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Taxi! Tune me in please
It is the politeness, or perhaps the absence of impoliteness of our taxi drivers that impress me. -ST - The Straits Times
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Idyllic getaways at home
We can create many escapes from our crowded lives, and it's easier than we imagine. -ST
Send Arnie to stop that swine
Swine flu, that is. Airport security makes me feel like Schwarzenegger being hunted in Predator. -ST
Have camera will travel
With 30 years of experience and 108 photojournalistic books to his name, renowned photographer Michael Freeman still calls himself a 'late developer'. -ST
Tough trek through Gobi
Crossing the Gobi desert is different from reading about it, as teams from NTU and NUS found out. -ST
If you'd just one wish...
What would it be? I was faced with that decision at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. -ST
Backyard explorations on a bicycle
How many Malaysians can say that they have explored Malaysia? You'll be surprised at what you'll discover. -The Star/ANN
Your couch or mine?
The world is friendlier through a website where you host foreign visitors or stay at their homes. -ST
Vacationing for work
Taya, who recently spent a week in the Philippines 'working', shares her experiences as well as tips for planning your own trip there. -AsiaOne
Language lover on quest to save Chinglish
Beijing resident hoping to save Chinglish signs such as those that proclaim "Cripple's lane" rather than "Wheelchair path". -AFP
Veteran traveller
67-year-old Adnan volunteers to run marathons and travels for a good cause. -The Star/ANN
Giving back
Lim Li Lian shares her experience with programme Rock Your World Cambodia that focuses on culture and giving back. -The Star/ANN
Benevolent backpacker
32-year-old teacher travels without plans, doing bits of good along the way. -The Star/ANN
124 countries in 11 years on pedal power
After 11 years of pedalling, Mr Daisuke Nakanishi has travelled 144,000km across the globe on the same trusty bicycle with which he started his journey. -ST
Mustafa and more must-sees
Besides the usual suspects like Sentosa, Jurong Bird Park and Orchard Road, the 24-hour shopping centre is worth taking tourists to. -ST
Japanese man on world tour pedals 143,000km over 123 countries
Daisuke Nakanishi first embarked on his 'World Tour' in 1998. -The Star/ANN
Destination: Change
What he saw as a travelogue host made Bryan Wong rethink his values. -ST
From Russia to China, on horseback
47-year-old Chinese-Russian gives up his savings to make a 9,000km journey spanning a year and a half, from Eurasia to Beijing. -China Daily/ANN
Swiss obedience training
Singaporean, Gabrielle Tay, based in Switzerland, discovers that the Swiss love their dogs. -BT