Travel in Singpore

Singapore is a small country on a small island but with just over five million people it is a fairly crowded city. Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate with the tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant night life scene.

MARINA BAY

Marina bay is a little fuzzy. Its the body of water created by reclaiming lang around the mouth of the Singapore River and blocked off from the sea by the marina Barrage. Marina South has to date been just empty land with construction sites but its centrepiece.

Singapore skyline viewed from Gardens by the Bay East

Bumboat sailing past the Esplanade Theaters and the hotels of the Marina District

Marina Square shopping mall and hotel developments around the north shore of the river. Marina Bay is defined as everything to the east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Drive.

BUGIS AND KAMPONG GLAM

Kampung glam was located at the east of the city center. Bugis originally named after the bloodthirsty race of pirates who prowled in the Straits before the arrival of the British. Moreover, kampong glam also known by Arab Streets.

Bugis junction

Bugis Junction, 200 Victoria Street.Singapore's teenage haven, built around the restored shop houses of Hylam and Malay Streets, covered with a roof for shopping in any weather.

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

According to legend, wishes made in here come true, which would explain why it's always packed. The procedure goes like this: enter, light some joss sticks, pray for advice about a dilema, then shake a container of cham si(bamboo sticks) until one falls out. Throw a pair of red Jiao.

CHINA TOWN

China town is the traditional Chinese quarter of town and while the entire city is largely Chinese these days the area does retain some of its own charm. The area between Pagoda Streetand Smith Street has been tarted up considerably for tourists, but workaday Chinatown continues south and east, merging seamlessly into the Central Business District. Tanjong Pagar is the unofficial home of Singapore's gay community, with many watering holes in restored shop houses, while Club Street caters more to the expat and yuppie crowd with small, intimate eateries offering excellent (if pricy) Western fare.

People's Park Complex, one of the more well known malls in Chinatown

Travel in Cambodia

Cambodia is transliterated as Kampuchea to more closely represent the Khmer. In addition,

since the fall of Angkor in 1431, the once mighty Khmer Empire has been plundered by all its neighbours. It was colonized by the French in the 19th century, and during the 1970s suffered heavy carpet bombing by the USA. After a false dawn of independence in 1953, Cambodia promptly plunged back into the horrors of civil war in 1970 to suffer the Khmer Rouge's incredibly brutal reign of terror, and only after UN-sponsored elections in 1993 did the country begin to totter back onto its feet.

BOKOR NATIONAL PARK

The main attraction for thae Bokor National Park is the old French Hill station at 1080m which can visited as a day trip from Kampot or Sihanoukville.Bokor Hill Station is used retreat from the heat of the plains, a pre-conditioning strategy familiar in all of Asia.

Ruins of Bokor Palace Hotel and Casino

TONLE SAP LAKE

This lake is one of the most unique ecological water wonders in the world. It is the largest lake in South East Asia and changes in size and dimension every wet season. Moreover, the Tonle Sap River connects the lake with the River Mekong at Phnom Penh, in the south east.

Travel in China

China officially known as the People's Republic of China is a vast country in Eastern Asia with the world's largest population. In addition, China is a huge country with endless and affordable travel opportunities. During holiday, hundreds of millions of migrant workers return home and millions of others China travel within the country. The spring festival ( Chinese New Year ) is the largest annual migrant of people in the earth.

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

For our information, The Great Wall of China can be visited at many places along its length of several thousand kilometers. Its condition ranges from excellent to ruined and access from straightforward to quite difficult. The First Great Wall was ordered built in 214 BCE by Qin Shih Huang Ti, 127 BC, he ordered a major expansion program that created the Second Great Wall, In 1115 the Jin emperor ordered the construction of a Third Great Wall and 1569 and 1583, the most well-known parts of the Great Wall were built, the Fourth Great Wall

Great Wall in Beijing

Badaling and Juyongguan are nearest Beijing, and these two are among the most crowded sections of the Great Wall. In addition, On the weekdays, Badaling is not too crowded, and it is the easiest to reach affordable,

Great Wall at Simatai

LESHAN DRAND BUDDHA

This places is the main attraction for Buddhist. The Grand Buddha is a 71meter high sculpture carved into one of the large cliffs by river.Upon completion of the now largest Buddha in the world the river became safe, and thus Buddha saved "us all". To see the giant Buddha Statue by ferry you can take one of the ferries from the dock

Leshan Grand Buddha

Travel in Indonesia

Indonesia is the sleeping giant of Southeast Asia. Indonesia have 18,110 islands, 6,000 of them inhabited, it is the largest archipelago in the world. With almost 240 million people, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world after China, India and the USA and by far the largest in Southeast Asia. Indonesia also has the largest Muslim population in the world.Indonesia market itself by Wonderful Indonesia.

BROMO- TENGGER-SEMERU NATIONAL PARK

Mount semeru also known as the Mahameru. This is the active volcanoes in Indonesia.For your information, this mount every 20 min, it belches out a huge cloud of steam and then sometimes interspersed with ash and stones.When we want to climbing mount Semeru, we requires some planning and a permit from the national park authority.

