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Published by Thingsasian.com

 

The Ugly Tourist

 

Indonesia:

Why World Travelers Flock to Bali!

 

China:

The Celestrial Yellow Mountains

 

Xining in the Forbidden Zone (First published on Oriental Tales)

 

South Korea:

Mokpo to Chejudo

 

Cambodia:

Cambodia to Vietnam: The Bus That We Never Got On

 


 

Tanzania:

Crossing The Border

 

Turkey:

Two parts of the world meet at Bodrum

 


Traveling Tidbits

 

Asia

 

Japan: Best Hot Springs in Japan (2004)   Click Here

 

Central America

 

Mexico: Mayan Ancient Sites in Yucatan   Click Here

                 Sayil Palace

 

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WORLD TRAVEL

 

The world is getting a lot smaller due to the airline industries increasing their frequent flights to popular sites and expanding their horizons to unchartered territories. One could have breakfast in Venice, afternoon tea in Istanbul, and a Mai Tai in Hong Kong, all in one day!

 

With the emergence of computers rapidly spreading information across the globe, traveling industries have been successful in promoting tourism around the world. In turn, tourism has become a major contribution to economic boom in many countries. And some developing nations solely depend on it for survival. Traveling overseas not only promotes good will to humanity but also spreads wealth around the world.

 

World Travel covers the wonderful sites and cultural exchanges, unexpected encounters and unpleasantness in traveling.

 


 

Two parts of the world meet at Bodrum

 

By Diana Lee

 

Turkey is indeed the gateway where two parts of the world meet as exemplified by Bodrum located in the south west of Turkey at the point where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean Sea.... (Read More)

 

Cambodia to Vietnam: The Bus That We Never Got On

 

By Diana Lee

 

From years of traveling experience, the Murphy's Law does apply in real life.  Of course, I've heard of that familiar pitch: "Nothing can be smoother than have things arranged for you by a tour agency." So, for once I let someone else arranged my border crossings between Vietnam and Cambodia... (Read More)

 

Xining in the Forbidden Zone

 

By Diana Lee

 

On January 23, 1989, we arrived in Chengdu to purchase plane tickets to Lhasa. The ticket agent gruffly told us Tibet was off-limits to foreign tourists. In limited Chinese, I tried to explain that we weren't just tourists but had working visas. The clerk slammed the window in my face... (Read More)

 

Crossing the Border

 

By Diana Lee

 

   As I'd worked in Africa as a volunteer for two years, I knew traveling through that continent would be rough, especially at borders. I vividly remember the day of arrival at the border of Tanzania that this dreadful event took place....(Read More)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

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