Jaipur, also known as the Pink City is a fine example of the royal grandiose that the state of Rajasthan, India, is known for. From opulent palaces to magnificent forts and temples, Jaipur is an architectural marvel. I landed in this city of glory and history on a tight schedule. So, here I am telling […]
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While the capital in the north and central Hoi An are on bucket lists the world over, the South is often overlooked, yet arguably the most special. Here’s how to have a unique, off-the-beaten-track adventure you’ll never forget.
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A Travel Guide To Dili East Timor Dili is the coastal capital city of little known East Timor. It’s a city that sees few tourists, in a small country that occupies just half of the island of Timor at the far end of South East Asia. Dili is a city that sprawls chaotically along a
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Photo of the Week: World Nomad Games 2014 A celebration of culture and sports, international cooperation, press passes and sheeps’ asses. Nope, it’s not the Olympics, but the World Nomad Games: a biennial festival of all things nomadic culture on the shores of Issyk-Kol lake in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Contributor Stephen Lioy covered the
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Your Travel Guide to Jiuzhaigou National Park Southwest China is one of my favorite places in the world, and Jiuzhaigou National Park is one of the best places in Southwest China. Far in the north of Sichuan province, ten hours by bus from Chengdu or several days overland to Lanzhou, this remote Tibetan area’s snow-capped mountains
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Photo of the Week: Maeklong Railway Market The market at Maeklong, situated about 60km west of Bangkok, looks just like any other markets in Thailand. Tropical fruits and green vegetables lie next to bright red chili pastes and colorful spices; the smell of freshly-caught seafood mingled with the smell of freshly cooked Thai delicacies. Except
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Introducing: Wat Phu in Champasak, Laos With all the travel lovin’ the Khmers get in Cambodia, I’m always amazed how little attention the historical predecessor to the famous Angkor Wat attracts just across the border in Southern Laos. Just outside the tiny town of Champasak, this Khmer temple predates the Angkor complex by at least
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West Timor Travel Official name: West Timor, or Nusa Tenggara Timur Location: West Timor is part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara, situated eat of Java and north of Australia. Noteworthy facts: West Timor shares the island of Timor with independent East Timor (Timor Leste). Up until a few generations ago, headhunting was
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In the East Rift Valley in eastern Taiwan there is a paddy field, so vast and so mesmerizingly beautiful that the road that the main road that traverses it is called “the green road of paradise”. Sandwiched by majestic mountains, this sea of immaculate green fields is situated in Chishang Township. Chishang has made a
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Introducing: Bisket Jatra Festival in Nepal Most of the year a quiet and car-free escape into a historical center of power of the Kathmandu Valley, for over a week surrounding the Nepalese New Year the town of Bhaktapur becomes a pulsing center of music and dancing and chariot pulling and religious fervor. On the last
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