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January 22nd, 2010 | 
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Laos is for travelers who like to get to a place before it has been ‘discovered‘. Completely closed to tourists until 1988, Laos 
is just beginning to gain a reputation as an ecotourist destination, with its many rivers criss-crossing the countryside and its unspoilt national parks. It offers a unique opportunity for trekking and kayaking, at one with nature. The landscape is thickly forested with rugged mountains and many waterfalls. It has a tropical monsoon climate so the driest months to visit are from December to April. The land-locked south-east Asian country of Laos is bordered by Burma and China to the north, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west, and its culture reflects these influences. From the 14th to the 18th centuries it was known as the Kingdom of Lan Xang, which means ‘Land of a Million Elephants’, which exactly portrays its remote, natural individuality.
The infrastructure in Laos is primitive with no railway, most villages being linked by unpaved roads. Roosters strut, children play and cell phones have yet to be introduced to the rural population, but this is what makes Laos such a unique laid-back place to visit. To visit Laos is to step back in time and appreciate a life without the stresses of the 21st century. Although the capital, Vientiane, is more developed, it has so far avoided major modern developments and traditional and Colonial architecture are still prevalent.
Despite its primitive development, or maybe because of it, Laos has two World Heritage Sites: Luang Prabang and Wat Phou. The Plain of Jars is also worth a visit as it is a landscape strewn with hundreds of stone jars, some weighing up to 6 tonnes. It is a site which raises more questions than answers. Those who venture beyond the main tourist trail will find stunning landscapes, friendly people and glimpses of a rural village lifestyle which most of the world can barely remember. A taste of the ancient Imperial court can be experienced at the temple-filled Luang Prabang in the mountainous north. This was the former royal capital and center of Laotian Buddhism Now more than 600 saffron-robed monks live in the thirty magnificent pagodas here. The piéce de Resistance is the 16th century Wat Xieng Thong, the Golden City Temple.
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It’s hard to find great travel writing, but it’s out there. Part of the reason for this is that so much travel writing is also considered nature writing or narrative non-fiction. Part of the reason is that the field is so competitive because of a lot of good authors competing for a relatively small market space. But there is a wide array of great travel fiction out there, and here is my list of the best ten travel novels I’ve read over the past couple years.
1) Through Painted Deserts, by Donald Miller. This is one I actually found in the “Christian Non-Fiction” section, which can be unfair. There’s no question Miller is a Christian, but he’s a writer first and foremost, he’s not preachy, and his questioning of his own faith, of reasons for existence, of who and what he is or is becoming is reminiscent of the fantastic soul searching that came from the travel writing of the Beat generation. Miller’s account of his trip is great, going through the moments of beauty, the necessity of good road trip music, and admitting his moments of embarrassment and fear as freely as any other part of his journey.
2) Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah MacDonald. The early reading of this book can be hard, because after the first few chapters there’s a lot of the Western perspective, the whining of living conditions and poverty, the type of scorn you don’t care to read from travel writing. I’m glad I read the rest, because like “Through Painted Deserts,” “Holy Cow” is about the author’s journey. Sarah evolves and changes chapter to chapter in front of you as she sheds the scornful nature of an atheist “too smart” to fall for superstition, and she opens up, traveling through India and sampling all the different religious beliefs and practices as she becomes a humble Theist who learns happiness, learns to grow, and learns that alien cultures can have a lot to offer the open traveler.
3) Into the Wild by John Krakauer. I first caught sight of this book at a Barnes and Noble on one of the feature tables. I was on winter break from Alaska and visiting family in Iowa. I picked up the book, sat down, and read the entire work in one sitting. Travel book, journalistic book, nature book, adventure book-whatever you call it, this is one heck of a read, and the debate this book causes is deep and passionate. As a wanderlust traveler, I understand the drive the main character feels, as an Alaskan, I understand the native perspective of irritation, of the lack of understanding that nature is brutal and especially Alaska needs to be respected as such.
4) Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown, by Paul Theroux. Paul Theroux is at his best in “Dark Star Safar,” where his skills of observation and his dry wit are on full display. Paul takes readers the length of Africa via overcrowded rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train in a journey that is hard to forget. There are moments of beauty, but there are also many moments of misery and danger. This is a narration of Africa that goes beyond the skin deep to dare to look at the deeper core of what is often referred to as “The Dark Continent.”
5) Blue Highways: A Journey Into America, by William Least Heat-Moon. This is an auto-biographical travel journey taken by Heat-Mean in 1978. After separating from his wife and losing his job, Heat-Moon decided to take an extended road trip around the United States, sticking to “Blue Highways,” a term to refer to small out of the way roads connecting rural America (which were drawn in blue in the old Rand McNally atlases). So Heat-Moon outfits his van, named “Ghost Dancing” and takes off on a 3-month soul-searching tour of the United States. The book chronicles the 13,000 mile journey and the people he meets along the way, as he steers clear of cities and interstates, avoiding fast food and exploring local American culture on a journey that is just as amazing today as when he first took the journey.
