Traveler Magazine Andrew Harper Traveler Summer 2019 | Page 44

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EXPLORING
ASIA’S
MOST ICONIC
FESTIVALS
AUTHOR
D AY N A E N G B E R G
P H O T O G O L D B U D D H A AT W AT
P H A N TA O T E M P L E L O I K R AT H O N G
AND YI PENG, THAILAND
On any given day, traveling to the Far East is a
captivating and culturally distinct experience.
Certain days, however, are exalted to a level
of magic that must be experienced to be
understood. From streets soaked in colorful
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powder to a night sky filled with a thousand
growing lanterns, Asia’s festivals represent
the pinnacle of experiential travel, affording
the rare occasion to experience a destination
in a state of reality outside its typical daily
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routine. It’s the phenomenon of community
in unison, when the air is ignited with a
sense of merriment and revelry that can’t
be encountered any other time or place in
the world.