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...

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...

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...

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...

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

     The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth,wood,and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA    ...

KOH RONG, CAMBODIA

Koh Rong  is the second largest island of Cambodia. Located in Koh Kong Province about 25 kilometers off the Sihanoukville's coast in the Gulf of Thailand, the island has an area of approximately 78 km2 and 43 km of beaches. Currently, there are four small villages: Koh Tuich, Dam Dkeuw, Prek Svay and Soksan. The island is also home to more than a dozen guesthouses and bungalows, many of them foreign-owned. The island is part of...

HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM

Ha Long Bay (descending dragon bay) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Ha Long City, Cam Pha town, and part of Van Don District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long bay to the...

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, BRAZIL

Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 island and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, 354 kn (220 mi) offshore from the Brazilian coast. The local population and travellers can get to Noronha by plane or cruise from Recife (545 km) or by plane fron Natal (360 km). The island was covered in forest until the 19th century, when it was cleared tp prevent prisoners on the island from building rafs. The island now predominantly covered by shrubs,...