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Food
This traditional Korean dish is now winning over foreigners in South Korea
Gukbap, a traditional pork rice soup, is gaining popularity among foreigners in South Korea. Restaurants in Seoul’s tourist hotspots have re...
Bryan Ke
News
New York couple who helped stranded Koreans are welcomed in Seoul
Alexander and Andrea Campagna went on a 10-day all-expenses paid tour of South Korea after they helped 10 stranded South Korean travelers in...
Iris Jung
New York
NY couple invites group of stranded S. Korean tourists into their home during Christmas weekend
A couple living in Buffalo, New York, welcomed a South Korean tour group to their home during an intense blizzard. On Friday at around 2 p.m...
Isa Peralta
Japan Airlines is Giving Away 50,000 FREE Round-Trip Tickets in 2020
Travelers who are looking for an adventure will now have a chance to discover new locations in Japan for free. In a bid to promote the less-...
Ryan General
Thai Elephant Nursery Exposed for ‘Breaking’ Baby Elephants for Tourist Attractions
An elephant nursery is under fire for its practice of breeding baby elephants into captivity and forcing them to become money-making perform...
Tourists Throw Rocks at Panda in Beijing Zoo to Wake It Up
A video of rowdy Chinese tourists visiting Beijing zoo has gone viral for the awful behavior they exhibited, throwing rocks at a resting gia...
‘Uncivilized’ Foreign Tourists Anger Chinese Netizens for Refusing to Get Out of ‘Off-Limits’ Lake
Three foreigners who took a swim in a lake at a local nature park on Wednesday have enraged Chinese netizens after a video of the incident s...
Thai Politician Serves 5 Tons of Mango Sticky Rice to Win Over 10,000 Chinese Tourists
Thailand served five tons of mango sticky rice to 10,000 Chinese tourists on Sunday. The feast, held at the 150,000-square-meter Impact Lake...
Carl Samson
Asia
Chinese Tourists Use Kung Fu to Stop Robbers During Trip to Russia
A couple of Chinese tourists are being praised online after they helped apprehend three robbers using their martial arts skills ...
Filipino Tourists Tricked Into Buying $19,000 of Fake Jewelry in China
A group of Filipinos visiting China were reportedly scammed into purchasing expensive jewelry which turned out to be fake. The group of tour...
Four Simultaneous Waterspouts Stun Tourists Off Thai Island
A video taken from Lipe Island in Thailand showing the rare occurrence of four simultaneous waterspouts is going viral. The event, which hap...
Chinese People Reveal How They Feel About Their Worst Stereotypes
What do Chinese people think of stereotypes that others hold about them? In a new video, YouTube channel Asian Boss took to the streets of S...
Fight Erupts After Chinese Tourists Throw Melon Seeds into Scenic Lake
Angry villagers living near a famous tourist spot in Yunnan, China engaged in a brawl against some Chinese tourists they caught littering in...
Chinese Park Uses Sharp Metal Spikes to Stop Tourists From Ruining Rock Formations
In a bid to keep unruly visitors from causing damage to a land formation, administrators at a geopark in China have decided to install some ...
Chinese Park Uses Honor System to Sell Lunch to Tourists, Gets Exactly What They Deserve
A 1 yuan ($0.15) lunch project at a tourist spot in Luoyang, Henan province, China went better than expected after it earned more money than...
Foreign Family Becomes ‘Tourist Attraction’ While Visiting China’s West Lake
A foreign family of six visiting a famous lake in eastern China became the tourist attraction themselves as locals swarmed to get their pict...
Swedish Police Allegedly Beat and Threaten Chinese Man and His Family
The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has accused the Swedish police of violating the human rights of three Chinese tourists who were denied ...
Editorial Staff
Chinese Tourists Leave Japanese Airbnb in Gross Mess, Say ‘This isn’t my home’
A trio of female Chinese university students sparked outrage on social media after leaving the Airbnb apartment they rented in Japan in comp...
