Sanur Beach at Bali, Indonesia

Saturday, July 15, 2017

As Bali is a small island, there is nowhere that cannot be reached in a single day. You do not really need a fixed itinerary but only a general plan of places to visit and stay. Almost the entire island is ready and waiting for visitors from around the world, so it is better to be mobile, travel light, have a comfortable pair of shoes, and carry a positive attitude!

Bali is gentle and kind to the inexperienced traveler. Most of the local people have at least a limited knowledge of English, low cost accommodation is plentiful, transport is usually reliable, a wide choice of food awaits you, and there is safe drinking water

Sanur

Sanur beach has long been a popular recreation site. The palm-lined beach curves from the Bali Beach Hotel toward the south and faces the Indian Ocean to the east. On this beach, you will discover many wonderful hotels, restaurants, shops, and other tourist facilities. Sanur is only a short distance from public transportation accesses in Denpasar, and trips to and from the city are available well into the night. Offshore reefs protect the beach from waves and it is thus a great site for windsurfing, boating, and various types of water-sports. Sanur is also famous for its black and white sorcery practices.

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One of the Best Beaches in Asia- Tioman Island, Malaysia

Thursday, April 15, 2010

What it lacks in size, Tioman Island makes up for in beauty: lush jungles, crystal-clear streams, and dazzling white-sand beaches teeming with marine life. You may already have seen Tioman Island without even knowing it – the place stood in for Bali Hai in the movie South Pacific.

The profusion of white coral reefs around the island makes Tioman a scuba diver’s dream: clear waters to depths of a hundred feet provide an unobstructed view of multi-hued coral and tropical fish.

Tioman is not as developed as Bali or Phuket – good news for the backpacker looking for something off the beaten track. Juara Bay is as isolated as you can get: a quiet beach on the east coast, braced by three rivers leading to waterfalls in the jungle.

Accommodations range from Spartan to comfortable – you can rent a hut on the beach for about US$7 a night, or you could spend a bit more for an air-conditioned chalet. Any accommodation may be hard to find during peak season, so it’s prudent to reserve in advance.

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Toyko Disney Land (Tokyo)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tokyo Disney Resort is extremely popular with the Japanese and has been very profitable for the Oriental Land Company, which owns and operates the resort. (That's right, the Walt Disney Company does not own or operate Tokyo Disney. It provides the Imagineers and gets a piece of the profits, but that's it.)

Tokyo Disney Resort has two theme parks: Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in 1983, and Tokyo DisneySea, which opened in 2001. The resort also includes three luxury resort hotels, the Art Deco-style Disney Ambassador Hotel, the Italian-themed Hotel MiraCosta and the traditional-style Disneyland Hotel. Rounding out the resort is Ikspiari, a shopping and dining center.

Tokyo Disneyland is sort of a cross between Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida, but it has a unique layout and there are quite a few other surprises. Some of the attractions are different. For instance, Pooh's Hunny Hunt is nothing like the Pooh rides in the US. It's a spectacular ride in Tokyo. Some of the shows at Tokyo Disneyland do not exist elsewhere. There is also a do-not-miss, spectacularly-themed buffeteria restaurant called Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall.

Tokyo DisneySea is ocean-themed, with "ports" instead of "lands." It is a fantastic theme park that no Disney fan should miss. Start saving your pennies for a trip to DisneySea now! You won't believe what Disney's Imagineers can do when provided with the necessary resources. It puts the other new Disney theme parks, such as Disney's California Adventure, to shame. Virtually all of the attractions at DisneySea were created especially for this park and so far have not been duplicated elsewhere.

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The Great Wall of China (Bandaling) – Facts , Information, History

Monday, February 15, 2010

The Great Wall of China – Facts & Information & History

#1) When was the Great Wall of China built?
The ancient Great Wall of China was built since the seventh century B.C. to protect the Chinese against the northern invaders. Initially it was just a few smaller walls with watchtowers, and during that time China was divided into many provinces.

#2) The magnificent architecture was built through a few dynasties at different times in Chinese history. The wall building was started since the Qin Dynasty, and different sections were added and combined during the Han Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms Period until the Ming Dynasty.

#3) Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty (260-210 B.C), famous for his standing Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses guarding his tomb, was the first emperor to unify China. He has built the first version of the Great Wall, but very little of those monuments remain today. Most of the walls that left behind are from the Ming Dynasty.

#4) How long is the Great Wall of China? The Great Wall is the world’s longest manmade object which is visible from the space. This ancient Great Wall of China stretches over 6,400km from the east at Shanhaiguan until Lop Nur at the west. The total length including all the branches and spurs adds up to over 6,700 km.

#5) The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World. In1987, the UNESCO listed the Great Wall as one of the world’s cultural heritage sites.

#6) The one single, continuous Great Wall was attributed as “the longest cemetery on earth”. In the Great Wall of China history, over a million Chinese have died while constructing it

#7) Bandaling is the most popular section of the Great Wall. It has attracted the most visitors including President Nixon. The Beijing Summer Olympic in 2008 has marked its finishing line of the cycling event at the Bandaling Great Wall.

