Year: 2021

Hiking in Xingping, Guangxi

                        I often think back to more “innocent” times, such as when I used to travel in China. Several years ago when I was working in Hong Kong, I decided to go to Guangxi...
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Book review- Germania

For a country that is both Europe’s most prosperous power and arguably the worst villain nation of the 20th century, Germany does not get much mention in the English-language world, especially when compared to France or Italy. Germania- A Personal...
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Book review- Around the World in 80 Trains – A 45,000-Mile Adventure

Monisha Rajesh travels the world in 80 trains in an impressive, intrepid inter-continental journey, criss-crossing Europe and Asia twice, and going around North America solely by train. Having done the same in India a few years ago (and also written...
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Visiting Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung

Taiwan’s largest port city, as the south’s largest city, has often played second fiddle to the capital Taipei. While not as bustling as Taipei, Kaohsiung is more laidback, less congested, has more temperate weather and is located by the...
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