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Vietnam travel
Visiting Hanoi’s lakes, night market, and war museum
Like many travelers, I enjoy visiting Southeast Asia a lot. I’ve visited 6 countries and have been to the region numerous times, including twice this year. But the first country I ever visited in Southeast Asia was Vietnam and it remains my favorite. My first stop was its capital Hanoi. I flew into Hanoi, not […]
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Visiting Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon
As Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon is a decent place to explore before you venture to the rest of the country. The city’s most famous landmark, Shwedagon Pagoda, a beautiful golden Buddhist stupa, is definitely worth a vist. However, while Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, has developed greatly since the country opened up to the world for […]
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Exploring Malaysia’s underrated city Ipoh
The word Ipoh might conjure puzzled looks or recognition of a certain coffee brand. But Ipoh is also one of Malaysia’s largest cities, the former center of the nation’s tin mining industry, and a gateway to the Cameron Highlands. It is also a rising travel destination in its own right, and rightfully so. Lying between […]
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Exploring Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city
Situated on the banks of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and a less-bustling counterpart to Hanoi or Bangkok. As a travel destination, it’s not as heavily visited as the country’s main tourism draw, the mighty ruins of Angkor. It is an underrated city with some charms of […]
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Visiting Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
As the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur features the National Museum, the country’s main history museum. However, its best museum is the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Despite its name, the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia features a large collection of historical artifacts from across the Islamic world including weapons, ceramics, and copies of the Islamic holy […]
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Visiting Bangkok National Museum
Bangkok is visited by millions of tourists every year, but museums are probably not at the top of the list. However, Thailand is an old country with a lot of history and culture, which is reflected by the Bangkok National Museum, the country’s main history museum. Located near the Grand Palace, the Bangkok National Museum […]
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Bangkok’s shrine on a “hill,” the Golden Mount
Bangkok is a city with a ton of things to see, eat and do. But one thing you can’t really do is hike because Bangkok is flat and has no hills. The closest activity to a hike is to climb up the Golden Mount at Wat Saket. This is a small, man-made hill that was […]
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