Royal Observatory at Greenwich Visiting Greenwich, England is one of the places you have got to go if you love geography, astronomy, or the history of navigation. It is here that the Royal […]
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Kowloon at Night Stop Motion from Bohemian Traveler on Vimeo. After the success of last year’s A Day in Bangkok Stop Motion Video, I thought it would be fun to do another stop-motion video
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Tobago has got some seriously chilled-out and naturally beautiful beaches. I few years back I explored the northwest coast of the island, impressed with the lack of tourists and relaxed vibe of the seaside villages.
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Chaoyang Gate stands proudly in the center of Jianshui, a small Yunnan city south of Kunming. This bright red prominent structure was modeled on the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and Yueyang Tower in Hunan.
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Watch the video of Harry making the local specialty beerfish in his Yangshuo kitchen: We spent more than a week soaking up the dreamlike karst landscape in and around Yangshuo, China. But one’s got to
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Our compartment is less than half full. But it still smells. The closest thing I can compare it to is the smell of 100 wet dogs. Add to that, the constant stream of cheap, most-likely
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Cycling is one of the best ways to see the countryside surrounding Yangshuo, China. The region is famous for the dreamlike limestone mountains that dot Guangxi Province. There are plenty of routes in every direction,
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Liverpool is arguably one of the most interesting cities in England. It has a fascinating and turbulent history as a great world maritime center. Liverpool has seen great immigration from Ireland and abroad, immense emigration
After two days of walking around Macau, we decided we’d had enough of our makeshift dorm room accommodation in Augusters Guesthouse. Even though there wasn’t too much more to see, we could have lingered longer
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A week prior, we had checked the Chinese calendar for an auspicious date to travel. The first of January looked good. We had already been in Hong Kong for about two weeks and were anxious
One of the main reasons I wanted to visit Macau was for its architecture. I love walking around cities, looking at building facades. I remember especially fondly, doing this in Portugal, particularly Porto. I love
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Terrapins Hong Kongers have a slight obsession with terrapins. That’s cool, ‘cause I like them too. Find the friendliest turtles in Hong Kong Park, near the tramway to Victoria Peak, a great vantage point to
First Impressions of Hong Kong During my first two days in Hong Kong I was not at all impressed. Much of this opinion was based on the Bohemian Traveler bias that mega-malls and international shopping
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It’s safe to say I’ve always had a fascination with China. From the time I spent poring over maps as a kid to thumbing the pages of a National Geographic article of ethnic minorities of
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Last spring, before flying out to Bangkok for my Southeast Asia trip, I spent a day in Philadelphia with my brother. We met up with his friend, Suzanne Tenuto, a photographer. She asked for our
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Philadelphia is making some huge strides in recent years on becoming a foodie destination. Here are some of my latest favorites from the City of Brotherly Love: Breakfast Darling’s Diner is good any
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The trip from Ouray to Durango, Colorado is one of the most scenic in the United States. There are two ways to see it: by the famous Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and by
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In November of 2006, I joined my family on a trip to Italy to visit my cousin, who was studying abroad in Milan. We visited Venice, Padua, Florence, Sienna, and the Cinque Terre. If it
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The Connecticut River Valley seemed to be filled with off-the-beaten path interesting sites. I already wrote about the Cornish-Windsor Bridge, and visiting the Harpoon Brewery over in Windsor, known as the birthplace of Vermont, where
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The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge spans the Connecticut River between the towns of Windsor, VT and Cornish, New Hampshire. It was the longest covered bridge in the United States until the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio
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Today, Saratoga Springs, New York is known as a summer getaway, famous for its horseracing culture. The track opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the
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During the first Friday of each month, the Old City art district in Philadelphia has an open house for its galleries. Each of the galleries is open to the public, many with beer or wine
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Just north of Nuweiba on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is a crescent-shaped strip of cafes and guesthouses along the Red Sea called Tarabin. I had just come from Jordan by ferry and was in need of
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The Egg and Corning Tower of the Empire State Plaza Empire State Plaza The grand vision of Nelson Rockefeller, the Empire State Plaza was constructed between 1959 and 1976 at a cost of $1.7 billion.
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