Category: Asia
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A Gem of a Place in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is among the top five gem-bearing nations of the world. Washed out from the ancient rocks of the highlands, the gems are found in pockets of alluvial gravel known as illama, usually a metre or two below the surface. Ratnapura (the ‘City of Gems’) is still the heart of the industry, though new…
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Best of Vietnam
1 Hanoi Vietnam’s capital city is one of a kind. Chaotic it may be, but its charms far outweigh the traffic, with peaceful lakes, crumbling colonial buildings, narrow streets of the Old Quarter and one of the best street food scenes in the world. There are also plenty of great day trips to be made…
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The Vilcabamba Syndrome
At the time a tiny isolated village, Vilcabamba attracted international attention in the 1960s when researchers announced that it was home to one of the oldest living populations in the world. It was said that people here often lived well over 100 years, some as old as 135. Although doubt was subsequently cast on some of…
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The Badaling Great Wall of China
The Badaling Great Wall is located in the north of Yanqing County, Beijing City, which is the most representative of Great Walls in Ming Dynasty. It is included in the United Nations World Cultural Heritage List. The wall typically shows the grandeur and precipitous style. As a barrier of Beijing City, the wall is very…
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Visit Suzhou Underwater World
Located in Suzhou national tourism resort, with a total investment of 25 million dollars, is the first large-scale comprehensive ocean world in the south of Jiangsu province, China. The first domestic underwater world possesses some unique national-level animals, such as Chinese sturgeon, Chinese alligator, Taihu white fish, whitebait, breams as well as other native fish.…
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Indonesia’s Most Exotic Destination Now Open for Travel
EXO Travel, Asia’s leading Destination Management Company, has just unlocked the Raja Ampat Islands to travellers in search of truly unique destinations. Located in the furthest reaches of Indonesia’s exotic far east, in West Papua, Raja Ampat is a series of islands famed for their remoteness, tropical beauty and unparalleled biological diversity. A big part of these…
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Dubai Airport: A Sneak Peek Inside World’s Busiest Airport
The Dubai International Airport is undoubtedly one of the most famous and busiest airports in the world. Dubai has always been a much looked up to destinations, gloriously renowned for all its bling and glamour. The Dubai International Airport (DXB) lays down the perfect setting for your entry into the land of golden dreams. Even…
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Philippines – A Nation of Fiestas & Festivals
The Philippines is the only nation in the world that has festivals every month of the year. It has also the longest christmas season, from September 1 to the first week of January. Do you know that the Philippines is the only nation in the world that has festivals every month of the year? It…
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Autumn Adventures
The sun is sitting lower in the sky. The air has a brisk edge about it. Green leaves begin to carry a tell tale brown curl about their edges. Summer is over. Everyone is packing up and heading home, moving indoors. But this is perhaps my favourite time of year. The water, having drunk in…