Exotic is often used when describing Asia. An amazingly diverse continent, a land of mystery, legend, and a place where you can experience culture at its most magnificent.
Conventional travel wisdom tells us to book our vacations early. That’s not always the case in practice, and let’s be honest, the arguments about the best time to book a flight will never stop. But some destinations see consistent peak…
Impossibly vast, overwhelmingly chaotic, yet strangely intuitive, Tokyo is one of those great cities you have to experience at least once. And what an experience it is! The megacity is a feast for all the senses. You might be watching…
Looking to go somewhere a little different in 2018? In the shadow of big “must see” destinations, here are ten cities that don’t get near the props they deserve, ideal for your next urban adventure. Adelaide, Australia There’s no denying…
A hundred years might be a blink of an eye in terms of the life of the Earth, but a lot can happen in that short a time period. In Russia, the world’s first communist empire rose from the ashes…
You might think that China travel is relatively the same no matter where you head to in the country, but the Middle Kingdom is not homogenous. In particular, a cultural and geographical divide between the north and south exists to…
Increasingly, the gap between the world we live in and the futuristic cities we see in sci-fi movies and TV shows is shrinking. For instance, the original Blade Runner film was set in Los Angeles in 2019, which is a…
When does tourism become a two-edged sword? Ask cities like Venice, Barcelona, and Prague. While these are great destinations every Globetrotter should visit at least once in their lifetime, anyone who’s been in high season can testify to the crowds…
You might think you’re familiar with India from all the exposure it gets in the media, whether travel advertisements, movies, or books selling the nation as the ideal land to visit in order to get in touch with your spirituality,…
Don’t call street art, graffiti! There is a difference. Have you ever walked by a building or been about to arrive by train at a railway station and viewed ugly, indecipherable graffiti which becomes a blight to your eyes? I…
Bleary eyed from my red-eye flight and a little crinkled from travel, I robotically entered my hotel elevator, turned to face the closing doors, and spotted the impeccably-polite front desk manager and his bellhop seven metres behind him bow low…
For such a small destination, a Hong Kong vacation is packed with things to do to keep you busy for weeks! I must say that on my visits to Hong Kong, which have been many, I have always found something…
There are, according to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, over 10,000 zoos around the world, so while travelling, the opportunities to visit one are innumerable. Whether as an adult or a child, most people love zoos. But first, what…
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