With the well-preserved structures of various Asian influences and the rather traditional lifestyles led by the locals, time seems to have stood still in Hoi An, one of Vietnam's primary port cities of the olden days. Located in Central Vietnam, Hoi An is a museum on its own, revealing how an early Southeast-Asian trading hub may have looked like. UNESCO has taken notice of the city's offerings, and listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1999. Wandering around Hoi An is not as easy-going compared to the visits to other urban attractions in Vietnam. For a small price, a ticket will allow entry to each of the city's categorized attractions: a museum, an old house, and choices of either the Handicraft...
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Monkeys star in various Asian festivals
In Lopburi, Thailand, monkeys live among the locals while in China and India, they are venerated for being devoted to their gods. Love them or hate them, monkeys are central in the lives of the people, be it cultural, literary and religious.
Notes on the Road: Famous Travel Blogs
With few exceptions, travelers are hardly considered as celebrities. But with the rise of the Internet and the personal blog, these travelers who keep a blog have become famous in their own right, creating their own businesses, writing syndicated columns or starring in TV commercials.
"I had sex in a hostel"
Far from home and savoring a freedom they have not previously known, most travelers become sexually adventurous, even having multiple partners during their stay in a new country. Are backpackers the new sex tourists? Steve Meyer doesn’t think so and believes that travelers are just exercising a deep human need.
Building a career with the wild
The Great Orangutan Project makes it easier for volunteers to contribute help not only by providing money but by also personally taking care and supervising the orangutans until they are fit enough to live in the wild. Considered as Asia’s last great ape, the orangutan has become a cornerstone in wildlife conservation efforts: that international cooperation can lead to the survival of vulnerable creatures.