My recommendations for three days in Bangkok are not exhaustive—how could they be, in a city as vast and ever-changing as this?—but they are exceptional.
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How to Get a China Visa in Hong Kong
The good news is that there’s a workaround to this: Obtaining a China visa in Hong Kong.
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Three Days in Havana
The best long-weekend trip in the Americas: Three days in Havana, Cuba’s colorful capital.
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Ashoka the Bystander
Compassion for a being whose servitude I depend on is fruitless.
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The World’s Most Amazing Two-Week Trips
None of the trips I’m about to highlight take more than two weeks to complete.
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The Best Day—and Weekend—Trips from Tokyo
Whether you enjoy views of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi, bask in the warm sea breezes in Shizuoka or the straddle the boundary between past and future in Kanagawa, these excursions from Tokyo are trips through time, space and the very bounds of reality.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Ethiopia Edition
My Ethiopia transport guide helps you navigate the good, the bad and the ugly of traveling through the birthplace of humanity.
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How Many Days Should You Spend in Addis Ababa?
Deciding how many days you should spend in Addis Ababa isn’t quite as simple as you might think.
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Carp and Dragon in the Viper Forest
Travel always seems to lock stretches of my life in parentheses, but I’m never sure whether I’m inside or outside them.
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Three Days in Belgrade
Belgrade is one of the most talked-about cities in Europe, and although I’m not normally one to believe hype, I had a good feeling about it.
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