As I turned the corner toward Ben Thanh Market, the Central Market in Saigon, Vietnam last Friday, I was stunned to see two European backpackers sitting by the side of the road with a sign written on cardboard. One was singing a song while the other was playing a small set of drums. The sign invited people to give them money to finance their further travel. They call these people beg packers and I have now seen them in Auckland, New Zealand; Berlin, Germany; Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia; Bangkok, Thailand; Pnom Penh and Siam Reap…
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Conde Nast Traveller Top 100 places to stay
77 000 readers provided one million votes in the Conde 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards to identify the top 100 places to stay in the world. Reflecting the readership, the top 100 list includes a diverse range properties from across the globe. Is this the time to confess I have not stayed at any of the Top 100? Number one was Londolozi, Sabi Sands, in the Kruger National Park, South Africa which consists of five lodges located on 35,000 acres of protected bushland populated with wild animals: Rates start at $US1200 per person per night. Condé Nast Traveler magazine was…
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