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Exploring Zen Tourism in Vietnam

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

With its Buddhist history stretching back more than 2,500 years, together with more than 10 million followers of Buddhism and over 100 pagodas in the country, Vietnam is a most wonderful Zen tourism destination. Zen, which espouses experiential wisdom in the path to enlightenment, is a school of traditional Mahayana Buddhism. The school favors direct […]

Tags: Ba Da, Buddhist architecture, Giac Lam, Giac Ven, Giac vien pagoda, Hanoi, Ly Tranh, Mahayana Buddhism, pagoda, Saigon, Tran quoc, Trinh Nguyen, Tu An, vietnam buddhism, Vietnam buddhist, vietnam pagoda, Vietnam tourism, Vietnam Zen, Zen arts, zen bonsai, Zen buddhism, Zen buddhist, zen flower arrangment, Zen pagoda, Zen school of buddhism, zen tea ceremony, Zen tour, Zen tourism, Zen tourism destination, Zen Tourism Vietnam

Lonely Planet Lays Off Chunk of Online Staff

2011-05-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lonely Planet headquarters in Footscray

Just a few days ago, we covered a story about Lonely Planet’s lovely new E-book, and today the news from the travel guide company is that a good portion of its web staff has been given pink slips.  The majority of Lonely Planet’s web team is moving to London, while 17 percent will be looking […]

Tags: australia, digital, economy, job cuts, lonely planet, online travel, print market, travel guide

Ballooning in Cappadocia

2011-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The breathtaking landscape of Cappadocia

Thousands of years ago, the ancient region of Anatolia in Turkey was a very violent place – angry volcanoes exploding with an intensity of the like we will never see today, blasting rocks, molten lava and red hot clouds of ash and dust into the sky for miles around. It’s this volcanic activity which forms […]

Tags: Anatolia, Ballooning in Cappadocia, Cappadocia, Cappadocia hot air balloons, Cappadocia scenery, Cappadocia skies, hot-air ballon, Moon-like landscape, Turkey, Volcanoes

Fukushima Tourism Struggles On

2011-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Fukushima mountains

Family and friends of the Ryan family from Florida thought they were crazy.  “You’ll come back glowing bright green,” they said. “You’ll die.” “You must be insane,” they were told. But the Ryans were resolute in their determination to stick to their original schedule as planned – Fukushima in Japan. And now, looking out over […]

Tags: Florida, Fukushima, Fukushima Dai-Chi, Fukushima tourism, Fukushima tourist numbers, Fukushima travel, Golden Week, Golden Week Japan, Japan, journey to Fukushima, Land of the Rising Sun, Masako Miakate, mini Mount Fuji, Mount Azuma-Kofuji, Sanae Watanabe, Seiichi Miakate

Marinduque – A Rising Destination

2011-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Beautiful beaches make Marinduque very attractive for tourists

The sheer choice of destinations in the Philippines is simply overwhelming. With 7,107 islands in its chain, choosing just one can be a daunting, let alone challenging, prospect. To make things easier for you, there is a simple answer. Go straight to the heart of the Philippines – Marinduque. Home of the colorful Moriones Festival, […]

Tags: Albert Lim, Battle of the Moriones, destinations in the philippines, gasang-gasang festival, Maradinque, Maradinque tourism, Maradinque travel, Moriones Festival, Philippines, Philippines tourism, Philippines Tourism secretary, Saint Longinus

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