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South Korea is one of the hardest working country in the world and now people there can shop for groceries at virtual stores while they wait for the subway train. The United Kingdom based grocery chain – Tesco has opened virtual stores in Seoul‘s subway station under the name Homeplus, permitting users to shop using their smart phones while waiting for their trains.

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Kids in Beijing sure are lucky. The “Kid’s Republic” is a kid’s center with an innovative, playground design. Designed by SAKO Architects, “Kids” is considered as one of world’s best designed children’s bookstores. The design drives your kids crazy, it is so bright and colorful. This imaginative store mimics the look of a fantasyland with its elaborate use of color and fun design elements. Start with an all white bookstore interior - white floors, white ceiling, white walls, white stairs, white bookshelves, white everything - and to that liberally add rainbow colors all over it streams, twists and whirls throughout the store.

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Perched high atop of Beyt Meri hill, the Hotel Al Bustan is a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in the Beirut. Situated in the entertainment district and offering remarkable city and the Mediterranean Sea views, the family-owned Hotel Al Bustan combines extensive meeting facilities and a quiet location away from the bustle of the city. The local area offers a number of attractions, including National Museum of Beirut, Beirut Municipality Stadium and Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium. Just a few minutes walk from the hotel is an historic archaeological site with Roman ruins and historic thermal baths and Byzantine mosaics.

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The Hotel Albergo is located in the heart of Old Beirut in the most popular nightlife and dining district of the city - Achrafieh. Located 10 minutes’ drive from Rafic Hariri Airport, it is close to the great commercial areas such as Rue Monot and many key attractions including the National Museum and Pigeons’ Rock. Since its opening in 1998, this former Ottoman mansion has been a member of the renowned global organization of Relais & Chateaux, synonymous with luxury, ageless charm and culinary delight. This is a magnificent base from which to discover a city brimming with energy.

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Named after President Ali Abdullah Saleh, is the largest mosque in Yemen. Located in the al-Sabaeen district in Sana’a, Al-Saleh Mosque was completed in 2008 at a reported cost of $60 million. The designers maintained the traditional Yemeni architecture which gave the Mosque incredible beauty and made it a magnificent attraction for citizens and Muslim residents in Sana’a. It makes for a stunning view when seen from a rooftop in the Old City of Sana’a. The mosque is meant to serve as an enduring symbol of both Islamic and Yemeni heritage and must be able to withstand the ravages of time. With this in mind, building materials were chosen for their durability and resistance to extreme weather conditions.

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Belitung is an island in South East Asia, a part of Nation archipelago situated on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It was in the possession of the British from 1812 until the British ceded control of the island to the Dutch in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. On November 21st, 2000, Belitung Island has been approved to become the 31st province of Indonesia separated from South Sumatra.

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Situated on the Al-Masna’a Mountain Fortress, the Old City of Al-Mahweet is one of the beautiful cities in Arabic world. With own particular distinctive architectural style, the city features myriad landscapes and enchants the far off travellers to have a superb holiday experience amidst the rugged mountains and majestic surroundings. Jabal Hufash is one of the most famous mountains, which is 34 km from the center of the City of Al-Mahweet, which overlooks the Tehama Strip and rises to 2,800 meters above sea level.

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Japanese fireworks are without doubt an elaborate and magnificent art and one of the most spectacular in the whole world. The Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival held on August 14 every year in Miyajima, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Attracts over 300,000 visitors and thousands of photo enthusiasts and presents seven spectacular scenes, the festival is one of the most famous in Japan.

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Located in the northwest of Guilin City, 5 km away from the city’ center, Reed Flute Cave is one of the most popular and most interesting tourist attractions in Guilin, China. According to a legend, the name of the cave is derived from ludi cao (reed grass), which grows in front of the cave and is used to make flutes with melodious sound. It is a natural limestone cave about 240 meters long and it was formed 600,000 years ago. The cave offers a majestic fairyland of karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. It is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and rock formations in weird and wonderful shapes.

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Situated just 20 miles from the port town of Haifa and 7 miles from the ancient town of Nazareth, Nahalal is the first Moshav in Israel. In biblical times, Nahalal was a town in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun, the exact site of which is still in dispute. Founded in 1921 by Jewish settlers from Eastern Europe, the Moshav is built on a low and wide hill, approximately 100 m above sea level and is spread on an area of about 9,000 dunams of heavy brown/black soil. Located in the beautiful jesrael Valley in the northern part of Israel, Nahalal is one of the principal centers of the moshav movement, with a population of about 1,300.

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