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Twenty minutes outside of San Francisco, the sleepy town of Colma has a motto that is leaving visitors scratching their heads.

In the town where the dead outnumber the living 1,000 to 1, residents like to say to one another “It’s great to be alive in Colma!”

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The grand re-opening of the most famous theatre in Moscow – the Bolshoi Theatre – is set to take place this November.

The theatre – which has stood on this site since the 1700s – closed in 2005 for a complete refurbishment from the bottom-up, with a price tag estimated at nearly half a billion pounds.

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The Six Senses Resort and Spa in Maldives has been awarded two prestigious awards as a result of their efforts to promote sustainable tourism.

Six Senses is the only hotel in Maldives to be honoured with both the HICAP Sustainable Hotel Award and the Condé Nast Traveller World Savers Award in the ‘Doing it All’ category.

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In Vancouver, journalist Jaeger Mah is taking an unusual vacation – at the Vancouver International Airport.

While most people who land at the airport make their way into the city to start their holiday in Vancouver, and enjoy skiing in the Rocky Mountains or relaxing at the Vancouver Harbour, Mah has put a spin on the traditional holiday and made the airport his destination.

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In the historic city of York, between London and Newcastle, a new festival is lighting everything up.

The Illuminating York Festival – now in its seventh year – creates a colourful lightshow around the city, combining art and history by projecting unique lights and images onto the city’s most iconic buildings. The display’s designers have taken inspiration from ‘colourful characters’ in England’s history, like Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin.

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In the small Swiss town of Kandersteg – less than two hours’ drive from Basel – locals are preparing to celebrate New Year by taking a step back in time.

Each January, the small town hosts Belle Epoque celebrations, and horse-drawn carriages replace cars in the narrow streets, while men and women walk around in period costumes from a simpler time.

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A 3/4 mile stretch of waterfront in Shanghai is creating a buzz, as travellers and expats flock to the regenerated area.

The Bund – stretching along the coast – was known in the 20s and 30s as the ‘Paris of the Orient’. Wealthy travellers from all over the world flocked to the region for a taste of tradition with a touch of glamour.

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Further down the coast from Port Elizabeth, archaeologists have found evidence of the oldest known art workshop – more than 100,000 years old.

The picture-perfect South African coast is a popular destination for tourists who want to explore the territory between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth by car on the iconic Garden Route.

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