No business like snow business
The Sapporo Snow Festival will take place from February 4-11, 2020. Snow festivals had existed in Hokkaido previously but they
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Author: The Mango Road
Olive ridley lays eggs in Boracay
An olive ridley sea turtle has given a thumbs up to last years closure of Boracay by laying 106 eggs
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New UNESCO Creative Cities
Bangkok and Sukhothai are among 66 new sites designated as UNESCO creative cities bringing the total number in Thailand to
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Da Nang to HK and Singapore
Vietjet is to operate two new international routes from Da Nang. December 12 sees the launch of daily flights to
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Sunrise over Gunung Bromo and the Tengger Highlands
Sunrise over Gunung Bromo is one of the earth’s great spectacles. I first saw it, in less than perfect weather conditions, over twenty years ago. Back then there
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Chek Lap Kok Airport – Hong Kong
Chek Lap Kok Airport is located on an island off the North side of Lantau Island. It was the last
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ANA: Tokyo to Vladivostok
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch flights between Tokyo an Vladivostok on 16 March 2020. It will be the airlines
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Ten out of ten for 80/20
“Ingredients,” said the waitress, answering my query about the restaurants name. “We source 80 percent of all out ingredients locally, only 20 percent are imported.”
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South Park Street cemetery: Garden of unfulfilled dreams
South Park Street Christian cemetery is an oasis of calm amidst the infernal cacophony of modern Kolkata. But it’s a spooky place, even in the middle of the day
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Royal Barge Procession
UPDATED There will be a Royal Barge Procession along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on December 12. It had
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