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Long a leading export market for premium whisky, Taiwan is now making waves on the global stage courtesy of its world-beating single malts. For a diminutive island seemingly marooned in the South China Sea, Taiwan has not been short of foreign suitors over the centuries. Ties to Beijing and mass immigration from the mainland make the link with China most inexorable, but it has also been courted by Dutch and Spanish colonists and spent a half century under Japanese rule. Influence from Scotland has hitherto been less noticeable. But in the far north of the island, a chunk of Taiwan with a noticeably tartan tinge is sending shockwaves through whisky circles.
READ MORE > Motorcycling SURIN: MOTORCYCLING TO THAILAND’S HIGHEST WATERFALL AND HIKING ITS DEPTHSHaving toured northwest Thailand by motorcycle for over 15 years now, I’ve been to most of the superlatives in the region. The largest waterfall in Umphang, highest peak at Doi Inthanon, furthest points west, east, and north but I had never been to Surin waterfall: the highest single tier waterfall, little-visited, difficult to access.
That seemed reason enough for a nice long, winding ride north.
READ MORE > Architecture CHIN TSONG PALACE: YANGON’S ODD MANSION OF CONSPIRACIES “You want to go here? Why?” My taxi driver has a solid grasp of English yet he still has to check with me three times if the address is correct. The first time he shakes his head as if I’ve made a mistake. When I repeat the location he looks bemused, says there is nothing of interest there, and suggests I instead visit Shwedagon Pagoda, the magical golden icon and tourist magnet of Yangon. But right now I want to go somewhere uglier, odder, and eerier. READ MORE > Heritage ONE DAY IN OSH: EXPLORING KYRGYZSTAN’S SECOND CITY Osh is Kyrgyzstan’s second city. Arguably though, it’s the remote Central Asian nation’s most diverse and definitely most ancient city. The majority of travelers will pass through Osh as a transport hub to reach the high-altitude Pamir Highway or to travel across to the more well-known Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan. But Kyrgyzstan’s second city is most definitely worth hanging around to explore. If you have just one day in Osh, spend it well. READ MORE > #TakeMeToRemoteLands AS RECENTLY FEATURED IN • The Wall Street Journal • Town & Country • Departures • Travel + Leisure • Forbes • Condé Nast Traveler • BusinessWeek • National Geographic Traveler • Palm Beach Post • Chicago Tribune • Financial Times • BBC • Fox Business News • The New York Times REMOTE LANDS, INC.120 East 56th Street, Suite 1150, New York, NY 10022 USA Phone: +1.646.415.8092 Email: [email protected] REMOTE LANDS (THAILAND) CO., LTD
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