Blogs Posts in Traveling category; 22 blog posts

Andorra

All but lost between France and Spain, like the fairy tale pea in the mattresses, the pocket-sized princedom principality of Andorra comprises just a handful of mountainous landscapes and meandering rivers - but the skiing is the best in [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

India

India will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity - but if you enjoy delving into convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual overload, then it is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas unfolding on earth, and you'll [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a raw land, remarkably untamed and as variegated as swamp and jagged limestone; mud and moss forest; suffocating heat and Highland chill; plumed, pearl-shelled villagers and prosaic hill people; tiny tree kangaroos and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Japan

Whether you end up taking photos of a reproduction Eiffel Tower, surfing an indoor wave, musing in a Zen temple, shacking up in a love hotel or kipping down in a capsule, you'll do best to come with an open mind and be prepared to be surp [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Mexico

Mexico is a traveler's paradise, crammed with a multitude of opposing identities: desert landscapes, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient ruins, teeming industrialized cities, time-warped colonial towns, glitzy resorts, deserted beaches and a w [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Phoenix mission launched to Mars on saturday

A US space probe named Phoenix Mars Lander was successfully launched early Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and began its nine-month journey to Mars, where it will dig for clues to past and present life. The Lander blasted off fro [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Rio shantytowns drawing adventurous tourists

of the massive hillside slums that rise up around Rio's posh Ipanema beach district are places where middle-class Brazilians would never go. But a growing number of tourists are shunning the beachfront zones with their pricey hotels and sho [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

The dolls against Malaysian law

Malaysian authorities recently fined organizers of a concert by the chart-topping female group for allowing the singers to wear skimpy costumes and for their “sexually suggestive routines,” a news report said Wednesday.It was sa [...]