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Singapore Walking Tour: Why You Should Do It at Night

Bino — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:11:45 +0000

For a country that has often been branded by its detractors as dull, Singapore’s nightscape is everything but. A world apart from the day, the same buildings which look neat but otherwise unremarkable against the sunlight turn into a homage of modern construction with an added layer of mystery, sleekness and futurism once the sun...

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7 Things to Watch Out For When Buying a Budget Airline Plane Ticket

Bino — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:55:41 +0000

Since I usually buy budget airline tickets several months in advance, It has been a while since I bought one to anywhere. Did a couple of bookings this past week which led to some startling if not, annoying discoveries which seem to foretell an inevitable trend in the LCC segment of the airline industry. by...

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The Real Iran Pt5: Kashan! Kashan!

Bino — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:27:40 +0000

kashan skyline – windcatchers and water reservoirs competing for attention By this time, we entered the second half of our trip and continued our way up north. It was time to say goodbye to the amazing city of Esfahan and proceed to a little but popular city in between Esfahan and the capital, Tehran. We...

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The Real Iran Pt3: Yazd – An Oasis in the Desert

Bino — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:29:32 +0000

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VBgDGuKQM] After spending two nights in Shiraz and taking that daytrip to Persepolis and Nagsh e Rostam, it was finally time to move on to our next city – Yazd. Sitting in the middle of the desert, this central Iranian city is known for its unique clay architecture which gives it a very storybook feel....

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The Real Iran Pt2: The Biblical City of Persepolis

Bino — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:47:05 +0000

Many countries have that one landmark which serves as the national symbol as well as its #1 tourist draw. As Angkor Wat is to Cambodia, Machu Picchu to Peru and Great Wall to China, in Iran that place is Persepolis. Over 2,500 years old, this former capital of the Persian Empire is emblematic of the strong...

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The Real Iran Prologue: Why Go to Iran?

Bino — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:24:29 +0000

If I were to base my travel decisions solely on the opinions of the people around me, I probably would not have gone to Iran. To say this country has a bad reputation is a gross understatement – it probably ranks near the bottom among countries in terms of public perception. Of course, it does...

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Ha-Ha-Ha Long Bay

Bino — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:46:03 +0000

The sole reason why we decided to have a 3-day Hanoi trip instead of making it a Saturday-Sunday affair was because of Ha Long Bay. The name has been entrenched so strongly in many a travelers’ minds that it’s become one of the must-visit places in Southeast Asia. With a name that literally means “Descending...

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