellesley-hotel
5. Lifestyle - Travel

   Gorilla tourism is helping conservation efforts in Uganda

   Posted Feb 08th 2013, 12:00am by Graeme Green

   ... an elegant boutique lodge on the edge of the small tourist town of Bwindi, and gather with travellers at the park headquarters. The mist is still thick over the tree-covered hills. Agenya David, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1145215/gorilla-tourism-helping-conservation-efforts-uganda
6. Lifestyle - Travel

   Five literary cities: book your trip

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 12:00am by Chris Moss

   ... however, has plenty of associations for cerebral travellers, from Dashiell Hammett to Jack London to the City Lights Bookstore. To get a feel for pre-hippie 'Frisco, stroll along North Beach ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1140305/five-literary-cities-book-your-trip
7. Business - Economy - TOURISM

   Riding the new wave of solo Chinese travellers

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... mass travel to individual trips. "Higher-income, higher-educated Chinese tourists tend to go for individual vacations. The people who take group tours are the lower-income tourists," ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1159227/riding-new-wave-solo-chinese-travellers
8. News - Hong Kong - POLICE

   Hong Kong teen travellers believed missing in Argentina

   Posted Feb 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Jolie Ho and Clifford Lo

   ... rarely travelled before. On February 15, Chan sent a WhatsApp message to her boyfriend, saying she had been held because she had broken an antique vase. Her passport had been confiscated and she ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1156484/hong-kong-teen-travellers-believed-missing-argentina
9. Lifestyle - Travel - REVIEW ANDAZ AMSTERDAM

   Travel review: Andaz Amsterdam

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Giovanna Dunmall

   ... Lifestyle Travel International Travel Giovanna Dunmall lifestyle@scmp.com Compared to the gabled 17th century canal houses that surround it on either side of the Prinsengracht canal, the solid 1970s brick exterior of the Andaz hotel in Amsterdam is, frankly, disappointing. Step inside, however, through an ornately stuccoed low-ceilinged corridor lined with Alice in Wonderland ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1124785/travel-review-andaz-amsterdam
10. Lifestyle - Travel

    Surfers flock to Taiwan's east coast

    Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Ralph Jennings

    ... Lifestyle Travel International Travel Ralph Jennings lifestyle@scmp.com The world's biggest ocean brings some of its biggest waves to Taiwan's unsheltered east coast along with winds strong enough to knock you off your feet. Add to this mix a dangerously fast current just offshore, and these beaches are usually empty save for the odd tent camper or bonfire builder. ...

    http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1124778/surfers-flock-taiwans-east-coast

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