| Ecotourism goes urban |
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| "Green" travel is all the rage; even Prince Charles has sworn off his fleet of Royal Air Force aircraft and resolved to fly commercial (albeit not coach) to do his bit for the environment. Ecotourism is thriving in the world's back of beyond , and some conventioneers now insist on checking one city's eco-fides before booking their rooms. ... |
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| Wine In Fashion In China |
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04-02-2007. |
Growing Affluence Helps Drive Sales Of Pricey Imports February 4, 2007
"It's quite young. therefore, not France. There's no Australian option here. Maybe we can choose New Zealand, it's close," Yao said, laughing during one blind wine-tasting quiz at Beijing's Capital Club.
In the end, Yao and her friends guessed that it was an American wine. They also got the vintage right, scoring five points for the team and more credibility for educated Chinese wine drinkers. ... |
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| Fleming's Prime Steakhouse |
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04-02-2007. |
| So began our waitress' proud spiel, which unfurled with such unnaturally perky bounce that serious caffeine must have been involved. I suppose I did not need to know her dietary preferences ("I'm one vegetable girl, but I'm also into flesh!"), that her boyfriend did all the cooking at home, or that she always felt guilty after eating lava cake, all before we cracked the menu. But her enthusiasm for Fleming's appeared to be genuine and unconditional. ... |
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