Practical advice for travellers, cultural insights on destinations and inspiration for the next journey, published by Guiness Travel.
95 articles published since 2022 on: Travel destinations, Cultural insights, Tips for travellers, Travel inspiration.
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When we think of Japan, the imagination almost always stops at the Tokyo skyline or the most famous temples of Kyoto. Yet the Japanese archipelago stretches for thousands of kilometres, embracing radically different ecosystems and cultures. There is a Japan still waiting to be discovered.
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5 unforgettable experiences to enjoy on a trip to Japan. Japan is a land of subtle resonances, an archipelago where the most advanced modernity has not erased the ancient but integrated it into an almost magical balance, revealed in the details that govern everyday Japanese life.
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On the slopes of the Himalayas: the Nepal of cities and jungle. Nepal has always been described as the sanctuary of the planet’s highest peaks. But reducing it to a sequence of ice walls means missing its true soul: a dense network of valleys where time is measured by the cycles of rebirth.
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Northern India: secret geometries, sacred wells and the immortality of marble. The Golden Triangle linking Delhi, Rajasthan and Agra is often described as a sensory assault of colours and scents. Yet behind the veil of apparent chaos lies a country governed by an age-old harmony.
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From the Emperors to the Roof of the World: the journey that unites China and mystical Tibet. Some itineraries merely show you a country; others connect seemingly distant worlds beneath a single, extraordinary sky, from Beijing and Xi’an to Lhasa and Shanghai.
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China: the journey beyond imagination, through cult films, suspended peaks and the future. Some journeys manage to redraw our mental map completely, overturning even the most deeply rooted clichés. The itinerary designed by Guiness Travel springs from exactly this awareness.
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China: the journey that calls into question everything you thought you knew. Some countries you can picture before you even set off. Close your eyes and precise, almost stereotyped images come to mind: a monument, a typical dish, a landscape. With China something different happens.
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South-East Asia is a land where time seems to move at two different speeds: racing towards the future with a young, technological energy, yet still anchored to the placid rhythms of nature, spirituality and age-old traditions. A Grand Tour through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
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Over the last twenty years Vietnam has changed at an impressive pace, becoming one of Asia’s most dynamic economies, yet it still keeps a powerful bond with its traditions, its historical memory and a way of life that in many areas still follows the rhythms of nature.
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In recent years Japan has gone from niche destination to one of the most sought-after places on earth. One glance at Instagram is enough: red torii fading into the horizon, bullet trains that run to the second, tables laid like works of art, futuristic skylines and onsen tucked away in nature.
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In a country that has built part of its international image on technology, high-speed trains and cities lit up around the clock, a night on Mount Hiei is an almost disorienting experience. The sounds of the city give way to the wind through the woods and the paths linking the monastery buildings.
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For many European travellers, the first surprise of a trip to South Korea and Japan comes even before visiting a temple, a royal palace or a futuristic metropolis: it comes when you realise how far these two countries have already entered our daily lives.
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