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Photo Of The Day: Sketching In Angkor Wat
As the largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat is truly massive, taking hours to get just a cursory view of the temple complex. While it is Cambodia's prime attraction, there are still plenty of corners in which to find your own personal space, which is ...A Traveler In The Foreign Service: What's It Like To Work In The Foreign Commercial Service?
Janice Corbett has been a diplomat for more than 21 years. She has lived in South Korea, Spain, Ecuador, Brazil and Canada. She's on a first name basis with several heads of state and has even met the King and Queen of Spain. Her lifestyle of international travel and ...Better Know A Holiday: Tomb-Sweeping Day
AKA: Qingming Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Ancestors Day
When? 15th day after the vernal equinox (in 2013: April 4)
Public holiday in: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Who died? Generations of ancestors.
Origin story: Unclear. However, Tomb-Sweeping Day ...How To Drive In India (And Not Die)
India's vast geography is a canvas for adventure, but such a big country invariably poses transportation difficulties. The solution to long distance travel in India has generally fallen under the purview of the country's iconic railway network. In spite of delays and ...International Budget Guide 2013: Shanghai, China
Asia has long been the budget traveler's playground, and the good news is that despite its rapid modernization, Shanghai continues to offer tremendous value for the money.
As most cities around the world put the brakes on new developments because of economic woes, ...International Adventure Guide 2013: Singapore
Contrary to popular belief, Singapore offers more than just skyscrapers and street food. In the last few years, the Asian city-state has transformed itself into a premiere destination for adventure and nature lovers. Singapore doesn't just have gardens; it is a city ...Photo Of The Day: All Signs Lead To ...
If you calculated how much time you look at certain things when you travel, signs would be at the top of the list. Whether it's indicating a road or a restaurant, without signs we would quite literally be lost.
In some places, there are more signs than others, and in ...5 Countries That Are Great Alternatives To Their Crowded Neighbors
It's the great hypocrisy in the mind of every traveler that they want to tour a place free from other tourists. Grumbling that a place is overcrowded isn't without grounds, though. Who hasn't wanted to pull a Dr. Manhattan on the tour groups that take group photos with ...Photo Of The Day: Sakura In Tokyo
Cherry blossom season is in full effect in Tokyo. The beautiful, pinkish flowers, sakura in Japanese, are in many ways intertwined with the country's culture. The start of the fiscal and school years falls in line with the blossom season. Virtually all public schools and ...Spring Climbing And Trekking Season Begins In Nepal
The streets of Kathmandu are bustling with traffic today as the spring climbing and trekking seasons get underway in the Himalaya. Over the next few days, hundreds of mountaineers and backpackers will descend on the capital of Nepal before setting out for the country's ...Photo Of The Day: The Old And The New In Seoul, South Korea
As we've seen in Jonathan Kramer's "The Kimchi-ite" series, South Korea is a country that embraces both its past and its future. That notion is captured perfectly in this Photo of the Day from Flickr user and photographer Ohad Ben-Yoseph, which depicts a colorful old ...Trek Through Afghanistan Or Explore The Congo With Wild Frontiers
If you still haven't settled on an amazing adventure for 2013 then perhaps you'll want to take a look at some of the trips that Wild Frontiers has to offer. The adventure travel company that operates out of the U.K. specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind tours to a number of ...Camera Lost While Scuba Diving In Hawaii Washes Ashore In Taiwan 5 Years Later
When Lindsay Scallan of Newnan, Georgia lost her camera during a 2007 scuba dive in Maui, she swallowed the hard pill of realizing that her vacation photos would be gone forever.
As it turns out, in a story recently published by Hawaii News Now, the Canon camera (which ...Photo Of The Day: Monks, Monkeys And A Snake Charmer
This Photo of the Day, titled "Monkeys, Monks, and a Snake Charmer is Today's Virtualvacay #srilanka," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member and travel photographer Jen Pollack Bianco.
On Flickr as MyLifesATrip, and hosting a website of the same name, Bianco has also ...Video: Trekking The Annapurna Circuit In Nepal
Widely considered to be one of the best trekking routes in the entire world, the Annapurna Circuit wanders through the Himalaya, deftly mixing cultural experiences with breathtaking views. The trail ranges in length between 100-145 miles depending on which route a hiker ...
The Kimchi-ite: 10 More Differences Between South Korea And The Rest Of The World
In the U.S., there is the art of tipping. In Finland, there is no such thing as college tuition; it's almost completely subsidized by tax Euros. And in Ethiopia, food is eaten only with the bare right hand. Given South Korea's unique history and culture within Asia, ...The Coolest Japanese Souvenir Ever
Paper lanterns, Hello Kitty keychains and sake sets make for fine Japanese souvenirs, but if you want something truly unique, how about a gummy of yourself? Fab Cafe in Tokyo uses 3D printing and other technologies to create custom gummies, chocolates and other treats. ...Facebook Timeline For Travel Industry
The World Travel and Tourism Council has introduced a fun element to their Facebook page: rather than a timeline of their own milestones, they've designed a timeline highlighting all of the events in the travel industry. Starting in 1400 with the first passport, and ending ...Travel Through The World of Music At Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum
My expectations weren't very high when I visited Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). I imagined a small collection of dusty drums and pan flutes along with a guitar or two donated by famous musicians. Boy, was I ever mistaken.
The MIM is actually a mammoth ...Souvenir Of The Week: Kooky Korean Socks
In South Korea, everyone will see your socks because it's customary to remove shoes in most public places. That might be why Jonathan Kramer, Gadling's resident Kimchi-ite, tipped us off about the assortment of cheap, colorful anklets everywhere you go there. You might ...