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Ancient treasures become another casualty of Egypt's turmoil

As violent clashes roiled Egypt, looters made away with a prized 3,500-year-old limestone statue, ancient beaded jewelry and more than 1,000 other artifacts in the biggest theft to hit an Egyptian museum in living memory.

The scale of the looting of the Malawi Museum in the southern Nile River city of Minya laid bare the security vacuum that has taken hold in cities outside Cairo, where police have all but disappeared from the streets.

Mt. Fuji's new UNESCO Heritage status worries some in Japan

They trudge up the cinder paths by the thousands, headlamps glowing in the dark, and then settle in to await the sun's blazing ascent over the horizon. Climbing Mount Fuji, Japan's most iconic landmark, is a group activity: Seldom is it climbed in solitude. The recent recognition of the 3,776-meter peak as a UNESCO World Heritage site has many in Japan worried that it will draw still more people, adding to the wear and tear on the environment from the more than 300,000 people who already climb the mountain each year.

Safety is another concern. At least seven people died and 70 were hurt climbing Fuji in 2012, and traffic jams of climbers in the pre-dawn darkness can add to the risks, said Shomei Yokouchi, governor of Yamanashi, the area to the west. The official climbing season runs from July to August, and the trek — a nine-hour round trip in good weather — is especially treacherous at other times of the year.

Tourists are staying away from Egypt, two months after the start of a popular revolution that ousted long-time President Hosni Mubarak, dealing another blow to a nation already staggered by inefficiency, corruption and poverty.

Protesters compared Mubarak to the ancient Pharaohs. Their tombs, in time-worn and time-honored pyramids, rise majestically in Egypt's desert, beckoning to millions of tourists who used to admire them.

Entertainment extravaganza

London plans to entertain visitors with much more than sporting events

Biking around

Take on your own physical challenge and cycle to the sporting events

Hotel rooms are no longer just a place to shower, sleep or maybe indulge in a breakfast in bed. They're now also spots to pick up a souvenir — and no, we aren't talking about stealing the towels.

Like that painting over the bed? How about that drawing next to the TV? At hotels around the globe, guests now have the option to purchase the artwork in their rooms. For several years, hotels have invited local artists to decorate hallways, lobbies and other public spaces. It's a way they can distinguish themselves from the cookie-cutter chains and offer guests a sense of their unique city or town. Now, they are taking that partnership one step further and turning bedrooms into salesrooms.

The recently opened Omni Dallas hotel features more than 6,500 original pieces of art from 150 local artists in guest rooms and public spaces. The art is one of the reasons that the property doesn't feel like every other hotel. It also gives guests the option of taking a bit of Texas culture home with them. And the Omni Dallas is not the only one.

Experts say that traveling with your pets is worth the hassle

Travel for humans during holiday seasons such as Christmas or Chinese New Year is tough enough: long lines, crowds everywhere, chaotic traffic. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster.

Baimiwong Fort

Compared to the other historic forts in the area, Baimiwong is relatively small. However, what it lacks in size, it makes up for in breathtaking views. Featuring long-standing gun emplacements and rolling green hills, the Qing Dynasty fort is also an ideal site to watch fishing boats heading to Keelung Islet or huge cargo ships departing from Keelung Harbor. On the left side of the fort you will see three enormous chimneys extending from a thermal power plant, a landmark in Keelung, while the back of the fort offers a perfect view of the harbor. The historical site and prosperous harbor form an interesting contrast, providing visitors with a fascinating perspective on the passing of time. On weekdays, few people tend to visit the fort, making it an excellent place to collect your thoughts and enjoy some splendid isolation.

Living in a big city like Taipei is often a stressful experience. There are times when we all wish we could escape to the countryside and live a simpler lifestyle. However, it is important to remember that Taiwan is an island blessed with incredible natural beauty and that, even during these cold winter months, there are plenty of places within an hour's drive of the capital that allow us to both soak up some natural scenery and enjoy the incredible culture of this remarkable country. In fact, the area around Keelung on Taiwan's north coast is a case in point. Here you will find a number of stunning places that will warm your heart and reinvigorate your senses.

Keelung Maritime Plaza

At Egypt's Pyramids, the desperation of vendors to sell can be a little frightening. Young men descend on any car with foreigners long before it reaches the more than 4,500 year-old Wonder of the World. They bang on car doors, some waving sticks, demanding that the tourists come to their shop, ride their camel or just give them money.

In the southern city of Aswan, tour operator Ashraf Ibrahim was recently taking a tour group to a historic mosque when a mob of vendors trapped them inside their tour bus. The vendors told Ibrahim to steer business their way in the future or else they'd burn his tourist buses, he said.

For years, Cuban dissidents say, the authorities' message to them has been the same: Sure, you can leave the country. Just don't expect us to let you come back. Now, prominent and outspoken government opponents say they've been told they can come and go freely under a new law that eliminated decades-old travel restrictions on nearly all islanders.

It's a calculated risk that potentially enables the dissidents to become high-profile ambassadors for change in the communist-run country, traveling abroad to accept awards and slamming the government back home in speeches to foreign parliaments. At the same time, it blunts one of their main criticisms of Cuba's human rights record, that it effectively held them and others hostage by restricting their movement.

Ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, Kurds look to Europe, eye independence

At an elite private school in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, children learn Turkish and English before Arabic. Kurdish university students dream of landing jobs in Europe, not Baghdad. And a local entrepreneur says he doesn't like doing business beyond the self-rule zone because the area outside Kurdish control is still too unstable.

Escape the hustle and bustle of city life in the stunning Thai countryside

I was in Bangkok and less than enamored. The city is chaotic, so overflowing with skyscrapers and malls that it seems ready to burst. I felt the need to escape, so I headed north toward a city called Chiang Mai. I'd heard there would be waterfalls and elephants in the nearby countryside, and a chance to get at least a little closer to another side of Thailand.

The secretary-general of North Korea's ski association views the alpine landscape before him with pride. Facing a strong, cold wind, he points to a dip in the rugged, tree-covered mountains and says the sunrise there is a sight of unmatched beauty, worthy of the nation's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un.

This is the Masik Pass ski resort, the product of 10 months of furious labor intended to show that this country, so often derided for its poverty and isolation, is as civilized and culturally advanced as any other. The complex of ski runs and resort chalets was originally scheduled to formally open on Oct. 10, the 68th anniversary of the Korean Workers Party, though late last month the main hotels appeared to be little more than shells and foundations were still being dug for secondary buildings.