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Tripatini's Blog – October 2010 Archive (3)

Making the Most of a Singapore Layover

Hotels, Restaurants & Attractions in Southeast Asia's Wealthy City-State…

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Added by Tripatini on October 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Keeping My Head in Malaysian Borneo

by Sheri de Borchgrave

I've faced down grumpy hippos on safari in Botswana's Okavango, dodged camel spit on a trek in Mongolia, and kept my lunch down on a hurtling dogsled driven by ebullient Lapps. But hanging out with headhunters? Less adrenaline rush, maybe. But creep-out factor? Erk...

I was on the world's third-largest island (a bit over the size of Texas) as part of my visit to…

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Added by Tripatini on October 18, 2010 at 11:53am — 5 Comments

Zion National Park: A Hiking (Mis)Adventure in Utah

by Jessica Seigel

Yearning for Zion? I sure was after flying into Las Vegas, my arrival point, and spending a night in a budget casino hotel before heading east for my big camping and hiking adventure in Zion National Park, Utah. Rising early to the sight of smoking, red-eyed gamblers still at the slots, I hit I-15 North in my rental car, eager to leave the garish lights and everything artificial behind me. …

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Added by Tripatini on October 6, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment