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Welcome to the Travel with a Challenge Theme Page bringing together feature articles in our collection about train and land journeys in China, India, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Go hiking in China, watercolor painting in Vietnam or take a train in India's Himalayas or Southeast Asia.

This is one of a series of theme pages to showcase popular articles by regional destination or topic of particular interest to our readers. Enjoy browsing the entire theme collection!

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Travel Vietnam with an artist's eye.
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Three articles on China and its Great Wall.

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Join scuba diver and writer, Doug Olthof, for a whale (shark) of an experience as he discovers the variety and beauty of Thailand's reefs and rocks on a five-day liveaboard dive boat holiday full of delightful surprises. Even if you are not a diver, you won't want to miss these amazing images taken around the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock.

Article about volunteer holidays at a Darjeeling, India tea estate.
Readers who love to learn about new volunteer holidays will be delighted with our story about a Darjeeling tea estate learning service option in the foothills of India's Himalaya region. With a variety of volunteer tasks to choose from, this historic estate is a world leader in organic farming and sustainable community living.

Article about volunteer holidays at a Darjeeling, India tea estate.

Article about India's Peacock Village wildlife sanctuary.
Our contributor, Khursheed Dinshaw, takes readers to a wild peacock sanctuary and rural farming area of India where India's national bird thrives, and villagers offer homestays and agri tourism experiences that provide authentic cultural insights for international guests

Article about India's Peacock Village wildlife sanctuary.

Mountain railway journey in North India, Darjeeling Himilayan Railway. Born and raised in India before settling in Canada 30 years ago, Margaret Deefholts shares her lingering passion for her birth country with a ride into the mountains aboard an historic miniature railway chosen by the United Nations in 1999 as a cultural World Heritage Site.

Mountain railway journey in North India, Darjeeling Himilayan Railway.

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Join travel journalist, Alison Gardner, on an active cultural vacation in Northeastern China as she explores well known and little known sections of the Great Wall of China, as well as its neighboring historic sites, cities and unspoiled countryside. Additional articles with a Great Wall of China theme are hot linked separately below: enjoy our classic images from Northeastern China, and from a rural village encounter.

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Artist and globetrotter, Charlene Brown, shares her solo travel encounter with city and rural life in Vietnam as she documents her vacation in a series of charming postcard-size watercolor paintings while describing her adventures.

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Travel writer, Margaret Deefholts, introduces readers to northeastern India's women of Meghalaya whose cultural and spiritual influence is a powerful and surprising feature of their unique community lifestyle.

Train journey from Singapore to Malaysia to Thailand, Eastern & Orient Express.

Train journey from Singapore to Malaysia to Thailand, Eastern & Orient Express.
Helena Zukowski whisks readers from Singapore through Malaysia to Thailand while sampling the luxurious trappings and gastronomic delights of Eastern & Orient's restored rail car service that reflects former colonial expectations.

Hong Kong travel, Hong Kong culture, China culture, China travel.
Explore Hong Kong's colorful history, architecture, accessible nature and vibrant living culture with experts in every field by participating in the Hong Kong Tourist Board's educational Cultural Kaleidoscope and Nature Kaleidoscope programs. They are absolutely free!

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