Thursday, July 29, 2010 20:45

Thailand

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Off The Menu

Off The Menu

Songkram Jutjarat has a love of dogs, he takes them off the streets and away from the danger of landing on plates in Thai and Vietnamese eateries - he tells Traversing the Orient it’s a tough battle. Amid loud growling and gnashing teeth, dog catchers round up the homeless hounds in Thailand’s Lopburi and sell them to the butcher’s knife in Vietnam. Any­where from 40 to 80 dogs at a time ...

Adventure

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River Kwai Trophy Adventure Race – Blood, Sweat and Streams of Beer

River Kwai Trophy Adventure Race – Blood, Sweat and Streams of Beer

For reasons that fly in the face of logic Ben Hopkins chose to compete in Asia’s largest Adventure Race. Here’s how it unfolded The race is over and hundreds of hungry competitors are refueling under the stars. Event organizer Serge Henken’s, a wiry Belgium with a thick French accent takes to the stage to proclaim. “Zee race was a ...

Asia

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Thailand’s Coastal Christmas

Thailand’s Coastal Christmas

For a sunny and mildew free festive season, Traversing the Orient recommends Christmas on the beach in The Land of Smiles. Traditionally, some of us like to go where the snow is, where it's bloody freezing and where Santa has no troubles wearing ultra-thick clothes. Others choose to follow the sun, to seek out places where kids can play on ...

Feature

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Holi – A Visual Feast of Colors

Holi – A Visual Feast of Colors

Journalist and Author Raymond Nadeau meets up with photographer, Steven Burton, sharing the pageantry, splendor and bodacious beauty of India’s joyous and notorious Festival of Colors. While there is certainly much to lament these days, from failed economies to social unrest to global warming, it’s easy to forget that there are still places and moments filled with celebration ...

Motoring

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Launch of all-new Honda Freed creates new market segment for MUVs – multi utility vehicles

Launch of all-new Honda Freed creates new market segment for MUVs – multi utility vehicles

Freed’s unique design, compact body size, and spacious cabin interior is relevant for urban needs and lifestyles. Holland Automobile (Thailand) Co. Ltd. launched its Honda Freed on 18th November. The Honda Freed is a stylish, compact and spacious multi utility vehicle (MUV) designed specifically for today’s trendy and active people who lead urban lifestyles. The Freed makes its public appearance on ...

Philippines

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The Iloilo Fair

The Iloilo Fair

Tom Cockrem explores a religious festival that blends icons of Catholicism with the ancient tribal traditions of the Ati-Ati people History in the Philippines is never far removed from the people’s daily lives. It’s intrinsic in their artworks, reli­gion, cinema, and especially their festivals. It is doubtful that any country in the world puts as many days aside for celebratory events as do the Filipinos. And they do it ...

Food

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Rang Mahal – An Indian Feast

Rang Mahal – An Indian Feast

Quite possibly Bangkok’s finest Indian restaurant the Rang Mahal offers superior cuisine in a warm setting. Ken Pearce enjoys an evening in the Rembrandt Hotel’s flagship restaurant. We must eat to live, that’s stating the obvious. But we require more. We need to eat, relax and above all enjoy that experience. It is insufficient simply to pay ...

Wine

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The Amazing Grace of Chinese Wine

The Amazing Grace of Chinese Wine

Wines from China have come a long way in their development. They are the house wine in Peninsula Hong Kong, Shangri-la Hotels throughout China and are the only Asian wines to be found on Starwood’s Wines of the World. Traversing the Orient’s wine guru, Laurence Civil, guzzles the grape and lets us in on the mysteries of the Orient. Grace ...

Events

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Festival Roundup

Festival Roundup

If you have a taste for the bizarre, an interest in foreign customs or are just plain curious as to what festivals are celebrated home and away, then you've come to the right place. Be sure to carry lots of memory cards for the digital camera. Trust us, you’re going to need them. Thailand GIANT WILD MEXICAN SUNFLOWER BLOOMING SEASON November ...

Travel

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Bagan - A Land Lost in Time

Bagan – A Land Lost in Time

Kayti Denham takes flight over the majestic Burmese temples of Bagan The magic of Bagan is so present, so tangible you could be forgiven thinking that in order to reach such a mystical destination a ride on a broomstick, a passage through a secret door or a step into the back of a wardrobe is required. Yet Bagan is ...