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Accor Hotels around the world competition
For their 10th Anniversary, Accor Hotels has started a competition for guests to enter and win up to 10 round the world trips to stay at any of the Accor Hotels, plus a number of stays all year long.
The competition has 10 phases and entry to the first ends on April 8, 2011.
For more information, visit the Accor Hotels website.
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Bali, Indonesia
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Nobelmuseet
Stockholm, Sweden
Learn about Alfred Nobel, the laureates and their ground-breaking discoveries and ideas at the Nobelmuseet. The audio archive has a collection of acceptance speeches and interviews with the prize winners. Readings from laureates like Martin Luther King and Ernest Hemingway also form part of the treasured collection. Don’t be surprised if you find visitors turning over the café chairs; they’ll be d...
Ponte dei Sospiri or the Bridge of Sighs
Venice, Italy
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The Palermo Gardens (Bosques de Palermo)
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