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Hue: A City Echoing Vietnam’s Imperial Past

Bino — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:49:09 +0000

Deep in the heart of Vietnam lies Hue, a city that’s a bit out of the way for most travelers (which may actually be a good thing) but is a treasure trove of cultural attractions. Hue was the imperial capital of Vietnam in the 1800’s, during a time when the country practiced a dynastic form...

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The Silk Road Journey Pt3: The Holy City of Bukhara

Bino — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:48:56 +0000

From Khiva, we left early in the morning for the long and bumpy ride to the holy city of Bukhara – our next stop in the trip. People weren’t kidding when they said that the road was bad. The road conditions between the two cities were probably the worst I have seen in any highway!...

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Petronas Towers: The Monumental Bling Bling of Malaysia

Bino — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:59:43 +0000

If there was one sight / monument / building / attraction that people tend associate with Malaysia, it would undoubtedly be the iconic Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. the petronas towers during blue (more like purple) hour Though no longer the tallest buildings in the world, the twins still never fail to make an impression...

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Singapore’s Chinatown: A Street By Street Look

Bino — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:23:09 +0000

At first glance, having a Chinatown in a city where the population is three quarters Chinese seems rather… redundant. In Singapore, however, unlike in other traditional Chinese enclaves, the area seems to function more as a bastion of things past, a conservation area, rather than as a living, breathing mixture of establishments and houses genuinely...

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Turning Pink in Jaipur

Bino — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:00:40 +0000

If I were to list down the most exotic-sounding city names I have ever heard, Jaipur would be a shoo-in (along with Timbuktu, Ouagadougou, Samarkand and of course, Baghdad). Jaipur – the name alone brings to mind images of maharajas, stately palaces, bearded men with turbans and snake charmers – it’s the quintessential India in...

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Delhi: My Absolutely Chaotic Introduction to India

Bino — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:15:53 +0000

Even from the very beginning, there was red tape. At the Air Asia X check-in at KLIA, the counter staff asked us for a visa. It seems that not a lot of people use India’s visa-on-arrival facilities so the staff was still thinking twice whether to board us on the flight. But we eventually argued...

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The Real Iran Pt4: Esfahan – Half the World in a City

Bino — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:18:28 +0000

reflections at the sheikh lotfollah mosque After two days of wandering aimlessly in maze-like streets and surveying what looked like Aladdin’s Agrabah, it was time to make a move again. I left Yazd with both sadness and excitement. I really liked the city, and told myself that I’d return one day. But at the same...

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