Tony Wheeler founder of Lonely Planet visits Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It’s hard to avoid Cambodia’s painful history when visiting Phnom Penh, but the city has emerged with a new ’spirit of life’ from years of recovery. Phnom Penh now boasts of art deco markets, cafes, Buddhist Temples and popular restaurants and bars such as the Foreign Correspondent Club and the Elephant Bar at the beautifully restored Raffles Hotel.
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Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet visits Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. Colombo is a divided city from diverse religions, to the old colonial era of Fort, to the flavours of bazaars and markets of Pettah. There’s even a place for Duran Duran fans to eat at the famous cafe where “Hungry like the wolf” was filmed. Wherever you visit in Colombo, it’s a popular starting or finishing point to your Sri Lankan visit.
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Honk Kong with monkeys and human blood. Sounds like punk to me
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A snowball fight in Shanghai? I know, we thought the same thing. Here, we show the best of Shanghai in the worst of its weather.
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