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Elephant orphanage near Kandy, Sri Lanka Admit it. It is tough to visualize an elephant orphanage. Visions of elephants in shorts like Oliver Twist asking “please sir may I have a… Started by Tripatini	0	Apr 11, 2014
In the Philippines boondocks of Bontoc, Sagada & Banaue After a near panic-attack—or maybe it was claustrophobia, I’m not sure—from being in rooms without windows for six days straight, I get on… Started by Tripatini	0	Apr 9, 2014
Experiencing Tokyo by bus, train, foot, rickshaw, helicopter! Tokyo is a city of many neighborhoods. In about one hour, you can take the above-the-ground, glass-windowed JR Yamanote line, on a 34.5 km… Started by Tripatini	0	Apr 8, 2014
The mystical magnificence of Kathmandu's Durbar Square A spectacular complex of ancient courtyards, temples, fountains, and plazas around the old royal palaces, a legacy of the Newar people whos… Started by Tripatini	0	Mar 29, 2014
Visiting Hue, Vietnam's Ancient Capital Midway along the long, narrow country that is Vietnam, the now provincial capital of Huế was once the capital of the Nguyen dynasty, then t… Started by Tripatini	0	Feb 23, 2014
Tibetan Treasures in Mystical Kumbum Monastery The most important Buddhist monastery outside Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Kumbum (also known in Chinese as Ta’er) in China's adjoining Qinghai… Started by Tripatini	0	Jan 20, 2014
An expedition to Tibet's sacred peaks of Yading For two years, I had heard whispers of a mountain sanctuary in eastern Tibet, around which circled a pilgrimage route unmatched for its bea… Started by Tripatini	0	Dec 30, 2013
A Singular Sultanate: Brunei, the 'Abode of Peace' Tucked into the northern coast of the world's third largest island, Borneo, and surrounded by the country of Malaysia, the diminutive abso… Started by Tripatini	0	Dec 16, 2013
Stalking the great Bengal tiger in India's Sundarbans delta Having lived in India my entire life, in all those years, often had I heard tales of the Sunderbans. Stretching across more than 10,000 squ… Started by Tripatini	0	Dec 12, 2013
Discovering the One and Only Taj Majal When I was about 10 years old I promised myself I would see India's Taj Mahal someday. Often I have heard it called the world’s most beauti… Started by Tripatini	0	Dec 9, 2013