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Rath Yatra: Hinduism's Gods Take a Vacation on June 27
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:20:00 -0500
It is one of Orissa's biggest festivals. June 27, 2007 will start the annual festival of Rath Yatra in the town of Puri. The impressiveness of the festival has to...
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Where in the World is Matt Lauer? He's in Bhutan...
Wed, 02 May 2007 08:44:00 -0500
Time Magazine designated Bhutan as one of the world's few remaining "Nanny States" where the government dictates many of the details of life a few years ago. NBC's Matt Lauer...
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The Dead Sea
Tue, 01 May 2007 10:26:00 -0500
Jerusalem is inspiring and Tel Aviv has some great beaches. But if you go to Israel and don't manage to get to the Dead Sea, you've missed out. It's really...
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Half a Dozen Things To Do in Saigon
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:04:00 -0500
Vietnam is more than just a destination: it is an experience. And nowhere is this more true than in Saigon. Officially, the name is Ho Chi Minh City; but no...
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East Asia 101
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:43:00 -0500
Asia is generally divided into geographical regions for the purposes of many discussion (like any good discussion where to go on vacation). East Asia (sometime also called "The Orient") offers...
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Hanging Out at India Gate
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:44:00 -0500
India gate is one of Delhi's most vibrant park areas. The structure started out as a war monument and continues to commemorate India's war dead, but it has become much...
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Prambanan: A "Must See" if You're in Yogyakarta...
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:22:00 -0500
If you're in Yogyakarta for some reason anyway (like to see the Waisak Day celebration at Borobudur), Prambanan is a "must see" - a part of the larger Yogyakarta experience....
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Singapore
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:49:00 -0500
There is so much to see and do. The city is a microcosm of Asia - complete with a South Asian community comprised of Tamils, Gujaratis, Punjabis and Malayalam; a...
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Yogyakarta May Well Be Asia's Most Fascinating City
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:21:00 -0500
It has preserved a degree of authenticity that is hard to find in Asia's supercities. Indonesia's 76 million ethnic Javanese think of the Kraton (the palace of the Sultan of...
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Coming Up: The Waisak Festival at Borobudur is Just Three Weeks Away...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:01:00 -0500
It's the celebration of the Buddhist New year. And believe it or not, Indonesia (a largely Islamic country) has one of the best venues available for celebrating the event.
Waisak,...
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