Clockwise from lower left: the Poten Hindu temple, the steaming crater of Mount Bromo, erupting Mount Semeru, stately Mount Batok. This is the view from atop Mount Pananjakan

KOMODO NATIONAL PARK

Komodo National Park lies in the Wallacea Region of Indonesia. This places includes three major parts of islands, Komodo, Rinca and Padar.For the information.home to the komodo Dragon is also known as the Komodo Monitor. Moreover, the park includes one of the richest marine environments. The main reasons to travel to Komodo National Park are the Komodo Dragon is the superb beaches and the unspoilt corals. If you return by sea at night, you also can see legions of flying foxes flying in the twilight sky..

Komodo Dragons in the Komodo NP

BUNAKEN

Bunaken established as a national park in 1991. Bunaken is one of indonesia famous diving and snorkeling areas and it also draws the visitors from all over the world. Moreover, Bunaken island includes the neighboring islands of Manado Tua, Siladen, Mantehage, Nain and Nain Kecil. This has led many to cite Bunaken as a model of how indonesia should be preserving its natural marine treasures.Bunaken is barely a degree above equator and thus tropical.Bunaken also receives lee rain than the north Sulawesi mainland and is well ventilated with sea breezes.

Mangroves on the east coast of Bunaken

Flat Bunaken Island and its southern beach at the front with volcanic Manado Tua behind

Travel In Europe

Europe encompasses an area of 10,180,000 km² (3,930,000 mi²), stretching from Asia to the Atlantic, and from Africa to the Arctic. European countries welcome more than 480 million international visitors per year, more than half of the global market, and 7 of the 10 most visited countries are European nations. Europe was home to some of the world's most advanced civilizations which has led to an astonishing cultural heritage today. Ancient Greece has been credited with the foundation of Western culture, and has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, and arts of the European continent. Ancient Greek structures are scattered over Greece and Turkey, including Delphi, Olympia, Sparta, Ephesus, Lycia and of course the Parthenon in Athens.

STONEHENGE

For your information, Stonehenge is well-known Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The whole WHS is quite large and contains many other structures from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Besides, Stonehenge is owned by the nation and is administered by English Heritage. The Stonehenge landscape is one of the best preserved areas of readily accessible chalk downland in the UK. On the edge of Salisbury plain it features several rolling hills and dry river valleys that allow for pleasant walks without too much trouble. Surrounding farmland is ideal for crops and animal grazing.

STONEHENGE

This places contains some 200 scheduled monuments. It is also the site of one of the biggest Chalk grassland reversion projects in the world.

Meteora

Meteora literally means of "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" is one of the gems of Greece and second only to Mount Athos as being the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries. Plus, this place is located near the towns of Kalampaka and Kastraki in northwestern Thessaly it consists of a number of rock pinnacles topped with a total of 24 monasteries. These immense, solid rocks, split by earthquakes, weathered by water and wind over millions of years, are nature’s authentic masterpieces.

View of Meteora with Agias Varvaras Rousanou monastery in the foreground

 

 

 

Emerging about 60 million years ago as the elevated seabed material that was the outcome of strong tectonic movements, continuous weathering by water, wind and extremes of temperature turned them into huge pillars of rock. Moreover, this place become common existential needs and strong religious faith compelled them to live united in the first monastic communities, their common drive of faith guiding them towards the unique construction of monasteries of the highest architectural and artistic value.

Town of Kalambaka view from top of Meteora


 

Kalampaka is a town with a very rich and long history itself and should not be assessed as merely sharing the glory of the Meteora pinnacles that tower over it. Furthermore, Relics of an ancient Greek temple, probably for the god Apollo, have been incorporated in the wall of the town’s oldest and most renowned 10th century church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Historical records refer to the town’s Byzantine name as Stagi, by which time it had become a significant center of the Byzantine Empire.

 

 

Blue Lagoon

Blue Lagoon is a Geothermal Spa in Southwest Iceland, located almost mid-way between Keflavik Airport and Reykjavik, close to the town of Grindavik. Besides that, It is a by product of the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power plant. The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help many people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 40 °C (104 °F) and is enjoyable year round, even in freezing conditions.

 

 

BLUE LAGOON

Cinque Terre

For your information, Cinque Terre, means Five Lands, comprise the five small coastal villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso located in the Italian region of Liguria. This places are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Moreover, the Cinque Terre boasts some of the best coastline hiking trails in the world.Since Cinque Terre is an area prone to landslides, it's always better to check if the hiking paths are open or closed, before leaving. You must purchase a pass if you hike the trail number 2 (blue), while no pass is required for the other trails. It is also possible to purchase a hiking and train pass in one if you wish to catch a train to the next town. Trains are frequent but it is advisable to check local time tables especially on Sunday and Public holidays as you could be waiting up to an hour for the correct train

 

 

 

Corniglia and the typical Cinque Terre landscape

 

 

