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South Vietnam. Discover unforgettable memories.

13/01/2017 by .
South Vietnam Phu Quoc Fishing Boats

In his South Vietnam travel guide, Rupert Parker revisits Saigon, the Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc.

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Exploring Honshu beyond Tokyo. Immerse into Japan’s serene countryside.

20/12/2016 by .
Exploring Honshu beyond Tokyo

The colourful chaos that is Tokyo with its high rises, nightlife and neon is stuff of legend, but no more than an hour outside of the city, Japan’s countryside is another world entirely. Andy Mossack goes exploring Honshu beyond Tokyo.

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Spectacular Mysore Dasara Festival

26/09/2016 by .

Kambala Buffalo Racing in South India

21/04/2016 by .
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In India’s palm-rich south, where Karnataka and Kerala meet, kambala rather than cricket, is the most popular sport.Two pairs of buffaloes are raced head-to-head along specially prepared twin tracks in kambala, the sport of the people in the rural districts around Mangalore. This is Kambala Buffalo Racing in South India.

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Hello to Hanoi. 5 top tips. Unmissable Insider guide.

18/01/2016 by .

Ho Chi Minh City insider travel guide. 6 unforgettable things to do.

14/01/2016 by .
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Andy Mossack reveals a fascinating Ho Chi Minh City Insider travel guide exclusively for TripReporter.

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Ha Long Bay Cruise review

30/12/2015 by .
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It’s almost midnight, and Ha Long Bay is ink-black and still. Her ancient limestone pillars have me surrounded.  I can’t see them now, but I can feel them, watching me like silent sentinels. All I can hear is the boat creaking, singing its nautical lullaby as gentle waves lap at the wooded hull. This is beautiful. Perfect. Just how a Ha Long Bay cruise should be.

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Caravelle Saigon Hotel. The Perfect Stopover

15/12/2015 by .
Caravelle Saigon Hotel

Andy Mossack stays at the historic Caravelle Saigon Hotel on his way to Australia and finds it the perfect place for a stopover.

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Best four resorts in the Maldives

14/12/2015 by .
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The Maldives gained their independence in 1965, over 50 years ago, but the first resort only opened in 1972. Now, with over 100 to choose from, Rupert Parker picks his best four resorts in the Maldives .

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Cathay Pacific First Class Review

07/12/2015 by .
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“Would you like us to make up your bed now Mr. Mossack?” This was a request quite impossible to ignore after all, it was getting late and a few hours in a freshly made bed seemed a perfect way to arrive bright and ready in Hong Kong. Such is life in Cathay Pacific First Class Cabin when, in just the few minutes it took for me to slip into my cotton sleep suit, my lavish living suite had been transformed into a slumberland complete with mattress, duvet and pillows.

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