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Russia to open to tourism by August 9th – with multiple restrictions

Russia to open to tourism by August 9th according to a report by “Traveling Lifestyle”, although as yet there is scant other corroborating news. If the information proves to be correct it will be great news for our Soviet Tours , although with China closed will make taking the Trans-Siberian to Moscow this October still […]

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Cambodia open to tourism by October

Cambodia open to tourism by October according to plans released by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT). On May 31st the MOT held a meeting with major private-sector stakeholders to discuss re-opening Cambodia to tourism, where a roadmap and tentative plan were put into place. The plans will initially see the country open up to group […]

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Following World War II in the Solomon Islands

Ranking 7th on the list of Least Visited Countries in the World, the Solomon Islands are slowly opening up to foreign visitors after the resolution of the ethnic tensions which shook the country. It is a country rich in sceneries and cultures that are just waiting to be known, but it is also rich in […]

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Real-life Narcos — Narcotourism in Colombia

Colombia is a country in many ways still haunted by its past, but with the new partial end to the civil war, and the former cartels holding much less sway than they used to, the country is now seeing a huge influx of tourists. Yet when your country has had the past that Colombia has, […]

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Top 5 Fast Foods Your Mother Would Rather You Stayed Away From

It’s all too easy to think of omnipresent brands such as McDonalds and KFC being on every street corner. But, being the rampant example of Yankee imperialism that they are, it is unsurprising to find that in many countries they either do not exist or play second fiddle to a local monolith. Even in places […]

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Video & Photos: Glimpsing at North Korea From Across The Yalu River

Known as the Yalu River (鸭绿江) to the Chinese or Amnok River (압록강) to the Koreans, this 790km long river runs along the lower half of the Chinese and North Korean border from Mt. Paektu down to the Yellow Sea. Visitors to the Yalu are often struck by the fact that China and North Korea […]

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Jiu Zhai Gou – China’s Answer to Yosemite

China is home to a vast array of staggering natural beauty. However, this reputation is unfortunately soured in the West by its reputation for being one of the most polluted countries on the planet. Whilst this is true of many big cities, Westerners often overlook the opportunity to visit rural China – home to some […]

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First!- Young Pioneering the Tumen-Namyang Border: Part 2

Day 3 Unfortunately Shan was ill in the morning- probably she thinks because the floor was so hot it went through the bed giving her a cold (we figured out how to turn the heated floors off after that which did help, sometimes they were too hot). So she missed some of the best scenery […]

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