CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for September - 2013
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- 2013-09-27The Peninsula —y su flota de coches Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows— apareció en 'The Man with the Golden Gun', protagonizada por Roger Moore. En la película, Bond sigue a Andrea Anders desde Macau a Hong Kong, en donde un Rolls-Royce la recoge.
- 2013-09-27These eight hotels represent a handful of the Fodor's 100 Hotel Award winners. Sugar Beach in St. Lucia is one of the list's "blissful beach retreats" for 2013. "It's on one of St. Lucia's best beaches, has amazing views
- 2013-09-27The Peninsula -- and its fleet of Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows -- appeared in "The Man with the Golden Gun," starring Roger Moore.
In the film, Bond follows Bond girl Andrea Anders from Macau to Hong Kong, where she's picked up by one of the
- 2013-09-26It's halfway through week one of the 180th Oktoberfest, in Munich. Time to gather the best pictures this year from the world's biggest celebration of beer, leather shorts and other things Bavarian before everyone's looking the wurst for wea
- 2013-09-26El pato de hule de 18 metros, del artista holandés Florentijn Hofman, actualmente flota en el puerto de la ciudad Kaohsiung, en el sur de Taiwán.
- 2013-09-26Las 10 salas se inspiran en creencias budistas. Yama (al fondo a la izquierda), Dios de la muerte, supervisa los castigos.
- 2013-09-26Leaf lovers can hike or drive up to Maine's Mount Battie summit and admire the amazing views and changing fall colors. Nearby are local brews for visitors more interested in libations.
- 2013-09-25El Parque Nacional Denali en Alaska (aquí en la imagen) es parte de un sistema de más de 400 áreas que comprenden unas 34 millones de hectáreas de cerros, mesetas, rápidos, arrecifes de coral, cavernas, volcanes, glaciares, cascadas y pantanos.
- 2013-09-25Alaska's Denali National Park (pictured) is part of a system of 400-plus areas of buttes, badlands, volcanoes, glaciers, falls, fjords, geysers and gift shops.
- 2013-09-25Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's 18-meter rubber duck is currently floating in the harbor in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. The city's enthusiastic regard for the great bird helped it beat out dozens of other suitors who wanted a visit.
- 2013-09-24A dozen wallets were dropped in each of the following cities as part of a Reader's Digest experiment. Each contained a cell phone number, the equivalent of $50 in cash, coupons, business cards and a family photo. In Helsinki, Finland, 11 out of 12 wa
- 2013-09-24Al parecer, los osos pueden volar. Un avión de British Airways luciendo las facciones de un panda tomó vuelo esta semana para marcar el lanzamiento de una nueva ruta aérea entre Londres y Chengdu, China. Haciendo honor a la creencia china de que el número
- 2013-09-24Liberia celebra 10 años de paz desde el fin de la guerra civil que causó miles de muertos. El RLJ Kendeja Resort & Villas es el hotel más grande del país.
- 2013-09-24Hotel, cruise and airline fees have helped companies stay profitable, but they make customers cranky.
- 2013-09-24Bears might fly -- a British Airways plane sporting a panda-themed livery took to the skies this week to mark the launch of a route from London to Chengdu, China. Honoring the Chinese belief in the lucky qualities of the number eight, the China-London leg
- 2013-09-23That is one eye-catching plane livery. The new Hello Kitty Boeing 777 themed "Sanrio Family hand-in-hand" has Hello Kitty and 18 other Sanrio characters all holding hands.
- 2013-09-23Korean bathhouses (jjimjilbang) have earned recognition overseas, not for being flashy or luxurious (though they can be), but for the communal experience they offer. Though many feature restaurants, computer rooms and small theaters, one thing remains sim
- 2013-09-20A Spanish fisherman protests the construction of an artificial reef near the disputed British territory of Gibraltar in August. The area is not the only territorial issue in Spain. Catalonia is gunning for independence, with a referendum in the cards for
- 2013-09-20Yes, you'll look like an idiot in lederhosen or a bosom-lifting dirndl. The good news is, so will everyone else. Oh, and cross-dressing is apparently fine.
- 2013-09-19Luxury Rooms and the garden-view Junior Suite are the quietest, but thick Egyptian marble and dense leather also help absorb noise in the plaza-facing accommodations at Casa Gangotena.
- 2013-09-19Yes, Scotland has its own wild cat -- so-called Highland tigers -- although there are only 100 left in the wild. If you're very lucky you might spot one in Cairngorms National Park.
- 2013-09-19Charles Veley has traveled to 829 "countries, territories, autonomous regions, enclaves, geographically separated island groups and major states and provinces," by his count. He's one of a small group of people who say quantity matters when
- 2013-09-18Charles Veley ha viajado a 829 "países, territorios, regiones autónomas, enclaves, grupos de islas separados geográficamente y principales estados y provincias", según su recuento. Él es parte de un pequeño grupo de personas que aseguran que la
- 2013-09-18Absolute World Tower 1 & 2 form part of the Absolute City Centre complex, an inner-city ensemble consisting of five residential towers.
Due to their curved shape, with no floor appearing the same, the two towers were given the nickname "Marilyn
- 2013-09-17This is a genteel lodge with 40 country-style rooms and on-site access to a legendary golf course.
- 2013-09-17The Bombardier CS100 had its first test flight Monday, at Mirabel Airport, in Quebec.
- 2013-09-16 Locals and travelers can hang out and have beer in this hostel inside an old biscuit factory.
