Comrades, Forward! The Hammer and Sickle Traveling Kerala
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Visitors will find odd Soviet-era Communist iconography throughout this South Asia travel destination. Why?
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Sagada, Sagada, You’ll Always Be Mine
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Amy Poulton on Sagada, the locals, and the most famous tiered rice terraces in Southeast Asia.
Mount Batur for the Best Sunrise in Bali
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Sunrise signals a new day, something we all desperately need right now, and the active volcano of Mount Batur is the best sunrise in Bali.
West Sumatra: active volcanoes and vanishing species
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A Great Wall, volcanoes, orangutans, and more in a Sumatra you never knew existed.
Hiking the Markha Valley Trail in Ladakh
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After warming up on the Sham Valley, Annapurna Mellor takes her exceptional camera for one of Ladakh’s most famous hikes: the Markha Valley Trek.
Royal Highlander Festival: Trek to the Home of the Layap
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Jay Tindall treks 20 kilometers to the Royal Highlander Festival to meet the Bhutan tribes of one of the most under traveled regions in Asia.
Exploring Ladakh’s Nubra Valley: Sand, Water, and Rock
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From the treacherous Khardung La Pass to the idyllic Pangong Tso, Dave Stamboulis explores the many worlds of the Nubra Valley in Ladakh.
Hiking the Takedao Abandoned Railway
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In every season the Takedao Abandoned Railway is a lesser-traveled wonder, a rare disused railway track north of Osaka. It’s easy, unique, and great for Instagram.
Mount Mayon: In the Shadow of the Most Active Volcano in the Philippines
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The full version of Richard Collett’s ATV adventure up the conical volcano of Mount Mayon from our Hot and Cold Winter Issue, featuring lava, ziplines, history, and more.
Calcutta Canyon: A Wild West World in Bengal
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Four hours outside of Calcutta is a strange Wild West world of Gongoni Danga, red earth and green scrub with a demon cave backstory.
Chasing Waterfalls in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
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There’s a lot to see in Sri Lanka, from Sigiriya to leopards, but there’s something to be said for a long hike to a waterfall. Central Sri Lanka’s unique topography gives it some very interesting cascades.
Silks Place Taroko, Gorge-ous by Design
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Taroko Gorge is one of Taiwan’s hottest hiking spots, and Silks Place Taroko is one of the few luxury options in this rugged Formosa landscape.