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Easter Island's stony silence beckons with its mystery

The wind whips off the ocean and clouds obscure the sun. It feels like the elements are conspiring, like some magic is afoot.

All roads lead to Xi'an's terra cotta warriors

While in Xi'an, we visited the Terra Cotta Warrior museum. Housing over 7,000 life-size terra cotta figures excavated from the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, this...

Serene Laos sways under heavy history

A quiet spectacle occurs at dawn every day in Luang Prabang, the former royal capital of Laos. Hundreds of saffron-robed monks file out from the city's monasteries seeking alms.

Tibetans anxious over new influx of tourists

The air was thick with the familiar scent of yak butter and incense. Monks, bleary-eyed and squinting under the sun, filed out of the temple at Drepung Monastery. Across the...