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Ladakh
Tucked away beyond the snowy Himalayan passes in northern India, a rugged land where time stands still and blessings float on the breeze.Ryokans Beyond Calm Perfected over centuries, Japan's traditional inns transport your body and soul. Cover Credits |
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Departments Editor's Note: Fathers and Sons Ladakh is a showplace of monumental landscapes, but evoking a sense of the people's interior lives requires someone who gets it. Events: The Coming Season Where you want to be in December and January. From Hogmanay in Edinburgh, to Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry auction, to the South American edition of the Dakar Rally, it's a busy season. Who's up for Festivus? Collecting: Map Quest Premier map dealer Graham Arader is the man with the plans--cernturies of them. The Eye Life enhancement, one accessory at a time. The Perfect Eye: Black Pearls How to buy the perfect black pearls. Glitteracy: Vintage off the Cuff Beau Brummell and the Duke of Windsor got it: Cuff links are forever. Worth It List Tested and trusted. Escapes: Off the Beaten Track In India's Kaziranga National Park, you ride the elephants to get close to the rhinos and tigers. Escapes: Weekend in the Country--Amanfayun Hangzhou, China Marco Polo considered Hangzhou, China, the most beautiful city in the world. Nowadays, it may be even better. Escapes: Best New Hotels Riding high in Wyoming; bathed in magic on David Copperfield's Musha Cay; rain forest meets beach in Puerto Rico; and lots more. Escapes: Road Trip--The Bund Is Back Shanghai's Bund is back at front-row center. Asian Persuasion Western style looks east. Memoir: Manila Rules A journey between school and an investment banking career takes a surprise turn...and ends up center ring at the World Slasher, the Philippines' Superbowl of cockfighting. But Enough About You: (Back) Gates to Asia Our editor at large sails back to a different Asia--not so long ago, but already very far away.
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