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This Month’s Cover
Most would say yes (especially if there’s a free ticket involved), but I’ve read
some interesting counterpoints recently. One is a hilariously grumpy book called
Can’t Be Arsed,
which asks why we need to do strange things like visiting Machu Picchu
at all. The other, more serious, is an article in
Time,
which says you shouldn’t fall for
pithy-sounding quotes on Facebook that say money isn’t important, travel is, etc. And
that actually makes sense: going to Machu Picchu might or might not expand your mind
(that depends on what mind you go there with in the first place), but, if you can’t afford
it, it’s stupid to set your mind on it just because some pretty-looking forward on FB tells
you to. And just because you can’t afford it, that doesn’t mean you aren’t as open-minded
or as knowledge-seeking as someone who can take a year off to ‘go find themselves.’
A third thing that got me thinking was that one of my designers, in a fit
of enthusiasm, tried an obstacle course while on a photography assignment,
and, of course, fell and dislocated his elbow
(see below).
Clearly, not every aspect of travel
is meant for everyone, no matter what the “Live for the moment, don’t let anyone
tell you you can’t do it!” brigade says. Travel, yes, but don’t leave your brain behind.
So, this month, we’ve got travel ideas that are huge fun, but not a leap over the edge
– big, memorable experiences that won’t break the bank or any vital parts of your
anatomy.
Taiwan
is like the shy cousin of Hong Kong and Macau:
weird, fun
and totally unique,
it’ll have stingrays spitting at you and enormous bugs flying
in the sky (and will dress you in a tutu). If you’re a foodie, you need to spend some time
driving around
Maharashtra,
which has some of the most varied and more-ish food
in the country, from ‘zhanzhanit’ mutton curries in Kolhapur to sweet-sour seafood
on the coast (and the World’s Best Vegetarian Dish).
Dublin
is in Europe, so it sounds expensive, but,
young, adventurous travellers
can have huge fun without ever doing anything expensive. And in case you still want
to do the big world cities, we have
London, NYC, Tokyo, Paris
and
Sydney
on a budget. And finally, if you’re a woman and prefer your travel plans to not include
leering men and high blood pressure, our bonus feature on
Singapore for women
should be right up your street.
Trust me, taking your brain along too is better than just taking your passport.
WHAT WE’VE
LEARNT THIS
ISSUE
1. That in Taiwan,
funerals feature
strippers to attract
attention so it looks
like the star was
more popular than
he actually was.
2. That in the Faroe
Islands, the (sickening)
whale hunt is called
the grind.
3. That you can go hiking
in Wales with your own,
personal sheep.
Yes, sheep.
4. That Baloo of
The
Jungle Book
fame was
probably a sloth bear.
One of the ‘Asian Tigers’,
Taiwan is a fun and often
bewildering country to travel
across, and offers a wide range
of great-value experiences.
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Contents
Volume 6, Issue 8 | September 2015
Dublin,
pg 78
Regulars
Postcards
Your traVel photoS and the StorIeS
behInd them
10
a
maiko
in
Kyoto, Japan,
and other
great travel images from our readers
thIS month’S traVel newS, VIewS
and dIScoVerIeS
Globetrotter
34
Travel Icon:
explore the world of
the
tuk-tuk
World on your Plate...
bite into a
hopper
from
Sri Lanka
38
easy triPs
Short breakS You can take rIght now
40
stay in a plantation house with
a difference in lush
Vengurla,
Maharashtra
44
Go beyond Hampi’s boulders and date
a fuzzy but fierce fella at the
Daroji
Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka
48
PHotoGraPHs: VaibHaV MeHta (dublin), HiMansHu Pandya (taiwan), t KrisHna PrabaKar (MaHarasHtra)
discover the Queen of the river
on an eating jag across
Kolkata,
West Bengal
the rain brings with it great stay
discounts in
Udaipur, Rajasthan
explore the Grand canyon –
right in
Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh
52
56
Mini Guides
themed guIdeS to pull out and take
wIth You
124
Glitz and glamour are synonymous with
Monaco.
and there
is
a way to enjoy
all its delights without breaking the bank
126
Have your fill of encounters of the wild
kind in
Gujarat,
whether it is with the
asiatic lion in Gir, or the endangered
blackbuck in Velavadar
128
leave behind bustling bangkok and
head over to
Chiang Mai
to experience
another side of
Thailand
4
September 2015
Taiwan,
pg 62
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TO
WATCH THE LADYBUG IN ACTION
Maharashtra food,
pg 96
Five cities on
the cheap,
pg 84
Anything to
declare,
pg 36

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