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The ultimate Singapore F1 party guide
Most expensive cities in the world are ...
Gallery: The epic, educational, unforgettable Mongolian Express
5 offbeat China trips for 'Golden Week'

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:22 AM PDT

by CNNGo staff

If you're not into race cars, wild nights in the club or inflated hotel rates get out of Singapore right now because F1 Grand Prix madness is taking over the city.

Most eyes will be on the track from September 21-23, but when the engines turn off the city turns into one giant party.

Any given Singapore bar is going to be airing the races on big screens or serving up cleverly named race-themed cocktails.

For those who want to rub elbows with the city's beautiful people -- literally, the bars will be packed -- here's a roundup of the top Formula 1 events going on this weekend in Singapore.

Johnnie Walker Circuit Lounge

No guarantees these two ladies will be at the Circuit Lounge party. But do expect a few lookers, gentlemen included, to turn out. Johnnie Walker knows how to put on a party.

Most expensive cities in the world are ...

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:29 PM PDT

by Zoe Li

According to Swiss bank UBS, the world's costliest cities are Oslo, Zurich and Tokyo.

The prices of 122 goods and services were compared amongst 72 cities in 58 countries for the survey of the most expensive places in the world, released September 14. See the full report here.

Although Oslo is the most expensive place to live, its residents are not necessarily rich. The city only ranks fourth when it comes to average wages and purchasing power.

Zurich is the highest ranked in consumer purchasing power, followed by Sydney and Luxembourg, which means the net hourly wage in these cities can buy the most goods and services.

"A worker in Zurich can buy an iPhone after working for 22 hours," UBS reported. "In Manila it takes around 20 times more."

Gallery: The epic, educational, unforgettable Mongolian Express

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT

by Bruce Holmes

Being a lover of railways, a student of history and someone whose favorite movie was once "Doctor Zhivago," I'd always wanted to ride the Trans-Siberian Railway.

I got my chance at one section of it recently with a small group tour over 21 days, organized by Sundowners Overland.

The Trans-Mongolian journey is particularly gratifying, but the whole journey is one of those rarities in the travel world -- an event that lived up to the hype.

The 7,865-kilometer trip began in St. Petersburg, with stopovers in Moscow, Irkutsk-Lake Baikal and Ulaanbaatar-Terelj National Park, before concluding in Beijing.

See a map here and click through the gallery above for images and info.

5 offbeat China trips for 'Golden Week'

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT

by Jade Bremner

October is the month when it seems all 1 billion Chinese leave home to take advantage of the rare week-long Golden Week holiday celebrating National Day (October 1).

But it doesn't mean vacationers can't escape colored baseball-capped tour groups and screeching guides waving annoying flags.

Here are five offbeat routes that take in the country's exotic life, not its tourists.

1. Moganshan, Zhejiang Province

exotic china trips -- inline 1 With nothing but bamboos surrounding.