East Asia Feature Articles

Feature Articles

• Beijing Adventures: On Wheels
  
• The Top Ten Extreme Adventures
  We hone in on the craziest, most extreme, and most remote trips across the globe.
• Top Ten Great National Dishes
  Most countries have a favorite or national dish. Popular with residents and forming part of a country’s identity, they are an essential experience for visitors.
• Top Ten Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries
  Takayama, Japan: Sake
• Eastern Promises
  The Land of the Rising Sun holds a bounty of winter delights, from Olympic peaks to hot springs—and at prices that don't break the bank.
• Seeing Red
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  Want to get beyond your misconceptions of long-vilified, suddenly mourned, ever-important China? Then go.
• Beijing Cultural Adventures
  Beijing is China's cultural capital. In this excerpt from Adventure Guide: China, writer Simon Foster explores the array of cultural adventures available in the capital city, from traditional tai chi to more modern options such as wine-tasting.
• The 2008 Beijing Olympics
  In this excerpt, guidebook writer Simon Foster looks ahead to the Beijing Olympics and outlines the city’s preparations for the events, gives us notable tidbits about this year’s Games, and offers helpful hints for those planning to attend.
• A Busy Three Days in Beijing
  In this exclusive excerpt, author and guidebook writer Simon Foster profiles the best way to utterly exhaust and inspire yourself while in Beijing for 72 hours as he takes you from the Great Wall to the market to the opera.
• Dream Destinations for Sightseers
  Lake Okeechobee (Florida) and the Huangshan Mountains (China)