Photo of the Week: Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day Oh, the holidays. When you’re at home they mean family time and lots of preparation and perhaps more than a fair share of stress. Hit a holiday or two on the road, though, and its all photogenic backdrops and friendly folks happy to share in the celebratory spirit. In […]
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Spotlight on: Travel to the Perhentian Islands Destination: The Perhentian Islands Location: The Perhentian Islands are located in Malaysia, about 10 miles off the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula, 40 miles south of the border with Thailand. Noteworthy facts: The Perhentian Islands are protected as part of a national marine park. This means
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Dear GoMad Nomad, I love horses and would like try to incorporate some horseback riding on a trip I’m planning to Asia next summer. Are there any countries where this is a common activity? How accessible is it for tourists that will only stay a short time? What kind of gear do I need to
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Rafflesia Flower Borneo Exotic, rare, and otherworldly, the Rafflesia flowers look like something out of a science fiction movie. It can grow up to 100 cm (3 feet) in diameter and weigh up to 10 kg (22lbs), making it the biggest flower in the world. It is a parasitic plant with no visible leaves, roots,
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Central Asia Visas: A Beginner’s Guide Your bags are packed, your flights are booked, and you’ve been chugging vodka and horse milk for weeks to prepare. (Though, please, not both at the same time.) You’re all set for Central Asia! But, are you sure? Rules are much more complicated in this region than the visas for
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Introducing Gawai Dayak: the Harvest Festival in Sarawak Gawai Dayak is the celebration of the Rice Harvest Festival of the Dayak people of Sarawak, Borneo (Malaysia). Gawai Dayak translates literally to “Dayak Festival”. The Dayaks are the name given to dozens of individual ethnic tribes of the region, which are chiefly divided into two
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This is part 4 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Part 1: Helambu Trek, to Part 2: Gosainkunda Trek, to Part 3: Langtang Valley Trek, or read Trekking in Nepal FAQs. Trekking the Langtang Valley Nepal — Part 4: Tamang Heritage Trek The Tamang Heritage Trek is one of the
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Nankinmachi in Kobe, Japan After Japan was bullied out of its self-imposed isolation in the mid 19th Century, the port city of Kobe in southern Honshu became one of the nation’s first cities to reluctantly open its doors to the outside world. The usual hotchpotch of merchants, empire architects, bon vivants, and religious crusaders rocked-up
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Introducing: Kyrgyzstan’s Alpinad Festival Out of my tent and onto the trail at 05:00, the mountains of Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Archa National Park look somehow less imposing before the sun rises fully to illuminate the top of ‘Young Communists’ Peak nearly 6500ft above. Despite my pre-dawn enthusiasm, I’m quickly put in my place as one after another
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Defender of the Fatherland Day in Kyrgyzstan Throughout the post-Soviet world, some of the most interesting days of the year are the holidays that see their origins from the Soviet era. ‘Defender of the Fatherland Day’, still celebrated in a number of former Soviet Republics on the 23 of February in relation to the founding
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