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21. Pettah Market
Colombo's oldest trading district, a dense grid of bazaars and market halls just east of Fort, best explored on foot on a weekday morning.
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22. Phare, The Cambodian Circus
A nightly hour-long show of circus, theatre, music and dance by graduates of a Cambodian arts school, staged in a big top on Siem Reap's Ring Road.
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23. Rainbow Street
One of Amman's oldest streets, running east from First Circle through Jabal Amman with cafés, rooftop restaurants, craft showrooms and city views.
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24. Shilin Night Market
Taipei's best-known night market spreads through the lanes of Shilin, combining a large food court with street snack stalls and clothes shops.
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25. Star Ferry
The historic green-and-white ferries that have crossed Victoria Harbour since 1888, linking Tsim Sha Tsui with Central and Wan Chai for a few Hong Kong dollars.
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26. Sunday Walking Street
Weekly evening market that closes Ratchadamnoen Road from Tha Phae Gate to Wat Phra Singh, with crafts, street food and temple-courtyard food courts.
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27. Thamel
Kathmandu's traveller quarter, a maze of narrow lanes packed with trekking shops, guesthouses, restaurants and live music bars just north of the old city.
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28. Tra Que Vegetable Village
A centuries-old vegetable and herb growing village about 2.5 km north of the old town, where visitors can try traditional farming and cook with the harvest.
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29. Tsukiji Outer Market
The lively market streets that remained in Tsukiji after the wholesale fish market moved to Toyosu, packed with seafood stalls, knife shops and breakfast counters.
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30. Abra ride across Dubai Creek
A short crossing of Dubai Creek on a traditional wooden abra, the cheapest and most atmospheric way to travel between Bur Dubai and the Deira souks.
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31. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
A walking path through tall groves of moso bamboo between Tenryu-ji and Okochi Sanso villa, one of the most photographed places in Kyoto.
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32. Buddha Air Everest Experience Mountain Flight
An hour-long early morning sightseeing flight from Kathmandu along the Himalaya to Everest and back, with a guaranteed window seat for every passenger.
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33. Central Market (Pasar Seni)
Kuala Lumpur's former wet market, an Art Deco hall completed in 1937, now holds craft and souvenir stalls, a food court and the covered Kasturi Walk.
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34. Dilli Haat INA
An open-air crafts bazaar and food plaza opposite INA Market, opened in 1994, where artisans from across India rotate through the stalls every couple of weeks.
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35. Hoi An Memories Show
A large outdoor show with more than 500 performers that tells 400 years of Hoi An's history without dialogue, staged most evenings at Hoi An Impression Theme Park.
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36. Insadong
A central street of galleries, craft shops, antique dealers and traditional tea houses, best explored on foot, with the Ssamziegil arcade at its centre.
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37. Jerash Archaeological City
A day trip from Amman to ancient Gerasa, about 48 km north, one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities in the region, with colonnaded streets and theatres.
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38. Jubail Mangrove Park
A mangrove reserve on Al Jubail Island, between Yas and Saadiyat, where boardwalk routes of 1 to 2 kilometres lead through the trees to viewing points and platforms.
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39. Kala Ghoda Art District
A compact art and heritage quarter in the Fort, packed with galleries, museums, a historic synagogue and Victorian buildings, and home to an annual February arts festival.
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40. Kuromon Ichiba Market
A covered food market of about 150 shops stretching 580 metres in Nipponbashi, known for seafood, fruit and food to eat as you stroll.
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