It has only been open for relatively a short time but the Nujiang Valley is a true gem destination. The valley parallels Myanmar’s border, in extreme northwestern corner of Yunnan in southwestern China. The river that has carved this gorge, the Nu River, becomes the mighty Salween that forms the border between Thailand and Myanmar. […]
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Offering a fine glimpse of Old China, Fenghuang is an ancient town on the Tuojiang River in Hunan Province. In Chinese Fenghuang means ‘Phoenix’, the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire to be re-born again from the flames. The town is so called because legend has it that two of
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Day 1. Arrive Chengdu On arrival, you are met met and escorted to the hotel to check in. Meals: Day 2. Chengdu, This morning tour the Panda Breeding Center, the best place to see Chengdu”s most endearing residents.Then continue on to Sanxingdui where you may begin to explore Sanxingdui Museum with its remarkable collection of
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Day 1. Arrive Chengdu Upon arrival , you are greeted and transferred to the hotel to check in. Meals: Day2: Chengdu/Leshan This morning, see the Panda Breeding Cneter, the best place to see Chengdu”s most endearing residents. According to the pandas” activities when you visit, you may have the option to take your picture with
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Well the Olympics are over and the athletes already gone. The locals are a bit melancholic I notice. But the cars and construction will be back and the pollution too. Time to be out. Enough teaching hospitality. So I’m back to guiding. Leaving from here in Beijing shortly. Permits should be fine by then to
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Here’s Saturday night entertainment overlooking the Baga river. In Goa’s Night market on Arpora Beach begins at 4 pm and continues up to 11 pm offering a plethora of food stalls, vendor stalls selling tapestries, bed spreads, t-shirts, clothing, jewelery and everything else you can think of under the Goan sun. Several alcohol stalls lend ambience and the central stage
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Neeleshwar Hermitage www.neeleshwarhermitage.com in northern Kerala is all set to open in July 2008. Promoted as a spa beach resort, Neeleshwar in located on the pristine Malabar coast of North Kerala short drives from Mangalore, Bekal , Tellichery and forms interesting programs when clubbed with Coorg as well as Goa and Gokarna. Welcome Heritage www.welcomeheritagehotels.com is
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Last weekend presented an opportunity for a quick visit to Chhatrasagar Nimaj, before they wound up the camp for the season. Saturday Morning we set off in our cars and accomplished this road trip all the way from Delhi to Chhatra Sagar in about eight hours. The next 2 days at Chhatra Sagar were a series
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The war started a couple of weeks ago and orders are to quit for the Olympics on today’s full moon. Firecrackers for New Year, Beijing style I mean. The first day they were exploding against my 12th floor windows and everywhere else right across the city. The sweepers were out early next morn and picked
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Stann Creek is Belize’s second largest district with 986 square miles of possibilities for the adventure inclined traveler. Beginning just a few miles inland, the world’s first jaguar preserve, a wealth of tropical forests, and a good portion of the Maya Mountains including Victoria Peak. Little villages and acres of citrus groves characterize the Stann
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