#8) It’s a myth that the Great Wall was actually built according to the course traced out by a powerful Chinese dragon. Dragon symbolizes divine protection and great energy.

#9) In 1986, David Copperfield made world headlines by walking through the Great Wall. What’s a great entertainment!

#10) After the death of Chairman Mao Zedong, the Great Wall has been regarded as a symbol to unify the Chinese nation.

#11) In the Great Wall of China history, One popular legend happened during the Qin Dynasty is the story of Meng JiangNu. When Fan Qiliang (the husband of Meng JiangNu) was taken away to build the Great Wall in the north of China, Meng JiangNu prepared and sewed winter clothing for her husband. She set off a long journey to the north to look for her husband. When she finally reached the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan and learnt that her husband died of exhaustion, she sat on the ground and cry. All of a sudden a long section of the Great Wall collapsed over her bitter weep. His bones was revealed.

#12) The width of the Great Wall of China is 15~30 feet, and the height is 25 feet. There are over 10,000 watch towers along the Great Wall. Watchtowers were built and staggered at certain interval for communication where flags, beacons and smoke were used to transmit messages.

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Best Places to Travel | Hongkong Tourist Spot | Ocean Park

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Hongkong Ocean Park:



The Ocean Park is the amusement and entertainment center of the broadest scale in the whole south-east Asia. There are motor-driven recreation games stimulating one's feeling, super-momentary feeling cinema house and the exploration of maze in ancient countries etc.

You may take the cable car across the hill top to find the world largest scale Marine Park of coral reef aquarium where there are more than 4000 kinds of tropical fishes, blazing with colours. If the time allows, you may see divers feeding and playing with sharks in the shark aquarium. At the same time, you can enjoy the excellent performances by ocean animals in the ocean theater and play wonderful and exciting motor-driven recreation games, such as frenzied crossing hill car, swing-to-sky pendular boat and somersaulting flying eagle. In the ocean sky-scraper tower which is the tallest in whole Asia, there is revolving cabin to look down at the beautiful scenery of the ocean area and islands. You may take the out door mountain-climbing escalator, which is the second longest in the world, down to Middle Kingdom. It is the village in the style of ancients which is a tourist center.

Inside the village, all huts, bazar, workshop, temple and Buddhist pagoda are all built moddelling the ancients, with five thousand year old Chinese history reappeared at present. Inside the village, there are also demonstration making of different kinds of traditional arts and crafts and street performances. The Panda Park which was inaugurated in last May, is the new item of the Ocean Park which occupies about 2000 square meters with the cost of 80 million H. K. dollars. It has been built in accordance with the natural environment of panda's living conditions, with the temperature at 20C all weather and moisture at 50-60%. Inside the park, there is viewing veranda for visitors to see the living activities of two national treasures "An An" and "Jia Jia".

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Japan Attraction: Cherry Blossoms

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Cherry blossoms, sakura, is the national flower of Japan. Cherry blossom viewing has been a Japanese custom since the 7th century when the aristocrats enjoyed looking at the cherry blossoms and wrote poems. If you never seen cherry blossoms, plan a trip to Japan in spring.

Cherry blossoms usually begin blooming in January in Okinawa, and they are at their peak in late March to April in Honshu region. In Hokkaido, sakura usually become in their peak in late May. But, cherry blossom flowering dates change every year, and Japan Meteorological Agency announces cherry blossom flowering forecast in early March.

In spring, cherry blossom festivals are held all over Japan. In the festivals, traditional Japanese dances, tea ceremonies, and other events are often held. It's fun to eat various food from the vendors, viewing the cherry blossoms. Visit castles, parks, temples, or shrines near your destinations. Here are lists of great places to visit for cherry blossoms.

 

Here are over four hundred varieties of cherry trees in Japan. Yama-zakura, Shidare-zakura, Higanan-zakura, Kan-zakura, and Miyama-zakura are very popular.

 

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Tourist Spot: Eiffel Tower: Paris

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

A Bit of History

The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.

However it was not accepted by all at first, and a petition of 300 names - including those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier (architect of the Opéra Garnier), and Dumas the Younger - protested its construction.

At 300 metres (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was the world's tallest building until 1930. Other statistics include:

• 2.5 million rivets.
• 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
• Sway of at most 12 cm in high winds.
• Height varies up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
• 15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets).
• 40 tons of paint.
• 1652 steps to the top.

It was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for telegraphy at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio (since 1918), and French television (since 1957) have also made use of its stature.

During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has also witnessed a few strange scenes, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. In 1923 a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level. Some accounts say he rode down the stairs, other accounts suggest the exterior of one of the tower's four legs which slope outward.

However, if its birth was difficult, it is now completely accepted and must be listed as one of the symbols of Paris itself.

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