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New flights between Bangkok and Tichy

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New flights between Bangkok and Tichy Thai AirAsia will add three flights a week between Bangkok and Tiruchirappalli in India.

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More flights between Delhi and Phuket

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More flights between Delhi and Phuket Indigo Airlines will add another daily flight between Delhi and Phuket bringing the total

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Trans Bhutan Trail restored
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Trans Bhutan Trail restored

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Trans Bhutan Trail restored After an extensive restoration programme the historic Trans Bhutan Trail will reopen in April 2022 for

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What future for Asia's old Railways?
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What future for Asia’s old Railways?

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What future for Asia’s old Railways? Early morning at Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station is always a busy time. Overnight trains

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Traditional sailing ships of the Bugis
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Traditional sailing ships of the Bugis

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Traditional sailing ships of the Bugis The prows of pinisi rear up along the old harbour front at Sunda Kelapa

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Uttamanusorn bridge, Sangkhlaburi, Thailand
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Uttamanusorn Bridge, Sangkhlaburi, Thailand

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Uttamanusorn Bridge, Sangkhlaburi, Thailand The sunrise had come and gone but there were still plenty of people on the bridge.

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Another Unesco listing for Thailand

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Another Unesco listing for Thailand The Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex south-west of Bangkok has been awarded Unesco World Heritage Status.

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An abandoned Hakka mansion in Yuen Long
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An abandoned Hakka mansion in Yuen Long

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An abandoned Hakka mansion in Yuen Long It is called Pun Uk which means mansion of the Puns. It was

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India visa fee waiver
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India visa fee waiver

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India visa fee waiver In a bid to help revive the tourism sector India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has promised

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Sai Kung half-marathon – Updated

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Sai Kung half-marathon – Updated This race has been rescheduled to July 3 due to bad weather conditions The Hong

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A small Rainbow Village, near Tosari in the steep A small Rainbow Village, near Tosari in the steep valleys of the Tengger Highlands, East Java. One of Java's best known attractions, Mt Bromo, is nearby but most people just come to see the sunrise over the crater and leave again before breakfast. But it is a great place to chill out in the cool mountain air for a few days.
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Young water buffalo chows down on some tasty grass Young water buffalo chows down on some tasty grass garnished with mud.
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Common Mormon caterpillar (Papilio polytes) chowin Common Mormon caterpillar (Papilio polytes) chowing down on one of my citrus plants.
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Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) making of Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) making off with the catch of the day.
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A-Ma Temple, Macau. The temple was built in 1488 t A-Ma Temple, Macau. The temple was built in 1488 to honour the sea goddess, Mazu aka Tin Hau, the most revered deity along the South China coastal regions.
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This fellow turned up on my balcony Tuesday, he's This fellow turned up on my balcony Tuesday, he's been residing in one of my potted plants since then. It's a bit late in the season really, the neighbourhood insects have already started shutting up shop for the winter, so I don't know what he's going to eat.
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Looking across the Kledung Pass towards the 3,153 Looking across the Kledung Pass towards the 3,153 metre volcano, Gunung Sindoro. Sindoro last erupted in November 1971,
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Tai Fu Tai Mansion, San Tin. It was built in 1865 Tai Fu Tai Mansion, San Tin. It was built in 1865 by Man Chung-luen, a successful merchant and philanthropist after he had been awarded the title of Dafu by the Qing Emperor.
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Chapel of Our Lady of Penha The church built in 1 Chapel of Our Lady of Penha

The church built in 1622 by the crew of the Portuguese ship São Bartholomeu who, after escaping from Dutch pursuers, vowed to build a church to commemorate the Virgin Mary if they made it back to Macau.

