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NAME : NURAINI BINTI NOHAR

MATRIX NO. : A10A134

FACULTY : FACULTY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS

DOB : 17/2/1991

POB : HBTAR, KLANG

AREA OF STUDY : ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS (HEALTH ENTREPRENEUR)

AMBITION : HAVE OWN BUSINESS

EVALUATION OF THIS ASSIGNMENT : BLOGGING VERY INTERESTING AND FUN.LOVE THIS ASSIGNMENT.

SOCOTRA, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

The Socotra Archipelago forms part of the Republic of Yemen, and is located in the northwestern Indian Ocean, some 350km south of the Arabian peninsula. The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3625 km2 ) and three smaller islands, Abd Al Kuri, Samha and Darsa, and other rock outcrops (Koal Pharawn and Sabunya).

The long geological isolation of the island from neighboring Arabia and Africa, has resulted in very high levels of endemism, which make the archipelago a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation. The island has in fact been historically known for its unique and spectacular vegetation.

Socotra has been described as one of the most alien-looking place on Earth, and it’s not hard to see why. It is very isolated with a harsh, dry climate and as a result a third of its plant-life is found nowhere else, including the famous Dragon’s Blood Tree, a very-unnatural looking umbrella-shaped tree which produces red sap.

 There are also a large number of birds, spiders and other animals native to the island, and coral reefs around it which similarly have a large number of endemic (i.e. only found there) species. Socotra is considered the most biodiverse place in the Arabian sea, and is a World Heritage Site.

http://waothings.blogspot.com/2012/08/socotra-republic-of-yemen-amazing.html

http://socotrautc.com/

EL NIDO, PHILIPPHINES

El Nido (officially the Municipality of El Nido) is a first class municipality and managed resource protected area in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is about 420 kilometres (260 mi) southwest of Manila and about 238 kilometres (148 mi) northeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan’s capital. According to CNNGo, it is the Best Beach and Island destination in the Philippines for its "extraordinary natural splendor and ecosystem.
 El Nido Philippines is a top destination for island hopping and marine and wildlife reserve. Scuba diving is also a popular activity here with over 30 dive sites for varying levels and skills, from taking the plunge and learning to dive for the first time, to perfecting your expertise and advancing your qualifications. 

El Nido Philippines has over 50 beaches to discover, also find enchanting lagoons with tranquil turquoise-green water, caves that can take you to hidden beaches, and a very diverse variety of wildlife. The limestone cliffs of El Nido were naturally carved out of extensive and thick layers of coralline deposits. They formed 250 million years ago in the shallow sea covering the area that North Vietnam and South China now occupy. These layers slowly rose from the sea as a result of the collision of India and mainland China about 60 million years ago.

El Nido really is a magical place. From its ageless towering marble cliffs to its white sandy beaches with crystal clear water, many refer to it as paradise. There are over 50 beaches to discover, so many in fact that sometimes you feel as if you are on your own secluded private beach. You will also find enchanting lagoons with tranquil turquoise-green water, caves that can take you to hidden beaches, and a very diverse variety of wildlife.

The dry season is from around November to May with temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade and rain is rare. The most popular tourist times in El Nido are Christmas and Easter. With the Philippines being 95% Catholic the celebration of these two events in the Catholic calendar bring out another side to El Nido. Especially in Easter where there is a week long festival including town parades and markets.

A number of bars offer different entertainment including billiard, dancing, live music, karaoke, and of course along the beach front the chance to unwind and watch the beautiful view as the day comes to a close.

There are many eccentricities to El Nido, for example the electric power is 2pm to 6am. Also you will not find any banks here, although you can change foreign currency and travellers cheques at a couple of places albeit at an increased rate. Credit cards are accepted only in a few places. There are also no telephone lines so communication is mostly via mobile phones plus there are many internet cafe's scattered around the town.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nido,_Palawan

http://www.elnidophilippines.com/

http://www.elnidopalawan.com/about.html

BEACHY HEAD, ENGLAND

Beachy Head is a chalk headland in Southern England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of the Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land.

