Feb 5th, 2013 at 6:30PM:
Penang, Malaysia, is an island that reverberates with art and history. Flickr user Lauren Irons captures the vibrancy of this fascinating destination in this image of a colorful bicycle taxi set against the bright blue walls of the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. On her blog, Lauren describes a visit filled with Hindu festivals and Buddhist temples. "Should you find yourself in Southeast Asia in the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Bicycle In Penang
Feb 5th, 2013 at 6:30PM:
Penang, Malaysia, is an island that reverberates with art and history. Flickr user Lauren Irons captures the vibrancy of this fascinating destination in this image of a colorful bicycle taxi set against the bright blue walls of the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. On her blog, Lauren describes a visit filled with Hindu festivals and Buddhist temples. "Should you find yourself in Southeast Asia in the ...Photo Of The Day: Sea Creatures In Penang
Jul 26th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
The rise of social media and photo-sharing platforms like Instagram has meant an increase in the number of photos floating around the Internet of particularly appetizing, unappetizing, and downright inedible foods. This has lead to a certain backlash, with articles bemoaning this trend, asking people to stop taking pictures of their meals. Still, I think there is a place for it in the world of ...Longreads introduces curated travel reading with Travelreads
Mar 21st, 2012 at 3:30PM: Thanks to the Internet, social media and our various smartphones and e-readers, you no longer have to rely on the airport newsstand's collection of John Grisham novels for travel reading. You can browse the New York Times from your cell phone, read a guidebook on your Kindle or start dreaming about your next trip with an e-magazine like TRVL. If you're a fan of long-form journalism and fiction, ...Ode to the expat newspaper
May 3rd, 2011 at 3:00PM: One of my favorite things about traveling, in addition to foreign supermarkets, oddball museums, and miniature toiletries, is the local English-language expat newspaper. When I'm home in New York, I tend to get all my news online, either directly from news websites through specific searches or curated from friends' links on social media (one of the best sources for news from US newspapers is ...Knocked up abroad: second trimester travel
Apr 27th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Not far along enough for second trimester travel? Read more about pregnancy in a foreign country, Turkish prenatal care, travel in the first trimester,Turkish superstitions, and foreign baby names on Knocked up abroad.
A few years ago, before the word staycation foisted itself into the travel lexicon, babymoons were all the rage. A babymoon typically referred to the last getaway for ...Photo of the Day: Chinese lanterns on Penang, Malaysia
Feb 5th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
The Chinese New Year celebrations are still in full swing here in Asia. As it's the continent's version of spring break crossed with Christmas, folks are on holiday and many shops and restaurants are closed for the week. It's easy for travelers to feel like outsiders when traveling to China or Chinese communities during this holiday (imagine how a tourist might feel if they came to the States ...Want a lifetime of free flights? Give birth on board
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 6:15PM:
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There's one lucky newborn baby and mom living in Malaysia. The mother, a 31-year-old Malaysian woman, added excitement and drama to an AirAsia flight from Penang to Kuching this past Wednesday when she gave birth to her bundle of joy while the plane was still ..."Bizarre Foods" on the Travel Channel: Asia potpourri
Apr 23rd, 2008 at 11:15PM: Location: Tokyo and Kobe Japan; Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand; and Penang, Malaysia. (This episode was a repeat of a previous season. I missed this one the first time, so I was happy to catch it.)
Episode Rating: 4 Sheep Testicles (out of 4) using Aaron's system that certainly works well for this episode--if you trade sheep for pig.
Summary: After watching this episode, it might seem like ...