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The basalt columns at High Island in Sai Kung Coun The basalt columns at High Island in Sai Kung Country Park were formed about 140 million years ago when a vast pool of magma that lay beneath the eastern New Territories, most of Kowloon and all of Hong Kong island erupted. The land plunged downwards carving out a landscape which, after years of weathering and being clothed in a rich green forest, became one of Hong Kong’s best-loved hiking destinations.
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The volcano was one of only about fifty known super-volcanoes in the world and represents Hong Kong’s contribution to the Unesco Global Geopark.
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There is not too much at the western end of Lantau There is not too much at the western end of Lantau save for mountains, forests and monasteries. This one is dedicated to Kwun Yum, the goddess of mercy, or Guanyin as she is known outside of Hong Kong. The monastery itself dates back more than a hundred years though the impressive red buildings were added in 1992. From the terrace, which is the flat roof of the earlier buildings, there is a spectacular view across the surrounding mountains
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Plaster mouldings and decorated screen doors at th Plaster mouldings and decorated screen doors at the Lik Wing Tong Study Hall in in Hong Kong's New Territories.
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Ching Chung Koon Monastery, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong . Ching Chung Koon Monastery, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia . While it is not so co Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia
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While it is not so comfortable Ta Prohm is at its atmospheric best during the rainy season. When the greens of the lichens and the browns of the banyan trees contrast with the wet grey stone walls.
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Ta Prohm was founded in 1186 by King Jayavarman VII though construction would have continued well into the 13th century. It was abandoned in the 15th century and suffered centuries of neglect. When conservation efforts began it was decided that the temple, which blends quite beautifully with the surrounding jungle,  would be left largely as it was found. Much work has been done however to prevent the complex deteriorating further and to stabilise it so that it doesn't collapse on visitors.
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Angkor and all its temples are a Unesco Word Heritage site. Parts of the Tomb Raider movie were filmed at Ta Prohm.
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It's hiking season in Hong Kong. But beware the ol It's hiking season in Hong Kong. But beware the old abandoned villages are hungry.

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Rua de Felicidade, or Street of Happiness. Macau's Rua de Felicidade, or Street of Happiness. Macau's former red light district
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An abandoned spirit house next to an abandoned bui An abandoned spirit house next to an abandoned building building in a rural part of Phang Nga, southern Thailand. The blue wires lead to a socket for a tiny  bulb to give the spirit light during the dark nights but the bulb has since been removed.
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The Great Mosque of Central Java, Semarang. . . . The Great Mosque of Central Java, Semarang.
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Young boy ruffling some feathers in Kathmandu's Du Young boy ruffling some feathers in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, Nepal.
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Sunset over the Pui O River, Lantau Island, Hong K Sunset over the Pui O River, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Lantau Peak looking dramatic. At 934 metres (3,064 Lantau Peak looking dramatic. At 934 metres (3,064 ft) above sea level the mountain is the highest point on Lantau island and the second highest in Hong Kong.
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Another shot of the Tengger Highlands in East Java Another shot of the Tengger Highlands in East Java where villages cling to narrow ridges whilst vegetables, growing in the rich volcanic soils, tumble down the sides.
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One of Java's best known attractions, Mt Bromo, is nearby but most people just come to see the sunrise over the crater and leave again before breakfast. But it is a great place to chill out in the cool mountain air for a few days.
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A tourist browses colourful silk lampshades in Hoi A tourist browses colourful silk lampshades in Hoi An, Vietnam
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This, I believe, is a light-vented or Chinese bulb This, I believe, is a light-vented or Chinese bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis). Most of the year they prefer to stay up in the forest feeding on bugs and berries. But since those delicacies are scarce at this time of year they are not above slumming it down on my balcony in return for a handout of leftover rice.

This one was on the lamp post opposite, waiting for me to go inside so it could have its breakfast and squabble with the red-whiskered bulbuls and sparrows.
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The Eiffel Tower and the Big Ben tower. There's a The Eiffel Tower and the Big Ben tower. There's a photo essay at: https://www.smarttravelasia.com/Special/CotaiPhotoEssay.htm

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Ceramic figurines on sale at Cat Street market, Ho Ceramic figurines on sale at Cat Street market, Hong Kong.
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Queen Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India . . . #vic Queen Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India
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Thamel district, Kathmandu. A warren of small shop Thamel district, Kathmandu. A warren of small shops selling everything from hippy couture to mountain treks as well as massage, balms and oils to soothe aching, post-trek, feet.

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Notice the scale of the clouds against the trees. Notice the scale of the clouds against the trees. 
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Sunset at the Laban Rata rest house, 3,272 metres (10,375ft) above sea level on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
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