The glittering Shwedagon Pagoda in is situated at the top of Singuttara Hill in a prime position overlooking the city of Yangon. Having seen this beauty amongst the crowds at…
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Kathmandu is a bustling metropolis full of traffic, mud from the monsoon rains, smiling people and stunning cultural and religious monuments. The roads, small streets and alleyways are labyrinthine and…
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DestinationsSouth Asia
Fading tradition: Face-tattooed tribal women in Chin State
by Vanessaby VanessaThe face-tattooed ladies are a distinguishing feature of the tribes in the Chin region of Myanmar. This practice was outlawed in 1962 by the government supposedly on humanitarian grounds so…
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Elephanta Island is a UNESCO World Heritage site which rises majestically out of the Arabian sea 10km east of Mumbai harbour with ancient Hindu and Buddhist cave temples. Take a…
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DestinationsSouth Asia
Visit Pashupatinath Temple at dusk in Kathmandu | Nepal
by Vanessaby VanessaPashupatinath Temple is set along the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. Visiting at Pashupatinath at dusk is a whole different experience than going in the day as you can…
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Damnoen Saduak is a world-famous floating market about 100 kilometres southwest of downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Whilst it’s grown into a tourist trap, the bustling Damnoen Saduak floating market is a…
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