Chinese Language/Sinic Culture - 中文交谈俱乐部

40 members Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2021

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The language and ancient culture of China includes not just the world's most enormous country but spreads across various…

Homestays

36 members Latest Activity: Aug 27, 2021

A homestay isn't not for everybody, but staying with a local family -- whether in your own country or abroad -- can give you a unique perspective…

Greenland

28 members Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2021 Self-ruling though long associated with Denmark, the world's largest non-continental island is a chilly but fascinating North Atlantic land of…

Norway

47 members Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2021 Pining for the fjords? Us, too -- but there's a lot of other stuff about the land of the Vikings that floats our longboat. Besides dramatic scenery,…

Bolivia

26 members Latest Activity: Sep 3, 2021 Rugged and remote, the Americas' highest (um, highest-altitude) country is another world apart culturally, geographically, and politically. And it…

Music & Travel

70 members Latest Activity: Sep 16, 2021 A place to share & learn about world music, concerts across the globe, music-related tours and tourism. All together, now...

Malta

33 members Latest Activity: Jul 14, 2021 This 3-island Mediterranean country (Gozo, Comino, & Malta itself) is a fascinating anomaly -- developed by medieval crusaders & speaking a language…

South Dakota

17 members Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2021 The better known Dakota thanks mostly to Mount Rushmore, as well as the Black Hills and Badlands it's got spectacular lake country, native American…

Surfers' Board

35 members Latest Activity: Sep 4, 2021

It's no news that the surfing subculture is way travel-oriented -- you dudes and dudettes will go practically anywhere in search of the perfect…

Wyoming

31 members Latest Activity: Sep 5, 2021 The Great Outdoors is the alpha and the omega in this big, square, sparsely populated Rocky Mountain mix of peaks and plains. It's home to…

US Gulf Coast Travel

74 members Latest Activity: Jul 4, 2020

Tourism/travel news, updates & discussions about Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas & Mexico. Please add your own thoughts,…

Taiwan

33 members Latest Activity: Sep 1, 2021 The "other" China boasts some great eating, history/culture, and other urban allures in Taipei, along with some mighty lovely countryside.

Dominican Republic

45 members Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2021 Stupendous beaches, rum, cigars, soft adventure, baseball, sensuous merengue music, and some of the oldest historic sites in the Americas.

Tennessee

30 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2021 A trove of unique Americana -- from the music scenes of Nashville and Memphis (let's not forget Graceland!) to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge and the Smoky…

Theme/Amusement Parks

48 members Latest Activity: Oct 14, 2021

Especially for families, amusement parks the world over are a big part of vacations. Cutting-edge and old-fashioned, corporate behemoths to modest…

Oman

19 members Latest Activity: Sep 28, 2021 This safe & enlightened Persian Gulf sultanate is an under-the-radar travel gem, from the walled city, souk & museums of capital Muscat to…

Nicaragua

51 members Latest Activity: Oct 30, 2021

Politics notwithstanding, this Central American country may be on its way to becoming one of the next hot eco-tourism destinations, with unspoiled…

Kentucky

23 members Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2021 A great destination for lovers of Americana (particularly Appalachian), nature (especially caves galore), horses (in Lexington and Lousiville, home…

Japanese Culture/ Language

32 members Latest Activity: Oct 3, 2021

Yookoso to everybody who speaks Japanese, wants to learn, or is simply interested in this fascinating and ancient culture!

Curaçao

32 members Latest Activity: Aug 30, 2021 This Dutch Caribbean isle is less touristed and more historic than next-door Aruba, and is known for some of the Caribbean's best diving.