After years of turmoil, more than 100 restaurants, some involving notable chefs and restaurateurs, are helping the city reclaim its title as the Paris of the Middle East. (source: New York Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Top Chefs and Restaurateurs Are Drawn to Beirut (source: New York Times)

Riga – Around 500 pink-clad blondes of all shapes and sizes put their best feet forward on the streets in the Latvian capital, Riga, Saturday as part of the city’s annual Go Blonde festival…. (source: Earth Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Hundreds of blondes on the march in Latvia (source: Earth Times)

Singapore – Tourist arrivals in Singapore rose 20.4 per cent year-on-year in April, reaching 938,000 for the fifth straight monthly increase, the city-state’s tourism board said Tuesday…. (source: Earth Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Visitors to Marrakech from July 16th – 24th will see the city come alive as the sounds, rhythms and colours of Morocco come together at the 45th annual Marrakech Popular Arts Festival.

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Popular Arts Festival to hit the streets of Marrakech

SHANGHAI – This city lives up in the air.

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Shanghai contrasts (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Woodstock, just southeast of downtown Cape Town, is evolving into the media hub of the country’s “Mother City.” (source: New York Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Surfacing: Woodstock, South Africa, Sees a Revival (source: New York Times)

Beyond the city’s historic center lies contemporary art spaces, hot Asian restaurants and a new park by a pair of trailblazing architects. (source: New York Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Weekend in Santa Fe (source: New York Times)

Cape Town – With less than a month to go to the football World Cup in South Africa, less than half of all hotel rooms in the Cape Town region have been booked despite hotels in the city slashing their prices to try to woo more fans… (source: Earth Times) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Plenty of room at the inn as South Africa nears World Cup – Feature (source: Earth Times)

Berlin – The German foreign ministry expressed great concern at the violent clashes in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, and urgently advised against travel to the city….

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German foreign office ‘urgently’ advises against travel to Bangkok (source: Earth Times)

In this SoMa neighborhood, locals and visitors explore a thriving arts district containing a diverse array of museums, galleries and performing art spaces that offer compelling, contemporary works. It’s a welcoming refuge in the midst of the city, with… ..

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Mission and Howard streets, S.F. (source: SF Gate)