Travel

Hongcun, Anhui

Visiting the ancient village of Hongcun in Anhui

One of two old UNESCO World Heritage Site villages near Huangshan, Hongcun is the most attractive Chinese village I’ve ever been to (not that I’ve been to that many, but trust me, it is beautiful). Situated next to a stream, with a small lake in...
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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

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...
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Hong Kong Museum of History

Visiting Hong Kong Museum of History

Hong Kong is a tiny city-state that is more well known for finance and business than history. But the fact is Hong Kong, as an urban settlement, has a history of over 150 years, while villages in its rural New Territories have been around for over...
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Bangkok National Museum

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...
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Golden Mount, Bangkok

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,...
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Hong Kong

World’s greatest urban hike – Hong Kong Island

The sight of Hong Kong’s phalanx of skyscrapers in its business district from above is a sight I never tire of despite having seen it numerous times. I’m sure that most people who come to Hong Kong never fail to be impressed by this as...
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Galle Fort, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort

Despite being a small island next to a giant country, Sri Lanka boasts a lot of historical sites, lush mountains, national parks with elephants, and beaches. The country is really special for travel; so special that I wrote two articles about it. I...
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