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What’s new is old in Delhi

After an uneventful arrival in Delhi, I check-in to one of the oldest and grandest hotels, The Imperial, for the start of my 10-day journey through the Golden Triangle of India. I decide to reacquaint myself with Connaught Circle to try and stay awake. Being a Sunday and a long weekend, the roads are relatively empty for my stroll down Janpath Road.

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The house that Torajiro Asakura built

When visiting Tokyo, you can easily be overwhelmed by the myriads of museums and temples that you can visit. From the historic Imperial Palace and Senso-ji temple to the abstract but wonderful Studio Ghibli Museum, it often feels that you could spend an infinitesimal amount of time in this city.

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The train with the unfortunate name

One of the most popular train journeys in Switzerland is the  Glacier Express, but quite often is booked out months in advance. There is a solution.

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Hong Kong SAR – Still Awesome, Really!

It was pre-Covid and just before all the protests took hold when I was last in Hong Kong. Had those three years that passed caused change to a city that provides so many people with wonderful memories.

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Dubai - You’re hot, damn hot, literally

As I wait for my glasses to de-mist as I exit the hotel foyer into the forty degrees and 70% humidity, I start to wonder whether I had made the right decision to visit you.

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