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Destinations
Sri Lanka Rising
A rapidly changing nation, Sri Lanka could soon become a popular travel destination.
Vietnam—Popular & Green?
Not yet a regional heavy hitter, but its tourism seems to be getting big and…green.
Boutique-ing Down Under
A prominent travel expert explains what boutique luxury hotels have to offer.
Shangri-La Goes West
The new Shangri-La hotel in Vancouver has an interesting multi-cultural design flair.
The Other City
The host of Expo 1970, this design-friendly Japanese city is still well worth a visit.
Vice in North Korea
Media group’s guide to one of ‘the planet’s most dangerous and weird destinations.’
Paradise Lost and…Found?
A remote and tropical destination where elephants ‘fly’…for now.
Sexy and Affordable Destination
Both sexy and affordable, at least according to Travel and Leisure magazine, is Langkawi, a cluster of 99 islands off of Malaysia’s north-western coast. The publication included the Asian destination in a recent round, calling it a ‘nature-lover’s pa
Souvenir Ethics Pt. 2: Vietnam, Camouflage, Andy Warhol
As mentioned in an earlier post, landmine warnings as t-shirt graphics and child labor-produced Burmese jade goods raise some serious questions about the ethics of ‘souvenir-ing’ in Asia.