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Exotic Fruits To Try In Bali | Discover New Tastes When You Travel

Traveling to a tropical island almost always brings about the promise of warm, sultry weather, gorgeous beaches and endless amounts of relaxing time. There is also the opportunity to snack on luscious, fresh exotic fruits throughout the day. Here’s a selection of natural treats for you to try if you ever find yourself sunning away … Read more

An Afternoon in Jerusalem

If it weren’t for the scorching temperatures and unfamiliar alphabet on the menus, Tel Aviv could have been any cosmopolitan European city. Bauhaus buildings, cool cafés and a beach stretching for miles give the city its distinct character, enhanced by the fading grandeur of the architecture, the unapologetic bustle of its inhabitants – and their beauty.

With over 30 beautiful beaches, fabulous festivals and spectacular sightseeing Phuket offers travellers all the pleasures of a tropical island experience… and much more. Phuket Island, which extends south of Thailand into the blue green depths of the Andaman Sea, is truly a powerhouse destination for the sophisticated wanderer who wants to experience it all. … Read more

Cooking Around the World: Aromatic Singapore Curry Laksa

If you like to travel around Asia then you will probably be familiar with some of best dishes on offer. A dish that has proved popular across the board, and particularly in Singapore is mouthwatering Laksa. Laksa is a tantalising spicy noodle dish that is a favourite with the locals in Singapore. It is served … Read more

Memories of the Philippines’ Beaches

Jessica Orquina discovered the beaches of the Philippines because she married someone from there. Today she shares her memories of Boracay Island and its beauty with us. I grew up in New England and every summer my family drove to Cape Cod or took a ferry ride to Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, or Block Island to … Read more

Should I Travel to Southeast Asia or Europe?

As an American, Canadian, Australian, or even a Brit, the first major trip you dream of is tramping around continental Europe. And for a lot of good reasons too. Cities such as Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Berlin, and Amsterdam should all be on everybody’s travel lists. Many of us take a big trip or two that … Read more

Fried Bananas and Rickshaws: Traveling Solo to Melaka, Malaysia

Later that day, I finally decided to indulge in the quintessential Melaka experience and took my own trishaw ride. Choosing the most garish vehicle I could find, I set off on an hour’s tour of the town with a friendly guide. Stereo booming with Shaggy’s Greatest Hits, I swallowed my embarrassment and sat back in my gaudy carriage.

Discovering Indonesian Food in Bali

Indonesia’s 3,000-mile string of islands arcs across the globe like a sword slung from the earth’s equator. Near the bottom of the curve, at the confluence of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, sits Bali. A Hindu island in a Muslim archipelago, Bali has been washed for centuries by waves of cultures from … Read more

Visiting Israel | Climb Masada at Dawn

Visiting Israel and climbing Masada The light from our Bedouin guide’s fire is burning low and I can hear the gurgling sound of his hookah in the darkness. My friend and I have long since abandoned our tent to sleep under the stars, and as a three-quarter moon sags heavily in the west, there … Read more

Getting Around Hong Kong

Tips for getting around Hong Kong with the “Octopus Card” In the 1960 movie “The World of Suzie Wong,” William Holden approaches Hong Kong on a scenic Star Ferry ride across sampan-littered Victoria Harbor.Fifty years later my husband and I were sealed inside a gleaming, nearly-deserted bullet train whose windows revealed only black tunnel walls racing … Read more