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Daily Travel Snapshot: Hong Kong, China

Posted on June 30, 2011 by in Daily Travel Snapshot, HongKong

Street food in Hong Kong: a vendor prepares deep-fried smelly tofu, a local favorite!

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Off the Beaten Path: Hong Kong

Posted on November 19, 2010 by in Adventure Travel, Asia, Culture, HongKong, Short Getaways

Hongkong hiking tour

// Today’s sponsored post brings us alittle closer to home, the vibrant, dynamic city of Hong Kong. Riding on a tram to the top of The Peak, catching the Star Ferry across the harbour, gawping at the incredible skyline and shopping at one of the many markets are all must-dos when visiting Hong Kong. But [...]

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Off the Beaten Trail: 6 Unconventional Treks

Posted on July 16, 2010 by in Adventure Travel, HongKong, Italy, Peru, Recommendations

atlas mountain trek

// Since I last wrote about 7 of the Best Trekking Destinations in the world, I’ve had many more trekking suggestions from readers and expert trekkers/climbers. Several of these treks are extremely challenging and clearly off the beaten path. Since part of the thrills of adventure travel comes from seeking unexplored corners of the earth, [...]

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10 Unique Transport Modes Around the World

Posted on February 25, 2010 by in Adventure Travel, Asia, Cambodia, Central America, China, Egypt, Guatemala, HongKong, Jordan, Peru, South America, Uncategorized

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Sailing on an ancient junk boat in Vietnam, riding a rickshaw in Japan or seeing the pyramids on camels – there are thousands of strange and oddly intriguing forms of transportation around the world. Inspired by my hero Charley Boorman who travelled from Ireland to Sydney using 112 modes of transport on TV series ‘By Any [...]

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Dog Meat and Rooster balls: The 10 Most Exotic Asian foods

Posted on January 15, 2009 by in Asia, China, Food, HongKong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Recommendations, Singapore, the Philippines, Travel Writing

Chicken feet- a Chinese delicacy

  Picture deep-fried grasshoppers and stewed chicken feet — the world of Asian culinary is wild beyond your imagination. Perfect for the brave new traveler, eating in Asia requires a certain degree of guts and a wild sense of adventure. As an Asian saying goes, ‘The key to one’s heart is through his stomach.’ As [...]

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