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Myanmar Guide: Mandalay and Yangon

By Robert Schrader on April 12, 2024 in Asia, Featured, Myanmar, Photos

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Myanmar was once almost impossible to visit—this is when I went the first time. The year was 2010, the country was an international pariah and being there felt like a trip back in time.Then, it...

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Exploring the Cities of China

By Robert Schrader on March 7, 2024 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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For many travelers, China ends in Beijing. Or Shanghai. Or whichever other huge city happens to be the one they feel motivated enough to visit. I’m encouraging you to dig deeper on your trip, whether it’s...

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Exploring the Heart of Jaipur India

By Robert Schrader on March 5, 2024 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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India is much bigger than it looks on the map, and it’s also much more diverse than you might think it is. You might even argue that different regions of India are like entirely separate countries.One...

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Why Head to Mumbai?

By Robert Schrader on January 24, 2024 in Asia, India, Mumbai, Photos

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Mumbai made me sick. Actually, that’s not true: It was the malaria prophylactic I was taking that turned me inside out—Mumbai’s heat and humidity just exacerbated it.The city formerly known as Bombay was the first...

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Japan’s Top Skiing Destinations

By Robert Schrader on December 6, 2023 in Asia, Featured, Japan, Photos

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I am not a skier. I never learned as a child; my experiences as an adult have been humiliating, to put it mildly. Yet in spite of this, the word “japow” is firmly in my...

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Exploring China’s Lesser Known Xi’an

By Robert Schrader on October 14, 2023 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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My latest trip to China’s former capital preceded a week in sprawling Gansu province, so thinking of all the things to do in Xi’an made me anxious. I didn’t have a lot of time to explore, even...

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Traveling to Japan’s Sakoku Sutra

By Robert Schrader on September 21, 2023 in Asia, Featured, Japan, Photos

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On the afternoon of April 4, 2020, the last “normal” flight from Tokyo departed Taipei, where I was living at the time. Although I could hardly see the sky from my patio, large as it was...

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Ready for Singapore Airlines Business Class?

By Robert Schrader on September 19, 2023 in Asia, Photos, Singapore, Singapore

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I’ve always sound Singapore Airlines a bit overrated; I’ve also always been open to the possibility that I might be wrong. So when I entered the business class cabin of the A350 parked at Houston...

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Robert Schrader is a travel writer and photographer who’s been roaming the world independently since 2005, writing for publications such as “CNNGo” and “Shanghaiist” along the way. His blog, Leave Your Daily Hell, provides a mix of travel advice, destination guides and personal essays covering the more esoteric aspects of life as a traveler.

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Myanmar Guide: Mandalay and Yangon

Exploring the Cities of China

Exploring the Heart of Jaipur India

Why Head to Mumbai?

Japan’s Top Skiing Destinations

Exploring China’s Lesser Known Xi’an

Traveling to Japan’s Sakoku Sutra

Ready for Singapore Airlines Business Class?

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