China Quiz, Part 1
China Quiz, Part 1
China Quiz, Part 1
The world's most populous country has no lack of culture, quirk, or history.
Valentines Day Quiz, Part 2
Valentines Day Quiz, Part 2
Valentines Day Quiz, Part 2
Take our quiz on Valentine's Day traditions from around the world, one of the themed quizzes from Travelermagazine.
China Quiz, Part 2
China Quiz, Part 2
China Quiz, Part 2
The world's most populous country has no lack of culture, quirk, or history.
Harvest Festivals Quiz, Part 1
Harvest Festivals Quiz, Part 1
Harvest Festivals Quiz, Part 1
Feasting, dancing, visiting spirits. The end of summer and the coming New Year are a time of celebration in many cultures around the world. But it’s not all trick or treat. See how much you know with this quiz.
Stephanie’s Taipei
Stephanie’s Taipei
Stephanie’s Taipei
Stephanie Hsu, who hails from New Jersey, relocated to Taipei on a “winter-break whim” and has never looked back. She now spends her days studying business at National Taiwan University and blogging about the place she calls home on her website, The Thousandth Girl. Here are a few of Stephanie’s favorite things about the city The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau described as “Asia’s answer to Portland, Oregon.”
Insider’s Guide to Yunnan, China
Insider’s Guide to Yunnan, China
Insider’s Guide to Yunnan, China
Land of peaks, valleys, and monasteries, Yunnan is home to the largest number of ethnic groups in China. The gateway towns of Shangri-La (much of which, sadly, burned in January 2014) and Lijiang showcase area traditions and cultures, but many interesting sites lie in the countryside. Here’a an insider’s guide to this wondrous region.
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
Superlatives are the bane of travel publishing. Magazines tend to shout their hot pink sans serif headlines, boasting the highest, remotest, southernmost, fanciest, nicest, cheapest, most sophisticated, most beautiful, and most wonderful; in short—the best. But who decides these things, and what exactly constitutes the very best travel experience? Playing with pandas in China? Riding…
China’s Stone Temple Pilots
China’s Stone Temple Pilots
China’s Stone Temple Pilots
A Buddha carved into rock at the Yungang Grottoes has looked over the bleak plains of northern China for more than 1,500 years. Pilgrims journey to this UNESCO World Heritage site through the gateway city of Datong, a former imperial capital turned soot-stained coal city. But those industrial scars are fading.
Panda Love #RTW
Panda Love #RTW
Panda Love #RTW
How do you get a panda to sit still? With lots of honey. This is what I learned while visiting the Chengdu Panda Base during a morning layover on this, my extraordinary expedition around the world by private jet. That’s right. I got to cuddle a baby panda on my private-jet layover in southern China.…
Real Chinese Food #RTW
Real Chinese Food #RTW
Real Chinese Food #RTW
Not once while I was in China did I eat rice. Perhaps I was ordering wrong but I also don’t remember seeing it on any menus. Instead, I was fed a steady diet of delicate dumplings and noodles so long it took me ten seconds to slurp a single spoonful. Chinese food may have already…
Two Tombs #RTW
Two Tombs #RTW
Two Tombs #RTW
In China, it’s all about the gift shop. Since arriving in the Middle Kingdom, nearly every destination we visit comes equipped with a well-stocked gift shop manned by an English-speaking staff all ready to grant us, their new friends, at least a twenty percent discount. Even a callused traveler as myself is susceptible to the…
The Radar: San Blas Bliss, Surviving Souks, Best of China
The Radar: San Blas Bliss, Surviving Souks, Best of China
The Radar: San Blas Bliss, Surviving Souks, Best of China
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups.
The Radar: Legend of Mljet, China’s Big Buddha, Extended-Stay Central America
The Radar: Legend of Mljet, China’s Big Buddha, Extended-Stay Central America
The Radar: Legend of Mljet, China’s Big Buddha, Extended-Stay Central America
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Grant Bishop, Flickr.
Photos: Where You Went
Photos: Where You Went
Photos: Where You Went
Our jet-setting friends on Facebook continue to amaze us with their weekend travel plans. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
Climbers Get $12K in Grants for First Ascent Attempts in China, Pakistan
Climbers Get $12K in Grants for First Ascent Attempts in China, Pakistan
Climbers Get $12K in Grants for First Ascent Attempts in China, Pakistan
The American Alpine Club awards $12,000 of grants supporting first ascent attempts in Pakistan and China The American Alpine Club (AAC) just announced this year’s Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award recipients. Through the generous contribution of Lyman Spitzer, Jr.—longtime Club member and lover of the mountains—the AAC initiated the Lyman Spitzer Climbing Award Program. The…
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