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Exploring the fading colonial remnants of Chittagong

Wandering around Chittagong exploring the colonial-era buildings and parks.

Travel Reads

For Decades, National Geographic's Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It

“We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad. Here’s what he found.”

A ghost island in the middle of the Indian Ocean

“Ross Island, an abandoned British settlement in the remote Andaman archipelago, is being taken over by its rightful owner: nature.”

Myanmar's river dolphins and fishermen double down on unique relationship, as fish stocks dwindle

“On a stretch of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River, 26 dolphins and fishermen from six villages have formed a unique bond — they fish together.”

This 23-year-old Is Out to Break the Record for Fastest and Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country

“At 23, Taylor Demonbreun is on a mission to become the youngest and fastest person to visit all 195 of the world’s sovereign countries.”

In Conquering the Sea, Singapore Erases Its History

“Short on space, the city-state has since its independence been reclaiming land to build the nation and to rewrite ‘unhygienic’ episodes of its history.”

Lost and Found in Borneo’s Jungle: A Tragic Tale of Two Men in Sarawak

“A Swiss environmentalist and a Californian art dealer became obsessed with Sarawak, one of the wildest places on Earth. This is their story.”

A Malaysian Insta-City Becomes a Flash Point for Chinese Colonialism — and Capital Flight

“The creation of man-made islands to host a new metropolis has come under fire from both local politicians and new rules in Beijing.”

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Front row seats on the Saigon River.

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