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Best things to do in 2010
27 November 2009
Rest up while you can, dear travellers, because 2010 is going to be an action-packed year! Total eclipse...
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YOUR top 10 countries for 2010
19 November 2009
A couple of weeks ago, we published our list of hot destinations for 2010. You sure had a lot to say!...
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Hunting with the Lisu
10 November 2009
Down in the Nu Valley, in a remote western corner of China’s Yunnan province, life revolves around...
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In search of the Dulong
10 November 2009
Kong Dang is at the end of a 96km butt-clenching ride from Gongshan and is the gateway town to the Dulong...
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Taking the stage in Shaxi
09 November 2009
Once an important stop on the old tea-trading route, quiet Shaxi has been carefully preserved, and its...
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Khampa yakboys in Shangri-la
09 November 2009
Since it was renamed ‘Shangri-la’ by savvy officials 2001, remote Zhongdian has popped up...
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Lonely Planet:Roads Less Travelled China itinerary
06 November 2009
From Yunnan’s capital city, Kunming, it’s a 600km bus ride west to Liuku, the main town in...
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Are you fluent in Chinglish?
21 September 2009
Wherever you glance in China, you enter the through-the-mirror world of Chinglish. You may at first be...
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World’s worst sleepless nights
08 September 2009
Travellers learn to grab forty winks in some pretty taxing situations: overnight bus trips, hostel rooms...
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Asia’s greatest rail journey
02 September 2009
Texting monks, baby turtles, floods, urban ballroom dancing and snake-oil salesmen? It could only be...
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China dos and don’ts
14 July 2009
China may be changing fast, but it’s still a highly traditional society. Showing respect for local...
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Jackie Chan’s dream itinerary: China
30 June 2009
We asked international film star Jackie Chan what his perfect trip through China would look like. Here’s...
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The Great Wall of China
15 June 2009
No matter what you think it’ll be like the Great Wall will still blow you away. You can’t...
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