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Top Five Picks for Off-Season Hotspots

  • WHL Group
  • 1 September 2010

School is back in session and summer is sadly coming to an end in the northern hemisphere. Luckily many holiday deals are commencing. To help you make a decision about where to go to satisfy any unfulfilled travel cravings, the WHL Group presents here five of its favourite off-season autumn holiday destinations in Antigua & Barbuda, China, Colombia, Lithuania and Tunisia.

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Hanging with the Literati and Glitterati of the Literary and Film Festival Circuit

  • Natasha Robinson
  • 24 July 2010

These are golden times for cinephiles and bibliophiles. Bookworms and movie buffs can now check out the latest cinematic and literary offerings in the most unexpected corners of the globe. And if you imagine literary festivals as gatherings of fusty old intellectuals spouting arcane references to James Joyce, think again! They are fast outshining movie festivals as the places to be seen if you’re hip, happening and brainy to boot.

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Top Five Movies Filmed on Location

  • WHL Group
  • 23 July 2010

To a cinephile, nothing compares to seeing a great movie in a darkened theatre, the perfect blank slate from which to be transported to unfamiliar and far-off lands with vivid scenery and amazing cultures. WHL Group here presents five of its favourite movies, shot in a variety of locations around the world.

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The Graceful Waterways of Lijiang Are a whl.travel Destination in China

  • whl.travel
  • 9 November 2009

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE. With several scenic treats and a rich cultural and historical heritage, Lijiang is a popular holiday destination for both Chinese and overseas travellers. It is made up of an Old Town and a New Town, and while there are a number of Lijiang hotels in both locations, visitors always head for the wonderful sights of the Old Town, which has been a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site since 1988.

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