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Travel to Changi at bargain prices with low cost carriers - such as Tiger Airways, Air Asia, Cebu Pacific and Air India Express - from Thailand, Vietnam, India & China.

Alexander Pushkin's life - from his African grandfather to his affiliation with the Decembrists - has captured the imagination of every Russian writer since his day.

All Key Lime Pie is not created equal. For a taste of the real deal, I headed to Kermit's Key Lime Pie Shoppe in Key West, Florida where I was richly rewarded.

The second translated novel by Arnaldur Indridason, the follow-up to Tainted Blood.

In Marseille, Notre Dame de la Garde Church presents breathtaking architectural details rare elsewhere in France. Both inside and out, the church surprises and impresses.

Albinism has such deep roots in the psyche that nonfiction writers often confuse the scientific with the superficial when writing about it.

Paul Poiret nicknamed himself the 'King of Fashion'. This was the title of his autobiography.

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He produced hits for Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Alicia Keys. He's a hugely popular rap star in his own right. And when Kanye West blogs, people talk about it.

The Vancouver Museum curates La Belle Epoque, a women's fashion clothes exhibit. Near the turn of the century, female style was altered after WW1.

Throughout the 1970s, English director Nicolas Roeg produced a series of films that remain some of the most vivid portrayals of the everyday outsider.

The 2004 film The Motorcyle Diaries is an adaptation of Che Guevara's influential book of the same name, but it fails in some fundamental aspects to create a good movie.

TUI the worlds largest tour operator plans to increase its market share by introducing new products and increased flights to Thailand's major tourst resorts.

Yoga School Dropout is a first novel from Lucy Edge, a former burnt-out advertising exec who journeyed to India in search of a deeper understanding of Yoga and herself.

A review of the stunning debut album by the late John Martyn, one of the most influential figures in British music.

English composers have long been fascinated by the plays of William Shakespeare and have provided a rich assortment of musical settings of his songs, poetry and prose.

Toronto's own organic spice store, the Spice Trader, leads the way in organic and natural spices sourced world-wide. Beautiful gourmet finds inside!

Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas in Stagecoach(1939) is key to Ford's critique of social prejudice and defense of the noble outcast in this classic western movie.