Lonely Planet Asia — April 2017

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JANUARY 2017 1 RAEWYN KOH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR ...we’re excited to present our cover story on Songkran, Thailand’s New Year Festiva ...

APRIL 2017 In this issue... Where is it ok to shoot a stranger with a water pistol? p POSTCARDS Your travel photos and stories 8 ...

Which region in Japan is also known as Kinki-chiho? p DESTINATION INDEX All prices correct at time of going to press. Prices for ...

ASIA TEAM Managing Director Dennis Pua Publisher Ben Poon Associate editor Raewyn Koh Senior writers Josmin Ong Intern writer Ak ...

China The Marketplace for China ́s Travel Industry itb-china.com 10 – 12 May 2017, Shanghai Co-Host: Media Partner: Partner Dest ...

COMING NEXT MONTH TRAIN TRAVEL across USA HOTELS IN THE WILD to get close to nature CONQUERING PEAKS around Asia Often overshado ...

Discover the world’s best breweries and craft beer LQRYHUFRXQWULHVDFURVVÀYHFRQWLQHQWV The ultimate guide to the world’s ...

WHERE YOU’VE BEEN AND WHAT YOU’VE SEEN Postcards ...

POSTCARDS Send your pictures and tell us the stories behind them: email [email protected] Todor Tilev is a fitness profe ...

POSTCARDS The word ‘yurt’ came to English from Turkic languages, but in Mongolian this kind of tent is known as a ‘ger’ The husk ...

POSTCARDS Other than barbers, Calcutta is one of the top cities in India for street food It was amongst this hustle and bustle o ...

Globetrotter A WORLD OF TRAVEL NEWS AND DISCOVERIES ...

IT’S NOW EASIER THAN EVER to visit this particular ’stan after the country introduced visa-free travel for Singapore and Malaysi ...

GLOBETROTTER Pursuing perhaps the last territory on Earth untouched by modern art, March sees the first Antarctic Biennale. One ...

GLOBETROTTER PHOTOGRAPHS: PERSEFONI PHOTO IMAGES/GETTY, ULF ANDERSEN/GETTY IMAGES, PATRICK MILLAR, DANITA DELIMONT STOCK/AWL, SP ...

PHOTOGRAPHS: TONYLANIRO/ISTOCK/GETTY, SAM BARSKY/@COLORKNIT, VALENTINARR/ISTOCK/GETTY, COURTESY OF TASCHEN STO CK/GETTY, SA M TI ...

GLOBETROTTER MAD FOR MANGA NEW BOOK 100 Manga Artists (US$16; Taschen) charts the reach of Japan’s popular comic art form, which ...

GLOBETROTTER A recently opened walking trail combines the very best of Australia’s big landscapes and indigenous wildlife. Cover ...