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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Some cash-conscious travelers are taking to water this summer for their holidays, discovering river cruising holidays where their boat is their hotel and they wake up with a new view every day. Full Article

Rome restaurant in hot soup for 700-euro lunch tab Thursday, 2 Jul 2009 12:17pm EDT

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italian authorities have shut down a historic Roman restaurant days after it charged a Japanese couple nearly 700 euros for a seafood lunch to become an unwitting symbol of tourist rip-offs in the Italian capital. Full Article

Wining and dining still popular in downturn Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 03:09am EDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - The economic downturn appears to go down better with a meal and a glass of wine, with a survey showing consumers outside Europe and the United States do not intend to cut back on dining out and having fun. Full Article

Corsican wines fight their corner for survival Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 07:12am EDT

BORDEAUX (Reuters Life!) - Corsican wine growers are seeking recognition beyond their faithful band of followers as European Union uprooting plans and high transport costs in crisis times threaten to sound a death knell for the sector. Full Article

Aficionados shop for world's most exclusive watches Monday, 29 Jun 2009 10:39am EDT

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Collectors gathered on Monday to shop for some of the world's most unique watches in an event organized by a group of blogging enthusiasts. Full Article

Asians say cheers to Sotheby's wine auctions Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 02:49am EDT

HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Asian vintage lovers helped boost auction house Sotheby's wine sales so far this year to $19.2 million, far exceeding estimates and defying the downturn. Full Article

French wine courts India and China Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009 12:15pm EDT

BORDEAUX (Reuters Life!) - Caught napping by a consumer crisis after a series of record years, the French wine trade is lusting after the potentially huge markets of China and India as an outlet for Old World wine sales. Full Article

Speed dating... for winemakers Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009 11:03am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There was the promise of passion, finesse, elegance - and that was just the wine. Full Article

Mallmann grills the Argentine way Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009 11:01am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you're going to grill the Argentine way, it helps to have a hunger for meat, a big wood fire, and plenty of open space. Full Article

Asians snap up fine wine in soft auction market Monday, 22 Jun 2009 07:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia is saving the fine wine auction market. Full Article

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