http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/asia-travel Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-breathnach/baku-azerbaijan-eurovision_b_1536534.html 2012-05-23T07:00:00Z 2012-05-23T07:06:02Z Thomas Breathnach http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-breathnach/ I discovered a sun-kissed city of ancient ruins and innovative architecture consumed by anticipation for the Olympics of musical kitsch. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/baku">Baku</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/baku-travel">Baku Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/azerbaijan-travel">Azerbaijan Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kip-patrick/next-se-asia-hotspot-el-n_b_1516838.html 2012-05-17T07:00:00Z 2012-05-17T07:27:09Z Kip Patrick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kip-patrick/ Travel in virtually any direction from town, and you'll discover hidden lagoons, secluded beaches, waterfalls, hot springs, and a myriad of jungle-draped islands pulled right out of Robinson Crusoe. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/el-nido">El Nido</a>, <a href="/tag/amazing-race">Amazing Race</a>, <a href="/tag/island">Island</a>, <a href="/tag/philippines-travel">Philippines Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/survivor">Survivor</a>, <a href="/tag/beach">Beach</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/southeast-asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/paradise">Paradise</a>, <a href="/tag/philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/tag/jason-bourne">Jason Bourne</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-russo/8-unforgettable-experienc_b_1513572.html 2012-05-17T07:00:00Z 2012-05-17T07:26:08Z Maria Russo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-russo/ Beautifully serene settings coupled with a culture as vibrant and warm as the very sun that shines on Kerala's verdant land make a trip here unforgettable. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/backwaters">Backwaters</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/tag/fort-cochin">Fort Cochin</a>, <a href="/tag/vagamon">Vagamon</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/india-travel">India Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/top-attractions-in-kerala">Top Attractions in Kerala</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-plantations">Tea Plantations</a>, <a href="/tag/spices">Spices</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/thailands-islands-where-to-escape_n_1522222.html 2012-05-16T14:14:56Z 2012-05-16T14:14:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Whether it is riding in the back of an open tuk-tuk or racing across the waves in a longtail boat, a journey through Thailand's islands always feels l... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/thailand-travel">Thailand Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zachary-francis/kolkata-saturday-night-at_b_1505366.html 2012-05-16T07:00:00Z 2012-05-16T07:05:41Z Zachary Francis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zachary-francis/ The alpha moustache belonged to the ringleader of the twisted display of flesh, denim and synthesizer onstage. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/tag/paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/tag/calcutta">Calcutta</a>, <a href="/tag/india-travel">India Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/kolkata-travel">Kolkata Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-wiese/greater-than-everest_b_1515535.html 2012-05-15T07:00:00Z 2012-05-15T07:17:43Z Richard Wiese http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-wiese/ There were yak traffic-jams, forests of flowers and children playing with tires around yak-dung fires. At night the sky opened, a ceiling punctured by the brightest stars I had ever seen. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/born-to-explore">Born to Explore</a>, <a href="/tag/nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/tag/rob-hall">Rob Hall</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-wiese">Richard Wiese</a>, <a href="/tag/mount-everest">Mount Everest</a>, <a href="/tag/into-thin-air">Into Thin Air</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefreestyle">Slidefreestyle</a>, <a href="/tag/everest">Everest</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/nepal-travel">Nepal Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/a-clear-day-in-jodhpur_b_1472098.html 2012-05-04T07:00:00Z 2012-05-04T07:05:07Z Leora Novick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/ Even as I left, the scent of the marketplace clung to my skin. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/royalty">Royalty</a>, <a href="/tag/blue-city">Blue City</a>, <a href="/tag/jodhpur">Jodhpur</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/fashion">Fashion</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/pashminas">Pashminas</a>, <a href="/tag/fort">Fort</a>, <a href="/tag/scarves">Scarves</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/rajasthan">Rajasthan</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/india-travel">India Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jetsettercom/john-robshaws-rules-for-t_b_1467447.html 2012-05-04T07:00:00Z 2012-05-04T07:02:44Z Jetsetter.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jetsettercom/ I get plain lassis from Lassi Wallah on MI Road in Jaipur, India. