Prepare for an epic journey through a land of monumental architecture and deeply rooted traditions, where modern, towering cities stand in stark relief to rural landscapes.
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Visit Vietnam War tunnels and ancient Hong Kong villages, enjoy Chinese opera and explore Tokyo by bike.
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Disney may have started in the US, but its international theme parks have been infused with locally familiar elements, from feng shui in Hong Kong to European inventors in Paris.
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A tour through the world’s boomtown; a futuristic metropolis where skyscrapers grow faster than the trees.
In the Chinese coastal city of Shanghai, Neri and Hu Design is putting a radical spin on the “Made in China” label.
Follow Carmen Roberts as she ditches the skyscrapers and shopping malls to sample the city’s best milk tea, find a shop that makes locally made goods and escape the busy streets.
A selection of these China articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.
This resplendent English country mansion serves as the setting for the award-winning television drama Downton Abbey.
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Go beyond the skyscrapers and shopping malls
Only the bravest of travellers should enter
A Thai city of temples, tuk tuks and temptations
Drawing on experience: Netherlands
The Netherlands
In the kitchen of Viennese history
Austria
Pay-as-you-go rental cars
Travel Tips
Back-country skiing in Canada
Canada
Mini guide to the Peak District
England
Business travel gets artsy
Business
Israel’s controversial exhibition
Israel
Hotels for Obama’s inauguration
Washington DC
Portland’s culinary southern side
USA
Gorilla spotting in the Congo
Africa
Mystical tales from Transylvania
Romania
Authorities ground all Dreamliners
Travel Tips
Riding Sri Lanka’s new wave
Asia
The origins of ice sculpting
Alaska
Silence is golden at Selfridges
London
New Mexico’s alien nation
USA
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