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Faces of India in Pictures

By on September 2, 2011 ]

Samuel Jeffery of Nomadic Samuel captures the faces of India through his lens. Before descending upon India, I had been backpacking continuously for nearly a year and a half. I was feeling particularly worn down both physically and mentally and the repetitive nature of constantly being on the move and seeing ‘yet’ another temple was [...]

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China Travel – Food, Transport and the Language Barrier

By on July 26, 2011 ]

Having spent 2 months traveling in China, by the end of our trip we’d still only managed to pick up around 5 words: Hello = “Ni hao”, Thank you = “Xiexie”, Rice = “Mifan” and Vegetables = “Shucai”. This is simply the phonetically spelt words and we haven’t even included the accents that accompany them which [...]

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5 Unexpected Benefits of Traveling in India

By on June 22, 2011 ]

Drew Gilbert shares his experience as a traveler in India. There are a lot of great reasons to visit India. The country is vast, creating varying climates, topography, vegetation, even cultures, as you travel throughout the seventh largest country in the world. I can think of five reasons traveling through India will actually improve your [...]

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How To Live Like a Nomad in Mongolia

By on June 17, 2011 ]

Megan of On My Way RTW shares her experience as a nomad in a Ger Camp. Spending three weeks in the Mongolian countryside I was able to experience a little of what life is like for nomadic herders in Mongolia. Tourism in the country has begun to take off, but it is only a lucky few that benefit. [...]

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Hong Kong in Pictures

By on May 12, 2011 ]

Josh Aggars of flip flops city shares his experience and photos trying to navigate his way around the wonders of Hong Kong. Full of street food restaurants and market stalls. I arrived to Hong Kong, China groggy and tired after a 13 hour flight and had a wander around. The area was packed full of [...]

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9 Reasons to Visit Sri Lanka

By on February 25, 2011 ]

9 reasons to visit Sri Lanka in 30 pictures from Lasith Lansakara of Discovering Serendipity 1. Where the Elephants Roam Sadly not as much anymore.  Over hunting during the British colonial period has left the Sri Lankan Asian Elephant endangered.  Recent conservation efforts attempt to rebuild the local elephant population and visitors have several opportunities [...]

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10 Things to Love About India

By on December 7, 2010 ]

Is India the most colourful, mad, exciting country in the world?  Probably.  Alastair Humphreys shares India with us through his lens. Here are ten things I love about India. 1. Surprised, Confused or Amused There’s never a dull moment in India. Wherever you look, at all times of day or night, you will see something [...]