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/jetsetter">Jetsetter</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/john-robshaw">John Robshaw</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/india-travel">India Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-stringfellow/sentosa_island_b_1462462.html 2012-05-02T07:00:00Z 2012-05-02T07:09:43Z Monique Stringfellow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-stringfellow/ After breakfast, we steered clear of the macaque monkeys that had gathered on the patio in the hopes that hotel guests would share their croissants. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/beach-resorts">Beach Resorts</a>, <a href="/tag/hawker-food">Hawker Food</a>, <a href="/tag/sentosa-island">Sentosa Island</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/family-travel">Family Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/sentosa">Sentosa</a>, <a href="/tag/southeast-asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore-travel">Singapore Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/strangest-sights-of-tokyo_n_1440079.html 2012-04-20T08:46:33Z 2012-04-20T08:46:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Tokyo is full of baffling attractions. Even more mind-bending is that most of them actually make perfect sense when you stop to think about it. Tokyo ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/strange-tokyo">Strange Tokyo</a>, <a href="/tag/tokyo-travel">Tokyo Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-travel">Japan Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/welcome-to-india-day-one-_b_1418494.html 2012-04-13T07:00:00Z 2012-04-13T07:13:33Z Leora Novick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/ Fortunate to be moving at all -- cars in the opposite direction were gridlocked as far as the eye could see -- I craned my neck out the window to get a better look. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/curry">Curry</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/new-delhi">New Delhi</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/sands-launches-44b-macau-casino-resort_n_1418926.html 2012-04-11T16:52:56Z 2012-04-11T17:22:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MACAU -- U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Macau casino operator on Wednesday launched its long-delayed fourth resort, a $4.4 billion complex that is... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/macau-casino">Macau Casino</a>, <a href="/tag/sands-casino">Sands Casino</a>, <a href="/tag/macau-travel">Macau Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/kagoshima-the-hawaii-of-japan_n_1417768.html 2012-04-11T11:28:04Z 2012-04-11T11:28:04Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When most people think of Japan, what comes to mind is raw fish, Mount Fuji, temples and Tokyo. Few step off the tourist path, but those who do will b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-travel">Japan Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/the-hawaii-of-japan">The Hawaii of Japan</a>, <a href="/tag/kagoshima">Kagoshima</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-stringfellow/singapore-stopovershoppin_b_1413615.html 2012-04-11T07:00:00Z 2012-04-11T07:31:52Z Monique Stringfellow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-stringfellow/ The food court was unlike any I've ever seen: dim sum, Indian rotis, sushi, ramen, Malayan "hawker food" and so much more all side by side in the gleaming basement area. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/luxury-travel">Luxury Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/shangri-la-singapore">Shangri La Singapore</a>, <a href="/tag/asian-street-food">Asian Street Food</a>, <a href="/tag/shopping">Shopping</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore-travel">Singapore Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/southeast-asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/shangri-la-hotel">Shangri-La Hotel</a>, <a href="/tag/fashion">Fashion</a>, <a href="/tag/orchard-road">Orchard Road</a>, <a href="/tag/raffles-hotel">Raffles Hotel</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore-slings">Singapore Slings</a>, <a href="/tag/comme-des-garcons">Comme Des Garcons</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/a-first-timers-guide-to-central-asia_n_1411892.html 2012-04-09T08:07:18Z 2012-04-09T08:07:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Ever imagined yourself riding horseback across the Eurasian steppe or haggling for carpets in an Uzbek bazaar? Silk Road romantics with a penchant for... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/central-asia-travel">Central Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/central-asia">Central Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/8-reasons-to-go-to-burma_b_1401547.html 2012-04-05T07:00:00Z 2012-04-05T07:10:31Z BootsnAll http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/ The reclusive country is ready for the spotlight. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/southeast-asia-travel">Southeast Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/burma-travel">Burma Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar-travel">Myanmar Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/southeast-asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/feline-fun-in-japans-cat-cafes_n_1403598.html 2012-04-04T14:50:44Z 2012-04-04T14:50:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Whisker by whisker, cats have begun to replace coffee as the top draw in cafés across Japan.<br /> <br /> In a country where many citizens do not have the time... