When people speak about China, they tend to fixate themselves on it's ancient history with the Great Wall, the Forgotten Palace and the Terracotta Warriors. But this vast country, the size of the US, and with the largest population in the world, is rapidly transforming from an emerging, underdeveloped economy to an Asian Tiger powerhouse [...]
Only 12 years ago, Sri Lanka was in the midst of a brutal civil war between the insurgency force known as the “Tamil Tigers” – which was a paramilitary force fighting for independence in the predominantly Hindu Tamil north of the country – and the government in Colombo, which was predominantly Buddhist. However, the civil [...]
Malaysia is surprisingly often absent from many travellers itineraries who are travelling around South East Asia. This could be because it's a little more expensive than hot destinations such as Thailand and Vietnam, or perhaps it's the fact that alcohol is heavily taxed and so Malaysia is definitely not the place to go to for [...]
If you told most people that you were going to head to the country of Laos for a short vacation or for a bit longer, you might be faced with queries like “Laos? Where is that?”, and for good reason. A landlocked country in South East Asia, Laos has started to open up more and [...]
Travellers for years have been flocking to the sub-continent of India for a variety of reasons. From the beautiful coastal regions to the south, the intense spiritual points throughout, or the Himalayas to the north, India has a little something for everyone. Home to a number of famous points of interest and also playing host [...]
Angthong National Marine Park, Thailand Thailand is one of the most visited countries in the region of South East Asia. With its close proximity to other countries as well as its vast differences between north to south and east to west, it makes for a great first stop in South East Asia for anyone who [...]
Tbilisi cityscape. Georgia If you asked someone to point out Georgia on a map, you'd probably forgive them for thinking of the US state in the first instance. In truth, the country of Georgia is tucked away between the Caspian and Black Seas and is nestled between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as sharing [...]
When people think or talk about Nepal one thing that usually comes to mind is Himalayas, which is reason enough to check out this diverse country, but it's got a ton of other great things to do too, such as the rarely mentioned safaris you can embark on in the lowlands of the south. Nepal [...]
When it comes to our weight, the thing we have to remember is that at the end of the day, we’re all human beings and no two of us are 100% alike. Some people were blessed with metabolisms that allow them to consume plate after plate full of junk food and sugary treat and barely [...]
Myanmar Myanmar, given its rich historical, cultural, traditional and geographical endowments, offers a wide variety of tourist attraction sites, both known and unknown. Myanmar hosts some of the most famous tourist destination sites in the world. Top 5 Tourist Attraction Sites in Myanmar 1) Shwedagon Pagoda It is also known as the Great Dagon [...]
