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...feel like walking, rent a bicycle from any of several places in town for a few dollars a day and head out. You will soon find yourself in villages that have largely escaped the tourist trail. Occasionally you might also stumble across one of the scores of centuries-old Dai temples in the area, most of which were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution but are now being rebuilt by monks. If you want more than a day trip, the 1.5 million-hectare Sanchahe Nature Reserve, 48 km north of Jinghong, offers tree houses in the forest canopy for around...
...vowed to mount a vigorous protest against the presence of the Cuba-based musicians at the event - and despite the efforts by Mas Santos and other younger leaders to broker a compromise, the planned protests ultimately spooked the Grammy organizers into baling out. The decision, which cost Miami's tourist industry some $35 million in lost revenues, was the worst possible outcome for the CANF. Not only had the imbroglio forced a damaging political split in the organization, the ultimate decision to withdraw the event had communicated exactly the type of message Mas Santos had been at pains to avoid...
...would witness and experience true culture, not some resort-show pastiche. By staying in cheap hostels and eating at small family-run restaurants, he would give his money to those who needed it most. And by maintaining an environmental vigilance, he'd simply tread more softly than the package tourist. The backpacker guidebooks described the perfect win-win. "The people at Lonely Planet strongly believe that travelers can make a positive contribution to the countries they visit, both through their appreciation of the countries' culture, wildlife and natural features and through the money they spend." No need for the Peace...
...even in my old neighborhood of Fort Cochin, a quiet, leafy enclave with stately mansions and grassy football fields. It's still leafy enough, and local laws have saved the mansions from real-estate developers, but all too many of the old houses have been converted into hotels and tourist lodges. There are also more shops selling antiques than I remember. The area around the Chinese nets has been paved, all the better for tourist photographers to place their tripods...
...After five years, Price, a native of North Carolina, has become a Venetian at heart. "It's such a small area for so many tourists," he says, shaking his head. "We have to defend ourselves." He has found himself a defender of the gondola as well. "My goal is to help preserve the tradition, and this is the place to do it," he says. "I could go back and make gondolas in the U.S., but it's not as interesting." Besides, who in America knows a real gondola from a plywood imitation? "In Las Vegas you can see some very...