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Vietnam Travel Guide: Vietnam HCM City
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. As Ho Chi Minh City's cyclo drivers rest easy below vast neon billboards, the emerging Vietnamese middle class - mobile phones in hand - cruise past draped in haute couture on their imported motorcycles. Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam's largest and most exciting city. When the South finally fell in 1975, what remained was a paltry shadow of it's more grandiose days. Fittingly, the following year, in honour of the late leader of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh - the city was ...
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Malaysia Vacation: May 2007
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. Melaka was founded by Parameswara (or Raja Iskandar) the last Malay ruler of Temasik (ancient Singapore) in 1396 when he and his followers retreated up the straits to Muar, then to Sungai Ujung before settling at Bertam near the estuary of Melaka River. Finding the place of strategic location, he decided to make a permanent settlement there, naming it "Melaka" after the name of the tree he leaned against. Wednesday, May 30, 2007. From our starting point in the historic, port of Ge...
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Malaysia Guide: Malaysia Vacation Guide
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The majestic and awe-inspiring Mount Kinabalu is one of the premier destinations for thousands of visitors to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo each year. Kinabalu National Park, a designated World Heritage Site, boasts an estimated 4,500 species of plants which includes 1,500 species of orchids, 77 of which are endemic to Kinabalu, Nepenthes pitcher plants, and the Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world. If you prefer to start the ascent on Day 1, it is advisable to arrive at the Park l...
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Malaysia Guide: Going Malaysia
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007. So, I'm going to give this blogging thing another whirl. It didn't work out last time, but a new continent means new endeavors. My last two weeks in Australia were spent doing a "desert safari" up through the red center, a three day diving trip on a livaboard on the Great Barrier Reef, and then a couple of days spent up in Cape Tribulation. And truly, it is an organized city. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Malaysia Travel: Malaysia Travel
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Immediately after they walked into the fitness/pharmacy shop, they were accosted by the cherub-shaped Chinese salesman with the single-hair protruding cheek mole. Massage for you" was all the warning he had before the man began buzzing his shoulders with the hot pink and green vibrating dildo. Standing next to him, Li Hsien began cracking up while he stood there stunned. He returned home to do laundry and then pack for the weeklong expedition from Singapore up the West Coast of Mal...
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Malaysia Travel: Malaysia Bird Watching Part 2
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Friday, June 1, 2007. Malaysia Bird Watching Part 2. Aug 7, Thursday. Barely dawn, I ventured out to check to see if any beetles had arrived during the night. It was still quite dark, A pair of Odontolabis femoralis.though the weather was fair again; but the temperature wasn't as cool as I would expect at the same altitude in Taiwan. I soon found two more female Odontolabis femoralis stag beetles and a male Dorcus/Serrognathus thoracicus? When we reached the power house, the fog was still very thick....
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Vietnam Travel Guide: Vietnam Nha Trang
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. For those not interested in diving or sunbathing, other attractions in the city and surrounding area include, the Ba Ho waterfalls, the 'mineral' mud baths, the Cham Tower and Long Son pagoda. Further afield, Nha Trang is a perfect base to explore outlying places such as Whale Island, Jungle Beach and even the central highlands - Buon Ma Thuot is just a bumpy 205km away. The beach area is well serviced by Internet Cafes which also provide international calling facilities. Try ...
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Vietnam Travel Guide: Vietnam Vacation Guide
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Be an environment ambassador. Delacour's langurNumerous flora and fauna species are also unique to Vietnam - 40 percent of Vietnam' s plants grow nowhere else - while seven of the 12 large mammals, which have been described in the last century, were discovered in Vietnam. Tourism provides an economic reason for conserving natural resources and if sustainable, can encourage the protection of the country's bio-diversity. Helping to conserve Vietnam's precious bio-diversity. Be carefu...
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Vietnam Travel Guide: Birdwatching Vietnam
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Friday, June 1, 2007. Of the few Indo-Chinese countries, Vietnam is perhaps the most accessible, safe and the friendliest of all to visit presently. Her lifting of many restrictions and extension of its arms to welcome investors and tourists alike have meant a steady stream of visitors to her shores in recent years. Birdwatchers are no exception. Vietnam is thus an exciting and important destination for any birdwatcher, and is one country where more discovery awaits to be uncovered. We went during the dr...
