These are three cities that for one reason or another have a special place in my heart, and keep pulling me back time after time.
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Seoul, Korea: How to Spend a Short Layover
Seoul’s Incheon Airport is routinely voted the best airport in the world. It’s probably one of the best airports to be stuck on a long layover. With a Korean culture museum, free cultural shows, and lots of great food, Incheon isn’t a bad place at all to have a delayed flight.
Kyoto, Japan: A Short Guide
Kyoto should not be missed on a visit to Japan. Here are the city’s top sights.
Three Cheap and Easy Beach Getaways Near Bangkok
Places like Krabi or Phuket may be world-famous, and rightfully so, but there’s no need to endure a ten-hour bus ride to the south to enjoy the sea. There are some very nice places within a few hours of Bangkok that make for an excellent weekend getaway from the big city!
Koh Rong Island, Cambodia (Travel Guide)
While Thailand is world-famous for its beautiful islands and beaches, Cambodia, it’s neighbor to the east, is often overlooked. Cambodia may be known for its ancient temples in Siem Reap, but the “Kingdom of Wonder” has its own slice of still mostly untouched paradise: Koh Rong Island.
Video: Nine Temples in Bangkok
Nine is a lucky number in Thailand. The Thai word for nine, “gao”, sounds like the verb for “to take a step forward”. It is also the regnal number of the beloved late King.
If you can visit and pray at nine temples in one day, it is said that your wish will come true!
Laos: A Weekend in Vientiane: 7 Things to do in Laos’ Capital
Not a lot of people visit Laos, the sleepy, landlocked Southeast Asian country just north of Thailand. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is one of the world’s five remaining communist countries, and has a reputation of being the friendliest and most laid back; a joke amongst travelers is that “PDR” in its name doesn’t stand for “People’s Democratic Republic”, but instead “Please Don’t Rush”.
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