Asia Archives - Just Go Places https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/category/asia/ Culinary and Cultural Travel Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The 10 Best Tiger Safaris in India (+ the Best National Park in Nepal for Tiger Safaris) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/tiger-safaris/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:32:30 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=21334 Netflix docuseries Tiger King burst onto our screens like a meth lab explosion. Watching this show about human greed and violence among a bunch of hillbilly meth addicts (with a supposed love for big cats) only left me feeling sorry for the animals. On the plus side, Tiger King has raised awareness of all the...

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]]> A Guide To The 5 Best Hill Stations in Uttrakhand India https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hill-stations-in-uttrakhand-india/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hill-stations-in-uttrakhand-india/#respond Sun, 19 May 2019 15:55:44 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=18154 Chances are you haven’t heard about Uttrakhand, a state in the North of India. Uttrakhand has had brief moments of popularity in the West such as when the British Empire built hill stations in Uttrakhand as their summer escapes, or when The Beatles stayed in an ashram in Uttrakhand in the 1960s. Uttrakhand is very...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hill-stations-in-uttrakhand-india/feed/ 0 Why You Should Visit The Kobe Earthquake Museum Commemorating The Kobe Earthquake of 1995 https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/kobe-earthquake-museum/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/kobe-earthquake-museum/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:50:59 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=17069 The night of the Earthquake in Kobe 1995, the narrator of the video said she fell asleep next to her sister like she had every night for the last 15 years. She woke up to rumbling in the wee hours of the morning and furniture crashing around the room. Her sister was trapped under debris...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/kobe-earthquake-museum/feed/ 0 Why You Should Take Your Older Children To Visit The Children’s Peace Monument at Hiroshima https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-childrens-peace-monument/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-childrens-peace-monument/#respond Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:43:49 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=17084 The city of Hiroshima in Japan has the sad honour of playing testament to the horrors of a modern warfare. Unlike Bayeux in France which was spared devastation during World War II by the tactical thinking of the British Allied forces, a large chunk of Hiroshima was explicitly flattened by the American military to bring...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-childrens-peace-monument/feed/ 0 What To Do in Boracay With Kids (+ Great Family-Friendly Boracay beaches) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/boracay-with-kids/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/boracay-with-kids/#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:29:05 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=17184 Boracay has always been and will remain as one of the most sought-after destinations for families in the Philippines. Especially now that the island is newly improved (after 6 months of rehabilitation), the beaches of Boracay are once again poised to be among the best in the country. The natural and effortless beauty of a...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/boracay-with-kids/feed/ 0 Why A Golden Triangle of India Tour Should Be On Your Bucketlist https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/golden-triangle-of-india-tour/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:32:26 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=17035 With amazing palaces, grand romantic gestures, and scrumptious food tick your boxes for a bucket list adventure. Then you should hurry over to visit the so-called Golden Triangle of India. Covering a super popular tourist itinerary in India, a Golden Triangle of India tour covers 3 cities (New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur) and hundreds of years...

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]]> Why Vintage Japanese Dolls Make Affordable and Cool Japanese Souvenirs https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/vintage-japanese-dolls/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/vintage-japanese-dolls/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:30:18 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=16843 When you are travelling in Japan, you see lots of antique Japanese dolls for sale.  These dolls are a relatively affordable souvenir even if they are Japanese porcelain dolls. Sure they aren’t as cheap as a Chinese-made fridge magnet but they are way also way cooler and have a cultural significance.  The most elegantly beautiful...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/vintage-japanese-dolls/feed/ 0 The Hotel Eclat Beijing: A Chic Luxury Hotel With an Artsy Vibe https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-hotel-eclat-beijing/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-hotel-eclat-beijing/#respond Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:19:51 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=16452 Eccentric luxury sounds like a contradiction in terms and generally not something you want in a hotel. The Hotel Eclat Beijing is the exception though. It’s the brainchild of a Hong Kong tycoon who wants to bring contemporary art out of collector’s confines and put it in public spaces. Nice public spaces though. The Hotel Eclat...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-hotel-eclat-beijing/feed/ 0 Where To Stay in Beijing If You Are Seeking Design-Led Hotel Luxury (Including Family-Friendly Options) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-stay-in-beijing/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-stay-in-beijing/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:56:39 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=16460 Beijing is an enormous sprawling city and deciding where to stay in Beijing can be a daunting task. Since the former Palace Hotel (now Peninsula Beijing) opened in 1989, numerous 5 star hotels have opened in the city. There are outposts of Western brands, Chinese own brands and Beijing boutique hotels. The Chinese have embraced...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-stay-in-beijing/feed/ 0 25 Things You Should Know BEFORE Visiting China For The First Time (Especially with Kids) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/visiting-china-for-the-first-time/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/visiting-china-for-the-first-time/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:32:02 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=16114 We thought travelling to China with kids for two weeks would be a great family experience because it was one country that none of us had ever visited. In fact, we loved our China family tours so much last year, we were supposed to do it again this year. Our plans went slightly astray because...

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