NZ: Glacier land
Pack your puncture repair kit and pedal off in New Zealand to discover volcanic landscapes, gushing geysers, tumbling glaciers and rugged coastlines backed by prehistoric rainforest. IT’S magnificent cycling country,” declared 62-year- old Andy Bremner when I met him inside the Adventure Cycle shop in downtown Auckland. Tanned, fit and sporting a mile wide grin, Andy was completing his third season...
April 28th, 2011 by admin
Top 10 Best Tours in Malaysia
A melting pot of different cultures, Malaysia is one of those places where there’s never enough time to explore. With plenty to see and do, it can be quite a feat deciding which ones to tackle first within a limited space of time. Fret not, we have hand-picked some of the best Malaysian tours in our Top Ten Best Tours in Malaysia guide to give you some brilliant ideas on what to do while visiting...
April 28th, 2011 by admin
Top 10 Must See Destinations in China
1.Beijing Beijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. It is unarguably the heart of the nation’s politics, culture and international intercourse. It is a fast changing and modern city full of vigor. Beijing is one of the six ancient capital cities in Chinese history. The other five ancient cities are Xian, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing and Hangzhou. It once used as the capital...
April 28th, 2011 by admin
Kecak Fire & Trance Dance
What makes the Kecak special is that the accompanying music is provided by the human voice, the gamelan suara, a choir of a hundred men or more sitting in concentric circles, swaying, standing up, lying prone as the story develops.Amongst the swaying masses the voices of the storytellers can be heard telling the unfolding tale. The story is a fragment from the Ramayana, the Hindu epic which finds...
April 28th, 2011 by admin
World’s largest weekend markets
Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the world’s largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai (27 Acres) altogether divided into 27 Sections, contains more than 15,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand. Chatuchak Weekend Market,is very popular shopping centre to Thais and has become a popular place to tourists and foreigners who stay in Bangkok, has over 200,000 visitors each...
April 28th, 2011 by admin
Kek Lok Si – The Majestic Temple Of Penang
Kek Lok Si – The Temple of Supreme Bliss The Temple of Supreme Bliss that sits majestically at the hills of Ayer Itams is perhaps one of the remarkable gifts that Penang possesses today. The symbolic and unique characteristic of Kek Lok Si is made well known not only to locals but also to the mass population of Malaysia. It is like a name that closely related to history of Penang as a whole....
April 27th, 2011 by admin
Mulu Cave Adventure, Sarawak
‘Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.’ United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Considering Mulu’s spectacular scenery and its biological significance, it was not surprising that Mulu was successfully listed as a World Heritage site in November 2000. To qualify for world heritage status...
April 26th, 2011 by admin
Mulu Cave, Sarawak – The World’s Largest Cave
Mulu’s Caves are legendary. They boast the world’s largest cave chamber, the largest cave in the world by volume and one of the largest cave passages in the world. These are undoubtedly one of the greatest series of caves on the planet. In 1978 the discovery of Clearwater Cave in Gunung Api set the ball rolling and put Mulu on the world stage. This cave formed the main resurgence for the mountain...
April 26th, 2011 by admin
2,000 take Upgraded Penang Hill Train
GEORGE TOWN: A honeymooning couple from Saudi Arabia was among some 2,000 tourists and locals who boarded the Penang Hill funicular train, which resumed operations after a lapse of 14 months. Alaa Abduallae, 30, and Wafaa Ali, 23, were thrilled to take the 10-minute ride up the hill. “However, the train was going too fast for us to snap any good photographs,” Alaa said. The train will run for...
April 26th, 2011 by admin
Penang National Park
The Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang) is one of the few natural forested areas left on the island. It is also currently the world’s smallest national park. The Park is located at the north-western corner of Penang Island, on what resembles the side profile of a face, hence the name Muka Head (muka literally means face). With 1181 hectares of forest and 1381 hectares of wetlands,...
April 26th, 2011 by admin
