5 reasons to visit Taiwan Taiwan is often overlooked as a travel destination – in fact, most people think it’s somewhere in China. Even those who know where Taiwan is, they see no reasons to go there; there’s no Great Wall, no terracotta warriors, etc. Therein lies the good news. Since Taiwan isn’t on the […]
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This is part 3 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Part 1: Helambu Trek or to Part 2: Gosainkunda Trek or read Trekking in Nepal FAQs. The Langtang Valley Trek is one of Nepal’s best. The Langtang Region is the country’s third most-popular region for trekking and the Langtang Valley
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Tel Aviv tries to be a European city so much that it has achieved at least one commonality: expense. Israel is, on average, a pretty expensive country, and Tel Aviv, its de facto capital, is no different. It’s not too different from the Arab Middle East, but coming from eastern Europe or Asia will likely cause financial
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This is part 2 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Part 1: Helambu Trek or to Trekking in Nepal FAQs. The Gosainkunda Trek is undoubtedly some of the most gorgeous high-altitude scenery in the Nepal Himalaya. It is relatively accessible for fit individuals via the Gosainkunda Trek and not too
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Vang Vieng is a place synonymous with narcotic paradise, backpacker raves, and the infamous “tubing” craze. Vang Vieng won’t let you leave without partaking in at least one day tubing. By tubing, I mean floating down the river in a rubber ring, stopping at bars along the way with the sole purpose of getting totally
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Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any nation on earth. Perhaps not surprising considering it finds itself being pushed and pulled at the whim of four tectonic plates. Journeys to the country reveal a land overseen by these giants, looming over the impossibly luminescent greens of rice paddies and jungle, a beautiful yet ominous
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This is part 1 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Trekking in Nepal FAQs. Trekking in Nepal is an extraordinary experience and some of the best hiking of my life. Stunning scenery, surreal sunrises, challenging terrain, breathtaking peaks, villages lost in time, are all part of the standard regimen.
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I had a fantastic opportunity to visit Bhutan this summer with Bridge to Bhutan. Our tour was led by the enthusiastic and knowledgeable Tshittim Jamtsho, a Bhutanese tour guide who’s been leading small groups around his native country for more than five years. I sat down with him over a cup of butter tea to
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The world’s largest urban area is an unlikely place to find an abundance of incredible parks and gardens, but by using the apps developed at GPSmyCity.com, visitors to Tokyo will be able to discover an amazing range of green spaces hidden among the city’s neon canyons. Whether you want to join the throngs at
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Yangon River Sunset We were taking shelter through the hottest part of the day inside our budget hotel room. Not the way I like to spend my precious time in Myanmar (Burma), but sometimes a necessity on the cloudless days. We were in Yangon and the timeout also provided some respite from the noise, traffic,
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