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cat-cafes">Cat Cafes</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-cat-cafes">Japan Cat Cafes</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-travel">Japan Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/little-laos-joerg-daibers_n_1398063.html 2012-04-03T07:51:07Z 2012-04-03T08:00:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Joerg Daiber's latest video takes us to Laos, the Southeast Asian nation of roughly 6.5 million people. <br /> <br /> Daiber traveled across Laos, stopping for ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-video">Travel Video</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/laos-travel">Laos Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/tilt-shift-video">Tilt Shift Video</a>, <a href="/tag/laos">Laos</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/tilt-shift">Tilt-Shift</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/myanmar-struggling-to-handle-surge-in-visitors_n_1372443.html 2012-03-22T10:28:30Z 2012-03-22T10:46:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ YANGON, Myanmar -- Now that Myanmar is opening to the outside world, good luck getting a hotel room.<br /> <br /> Travelers and eager investors are pouring in to ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar-travel">Myanmar Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar-tourists">Myanmar Tourists</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/tag/burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/singapore-planning-new-cruise-terminal_n_1367282.html 2012-03-20T12:01:27Z 2012-03-20T12:42:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Singapore is spending $400 million on a new International Cruise Terminal that will increase its capacity to host visiting ships. The new terminal, wh... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cruising">Cruising</a>, <a href="/tag/cruise-ships">Cruise Ships</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-news">Travel News</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore-cruises">Singapore Cruises</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore-travel">Singapore Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/cruises">Cruises</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenna-scatena/burmas-big-moment_b_1348403.html 2012-03-16T07:00:00Z 2012-03-16T07:11:40Z Jenna Scatena http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenna-scatena/ Just over a decade ago Lonely Planet was being accused of supporting Burma's corrupt military regime for publishing a guidebook to the country. Boy, have times changed. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-hot-list">2012 Hot List</a>, <a href="/tag/aung-san-suu-kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar-junta">Myanmar Junta</a>, <a href="/tag/burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/tag/burma-elections">Burma Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-kepnes/the-tragic-destruction-of_b_1344055.html 2012-03-15T07:00:00Z 2012-03-15T07:17:26Z Matt Kepnes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-kepnes/ All that remains of this once vibrant area is a bunch of torn down buildings, empty lots and shacks. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/phnom-penh">Phnom Penh</a>, <a href="/tag/backpacking">Backpacking</a>, <a href="/tag/cambodia-travel">Cambodia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/a-year-after-the-tsunami-_n_1335456.html 2012-03-09T14:23:59Z 2012-03-11T08:25:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every disaster has a half life -- nuclear disasters doubly so. But, a year after a tsunami swept away much of Okuma, triggering a meltdown at the near... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/japan-earthquake">Japan Earthquake</a>, <a href="/tag/destination">Destination</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-tsunami">Japan Tsunami</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-earthquake-2011">Japan Earthquake 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-tourism">Japan Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-travel">Japan Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-earthquake-anniversary">Japan Earthquake Anniversary</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-gellman/sky-sea-and-smiles-in-the_b_1290371.html 2012-02-21T08:00:00Z 2012-02-21T08:04:41Z Sam Gellman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-gellman/ On one of the following mornings -- I quickly lost track -- I followed the curve of a beach until it ended in a village half-sunk in ocean. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel-photography">Travel Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destination">International Destination</a>, <a href="/tag/the-philippines">The Philippines</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefreestyle">Slidefreestyle</a>, <a href="/tag/philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/eva-airs-hello-kitty-plan_n_1276230.html 2012-02-15T07:30:00Z 2012-02-15T07:51:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Taipei-based airline EVA Air is taking adorable to the skies.<br /> <br /> EVA Air has had Hello Kitty-themed jets since 2005, but they debuted three new je... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="/tag/taipei">Taipei</a>, <a href="/tag/asia-travel">Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/eva-air-hello-kitty">Eva Air Hello Kitty</a>, <a href="/tag/hello-kitty">Hello Kitty</a>, <a href="/tag/eva-air">Eva Air</a>, <a href="/tag/airlines">Airlines</a>, <a href="/tag/hello-kitty-airplane">Hello Kitty Airplane</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p>