Besides, the main attraction of the Cinque Terre is the landscape. Mediterranean herbs and trees grow spontaneously from the top of the hills down to the water level. Well embedded in this magnificent natural scenery, one can admire the intense human activity of the ancestors, when the wine terraces were built. Plus, an enormous work of transportation, carrying all the heavy stones on men's shoulders and women's heads. A work through the centuries, in fact it's estimated to have taken about 200 years to build the entire stone-wall network. Its total length has been calculated to be at least equal to the Great Wall of China

Travel In Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is a small country in Central America bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. In 1980s, Costa Rica became a popular nature travel destination, and its main competitive advantage is its well-established system of national parks and protected areas, covering around 23.4% of the country's land area, the largest in the world as a percentage of the country's territory, and home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, in a country that has only 0.03% of the world's landmass, but that is estimated to contain 5% of the world's biodiversity. The country also has plenty of world renowned beaches, both in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, within short travel distances between both coasts both by air and land, and also several active volcanoes that can be visited with safety.

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve are located in Central Pacific. We also can see the most scenic parts of Monteverde are at the Trocha in San Luis, at the Ventana in the Monteverde Reserve or at the Mirador in the Santa Elena Reserve. Mist and clouds often obscure these views. Besides, Monteverde's appeal centers around its scenery and nature. Many ecosystems exist in the numerous reserves, such as Bajo del Tigre, the Santa Elena Reserve, the Bosque Eterno de los Niños and the world-famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.

ZIPLINES

A major industry is the zip-line business, and there are several choices, including the mediocre Original Canopy Tour, the good Sky Trek and the stellar Selvatura Park. These "canopy tours" offer a good albeit fast look at the canopy from dizzying heights

Cocos Islands or Keeling Islands National Parks

For your information, Cocos Island is located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific approximately 300 miles southwest of Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica. A rugged and incredibly beautiful island, today Cocos Island is the most sacred National park in Costa Rica's extensive park system. Moreover, Cocos Island's attributes is a startling degree of biodiversity. This island's world-renowned waters explode with life, including innumerable white tip reef sharks, schooling hammerhead sharks, dolphins, mantas and marbled rays, giant moray eels, sailfish, and of course the occasional whale shark. Other common encounters are large schools of jacks and tuna, silky sharks, silver tip sharks, marlin, Creole fish, green turtles and octopus. Plus, the main attraction for Coco island is unbelievable scuba-diving with its schooling hammerhead sharks. On the island hiking and biking to the top of the island for the spectacular view is an almost must. Other main activities include snorkeling, island hopping, and fishing the waters surrounding the island. Many people go to Cocos just to relax on the beach and enjoy the scenery.

COCOS ISLAND

Cocos Island is a very hilly, dense tropical jungle with over 200 waterfalls and averages over 400 inches of rain a year. It has three bays and is 24 square kilometers of land.


Arenal Volcano

La Fortuna de San Carlos is a small town in the north of Costa Rica. It is mostly famous for its nearby Arenal Volcano (1,633 m) that constantly erupted from 1968-2011. The Arenal Volcano is a destination for scientists and tourists alike.The photos below shows the views from the village of El Castillo, on the southwest side of the Volcano, about 25 km west of La Fortuna and about 4km up the road from the Arenal National Park entrance. Additionally, there are great views of Lake Arenal and the Monteverde Cloud Forest from road up above El Castillo. In the evening hopefully you will see lava eruptions that can be quite spectacular set against the black night sky, but often it may be too cloudy to see the magnificent lava flows. Tours to the National Park usually start out in the early afternoon and include walking for about an hour through lava rocks before reachingEl Mirador, the best place to view the eruption of the volcano. There are also possibilities of skipping the lava rock walking and go straight to El Mirador.

ARENAL VOLCANO IN NIGHT

ARENAL VOLCANO IN EVENING

MEANING OF TRAVEL

Travel is the way of people move between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot,bicycle, automobile,train, boat. airplane or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip.Travel also can go with partner, alone, groups and family.

 

The first term "travel" may originate from the Old French word travail. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil).

 

In English we still occasionally use the words travail and travails, which mean struggle.Today, travel may or may not be much easier depending upon the destination you choose, how you plan to get there and whether or not you decide to rough it. There's a big difference between simply being a tourist and being a true world traveler.

 

When traveling abroad, the odds favor a safe and incident-free trip, however, travelers can be subject to difficulties, crime and violence. Some safety considerations include being aware of one's surroundings, avoiding being the target of a crime, leaving copies of one's passport information with trusted people,obtaining medical insurance valid in the country being visited and registering with one's national embassy when arriving in a foreign country. Many countries do not recognize drivers' licenses from other countries; however most countries accept international driving permits .Automobile insurance policies issued in one's own country are often invalid in foreign countries, and it's often a requirement to obtain temporary auto insurance valid in the country being visited. It is also advisable to become oriented with the driving rules and regulations of destination countries. Wearing a seat belt is highly advisable for safety reasons and because many countries have penalties for violating seat belt laws.