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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

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There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. Rather than remain grounded while her hubbie trots the globe, the couple have devised a lifestyle where Deborah goes too.

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Christchurch – The Experience

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We made a short stop to eat at a local restaurant (quite an expensive one, but apparently a very old and well established one too) and then we walked downtown. In fact, the tram line is a little bit bigger than the square, and the entire area surrounded by the tram line is formed by small shops, restaurants or cafes. click to enlarge.

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Dave Cairns SVP of CBRE |Unlocking Urban Potential: Repurposing Office Spaces for Sustainable Development

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And it was a fun lifestyle. In 2011, the Department of justice in the US indicted the two largest online poker websites for tax evasion, money laundering, and a whole whack of charges, and consequently made it illegal for the US. I was ranked as one of the top online tournament poker players in the world for a period of time.

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77 Things I Did In 2010

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Which will continue in 2011 as well. I always wanted to experience this lifestyle, and last year finally gave me that flavor. It’s located close to my home town in Romania, near Ocnele Mari and it has a church, a football field, some restaurants and playgrounds. It has been a very interesting business experience.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association told The New York Times in 2011. We’ve made a 12-hour drive to visit family down South for years, and I find myself pulling into the same gas stations, grabbing to-go sandwiches at the same restaurants. But there was also a vague calm to it.

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How to Hustle Your Way To Freelance Success

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That’s probably not an accurate impression people should have of you, but it’s like walking into an empty restaurant at dinnertime. Wax lyrical about the freelance lifestyle and how it lets you take the afternoon off. That’s part of the freelancer lifestyle! It makes you wonder if the food’s any good.