6) The Lost Continent, by Bill Bryson. There are tons of fantastic Bill Bryson books out there, and any one of them could hold this spot here. “The Lost Continent” is Bryson’s trip across America, visiting some common places (the grand canyon), but also exploring the back roads and looking for that familiarity that helps him remember home.
7) Wanderlust: Real-Life Tales of Adventures and Romance by Pico Iyer. Probably one of the best travel writing collections released in recent memory, this collection is under the name Pico Iyer, who helped to edit this collection. These stories come from the “Wanderlust” section of Salon.com and create a varied tapestry of travel writing that will keep the reader flipping from one writer to another.
A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins. This is one of the all time modern classics in travel literature, as Peter Jenkins recalls the story of his 1973-1975 walk from New York to New Orleans. For many readers, this remains a rare travel book that grips you and keeps you. Known as a travel writer who will walk anywhere, including Alaska and China, Peter Jenkins says, “I started out searching for myself and my country and found both.” That sums up what travel writing should be all about.
9) Travels w/ Charlie by John Steinbeck. This was a novel that helped John Steinbeck win a Nobel Prize in Literature. “Travels with Charlie” is a fantastic travel narrative that gets to the heart of travel, the point of the trip, and the strange confrontation and realization that the places and people you remember are gone once you are. As he revisits the places of his youth that many of his books are based on, he realizes on seeing old friends that they’re as uncomfortable with him being back as he is with being there. A great story about travel, about home, about mourning lost history, about aging, and about America-this should be required reading for every high school student.
10) The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac. The beat generation was full of great travel narratives, and Jack Kerouac was the master of powerful, moving, passionate language that unfolded stories like few people have ever managed. While “On the Road” is the most often pointed to travel narrative by Kerouac, “The Dharma Bums” is a better book. Full of passion, interesting characters and stories, and the kind of passionate language and powerful prose that made the beat generation writers popular, this Kerouac book is extraordinary and deserving of its number one spot.
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Come, explore the land of peace, tranquility and perfect hospitality!
Situated in the eastern Himalayas is one of the smallest states of the Indian Union. It prides the third highest Mt. Khangchendzonga, which is also worshipped as the guardian deity of Sikkim. It is a paradise with snowy mountains, luxuriant forests, rhododendron splendor, pristine waterfalls, sacred lakes, holy caves, medicinal hot springs, cascading rivers and gentle streams. It is a destination for all seasons. There are tours catering for everyone from those seeking solitude to the more adventurous or those seeking a leisure holiday. There are accommodations to suit every taste and budget. Sikkim has three major communities namely Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese – as varied are they in their culture, traditions & cuisine – here you see them amalgamate in perfect harmony. Visitors can experience the true culture and traditions at their home stays and village resorts. The drive itself is a thrilling experience along the curvaceous roads and a haven for adventure lovers as one can go trekking, river rafting, angling, bird watching, mountain biking, rock climbing and enjoy the mountain-flights. Come – explore the land that is truly blessed by nature. The State Government has placed Tourism in the priority sector realizing it as the engine for economic and social development.
Things to remember
- Foreigners must obtain Inner Line Permit (ILP) to visit Sikkim. The 15-days duration permit is issued on the spot without any delay provided photocopies of the passport and visa details along with two passport photos of the applicants are made available.
- For those interested in going for trekking in the interior region of the state, the Department of Tourism issues Protected Area Permit (PAP) at Gangtok.
- Nearest airport for Sikkim is Bagdogra in north Bengal, which is 124 km and approximately 4 hr drive from Gangtok.
- The two closest railway stations are Siliguri (114 km) and New Jalpaiguri (125 km) connecting Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and other important cities of India.
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Why is it every so often we long to be spending time ‘away from it all’?
Sure the pressures of modern life can be exacting on our system, but a good weekend usually sorts that stress out. To really get away from it all because something in you says “OK, time for a break” means more than getting away from the daily stresses of our lives – its a re-connecting to that part of ourselves which needs recharging. In a space that supports it, nature. Whether that be a holiday on some tropical Island, a summer on the Lake or a two week Safari to Africa, we look forward to such an ‘escape’. And rightly so, our bodies need recharging or reconnecting to our sense of self and peace. Being in Nature enhances this process and retunes our system in order to face the challenges that will meet us once back in the office.
Nature acts as a Guardian for all our needs: physical, emotional and spiritual. And by allowing ourselves more time in Nature, we actually enhance our overall happiness and sense of place. Parks in the city can usually be magnets in the summer, with people seen to be enjoying all sorts of leisure activities. Small havens from the trappings of modern life. Going on a holiday into Nature would do that and more. Feeling the breeze of summer on your face is such a simple act, yet can give such a sense of release and connection that it is not uncommon to pass someone sitting on a bench ANYWHERE with eyes closed feeling the elements pouring onto their face, and bringing a smile to it. Listening to the early evening sounds of animals in Africa whilst on Safari seems to rekindle some ancient connection we share with the continent or Nature, that the memory sits in our minds long after our trip acting as a ‘happy thought’ for times when we need consoling. Or hearing the wind moving through the Pine trees on a mountain in Europe, conjures up an almost mystical presence and connection with the Earth, that for that moment all existence comes into a single thought of oneness.
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