The Traveling Fool https://thetravellingfool.com/travel/asiapacific/ Traveling off the Tourist Path Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:21:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://thetravellingfool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-Bantayan-Island--32x32.jpg The Traveling Fool https://thetravellingfool.com/travel/asiapacific/ 32 32 26778469 Why Is St Peter And Paul Church Bantayan Island So Famous? https://thetravellingfool.com/st-peter-and-paul-church-bantayan-island-philippines/ https://thetravellingfool.com/st-peter-and-paul-church-bantayan-island-philippines/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:21:07 +0000 http://www.thetravellingfool.com/?p=3098 One of the many things to do on Bantayan Island is to visit the St Peter and Paul Church located in the heart of Bantayan City. But why is St Peter and Paul Church so famous? Bantayan Island is the seat of the first and therefore oldest Parish in Visayas and Mindanao founded in 1580. […]

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]]> https://thetravellingfool.com/st-peter-and-paul-church-bantayan-island-philippines/feed/ 12 3098 The Heartbreaking Story Of The Philippine Tarsier Of Bohol: And Why They Commit Suicide https://thetravellingfool.com/the-suicidal-primates-of-bohol/ https://thetravellingfool.com/the-suicidal-primates-of-bohol/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:00:49 +0000 http://www.thetravellingfool.com/?p=2231 On the Island of Bohol in the Philippines lives one of the most interesting primates in the world.The Philippine Tarsier is a small primate measuring only 3-6 inches tall and weighing only 3-6 ounces with a long tail; this nervous little primate sleeps by day and is an active hunter at night. The Philippine Tarsier […]

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]]> https://thetravellingfool.com/the-suicidal-primates-of-bohol/feed/ 11 2231 7 Remarkable Cultural Sites You Need To See In Kathmandu Nepal https://thetravellingfool.com/7-remarkable-cultural-sites-you-need-to-see-in-kathmandu-nepal/ https://thetravellingfool.com/7-remarkable-cultural-sites-you-need-to-see-in-kathmandu-nepal/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:51:13 +0000 https://thetravellingfool.com/?p=10189 I recently had an opportunity to visit Nepal as an invited delegate for the Himalayan Travel Conference. The trip was hosted by Nepal Ministry of Culture Tourism and Aviation and sponsored by Nepal Tourism, the Nepal Chapter of PATA and numerous other sponsors.   Kathmandu Nepal is home to remarkable cultural sites. To many in […]

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]]> https://thetravellingfool.com/7-remarkable-cultural-sites-you-need-to-see-in-kathmandu-nepal/feed/ 15 10189 From Sea Level to The Top Of The World https://thetravellingfool.com/from-sea-level-to-the-top-of-the-world/ https://thetravellingfool.com/from-sea-level-to-the-top-of-the-world/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 23:41:56 +0000 https://thetravellingfool.com/?p=9615 Nepal, home to temples, holy men, culture and history. For the most part, Nepal was closed off to foreigners until the 1950’s when the country slowly began opening its borders to tourists. Nepal is a beautiful country and offers everything from Jungles with subtropical weather to Mount Everest the highest point on earth.  Kathmandu is […]

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]]> https://thetravellingfool.com/from-sea-level-to-the-top-of-the-world/feed/ 0 9615 A Visit To The Picturesque Birthplace Of Buddha https://thetravellingfool.com/a-visit-to-the-picturesque-birthplace-of-buddha/ https://thetravellingfool.com/a-visit-to-the-picturesque-birthplace-of-buddha/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:36:50 +0000 https://thetravellingfool.com/?p=9129  The birthplace of Buddha is a sacred place and one that thousands of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims travel from around the world to visit. Around 563 BC Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini, in what is modern day Nepal. Siddhartha was born as his mother, Queen Maya Devi, was traveling to her father’s kingdom and […]

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