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A cool breeze brushes my skin and ruffles my hair as I pedal past rice paddies behind my seven-year-old son, who sits on the back of a tandem bike with his arms wrapped tightly around our guide, Gusto. Every now…
The global obsession with South Korea is far from dwindling. Lorna Riley explores ‘hallyu’, the phenomenon spanning everything from K-pop to K-beauty If you’ve not yet been touched by hallyu, it’s surely just a matter of time. Hallyu is also…
Jewel quickly became one of Singapore’s most popular tourist attractions. Located at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport, it’s famous for its giant indoor waterfall surrounded by an urban forest. So, what’s all the fuss about? Beats me. To me, it’s just…
An annual festival has opened with a ceremonial salute fired from matchlock muskets in Sakai City, Osaka. The local tourism association organizes the event to promote awareness of the history and culture of Sakai, which once flourished as a merchant…
Every parent knows the feeling. The kids are bouncing off the walls, it is too hot to go outside, and you just need somewhere nearby to let them play. If you live in Abu Dhabi or you are visiting, Wanasa…
Rep. Kim Seung-soo of the main opposition People Power Party Foreign visitors to Korea’s national museums are heavily concentrated at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, data showed. Regional museums are falling behind in attracting overseas tourists as their…
Rain tapping the windows does not have to mean another afternoon of cartoons and cabin fever. In central Maine, there is a playful indoor stop where kids can cast for pretend fish, tinker with a car, and dive into hands-on…
Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bans Meanwhile Jeremy King, the London restaurateur behind places such as Simpson’s in the Strand and the Park, wrote an article in the Evening Standard earlier this year…
Theresa Storm for the Calgary Herald Revitalized and renewed, Mazatlan is back on Mexico’s must-visit list. And while the spiffed up Pacific port city of just over a half-million, founded in 1571, is sporting new infrastructure and unveiling lots of improvements,…
There was a time, not that long ago in the grand scheme of things, when Hollywood’s elite would spend their down time living it up on the Pacific coast in Mexico. Legendary silver screen stars John Wayne, Gary Cooper and…