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I believe that most people have a favourite when talking about tea and coffee. Mine for certain is tea, that comes in many different varieties, especially traditional Arabic mint tea with one teaspoon of sugar mixed thoroughly to give a slight sweetness accompanied with the freshness of the floating mint leaves.

Lonely Planet has published a guide on the wonderful diversity of  destinations that tea maybe highly enjoyed. London took the number one spot due to the popular Ritz experience with the guide stating, "Afternoon tea at the Ritz is a splendid affair: silver pots and fine China chink at 4pm sharp under the vaunted glass and chandeliers of the Palm Court." Other destinations in the top ten were Japan, USA, Sahara Desert and Peru.

To read the full story and experience the variety of tea ceremonies just click below,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6789839/Ritz-Hotel-and-Trans-Siberian-railway-head-tea-tourism-guide.html

G.T.I.

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London IS good value for your tourist money..

This is the news from Lonely Planet that sees London make it to the top of the list as "Worlds best value destination...."

Thanks to factors such as the disastrous exchange rate, more cheap hotel rooms and free museums, London should definitely benefit from extra tourism on the basis of these findings..

To see more of this story follow http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/budgettravel/6487100/London-is-now-good-value-for-tourists-says-Lonely-Planet.html

Barticus.