News and Tip #27 - April 10, 2015

In this issue:

-Marrakech Named TripAdvisor's Top City to Visit in 2015
-Canada's 14 Most Beautiful Places You Need to See
-Havana, Cuba: The City Where Time Stopped Short | Rough Guides
-The towns where travellers lose track of time - Lonely Planet
-Travel Tips You Never Knew You Needed - Jonistravelling
-27 Reasons To Drop Everything and Explore Turkey
-The World's Next Big Wine Regions - Bloomberg Business
-Quiz: What Cruise Destination Fits Your Travel Personality?
-Five Things I Love About Singapore | The Tiny Taster

Marrakech Named TripAdvisor's Top City to Visit in 2015

Scott E Barbour

Marrakech, Morocco has topped the list of Top Destinations in the World in TripAdvisor's annual Travelers' Choice Awards.

The study took into account millions of TripAdvisor reviews from the past year to determine the top places to travel in 2015, according to spokesperson Julie Cassetina.
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Canada's 14 Most Beautiful Places You Need to See

Jimmy Emmerson, DVM/Flickr

Canada encompasses scenic coastlines, sprawling prairies, imposing mountains, and untouched forests. The different landscapes and cultures found across this vast country's various provinces and territories are remarkably diverse. You may already know the the Great White North is home to some truly stunning scenery, but these 14 places will leave you awestruck.
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Havana, Cuba: The City Where Time Stopped Short | Rough Guides

Havana's effervescence is palpable. The city is reminiscent of an old picture postcard come to life - awash with faded grandeur and crumbling ice-cream coloured buildings. Bartenders mix up mojitos in time to the hip-swaying, hypnotic sounds of salsa and straw-hatted, cigar-puffing men driving vividly coloured vintage Cadillacs, Pontiacs and Buicks.
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The towns where travellers lose track of time - Lonely Planet

Image by Martin Puddy / Stone / Getty Images

It was only supposed to be a couple of days; time enough to check out the temple you'd read about, pick up some bargains in the market, and mosey round the town before you head off to the next stip on your travels.

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Travel Tips You Never Knew You Needed - Jonistravelling

Here at jonistravelling.com, I am to bring you travel tips that you might not have seen anywhere else, travel tips you never know you needed but which might come in handy on the road. Who needs another tip on how to stop drinking coffee in order to save for your trip, wouldn't you rather sell your virginity on the internet instead? Keep reading for an overview of my favourite travel tips, and click any photos that arouse your interest.
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27 Reasons To Drop Everything And Explore Turkey

1. First off, not only is Turkey overwhelmingly gorgeous, its cities and landscapes are also incredibly diverse.

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The World's Next Big Wine Regions - Bloomberg Business

I've always been a wine-discovery junkie, constantly on the hunt for new grapes, new vintages, new winemakers, and especially new places where vines many never have been planted before.  Thanks to ambitious vintners, rising demand from drinkers, a shift to lighter wine styles, and yes, even climate change, the number of global hot spots for wine is ever expanding. If you're still rattling off the names of the old, long-famous regions, you're way behind the times. In these eight spots, good wine is on its way to becoming great wine, with a few stars leading the way.
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Quiz: What Cruise Destination Fits Your Travel Personality?

Looking to get away? How about something easy - something that doesn't take too much planning, but still allows you to see the world? It sounds too good to be true, we know. The best way to do it? A CRUISE! Once you know where you should go (after taking this quiz, of course), all you need to to do is decide when to book your trip.
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Five Things I Love About Singapore | The Tiny Taster

I absolutely love Singapore! It's a small city and I've been to all the tourist traps but I can't help but want to revisit again and again. I've written about my time at Chinatown here but this time I thought I'd pick a few things about the city I've really enjoyed. While there are many great things about Singapore, these are just a few of my favourites. Here's hoping I revisit again soon!
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