Archive for February, 2008
Discover: Kota Kinabalu
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 29, 2008
The Hall of Skulls at Monsopiad Cultural Village outside Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia features 42 skulls of enemies, all killed by the warrior-hero Monsopiad.
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Discover: Lubbock
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 28, 2008
Among the objects on display at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas, memorializing the city's favorite son, is a giant-size replica of the rocker's trademark glasses.
Discover: Seoul
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 27, 2008
Fans of spicy fermented cabbage from all over Korea flock to the Kimchi Museum in Seoul.
Discover: Bergen
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 26, 2008
The Norwegian city of Bergen is famously rainy, but the locals say there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
Discover: Takaoka
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 25, 2008
On your way from Takaoka to the Vladivostok ferry? Take a look out the window: the name of the Himi train line means Ice-Watching.
Discover: Cranbrook
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 24, 2008
If you visit Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and crave a dinner of alligator meat, you can get it at K's Amazon Eatery -- even though the Amazon and its gators are thousands of miles away.
Discover: Jakar
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 23, 2008
A cypress tree outside Kurje Lhakhang monastery in Jakar, Bhutan is claimed to have grown from Guru Rinpoche's walking stick.
Discover: Vicksburg
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 22, 2008
When you visit Vicksburg (Mississippi) National Military Park, you can see one of the first ironclad gunboats, dating back to US Civil War times.
Discover: Japan
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 21, 2008
Good things come in threes — and in Japan, the list includes views, castles, gardens, mountains, hot springs and giant Buddha statues.
Discover: Bohinj
Posted in All Travel News by Wikitravel on February 20, 2008
Medieval frescoes in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Bohinj, Slovenia often show figures with large swellings of the neck (goiters), caused by lack of iodine in the local diet.