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Lonely Planet Predicts El Salvador, Morocco, London Will Be Hot in 2010

London: A value destination?

We all know how much list-making fanatics love the end of the year. It's prime time for looking back and rounding up "Best Of" lists, and for some, like the folks over at Lonely Planet, making predictions for the year to come.

So, what destinations are sure to be hot in 2010? Per USA Today, LP's picks for the Top 10 countries for travel include El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal, Malaysia, and Suriname.

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Still Crushing on Oman

Ok, so we have quietly become the biggest cheerleader on the Internet for Oman. We are over Dubai, and we only have eyes for Oman these days. Turns out we aren't alone, as we told you before Tony Wheeler, of Lonely Planet fame, is on the bandwagon. He visited Oman back in 2005, saying:

Nizwa had become our favourite Omani town - busy, energetic and with a great souq, even if it was clearly aimed at the tourist trade.

What is it about this place that is fueling our recent obsession? The mysterious constant traffic jams created by sultans? The fact that the place looks like a futuristic Tatooine and comes complete with its own Grand Canyon (Wadi Ghul)? The promise of 4x4 dune ride alongside Bedouins? Or the fact that according to a Jaunted tipster:

The sea is frequently full of hundred of Dolphins feeding on the sardines and other small
fish not far from the harbour entrance at Muscat.

Sounds like Fisherman's Wharf in SF, without the annoying Sea Lion barks.

Who are we kidding, we just get a reallly safe feeling when message board after message board says we are unlikely to be kidnapped in Oman.

Most folks recommend visiting Oman between October and April to avoid the treacherous heat.  

image via erratic/Flickr

Related Stories:
·   Tony Wheeler Blog [Lonely Planet]
·   Oman Trips [Omanholiday.co.uk]
·   Oman Coverage [Jaunted]

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Aniston Flees to ORD

Having your heart broken, particularly by Hurricane Brangelina, can make a girl crazy. But crazy enough to leave her sunny, beachfront home in Malibu and her Beverly Hills manse to brave the frostbitten streets of Chicago?

Yep, America's favorite sweetheart/closet cigarette smoker, Jennifer Aniston, reportedly sold the house of heartbreak she shared with Brad Pitt. She's looking to re-locate to Chi-town to snuggle up with her overgrown frat boy Vince Vaughn. Vince is, uh, "money" over in Chicago.

First Conan, now Vinnifer, looks like Chicago is in for a hot summer.

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