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Alcoholic Horse Milk Perhaps a remnant of Soviet culture, drinking culture is big in Kyrgyzstan. While vodka is usually the preferred imbibition, another option does exist. Kumis, a slightly alcoholic horse milk popular in a number of Turkic cultures, is particularly prevalent in Kyrgyzstan. Stalls on the country’s mountainous roadways or yurt tents at many of […]
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Editor’s note: Both the US and British governments both warn against any travel to Afghanistan. Although, our Central Asia-based writer, Stephen Lioy, visited recently and lived to tell his story, does not mean it’s safe for foreign travelers. Though once a common stop on the Hippie Trail, Afghanistan is no longer a common destination on
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Travel and Tourism is inherently destructive to the environment. Transportation is carbon-emitting, hotels can have damaging effects, and even seemingly harmless activities like diving and trekking can take their toll on the earth. If we can’t stop traveling, at least we can try to minimize our impacts. Here are some ways to travel greener: Minimize
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Tokyo, Japan features on many a list of the world’s insert superlative here cities. These lists often include population, Michelin stared restaurants and yes, expense. But then this is one of the world’s great cities. It’s supposed to be expensive, isn’t it? After all, we’re talking about an economic Goliath, a dictator of markets. In
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Popular Forms of Transportation in the Philippines Tricycle The tricycle is a motorcycle with a sidecar. I’ve seen two-seat, four-seat, and six seat side cars. I’ve also seen more than six people piled in and hanging off a less-than-six-seat side car. The tricycle is popular throughout the provinces of the Philippines. In some small
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Travel in the Philippines While the Philippines is a bargain when coming from Europe, North America, or East Asia, it averages out to be a little more expensive than Thailand and the other countries of Southeast Asia. Figure at the resorts in places like Boracay food and accommodation will be even more expensive. Prices even
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Siwa Oasis Siwa is a special place. Visiting an Oasis is just a unique experience. You drive through the Sahara for hours and hours and suddenly you come upon the depression that is Siwa Oasis. It’s a town of mud brick buildings surrounded by palms and groves of dates and olive trees. It has long
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To only see Seoul on a Korean vacation is an absurd task. Like an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue, you simply can’t experience all the city has to offer in the unfortunately short time you have. (And, also like the barbecue, you leave feeling bloated and confused, wondering where all your money went.) Enter Busan. Busan is
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Listen in on a story about the beautiful mountains of Tajikistan, and you’ll almost certainly hear a tale of an epic road trip through the harsh but beautiful plateaus of the Pamir’s. Spend any time in the country, though, and you may find yourself equally drawn to the far less visited mountain ranges on the
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Berlin Germany is fast becoming one of Europe’s only remaining bohemian hideaways. Young musicians, writers and creatives of all types flock to the city in their thousands each year, all to capitalize on the excitingly lucid sense of liberalism obvious in every corner of the city. A short stroll is all it takes for
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