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Doi Chang, Thailand, where Matt Kadey searched for the fairest trade coffee in the world. Doi Chaang, Thailand: In Search of the Fairest Cup of All
Kathleen Broadhurst visits Hanoi, the 1000 year old city. A Hanoi Mini-Guide: Visiting the Old Quarter
Holi, India's festival of color India's Holi Festival: All in the Name of Fun
Mridula Dwivedi travels to Bundi in Rajasthan where she finds lakes full of lotus blossoms, beautiful palaces, proud peacocks, and even a pet tortoise. Kipling’s Bundi: Peacocks and Palaces in Rajasthan
John Pensiten writes about where to enjoy onsen and sakura, hot springs and cherry blossoms, two icons of Japan's springtime celebration of life and renewal. Hot Springs and Cherry Blossoms: Japan’s Cultural Icons
US Army Officer Roman Skaskiw writes about serving on a provincial reconstruction team in the mountains of Afghanistan. Touring Scenic Afghanistan: Climbing in Kunar
Mridula Dwivedi visits the Barog Station on the Kalka-Shimla Railway in Himachal Pradesh, India, with her nephews Dilip and Sunil. She enjoys the scenery and the wildlife, and has a narrow escape in a railway tunnel. India's Kalka-Shimla Railway: All Aboard the Choo Choo Train
William L. Pohl, inspired by the writings of Maurice Herzog takes a 200-mile trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
Lucy Corne takes a trip to Chengdu in western China where she eats fiery soup made from chickens' feet, and meets a bunch of adorable pandas. Chengdu, China: Open for Business, Despite the Earthquake
Esha Samajpati presents an excerpt from a book by Ana M. Briongos called Winter in Kandahar: Life in Afghanistan Before the Taliban about the author's visit to Kandahar before the Soviet invasion. Winter in Kandahar: Life in Afghanistan Before the Taliban
Susan McKee takes a tour of Armenia, on the border of Europe and Asia, an ancient kingdom which has recently seen a wave of western-style development, including five-star hotels and moden highways. Armenia: Where East Meets West
David Brown visits Azerbaijan and takes in the architectural marvels in the capital city of Baku, as well as the 12,000-year-old petroglyphs in Qobustan. Azerbaijan: A Place Unlike Anywhere Else
Darrin Duford takes a culinary tour of Cambodia, sampling dishes like stir-fried water spinach, coconut waffles and crabs with Kampot peppers fresh off the vine. A Taste of Cambodia’s Resourceful Cuisine
Jacqui Menard visits the floating villages of Chong Kneas in Cambodia and her heart goes out to a little girl in a tiny tin boat. Cambodia: A Little Girl in a Tiny Tin Boat
Shelley Seale visits the water town of Wuzhen, China, known as the Venice of the East, where she finds ancient bridges and canals, heritage hotels, and charming boutiques and restaurants. The Water Town of Wuzhen: The Venice of China
Writer, filmmaker and professor Marilyn Pennell writes a comprehensive guide on what to see and do in Beijing. Beijing 2008: What to See and Do
Rebecca Gados cycles to the Everest Base Camp in Tibet and takes the Friendship Road to Nepal, down the longest descent in the world. Biking from Tibet to Nepal: The Longest Descent in the World
Jacqui Menard visits the floating villages of Chong Kneas in Cambodia and her heart goes out to a little girl in a tiny tin boat. A Little Girl in a Tiny Tin Boat
Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson take a 14,000-mile journey across the rural parts of China in their new book Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands. Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands
The lantern festival in Lushang, Taiwan. Lanterns are Lit in Lukang
Dr. Swati Dasgupta visits Bali Island in the Sundarbans, a coastal mangrove jungle in West Bengal and Bangladesh. West Bengal: Visiting the Sundarbans
Kenton Molloy writes about Bun Bang Fai, the Rocket Festival of Laos and Thailand, held each year to bring on the rainy season. Bun Bang Fai: The Rocket Restival of Southeast Asia
A group of motorcyclists in Japan find a peaceful sanctuary at the Holy Family Mission in Saku, which they revisit every year. The Holy Family Mission in Saku, Japan: A Peaceful Sanctuary
Habeeb Salloum, 86, ascends China's Yellow Mountain the right way -- in a sedan chair. Climbing the Yellow Mountain Like the Emperors of Old
Barnaby Davies journeys to the tea plantations of Sri Lanka in search of 'the perfect cuppa,' but learns that it just might be waiting for him back in Britain. Sri Lanka: In Search of the Perfect Cup of Tea
Mike Smith visits the island of Koh Samui in Thailand and reports on the friendly people, the great beaches, the spicy food, the phallic rock formations and the mummified monks. Koh Samui, Thailand: Phallic Rocks and Mummified Monks
Mark and Haley LaMonica take an overland trip through Samye, Gyantse, Shigatse and Namtso Lake in rural Tibet, visting remote villages and monasteries. Visiting Villages and Monasteries in Rural Tibet
Paul Shoul travels across Taiwan to Sun Moon Lake and Taroko National Park, and talks to prominent citizens about what it means to be Taiwanese. A Whirlwind Tour of Taiwan
Kelly Westhoff posts a gallery of photos from her stay in the Bamboo Village in Mui Ne, Vietnam. Mui Ne, Vietnam: A Kelly Westhoff Photo Gallery
David Rich explores the wild side of Thailand, getting up close and personal with elephants, cobras and tigers. Wild Thailand: Elephants, Cobras and Tigers
A Komodo Dragon on the island that bears its name. The Legendary Komodo Dragon
Michelle Perry takes a wildlife tour in the Kinabatangan River Wildlife Sanctuary in Malaysian Borneo, where she gets a rare sighting of orangutans in the wild as well as proboscis monkeys, silver langurs, long-tailed macaques, hornbills, kites, kingfishers, and many other exotic animals. Malaysia: Viewing Our Cousins, the Orangutans
Excerpts from Bill Reyland's book Sons of Isan, and spending a year living as a monk in Thailand. Sons of Isan: Living as a Monk in Thailand
GoNOMAD Editor Max Hartshorne visits Malaysia and gets up close and personal with orangutans, exotic birds, monkeys and elephants. 'Wild' Malaysia: Orangutans, Elephants and Monkeys Up Close
Sony Stark gets muddy and loves it at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, Borneo Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia: Rainforest World Music Festival
Rensina van den Heuvel drives a Land Rover across the vast, desolate Gobi Desert in Mongolia, on her way from Australia to Switzerland. Crossing Mongolia, the Land of the Great Blue Sky
Larry Taylor and his wife Gail travel to the Raja Ampat Archipelago in Indonesia, where they go on a snorkeling expdition aboard the Shakti, a traditional Indonesian sailing vessel. Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands: The Best Snorkeling in the World
Robert Baerg and his friends take in the sights of Tokyo -- Shibuya Crossing, the Harajuku Girls, Tokyo Tower, the Yebisu Beer Museum and several temples and shrines -- all a few subway stops from their hotel. Tokyo Done Subway Style: Temples, Shopping and Nightlife
Anna Etmanska visits the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and visits The Tiger's Nest, a monastery built on the side of a sheer cliff. Bhutan: A Visit to the Tiger's Nest
Charlotte Halligan visits Ban Hai, a small village in rural Laos, and reports on micro-lending projects that are helping the women of the village weave their way out of poverty. Micro-Lending Programs Help the Forgotten Women of Laos

 

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