Pilgrimages – MOSAEC

I Searched the World’s Holiest Places for a God

When I was growing up in India, gods and religions seemed to be everywhere. But I needed to find faith my own way.

By Tishani Doshi

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Saudi Arabia Tourism: Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal

To witness the kingdom’s profound transformation and assess its ambitious tourism projects, a Times journalist spent a month on the road there. Here’s what he saw.

By Stephen Hiltner

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5 Must-See Festivals in Asia This Winter

Catch a mountain trout on a frozen South Korean river, witness a fiery pelting of devotees in Taiwan or find your cold-weather bliss in a Japanese snow maze.

By Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times

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Behind the Story: How a Writer Prepared for a 40,000-Mile Trip

The dozens of books that T writer Aatish Taseer read before his journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq, and what he learned from each pilgrimage.

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