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Kyoto's red maples aren't out in October. Come anyway — here's why.
Not for the autumn leaves — those come in November. For the two greatest festivals in the calendar, and a bamboo grove you can actually walk through
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7-Day Nepal Itinerary: Kathmandu, Pokhara & the Annapurna Foothills
Temples, a lake, a sunrise worth setting a 4am alarm for, and roughly 3,200 stone steps that will change your relationship with your own legs
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Best Time to Visit Nepal: Why October Is the Clearest Month
The monsoon leaves, the air turns to glass, and roughly a million other people have had the same idea — here's how to time the month properly
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7-Day Almaty Itinerary: Charyn Canyon, Kolsai Lakes & the City
A week that doesn't involve a 17-hour day trip, a rental car you'll regret, or standing at a lake you're not allowed to walk up to
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September 2026

Almaty's best season is 3 weeks long, and one October date ends it
Mild days, gold in the gorges, and half the crowds — plus the one October date that quietly closes the mountain you came for
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The lanterns are still up — 26 September
26 September 2026 — lanterns still up, moon still round, one city still enough
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Why September Is the Sweet Spot for Uzbekistan
Silk Road cities without July heat — Samarkand, Bukhara and Tashkent when the stones are still warm and the air finally works
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Mid-Autumn Night Guide: Taiwan, HK, Vietnam & China (25–26 Sep)
Where to stand on the actual festival nights — lanterns, mooncakes, BBQ and which city does the night best
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Guilin & Yangshuo Travel Guide: Best Time to Go (and Avoiding Golden Week)
Karst rivers, bikes, beer fish and rice noodles — timed for late September, out before Golden Week
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China Golden Week 2026: When to Go and When to Avoid It
Mooncakes and lanterns without Golden Week. One city, short holiday math, out before 1 October.
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Go before Golden Week — or fight 7 days of queues
Same autumn weather, a fraction of the crowds — if you dodge Mid-Autumn weekend and get out before 1 October
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Visiting Korea During Chuseok 2026: What's Open and What's Closed
One city, locked trains, open kitchens — how to use the holiday quiet without getting stranded
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