The New York Times - 06.08.2019

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JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS

Tour the old and new quarters

of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City,

meeting local merchants and

sampling local specialties.

Visit ancient Buddhist and

Hindu temples in Luang

Prabang and Angkor Wat.

Meet Chuck Searcy, a U.S.

veteran who is working

actively in Vietnam to help

clean up bombs left from

the Vietnam War.

Visit a waterfall outside

Luang Prabang and take a

hands-on cooking class for

a home-cooked Lao meal

with ingredients from the

chef’s garden.

Explore gorgeous Ha Long

Bay, Vietnam, on a traditional

junk, and the mysterious

Pak Ou Caves of Laos, with

the hundreds of Buddha

statuettes.

See how silk is made, visit the

home of saa paper and visit

musicians in their homes.

Unlocking the Mysteries

of Indochina

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on the Indochinese

Peninsula had centuries of history before French

colonization and the Vietnam War. On this 12-day

journey, visit the modern yet traditional Hanoi and

Ho Chi Minh City and the ancient sacred temples

of Luang Prabang and Angkor Wat. Meet with local

artisans and experts to go deeper than most tourists go.

Itinerary 12 days

Departs Oct. 31 and Nov. 14, 2019; Jan. 9, March 12, Oct. 29

and Nov. 29, 2020

Travelers 21

HISTORY & CONTEXT|ASIA

HISTORY & CONTEXT|ASIA

Conflict, Culture and

History: The Israeli-

Palestinian Conundrum

Itinerary 9 days

Departs March 22, Sept. 6 and Oct. 18, 2020

Travelers 25

More than 70 years ago, the State of Israel was

founded. But its history goes back more than

5,000 years, and even now, its future promises

many difficulties. Enjoy extraordinary opportunities

to hear from opinion makers, scholars, activists

and media experts.

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES|ASIA

Cultural Legacies

Along the Silk Road

Itinerary 13 days

Departs April 18, May 9, Sept. 12 and

Oct. 10, 2020

Travelers 20

Explore two Silk Road countries on this special 13-day

journey, examining their ancient legacies as trade

centers and today’s challenges of evolving beyond

the Soviet Union. In Uzbekistan, visit with ceramists,

local families and artisans. Continue to breathtaking

Kyrgyzstan and see the traditions of eagle hunting,

horsemanship and storytelling.

FEATURED EXPERT

Anne Barnard

Former Times Beirut Bureau Chief

Anne Barnard, a veteran New YorkTimes

foreign correspondent, is currently the

Edward R. Murrow press fellow at the

Council on Foreign Relations. Barnard led Times

coverage of the devastating Syria war for six years,

reporting from across the Middle East and living in

Beirut as bureau chief from 2012 to 2018. She joins

our October tour.

FEATURED EXPERT

You will be joined by a variety of local experts

from both Israeli and Palestinian backgrounds.

FEATURED EXPERT

John Burns

Former Times Foreign Correspondent

John F. Burns was the longest-serving

foreign correspondent in the history of

The New York Times and a two-time winner

of the Pulitzer Prize. During his tenure at The Times

he held numerous positions including London and

Baghdad bureau chief. For more than 30 years, he

was a fearless representative in embattled regions.

He joins our April tour.

Experience Asia With The Times.

FEATURED EXPERT

Patrick Scott

Former Times Business Editor

Patrick Scott was a business editor for The New York Times

in New York and London until he leaped into a life of traveling

the world and writing about his adventures. With his wife,

Susan, an English teacher in international schools, he is based in Ho

ChiMinhCity,exploringVietnamandSoutheastAsia,writingabout

everything from the battle over elephant tourism in Thailand to trekking

and swimming through cave systems in central Vietnam to Americans

traveling to former war sites across Vietnam. He joins our October 2019

and October 2020 tours.

HISTORY & CONTEXT|ASIA

Perspectives on Lebanon

and Jordan: A Changing

Middle East

Itinerary 12 days

Departs March 10, April 14, Sept. 15

and Oct. 15, 2020

Travelers 20

What are today called Lebanon and Jordan have been

at the center of the political stage since ancient times.

Learn how their past has shaped their present on this

12-day journey with experts selected by The New York

Times. This unique, thought-provoking journey is one

you’re sure to remember.

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TIMES-SELECTED EXPERTS

A journalist or subject matter

specialist joins every tour, from

Pulitzer Prize winners to Middle

East intelligence analysts, and

provides a mix of lectures and

informal Q&As.

DESTINATIONS THAT

TELL A STORY

Visit locations as diverse

as Morocco, Provence or

the Galápagos Islands,

exploring everything from

politics and history to cultural

or natural wonders.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

Escape the crowds with tours

that include after-hours access

to museums and exclusive

entrance to attractions usually

closed to the public.

Whether on our land-based journeys, limited to 26

guests, or world-renowned cruise lines, you’ll travel

with like-minded individuals and stay in luxury

or boutique hotels, as available.

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