Tagged: temples

TikTok's Viral 'Temple Run' Trend Imperils Cambodia's Angkor Wat (and Is Stupid)

On TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and wherever else stupid videos proliferate on the internet, a popular trend that has recently emerged involves clips of tourists running and jumping…

4 River Cruises in India That Will Wow You

Heidi Sarna is the co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising.India is a spectacular destination, but it can also be a challenging and overwhelming place to…

13 Can't-Miss Experiences in Japan

A vacation will fly by in a county as full of variety, excitement, and cultural riches as Japan is. This is particularly true in the nation's major cities, where you'll often feel as…

“No TikTok”: Nepal Bans Video Platform at Top Tourist Spots

TikTok creators in Nepal have made such pests of themselves at certain scenic and sacred places that officials have banned use of the platform at tourist attractions throughout the…

34 Natural and Cultural Wonders Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Europe's historic spa towns, a railway that crosses two Iranian mountain ranges, a prehistoric Peruvian calendar, an Indian temple, a French lighthouse, and a collection of Arabian…

Japan’s “Crying Therapy” Walking Tours Seek Healing Through Sob Stories

If you've been crying more lately due to, oh, everything, tell your concerned friends and family that you're not having a breakdown—you're practicing a Japanese therapy called…

Finding Temples, Hot Springs, and Snow Monsters in Quiet Northern Japan

This complete stillnessSinking into the very rocksThe voice of cicadas That’s the haiku that Matsuo Bashō wrote after climbing the stone staircase to Risshakuji Temple in 1689. Follow…

Look Up! Incredible Ceilings Around the World

In her coffee table book The Art of Looking Up, art historian Catherine McCormack takes a gander at 40 of the world's most spectacular ceilings, highlighting top-of-the-line room…

What to Do in Hong Kong: 10 Favorite Things

Hong Kong might have remained a sleepy fishing village had the Chinese not ceded control to the British during the opium wars of the mid-1800s. Instead, it rapidly grew into one of…

The World's 10 Most Divine Cities

Every year, millions of travelers visit St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, or the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Still others travel to see the Buddhist temples in…

Price Hike and Dress Code Announced at Angkor Wat

If you plan to visit Angkor Wat soon, be prepared for higher ticket prices and a stricter dress code.The price of admission to the Cambodian temple complex will be increasing by…

Bright Spots: 6 Destinations for Invention and Discovery

What: Ironbridge Gorge: When Technology Changed the WorldWho: Ages 6 & upWhere: Telford, EnglandThe 19th-century Industrial Revolution, as taught in most schools, can be a dull…

4 Secrets for the Perfectly Timed Vacation

If you've seen one tourism brochure that refers to itself as a "year-round" destination, you've probably seen them all.They lie, of course.Take a place like the Florida Keys, a…