For over 150 years, the city of Hong Kong was a Colony and a Dependent Territory of the British Empire which served as the intersection for the fragile commercial and cultural relationships that separated the western world and China.
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This homogeneous city is known for its cleanliness, efficiency, and safety, but the city also offers a wide range of historical landmarks, shopping and retail destinations, museums, outdoor locations, sports, and entertainment activities.
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Full of ornate temples, a formidable fleet of trading barges, and royal gold, Ayutthaya was known as the “Venice of the East”.
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Singapore has rapidly developed since World War II into a prosperous, independent and orderly nation of 5.4 million multi-cultural citizens.
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The Taj Mahal, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa. These are some of the places people think of visiting when contemplating a trip to India. Even the most experienced travelers, however, sometimes find that the sights, sounds, crowds and pace of life in India can take some getting used to.
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The Indian city of Jaipur is known as the Pink City since many of the buildings there are colored pink or made of local red sandstone.
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For two thousand years, the archipelego now known as Indonesia has blended the cultures and religions of people from Asia, Melanesia and trading nations from around the world into a unique society.
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One of the truly special places in the world is Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
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Modern Japan is a dichotomy of tradition and technology. Bullet trains, office towers, elaborate gardens and delicate temples often exist side by side.
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The island of Bali is one of those places that everyone has heard of but few people in North America have visited.
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In 2013, I visited the Tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, which is located outside of the city of Xi'an.
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The sprawling capital of India consists of the Old City founded by Shah Jahan in 1638; New Delhi, completed by the British in 1931; and several other ruined capitals that were built by earlier rulers.
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Since Vietnam opened its doors to world travelers in the 1990s, many people have enjoyed the rapidly modernizing Ho Chi Minh City, the beautiful limestone formations of Haiphong Bay, and the historic appeal of Hanoi.
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