The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea level. The peak allows views of the south east coast from Dungeness to the east, to Selsy Bill in the west. Its height has also made it one of the most notorious suicide spots in the world.

Beachy Head gives the feeling that you are standing on the edge of the world. The cliff is UK's highest chalk sea cliff. Fabulous views and a lovely walk along the cliff top, very windy though. Beachy Head is the most famous suicide spot. Sad, for such a beautiful place.

Fantastic views all around, A must place to vist whilst in the area WARNING, Very windy , wear warm clothing and good boots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachy_Head

http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Attraction_Review-g190722-d214844-Reviews-Beachy_Head-Eastbourne_East_Sussex_England.html

DANAU TOBA, INDONESIA

     Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with the length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This lake is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

Lake Toba since long become an important tourist destination in North Sumatra in addition to Bukit Lawang, Berastagi and Nias, attract domestic tourists or foreign.

     Toba lake itself is a volcanic lake that occurs when there is volcanic eruptions at 69,000 to 77,000 years ago, it was estimated also as one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the world.

After the explosion, was created the kaledra (basin on land after volcanic eruption) which is then filled with water and we now know as lake toba.

Toba lake in the middle there is also a small island, also called Samosir Island.

If you want to go see a Lake Toba, it is recommended to stop the city Parapat. From there   you can see the beauty of the Lake Toba clearer. Parapat also includes one of the tourist city in northern Sumatra. And also later from Parapat,access to other surrounding provinces Toba tours easier, because there are ship, ferry, or the like which are ready for transport.

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Toba

http://kisaranku.blogspot.com/2010/03/danau-toba-dan-gambar-danau-toba.html

SHINJUKU GYOEN, JAPAN

Shinjuku Gyoen is one of Tokyo's largest and most popular parks. Located just a short walk from Shinjuku Station, the paid park's spacious lawns, meandering walking paths and tranquil scenery provide a relaxing escape from the busy urban center around it.

In spring Shinjuku Gyoen becomes one of the best places in the city to see cherry blossom.  It was originally a residence of the Naito family (daimyo) in the Edo Period. Afterwards, it became a garden under the management of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. It is now a park under the jurisdiction of the national Ministry of the Environment.

The imperial gardens, which were once meant for the royalty, were completed in 1906 and destroyed in 1945, during the later stages of World War II. The jurisdiction over the Imperial Palace Outer Garden and the Kyoto imperial garden was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (now part of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) with Shinjuku Imperial Gardens in 1947.
On May 21, 1949 the gardens became open to the public as "National Park Shinjuku Imperial Gardens". It came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment in January 2001 with the official name "Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden"

The gardens, which are 58.3 hectares in area with a circumference of 3.5km, blend three distinct styles, French Formal, English Landscape and Japanese traditional. A traditional Japanese tea house can be found within the gardens.

The gardens are a favourite hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) spot, and large crowds can be found in the park during cherry blossom season.The gardens have more than 20,000 trees, including approximately 1,500 cherry trees which bloom from late March (Shidare or Weeping Cherry), to early April (Somei or Tokyo Cherry), and on to late April (Kanzan Cherry). 

 Other trees found here include the majestic Himalayan cedars, which soar above the rest of the trees in the park, tulip trees, cypresses, and plane trees, which were first planted in Japan in the Imperial Gardens.
Horticulture work has been going on in the greenhouses in the gardens since 1892. The present greenhouse, built in the 1950s has a stock of over 1,700 tropical and subtropical plant species on permanent display.

Shinjuku Gyoen is also nice to visit during autumn when the leaves change. There are a lot of different types of trees that change colors around the park, however the maple trees are particularly beautiful and can be seen in large numbers around the Japanese garden and Momijiyama (maple mountain) on the park's eastern side. The colors typically appear from mid November to mid December. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Gyoen

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3034_001.html

HANOI, VIETNAM

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam , and also its second largest 
city, is a fascinating blend of East and West, combining traditional Sino-Vietnamese motifs with French flair. 

