Archive for February, 2008
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Langkawi in Malaysia is listed by UNESCO as a Geopark. The tropical island paradise of Langkawi offers tourist and visitors a variety of explorations. Langkawi offers some of Malaysi’a most pristine ecology and wildlife. Langkawi ha an outstanding geological landscape and is the only Geopark in Southeast Asia and one of the fifty around the world. Langkawi island paradise is the a perfect ecotourism destination for nature lovers and adventurers in Asia.
An archipelago of 99 islands, Langkawi is once a secret hideaway for pirates. This island which is separated from peninsular Malaysia by the Straits of Malacca is recently recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural and Organization (UNESCO) as a geopark which is a title given to outstanding geological landscapes in the world. It is the only Geopark in Southeast Asia and one of 50 around the world. Sheltered by the mountainous backbone of Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi escapes the northeastern winter monsoon entirely and enjoys sunny skies when the eastern provinces are flooded. Coupled with natural white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage and craggy mountain peaks, the island was at one time touted as “Malaysia’s best-kept secret”.
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Palawan Island that is located in the southwest of the Philippine Archipelago is known as “The Last Frontier”. This Island paradise composed of 1,768 islands and islets that is blessed with a beautiful tropical climate the whole year round. Palawan is a world class vacation island paradise that is a sanctuary to amazing variety of fauna and flora that is not found anywhere in the world. Palawan Philippines has excellent landscaped that amaze tourist and visitors around the world.
Palawan Philippines has been included in the list of protected areas and become the biggest nature reserve in the world. Palawan has many things to offer to tourists and visitors to make their vacation more exciting and memorable. Travelers, vacationers and adventurers will have a unique vacation experience in Palawan while exploring the endless beauty of this tropical island paradise. Many tourists prefer to have a Palawan vacation because of the boundless scenic spots and diving destinations that can provide them thrill excitement and relaxed vacation. Palawan, being the largest province in the Philippines in terms of land area is the least populated area in the Philippines with only approximately 800,000 Palawan residents.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
This is a unique experience of taking the world’s highest train ride which is from Beijing to Lhasa and experience the one of its kind tour that is mainly carried out in the comforts of your compartment through a full-sized picture window.
The train with an official name of Qinghai-Tibet Train travels for 47 hours and 28 minutes, covers 4,064 kilometers and passes 675 bridges that are covered in permafrost. Riders are having a hard time deciding which is the bigger adventure - the train ride to the top of the world or Tibet itself. The whole experience is simply fantastic.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Islands of Maldives is one of the popular vacation destination in the world because of its natural beauty such as world class white sand beaches, magnificent dive sites, water sports activities and etc. The Maldives is an archipelago comprising of 1,190 coral of islands grouped into 26 coral atolls which lies in the Indian Ocean. The islands of Maldives are scattered across the equator in which are divided into groups for administrative purposes. The Maldives is situated south of India’s Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. Some say that the name Maldives was derived from Maale Dhivehi Raajje and other said that it was derived from Sanskrit maladvipa, meaning “garland of islands”, or from mahila dvipa, meaning “island of women”, but these names are not found in ancient Sanskrit literature. The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of population. It is also the smallest predominantly Muslim nation in the world.
The Maldives As The Perfect Vacation Destination
Many people around the world is looking for a perfect place to spend their vacation. What they want is tropical paradise island that is surrounded by prestine crystal clear blue waters, with world class white sand beaches and palm tress swaying on the islands of Maldives. A place where exotic and luxury resort islands that offer tourist their own hideaway and is hidden away from all the hectic busy schedule of city life. Then you are looking for a vacation paradise like The Maldives.
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Bali, it is where tourism mingles with mystery. It is Indonesia’s answer to Australia’ Gold Coast because it is a surfer’s paradise of sun, sand, some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, tallest waves and a lot of good times.
Bali, indeed is custom-made for tourists. You can see them around lounging in restaurants, shopping and most of all at the beach sunning themselves or toting a surfboard. There are also rows and rows of shops that carry traditional Balinese goods as well as a variety of other goods to suit every tourist’s delight and needs. Regardless of where you come from, Bali’s appeal is not hard to be pleased about - beautiful sunsets, easy-going lifestyle, warm smiles and great weather.
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