Asia articles

Wildlife not guaranteed

Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.

I read the subscriber’s article “Searching for Wildlife in Three of India’s Top Tiger Reserves” (Aug. ’12, pg. 44), in which the writer described his disappointment.

Sri Lanka’s Nawam Maha Perahera Festival

Tours, January 2013 issue.

13 days / 12 nights, Feb. 22-March 7, 2013.

12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: Bangkok city tour, floating market / Elephant Village / Kanchanaburi Hell Fire Museum / give alms to monks in Ban Hin Dad / raft through river gorges / Tiger Conservation Project. Land and cruise from $1,199. Single supp., 50%.

Longmen Grottoes, China

Travel Briefs, January 2013 issue.

One of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art, the Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area in Henan province, in central NE China, houses more than 100,000 Buddhist statues, about 2,500 stelae and inscriptions and more than 60 Buddhist pagodas within man-made caves dating back as far as AD 493.

Airport security in India. Also, a Google Maps primer.

GeoEye-1 satellite image of part of Bangalore, India. Photo courtesy of eMap Int

Columns, December 2012 issue.

Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 442nd issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the one that prints the reports you send in.

Chip-and-PIN cards preferred in Netherlands. SE Asia cruise-tour and Siem Reap café. Grindelwald apartment. Laundromat in Harwich.

Report Cards, December 2012 issue.

REPORT ON NETHERLANDS The information about using ATM and credit cards with embedded chips for travel in Europe didn’t register with me before a trip in August-September 2012.

From Lombok to Sumba – exploring the islands east of Bali

The villas at Kelimutu Eco Lodge in Moni, Flores, offered a straight-on view of

Features, December 2012 issue.

A trip with friends to the Lesser Sunda Islands offers a look at the unique fauna, traditional communities and intricate crafts of an  area not often visited by Westerners