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AKA: Vesakha, Vesak, Wesak, Visak, Vixakha and many more derivatives.
When? The second Sunday in May OR the day of the full moon in May OR the Sunday nearest to the day of the full moon in May OR the eighth day of the fourth lunar month OR if you've decided ...International Budget Guide 2013: Hong Kong
Hong Kong may be the most expensive city in the world to set up an office, buy a luxury home and open a retail location, but it also offers surprising values for the budget traveler. For every five-star hotel, Michelin-starred restaurant and luxury emporium, there is a ...Photo Of The Day: All Signs Lead To ...
If you calculated how much time you look at certain things when you travel, signs would be at the top of the list. Whether it's indicating a road or a restaurant, without signs we would quite literally be lost.
In some places, there are more signs than others, and in ...Globalgig Brings Affordable Mobile Internet For World Travelers
Smartphones, tablets and laptops have all made travel easier and more enjoyable. Those devices help keep us connected to friends and family, allow us to more easily share our experiences and provide the ability to stay productive while on the road. But of course, all of ...Bird's-Eye Snapshots Of Hong Kong's Most Claustrophobic Apartments
If you've ever wished you had more space in your home, just wait until you see these startling images of abysmally tiny apartments in Hong Kong.
The livings spaces are so small that the bed, TV, kitchen and office are all within arm's reach, and belongings are ...Hong Kong Cruise Terminal To Be In World Class Of Its Own
When Hong Kong's Kai Tak cruise terminal opens in June, the nearly quarter-mile long facility will be able to handle the biggest cruise ships in the world. Located at the site of the former Kai Tak International airport runway, the $1 billion terminal will source ...Budget Hong Kong: The City Of Blinding Logos
The streets of Hong Kong have a way of accosting you with neon lights and ostentatious logos. Louis Vuitton and Giorgio Armani lay claim to the Central District, while Tiffany & Co. and Burberry dominate Tsim Sha Tsui. Causeway Bay is a cacophony of luxury labels ...Hong Kong To Host 2012 International Dragon Boat Festival
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor will soon play host to an exciting and colorful event unlike any other. Starting on July 4 and running through July 8, the iconic Asian city will welcome more than 200 teams from around the globe as they get set to compete in the 36th annual ...Video of the Day: Vintage Hong Kong revealed
Want to take a slow boat to China? Get lost in vintage Hong Kong in this 1938 video of the gateway to China. The harbor city was still under British rule, and you can watch men in linen suits and pith helmets stroll alongside rickshaw drivers. Some of the narration is a ...
10 places to celebrate Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year occurs in the early months of our calendar year, typically January or February and this year falls on January 23rd. This is the first of 15 days of celebration and the start of the Year of the Dragon.
Chinese New Year (also called the Lunar New Year) ...5 best floating markets around Asia
When traveling, it's always fun to head over to the local open-air markets and gain some insight into the culture and their products. To make the browsing experience even better, some markets forgo street stands and set up shop right in the water. To see this for yourself, ...10 unusual foods from around the world
Who doesn't love trying new and exotic foods when traveling? Maybe some spicy curries in India, a selection of savory tapas in Spain, or some authentic...Pig's Blood Cake? Check out this list of 10 unusual foods from around the world and see if your perspective on trying ...How to: Climb the highest mountain in Hong Kong while on a layover
Let's face it. Nobody really loves sitting around airports on a long layover. Well, maybe there's someone out there who does, but unless you're a fan of long lines, excessively repetitive loudspeaker announcements, attempting to sleep curled around the inconveniently ...One man dances in beautiful and remote locations all over the world
When I first watched this video, "Dance Like Nobody is Watching", my first instinct was to try to see how many of the places in the montage I recognized. The next time I watched, I became entranced by the talent of Ki'une as he danced and recorded himself in different ...
Video of the Day - Hong Kong Honey
Having spent six months in Hong Kong in 2009, I thought I knew the city fairly well at the end of my stay. I could navigate the night markets, had committed the sleek metro system to memory and even attended a few local weddings. But there was one facet of the city that ...
10 countries Americans need advance visas to visit
We live in an increasingly borderless world and we have access to many countries that were closed (or non-existent) 20 years ago. As reported earlier this week, Americans are especially lucky with access to 169 countries visa free. Still, there are still many countries that ...New world's tallest building planned for Saudi Arabia
Less than two years after the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai, Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has announced a new world's tallest building to be built on the Red Sea resort town of Jeddah. The Saudi building is planned to be 172 meters (564 feet) taller than the Burj ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...Top ten most crowded islands in the world
From an island microslum in Colombia to a haute enclave in central Paris, the ten most crowded islands in the world bear scant similarities in class or culture. In fact, every entry in the top ten comes from a different country. But being islands, each shares the common ...Photo of the Day - Hong Kong Junk
I don't know that any city in the world can match the sheer "wow" factor of Hong Kong's harbor. The city's massive skyscrapers sit precariously perched on the lips of mountainous islands, always looking as if they're about to fall into the sea. There's probably no better ...
