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by Josh Lew on December 31, 2007
China is a massive country, both in terms of population and area. The growing popularity of The Middle Kingdom as a destination for Western tourists has made travel infinitely easier than it was even...
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Filed in archive En Route
by Josh Lew on December 30, 2007
No one would argue with me if I said that 2007 was not the best year for air travel. Prices, delays caused by weather or ineptitude, ever-more Spartan services, and so on. According to MSNBC, 2008...
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Filed in archive Travel News
by Josh Lew on December 29, 2007
Three years after the great 2004 tsunami devastated the beaches of Phuket, tourists are visiting in record numbers. According to TTG Asia, the push to reconstruct after the disaster has led to...
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Filed in archive Adventure
by Josh Lew on December 28, 2007
Did you ever wonder where Timbuktu is? The city is synonymous with the expression "far away," but "far away" from where? Officially, Timbuktu is a city in the Northwest African...
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Filed in archive Hidden Gems
by Josh Lew on December 27, 2007
Unless you already live in Scandinavia, going to Finland simply to experience a famous Finnish Sauna might be a little impractical. However, if you look at the importance of the sauna to Finnish...
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Filed in archive Cities
by Josh Lew on December 26, 2007
Last week, I mentioned the Japanese city of Kyoto. It's neighbor, Osaka is much larger, though perhaps not as easy to visit. There is a bit of a rivalry between upstart Osaka and Tokyo. There are...
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Filed in archive Adventure
by Josh Lew on December 25, 2007
Sure, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, if it measured in the the traditional sense (height above sea level). But, if height below sea level is counted, Mauna Kea, on Hawaii's...
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Filed in archive A World Away
by Josh Lew on December 24, 2007
No, there are no sleighs or reindeer on Christmas Island. There is not even any snow. What there is, however, is an abundance of wildlife, some of it quite unique from anywhere else in the world....
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Filed in archive Adventure
by Josh Lew on December 23, 2007
For all those fit enough (and crazy enough) to attempt to summit Mount Everest, there are 50 times as many travelers who would just as soon experience Everest from afar. The Everest region of Nepal,...
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If plying Caribbean waters in a gigantic cruise ship doesn't suit your fancy, perhaps something smaller would. Chartering your own yacht would give you ultimate freedom. Sure, it would set you...
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For me, there has always been a mystique surrounding safaris. These sightseeing missions have a long and storied history. Safari. That's what English royalty does when they get bored with their...
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Filed in archive Cities
by Josh Lew on December 20, 2007
For many visitors, Tokyo IS Japan. How can other metropolises compete with the world's most populous, most modern, and most intriguing city? Yes, Tokyo boasts an unparalleled amount of...
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Filed in archive Hidden Gems
by Josh Lew on December 19, 2007
Jingle Bells. You're dreaming of a white Christmas. But in the southern hemisphere, Christmas is a summertime holiday. According to Travel and Leisure Magazine, Christmas Down Under can be great....
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Filed in archive En Route
by Josh Lew on December 18, 2007
Yotel. It sounds like some sort of toy. Or perhaps a hotel that tried (and failed) to bring some urban culture to itself by changing its name. Nope. Yotel is a hotel, but it owes more to Japan's...
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Is the reign of the backpacker over in Thailand? Probably not yet. But the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is seeking to alter Thailand's image from budget travelers' paradise to high-end...
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by Josh Lew on December 16, 2007
Kazakhstan is, perhaps, being frivolous with its new found oil wealth. The main streets of Almaty, the largest city in the largest of the Central Asian republics (the 'stans), are beginning to...
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Filed in archive Hidden Gems
by Josh Lew on December 15, 2007
According to the International Herald Tribune, Laos is going to be one of the hottest destinations of the next year. I pointed out the attractions of Laos a couple of months ago on this site (*Here,...
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Filed in archive Dining
by Josh Lew on December 14, 2007
Penang, Malaysia is known for its colonial history and for being part of Malaysia's economic boom. It is most famous for something else, though. It's street food. In Penang, street food is...
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Mexico has some of the best sea-front resorts in the Western Hemisphere. Cancun, Cozumel, cabo san lucas. There is sun, sand, and surf, but also world (im)famous party atmosphere. You could be...
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Filed in archive A World Away
by Josh Lew on December 12, 2007
Ushuaia is the world's southernmost city. It lies on the Argentinian owned archipelago known as Tierra del Fuego. These islands are home to some of the most rugged territory in the world....
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by Josh Lew on December 11, 2007
Greenland is cold. That's a certainty. The world's largest island sits almost entirely above the arctic circle. It is officially an autonomous region of Denmark, but is actually closer to...
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Filed in archive Travel News
by Josh Lew on December 10, 2007
It appears that Hong Kong's new cruise terminal is not a mere pipe dream. After kicking around ideas for several years, a committee has been formed "to seek ways to enhance the development...
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