It is largely unscathed from the decades of war, and is now going through a building boom, making it a rapidly developing city in Southeast Asia.
Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction.
From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Hue, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954. From 1954 to 1976, it was the capital ofNorth Vietnam, and it became the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976, after the North's victory in the Vietnam War. 

The city is located on the right bank of the Red River.

During the Vietnam War, Hanoi's transportation facilities were disrupted by the bombing of bridges and railways. These were all, however, promptly repaired. Following the end of the war, Hanoi became the capital of a reunified Vietnam when North and South Vietnam were reunited on July 2, 1976.

Modern Hanoi, on May 29, 2008, it was decided that Ha Tay Province, Vinh Phuc's Me Linh  district and 4 communes of Lurong Son District, Hoa Binh be merged into the metropolitan area of Hanoi from August 1, 2008. 

The Hanoi Capital Region, a metropolitan area covering Hanoi and 6 surrounding provinces under its administration, will have an area of 13,436 square kilometers with a population of 15 million by 2020.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Hanoi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi

PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND

The island of Phuket lies in the  Andaman Sea in southern Thailand. It has the only island of the status of a province Changwat.

The island is separated by a narrow channel from the mainland, Captain James Forrest reported in 1784 by a narrow isthmus about 1 mile long and half a mile wide, which was only covered at high tide about 10 feet of water. 

There are many beaches, the target of tourist package tourists from around the world.
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang  and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon (a corruption of the Malay Tanjung Salang, "Cape Salang") is one of the southern provinces  (changwat) of Thailand. 

Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga andKrabi, but as Phuket is an island it has no land boundaries.
Phuket, which is approximately the size of Singapore, is Thailand’s largest island.

 Nowadays, many of the tourist came to vist Phuket because of the beautiful view and beach with the clear blue water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Province

http://kizie.com/travel/phuket/

SEYCHELLES, REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles is a 115- island country spanning an archipego in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. 

Seychelles, with an estimated population of 86,525, has the smallest population of any African state.

Scholars assume that Austronesian seafarers and later Maldivian and Arab traders were the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles. Remains of Maldivian mariner presence from the 12th century were found in Silhouette Island.

An island nation, Seychelles is located to the northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (994 mi) east of Kenya.
The view is very beautiful and amazing with the fresh air and fantastic view.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles

http://www.seychelles.travel/en/about_seychelles/inner_islands.php

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/seychelles

TAHITI, FRENCH

Queen of the Pacific

Tahiti is the largest island throughout the country. Towering over the ocean like a proud and royal Queen is appropriately crowned by a circle of majestic peaks.

The mountainous interior is adorned with deep valleys, clear streams, and high waterfalls, all bathed in green iridescence of Mother Nature's light. 

Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands  in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous with surroundin coral reefs. Tahiti was formerly known as Otaheite.

Papeete, meaning the water basket, was once a gathering place where Tahitians came to fill their calabashes with fresh waters. Now the invigorating capital city and gateway of the country, boasts world-class resorts, spas, fine dining and unique restaurants, nightclubs, vibrant markets, pearl shops, and boutiques.

Tahiti. The word evokes visions of an island paradise. With 118 islands boasting high, rugged mountain peaks, coral reefs, turquoise-blue lagoons, white sand, palm-fringed beaches, and luxuriously intimate resorts, each island paradise has something for everyone.

Many islands are crowned with jagged peaks while others appear to barely float above the breaking waves. Spanning an area in the South Pacific as large as Western Europe, the total land mass of all the islands adds up to an area only slightly larger than the tiny state of Rhode Island.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti

http://www.tahiti-tourisme.com/islands/tahiti/tahiti.asp

http://www.tahiti-tourisme.com/