Leave Your Daily Hell guest blogger Claudia explains why you should think twice before riding a horse into the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Bromo.
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Myanmar, I Hardly Knew Ye
I expected my driver to be shocked and amazed when I told him I’d visited his country more than five years prior, but all he seemed to care about was my nationality.
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Japanese Gothic
The Japanese have perfectly reconciled their past with their present—I need to learn how to do this.
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Oops…I Did it Again!
Amazing Thailand, as the marketing slogan goes, always amazes me, no matter how many times I go.
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Three Splendid Days in Shanghai
Whether you’re going as part of a larger trip to China or just because, three days in Shanghai is all you need for a proper introduction.
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Three Tremendous Days in Taipei
The ratio of awesome things to see and do in Taipei—they approach infinity—to its delightfully finite urban limits makes it a very easy city to love.
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You’ll Never Want to Leave This Ecolodge in Vietnam
Although it’s just a few hours southwest of Hanoi, Vietnam’s Mai Chau Ecolodge feels like another world entirely. Here’s why you should stay there.
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Three Spectacular Days in Seoul
Panoramas of skyscrapers rolling over hills like waves of concrete and steel; flashes of neon light reflecting in rivers and streams; and aromas of Korean BBQ in the air all around you. Ain’t Seoul grand?
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The Real China?
Your view on Taiwan’s official status depends on your politics, but to me, the island is arguably more “Chinese” than China itself. Here’s why.
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Seoul in the Time of MERS
South Korea is just fine – all you armchair physicians, in the media and on social media, need to sit the fuck down.
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