Sun, 10/25/2009 - 9:57 AM
Mostly known for its eminent nightlife, Roppongi in Tokyo’s Minato district also bursts with life during the day.
Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:20 AM
Tales about the island of Kemarau, located near Palembang along the
800-kilometer Musi River that meanders across South Sumatra, are
abound, with two of the most recounted riches-to-rags stories...
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 11:04 AM
Upon finally entering the Surkhadarya region of Uzbekistan, the air is
noticeably warmer and the wheat-fields are a sea of gold. Here the
harvest comes a full month before the rest of...
Sun, 09/06/2009 - 12:34 PM
Finding a hotel that suits your purpose is quite an experience in Dili, especially when it is hosting an international event.
Sun, 11/01/2009 - 11:44 AM
It sits practically in the center of England and there are those that would say it sits at the center of the literary world, thanks to its most famous son.
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 11:14 AM
"You're so lucky!" a fellow traveler from Bergen, Norway, told me moments before the train that was to take me and my companion entered the station of Myrdal to start my "Norway in a nutshell"...
Sun, 09/06/2009 - 12:34 PM
Beyond the white-sand beaches and vestiges of colonial legacy left by the Portuguese, Dili boasts few places of interest for those traveling to Timor Leste.
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