CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER | BURMA BOYCOTT?

Writer Gary Stoller investigates the social and moral complexities of an increased boom in tourism to Burma (Myanmar), and the changes this fosters in the countries’ labor force.  The long term benefits of opening up Burma to the outside world may outweigh the short-term growing pains.  Hima Singh (owner of Asian Pacific Adventures) is quoted, saying that she would “reevaluate the situation” if human rights suffer as a result.   http://www.cntraveler.com/

THE NEW YORKER | FERTILE GROUND

Susan Orlean (inspiration for the female protagonist in Oscar winning film ADAPTATION) travels with Asian Pacific Adventures to Bhutan.  Here she learns about Bhutan’s Buddhist fertility rituals and describes the large range of phalluses represented in Bhutanese culture.  Accompanying her on this journey is Asian Pacific Adventure’s founder, Tovya Wanger, who conceived after being blessed in a Bhutanese fertility ceremony.  This intimate and fascinating article chronicles not only Bhutan’s beauty and cultural heritage, but also the deep connection Asian Pacific Adventures has with the cultural experiences it curates.  http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/06/07/fertile-ground

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER | ISLAND OF “HOBBIT” FOSSIL FIND

National Geographic handpicked our trip to Flores, a far-flung destinations in the Indonesian Archipelago, for travelers with an acute interest in archeology and the prehistoric.  Sleepy Flores recently stepped out of obscurity when scientists excavated an 18,000-year-old fossil of the island’s earliest dweller, a hobbit-like species of early human. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1222_041222_flores_travel_hobbit.html

TRAVEL + LEISURE | DIEN BIEN PHU, VIETNAM

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Halberstam returns to a remote village in Northern Vietnam, decades after covering a battle there in the Vietnam War.  In this article he meditates upon colonialism, racial complexities, war, and the haunting landscape of tribal Vietnam, which left such an indelible imprint upon him.  This article recognizes Asian Pacific Adventures as one of the few tour operators with in-depth knowledge of this region.   http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/dien-bien-phu-vietnam

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | BEING BILL MURRAY (AND TOM CRUISE) Being Bill Murray

Our Samurai Legacy tour, which was influenced by Oscar winning film LOST IN TRANSLATION and the blockbuster THE LAST SAMURAI, is featured in this article.  Asian Pacific Adventure’s Samurai Legacy showcases the best of both of these cinematic worlds, taking travelers from the temples and shrines of famous samurai legend, to the ultramodern high rises of Tokyo, where one can lose themselves in the glitz and cutting-edge architecture.   http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB108388123101204495

THE NEW YORK TIMES | TO HANOI BY TRAIN, A JOURNEY OF 1,000 MILES

David Margolick meditates upon colonialism, imperialism, communism, and the legacy of the Vietnam War, as he travels from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to Hanoi by train.  This 1,000-mile journey into the heart of Vietnam takes us into the journalists own, emotional core.  Asian Pacific Adventures’ incomparable access into Vietnam is featured here.    http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/09/magazine/to-hanoi-by-train-a-journey-of-1000-miles.html?pagewanted=all

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE | FERTILE GROUND

This article also chronicle’s Susan Orlean’s travels with Asian Pacific Adventures to Bhutan.  Here she learns about Bhutan’s Buddhist fertility rituals and describes the large range of phalluses prevalent in Bhutanese culture.  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

THE BOSTON GLOBE | VIETNAM

Asian Pacific Adventures trail-blazing trips into the Vietnameser interior are featured in this travel article by The Boston Globe.  https://www.bostonglobe.com/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | PEARLS OF CENTRAL ASIA

Asian Pacific Adventures ground-breaking Pearls of Central Asia tour is written up in this article.   Extending 2000 miles from the Caspian Sea to Mongolia, Central Asia is a melting pot of ancient cultures from Greece, Rome, India, China, and Persia.  The San Francisco Chronical explores the caravan routes that once converged in this ancient land of art, antiquity, history, language and poetry.  http://www.sfchronicle.com/

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER | COOKING IN BEIJING

Asian Pacific Adventures takes you on a succulent journey into Beijing, to learn about its culinary traditions and gastronomic heritage.  http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/