- 2013-09-16La contaminación en Beijing ha sido especialmente horrible este año. Los días claros como éste son dignos de una foto para celebrar. Echa un vistazo a el contraste entre los días buenos y los malos.
- 2013-09-16Part of the Society Islands, the island of Taha'a is the premier place for Polynesian exports, including impeccable black pearls and fragrant vanilla.
- 2013-09-13Liberia is celebrating 10 years of peace since the end of a civil war that killed thousands and destroyed much of its infrastructure. Now, there are hopes that it can become a tourist destination. Pictured, Liberia's biggest resort, RLJ Kendeja Resor
- 2013-09-12El gobierno de Corea del Sur ha dado su autorización para iniciar la construcción de la primera torre "invisible" del mundo.
- 2013-09-12Paddle-mad Swedes love hitting Bohuslän -- kayaks under arm -- but the region is big enough, in one of Europe's biggest countries, that you can easily find a spot to yourself.
- 2013-09-12Tower Infinity will be built just outside of Seoul near Incheon International Airport. Through digital processing, images will be scaled, rotated and merged to create a seamless panoramic image that appears on rows of LED screens to create an illusion of
- 2013-09-11Phnom Penh is gaining a reputation for fine dining. The menu at popular Tepui at China House is influenced by Mediterranean and South American cuisine. Head chef Gisela Salazar Golding is Venezuelan. Pictured: duck breast in a bed of mushrooms with baby p
- 2013-09-11An anthem for long-distance love. And an eerie foreshadowing of songwriter John Denver' death in an experimental plane crash over the Pacific Ocean.
- 2013-09-11From Phare's "Khmer Metal," contortionist Phunam (pictured) was born into a poor family whose violent father forced her to work collecting garbage as a child. Always hungry, she says, "I went to school for the cookies the teachers gave
- 2013-09-10Un himno para los amores a distancia. Y un inquietante augurio sobre la muerte del compositor John Denver, que falleció cuando su avión experimental cayó sobre el Océano Pacífico.
- 2013-09-10Artists Hector Diaz, left, and Ken Mullen overlook their recreation of the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover in Lake Worth, Florida.
- 2013-09-09Though closed for 20 years and facing demolition, Miami Marine Stadium got a boost when city commissioners voted this summer to give the nonprofit Friends of Miami Marine Stadium control of the property while it creates a plan to renovate and reopen the f
- 2013-09-07Royal Caribbean's anticipated new ship, Quantum of the Seas, will be unveiled in November 2014. With this glass observation capsule (300 feet above the water), bumper cars and surfwave simulator, it hopes to set a new standard for cruise adventure.
- 2013-09-07A380 in numbers
- 2013-09-07An Airbus A380 flown by Korean Airlines arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday to a spectacular water cannon salute. The airport held a ceremony to welcome the world's largest airliner, which began nonstop service betwe
- 2013-09-06En noviembre de 2014, Royal Caribbean inaugurará un crucero aún más grande que el Oasis of the Seas, el Quantum of the Seas.
- 2013-09-06On the menu at Bespoke Inn, Cafe & Bicycles in Scottsdale: A breakfast pizza, ginger scones with peaches, crème fraiche and fresh berries.
- 2013-09-05Esta suite en el hotel en Costa Verde de Costa Rica fue tiempo atrás un Boeing 727. Por 250 $ la noche (500 en temporada alta) puedes dormir junto a las playas tropicales en un avión que ya no vuela.
- 2013-09-05El Louvre se construyó durante el siglo XII como una fortaleza para la defensa de París ante invasores anglosajones. La expansión de Paris rápidamente ocupó el área, y se convirtió en un palacio real hasta el siglo XVIII, cuando se transformó en el museo
- 2013-09-05This suite at the Hotel Costa Verde on the Costa Rican coast was once a Boeing 727. For $250 a night ($500 during peak season) you can sleep next to tropical beaches in an airplane that can no longer fly.
- 2013-09-04Bagou -- a coal town that's seen its population fall from 20,000 to 1,500 since its mine ceased operation -- is an anomaly in China. It's a town that's actually worse off in 2013 than it was 50 years ago. The narrow-gauge rail line was buil
- 2013-09-04El Jolly Beach Resort & Spa es una muy buena opción para quienes quieren nadar en aguas de color turquesa.
- 2013-09-04The Louvre was built during the 12th century as a fortress to defend Paris from Anglo-Saxon invaders. Paris' sprawl quickly swallowed the area and it became a royal palace until the 18th century, when it was transformed into a museum that today house
- 2013-09-0313 miradores miedosos, pero imponentes
- 2013-09-03El Siam Park con temática tailandesa en España ofrece lecciones de surf en una piscina de olas de hasta tres metros de alto.
- 2013-09-03Visitors to Dachstein's Stairway to Nothingness must first cross Austria's highest bridge, which is 328 feet (100 meters) long and straddles a drop of 1,300 feet (396 meters). Then they face 14 steps that descend from the cliff face and which ar
- 2013-09-02Beijing's smog has been particularly horrendous this year. Clear days like this one are photo-celebration worthy. Check out the contrast between the good days and the bad.
- 2013-09-01Bridge aficionado Patrick O'Donnell has toured 1,103 suspension bridges from Japan to Maine. Near Orofino, Idaho, O'Donnell holds a sign indicating Dent Bridge was the 191st bridge he had visited. If there are no gates or signs prohibiting it, s