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Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.
Asiatravel

Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.

11/10/202205/25/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Bethlehem is nothing like the place they told you about in the Bible.

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The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.
Asiatravel

The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.

11/07/202205/25/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high?

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Kyoto Japan is so well-preserved, it doesn’t look a day over a thousand.
Asiatravel

Kyoto Japan is so well-preserved, it doesn’t look a day over a thousand.

10/23/201811/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

If you like temples, tea gardens, and time-travel, you’ll love Kyoto, Japan.

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Tokyo Japan is irrefutable proof that the Japanese hate suburbs.
Asiatravel

Tokyo Japan is irrefutable proof that the Japanese hate suburbs.

10/10/201811/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

If you’re headed to Tokyo, Japan, you’ll need help surviving in the world’s most monster-prone battleground.

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Seoul Korea: The city where smartphones never sleep.
Asiatravel

Seoul Korea: The city where smartphones never sleep.

09/30/201412/08/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Once in a while, I get the chance to go somewhere far away for a stupid length of time, and Seoul recently made that list.

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Phuket, Thailand: It’s called ‘poo-KET,’ not FOO-ket (and definitely not ‘FUK-it’).
Asiatravel

Phuket, Thailand: It’s called ‘poo-KET,’ not FOO-ket (and definitely not ‘FUK-it’).

01/02/201401/19/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

We’d heard that Phuket was popular. Despite that, we decided to go there anyway.

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Bangkok Thailand: A lot fewer prostitutes and lady-boys than we expected.
Asiatravel

Bangkok Thailand: A lot fewer prostitutes and lady-boys than we expected.

01/02/201401/20/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

We expected Bangkok to be a den of unspeakable acts of human depravity—I mean, why else go?

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Bali, Indonesia: Newsflash, it’s beautiful.
Oceaniatravel

Bali, Indonesia: Newsflash, it’s beautiful.

11/21/200501/19/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

What did you expect me to say? I mean, it’s freaking Bali.

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Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.
Asiatravel

Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.

04/22/200512/08/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

I had no idea how many Chinese you could fit in one city. (Hint: a lot.)

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  • Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.
    04/22/2005
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