http://goasia.about.com/ Asia Travel http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/06/15/rath-yatra-hinduisms-gods-take-a-vacation-on-june-27.htm It is one of Orissa's biggest festivals. June 27, 2007 will start the annual festival of Rath Yatra in the town of Puri. The impressiveness of the festival has to... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/06/15/rath-yatra-hinduisms-gods-take-a-vacation-on-june-27.htm 2007-06-15T05:20:08Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/05/02/where-in-the-world-is-matt-lauer-hes-in-bhutan.htm Time Magazine designated Bhutan as one of the world's few remaining "Nanny States" where the government dictates many of the details of life a few years ago. NBC's Matt Lauer... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/05/02/where-in-the-world-is-matt-lauer-hes-in-bhutan.htm 2007-05-02T08:44:14Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/05/01/the-dead-sea-2.htm Jerusalem is inspiring and Tel Aviv has some great beaches. But if you go to Israel and don't manage to get to the Dead Sea, you've missed out. It's really... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/05/01/the-dead-sea-2.htm 2007-05-01T10:26:41Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/28/half-a-dozen-things-to-do-in-saigon.htm Vietnam is more than just a destination: it is an experience. And nowhere is this more true than in Saigon. Officially, the name is Ho Chi Minh City; but no... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/28/half-a-dozen-things-to-do-in-saigon.htm 2007-04-28T09:04:26Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/25/east-asia-101-2.htm Asia is generally divided into geographical regions for the purposes of many discussion (like any good discussion where to go on vacation). East Asia (sometime also called "The Orient") offers... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/25/east-asia-101-2.htm 2007-04-25T08:43:18Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/24/hanging-out-at-india-gate.htm India gate is one of Delhi's most vibrant park areas. The structure started out as a war monument and continues to commemorate India's war dead, but it has become much... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/24/hanging-out-at-india-gate.htm 2007-04-24T08:44:29Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/19/prambanan-a-must-see-if-yyoure-in-yogyakarta.htm If you're in Yogyakarta for some reason anyway (like to see the Waisak Day celebration at Borobudur), Prambanan is a "must see" - a part of the larger Yogyakarta experience.... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/19/prambanan-a-must-see-if-yyoure-in-yogyakarta.htm 2007-04-19T15:22:59Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/15/257424.htm There is so much to see and do. The city is a microcosm of Asia - complete with a South Asian community comprised of Tamils, Gujaratis, Punjabis and Malayalam; a... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/15/257424.htm 2007-04-15T05:49:00Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/11/yogyakarta-may-well-be-asias-most-fascinating-city.htm It has preserved a degree of authenticity that is hard to find in Asia's supercities. Indonesia's 76 million ethnic Javanese think of the Kraton (the palace of the Sultan of... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/11/yogyakarta-may-well-be-asias-most-fascinating-city.htm 2007-04-11T11:21:54Z http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/10/coming-up-the-waisak-festival-at-borobudur-is-just-three-weeks-away.htm It's the celebration of the Buddhist New year. And believe it or not, Indonesia (a largely Islamic country) has one of the best venues available for celebrating the event. Waisak,... http://goasia.about.com/b/2007/04/10/coming-up-the-waisak-festival-at-borobudur-is-just-three-weeks-away.htm 2007-04-10T10:01:03Z