Reading Time: 6 minutesAugust Festivals of the Tōhoku Region Japan’s Tōhoku Region, in the north of Honshu Island, is where traditional culture thrives. Tōhoku’s festivals (known as “matsuri”) are known …
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The Shwesandaw Pagoda was built almost 1,000 years ago, by order of King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire. It’s one of over 2,000 temples that still stand in …
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EILAT, ISRAEL – Israel’s southernmost city with a population of 52,299 is a popular resort town located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Eilat …
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The 741 km long Dempster Highway stretches from Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory up north to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. It is one of the world’s most spectacular …
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The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage …
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An elephant back ride is the epitome of genuine cultural experience for a lot of travellers and gap year adventurers, particularly in Asian countries like Thailand and Cambodia. But the …
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Reading Time: 16 minutesIn our series, Island LIFE, Janet-Lynn Vorster, takes us 2,000 kilometres (1,243 mi) east of the South African coast to the tropical Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues, …
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Dog Sledding is an adventure not to miss. One of the best places to enjoy it is in the Canadian Province of Quebec. Join us in this winter-wonderland of fun!
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Baikal is home to some 27 islands of which Olkhon Island is the largest. This long, thin island, which roughly resembles the shape of the lake, is 72 kilometres (45 …
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The first Russian settlement at the location of today’s city of Irkutsk was in 1661 when the Russian pioneer Yakov Pokhabov, led by Tungus (native Siberian) guides, erected his small …