Tourists Spark Outrage for Bragging About Destroying Ancient Landform in Chinese National Park
Four tourists are in hot water after trespassing in a restricted area in the Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, in Gansu province, Chi...
Epic Fight Erupts at South Korean Store After Chinese Tourist Cuts in Line
Two female Chinese customers at a duty-free shop in South Korea engaged in a brawl after one of them reportedly decided to head straight in ...
Foreigners Anger Taiwanese Netizens After Sunbathing in the Middle of the Street
Netizens were outraged after a video showing two male westerners sunbathing on a busy street in Chenghua, Taiwan surfaced on the internet. T...
Travel
Japanese Monk Savagely Berates Tourists Who Post Bad Reviews of Buddhist Temple Guest House
A Buddhist guest house situated in an ancient temple in Mount Kōya, Japan has received critical reviews on Booking.com, with many commenting...
Uncategorized
Korean Family Gets $19,000 Bill For a ‘Bottle of Formula’ At Zuckerberg SF General Hospital
A South Korean couple who brought their young son to a San Francisco hospital in 2016 due to a head injury was shocked to receive a bill amo...
Chinese Tourists Who Performed ‘Disrespectful’ Dance in Front of Mosque in Malaysia Fined Just $6 Each
Two Chinese tourists have been found guilty of doing a disrespectful dance in front of a city mosque in Sabah, Malaysia, and must pay a fine...
Suspect in the Murder of Two Vietnamese Tourists in Las Vegas Hotel Arrested
A man behind the killing of two Vietnamese tourists at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, was arrested in California b...
Asian Tourists Face 9 Years in Jail for ‘Poaching’ Succulents to Sell in Asia for $50 Each
A trio of Asian men could spend nine years behind bars for allegedly stealing thousands of succulent plants in California and shipping them ...
Tourist Gropes Thai Women in Public, Learns His Lesson the HARD Way
An older video of Thai women who came together to teach a misbehaving foreigner a lesson he will never forget is again making the rounds for...
Female Tourist Exposes Privates in a Tasteless Temple Photo in Bangkok
Yet another foreign woman has sparked outrage on Thai social media after posing for a photo with her privates exposed at a temple considered...
British Tourists Attack Tuk-Tuk Driver When He Can’t Find ‘LadyBoy’ Prostitute in Cambodia
A pair of British tourists recently caused a commotion in Cambodia after failing to locate a certain “ladyboy” who they tried to find with t...
Japanese ‘Beg-Packers’ Spark Outrage in Thailand for Thinking They Can Travel Without Money
A pair of Asian travelers were spotted in the Thailand province of Sa Kaeo on Thursday after being inspired by Western “beg-packers.” Beg-pa...
Korea’s ‘Penis Park’ Gets Love From Tourists at the Olympics
While some people go to South Korea to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, others come to nearby port of Sinnam to check out the ...
Tourists Arrested for ‘Pornographic Dancing’ Near Sacred Temple in Cambodia
Cambodian authorities arrested a group of Caucasian tourists, this time for “pornographic dancing” in Siem Reap, the so-called “gateway” to ...
40 Chinese Tourists Attacked and Robbed in Paris Hotel Parking Lot
Armed with tear gas, a group of robbers attacked and stole luxury items from 40 Chinese tourists in a Paris hotel car park on Thursday eveni...
Family Gets Trapped on Steep Section of China’s Great Wall For 13 Hours Before Rescue
A Chinese family recently spent 13 grueling hours trapped on a steep ridge in one of the most dangerous parts of the Great Wall before they ...
10,000 Chinese Tourists Flood Glass Bridge During Free Admission Weekend
For practical tourists, there is nothing more inviting than the allure of a free attraction. So when a new attraction in China suddenly offe...
Tourists Arrested For Climbing a Sacred Mountain at Chinese World Heritage Site
Thrill-seeking tourists who climbed an off-limits area of a World Heritage Site in China were arrested by authorities immediately after thei...
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