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Thailand: Spend the night, learn to kickbox at new Bangkok hotel

Thailand: Spend the night, learn to kickbox at new Bangkok hotel

Fight to be fit at a new luxury Bangkok hotel that has pulled out all stops to create a wellness center. There’s even a boxing ring in the hotel gym where guests can take Thai kickboxing...

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Yunnan, China: Thousand Lion Mountain, cormorant fishing, more

Yunnan, China: Thousand Lion Mountain, cormorant fishing, more

DALI, China — "I'm sorry," my travel agent's email said, "but Tibet is closed."

Congrats, 2012 grads. And don't let the door hit you....

Congrats, 2012 grads. And don't let the door hit you....

Greetings, graduates, and nice timing. I have no idea how all of you people are going to find jobs. I’m not even sure how long mine...

 A taste of India's street food

A taste of India's street food

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Hanoi emerging as a destination for foodies

Hanoi emerging as a destination for foodies

In Hanoi, soup is a way of life — the connective tissue of Vietnamese culture. With noodles, herbs and sinew, it strings together...

12 places to visit in 2012

12 places to visit in 2012

New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human...

China: A domestic wine industry starts to take root

China: A domestic wine industry starts to take root

A few months before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I read a blog post by an Atlantic Monthly correspondent about Chinese wine.

In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas

In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas

Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting...

Around the world in 23 days

Around the world in 23 days

Phileas Fogg went around the world in 80 days. I did it in 23. And I bet I visited more amazing sites than he — India's Taj Mahal,...

The startling spirit of Malacca, Malaysia

The startling spirit of Malacca, Malaysia

What traveler hasn't landed in a dreamed-of destination and found it crawling with tourists, fast-food franchises, name-brand stores and...

Cambodia: Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away

Cambodia: Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away

Cambodia might not rank among the world's brewery or beer garden capitals, but change is coming.

Contributing to the Gross National Happiness in Bhutan

Contributing to the Gross National Happiness in Bhutan

Bhutan? Just telling people I was coming to Bhutan evoked wonder. Some extolled it as "the true Shangri-La" and the home of "pure Buddhism,"...

Cambodia after the killing fields

Cambodia after the killing fields

A muddy, weed-choked field in the hills of northern Cambodia is the last resting place of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, chief instigator of...

Journeys Within: a tour company in Cambodia, a helping hand in Cambodian communities

Journeys Within: a tour company in Cambodia, a helping hand in Cambodian communities

Fifty years of civil war have left Cambodia a desperately poor and damaged nation with about a third of its 15 million people below the...

Stay cool in Ho Chi Minh City's cafe oases

Stay cool in Ho Chi Minh City's cafe oases

My husband, Robin, son Kai and I lived in Vietnam for a little more than two years. At first we found all the sounds of Ho Chi Minh City...

Photos: Concept art of Shanghai Disneyland theme park

Photos: Concept art of Shanghai Disneyland theme park

The $4.4 billion Shanghai Disney resort is expected to open in late 2015 or early 2016 with a Magic Kingdom-style theme park, two hotels and...

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