Let’s Visit Asia

In the beginning of the year, Air Asia announced the making of Air Asia X, a long-haul budget airline. It’ll cover flights that are 4-8 hours long, complementary to the existing short-haul Southeast Asian routes Air Asia has already been servicing.
Well, it’s taken longer than the projected launch in July, but Air Asia X seems to be ready to fly its first long-haul passengers into and out of Asia, via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Gold Coast will be the first long haul international destination of low cost Malaysian airline, Air Asia X, with one way fares to start from less than …read more

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In the beginning of the year, Air Asia announced the making of Air Asia X, a long-haul budget airline. It’ll cover flights that are 4-8 hours long, complementary to the existing short-haul Southeast Asian routes Air Asia has already been servicing.
Well, it’s taken longer than the projected launch in July, but Air Asia X seems to be ready to fly its first long-haul passengers into and out of Asia, via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Gold Coast will be the first long haul international destination of low cost Malaysian airline, Air Asia X, with one way fares to start from less than …read more

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Wax images of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are the latest addition to the collection of the glamorous wax figures at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.

Meet them, and your other favorite Hollywood stars at Mdme Tussauds, and even have your pics taken with them. Kids born in the year 2007 get to enter free!

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Halloween has arrived at the Hong Kong Disneyland!

Want to explore the magical kingdom’s dark side? Starting today and the whole month of October, you can experience the haunted and spooky new shows and attractions just for Halloween. You can either get the One Day Tickets which will allow you to enjoy all the usual daytime attractions as well as the Halloween treats from opening til closing time, or you may want to purchase the Special Evening tickets which will allow you to enter the park form 6:30 pm onwards. The evening tickets are available on Fridays, Saturdays and on Halloween …read more

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Interlaken is a picturesque lakeside village in the Swiss Alps. But you can also capture the same feeling of being in Interlaken right in Shenzhen, just half an hour’s drive from the Chinese border to Hong Kong.

The Interlaken OCT Hotel Shenzhen is a copy of the Swiss village, with the hotel lobby lounge resembling a medieval European cathedral with high-vaulted ceilings, gothic chandelier and stained glass windows. It’s got European brasserie serving typical Swiss fare along the shores of “Lake Interlaken”. The “Interlaken Village” bears German style gingerbread houses. Really, an interesting replica, minus the snow.
Read more about it from …read more

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I just wanted to draw attention to the new addition to my blogroll: the Rambling Spoon blog, written by Karen Coates, a correspondent for Gourmet Magazine and author of Cambodia Now: Life In the Wake of War. From her profile:
Jerry and I have lived in Cambodia (twice), traveled the region, and kept a home base in Chiang Mai for the past two and a half years.
Why this blog? I hope to provide useful information on cooking, eating and traveling, drawing on my experiences in Asia (and anywhere, really). Thus, the ASK ME! section. As you know, thousands of food …read more

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The US State Department has reissued a travel warning for Pakistan, saying that Americans could be targeted by Al-Qaida and Taliban elements as well as members of sectarian Pakistani groups active in the South Asian country. American travellers are advised against heading to Pakistan.

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If you only know tom yum as a spicy Thai soup, you’ve got to try the tom yum therapy treatments at the Spa Cenvaree, located in Centara Hotels & Resorts across Thailand.

Until November 30, the spa will be offering these two variations:

Exotic Tom Yum Body Glow (60 minutes): which includes a refreshment prior to treatment, 45 minutes Body Scrub, followed by 15 minutes Body Wrap, with a scalp massage during the Body Wrap, then to finish a warm farewell Herb drink.
Divine Tom Yum Spa Journey (120 minutes): includes a refreshment prior to treatment, a 10 minutes Tom Yum Foot Soak, …read more

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It’s been a year since Oasis Hong Kong Airlines was officially launched, and they are giving two special offers to let you enjoy your holidays to Hong Kong with your family.
Kids under 12 fly FREE – Kids aged 11 and under can now fly free on Oasis when you purchase a return economyOasis or businessOasis ticket.
Over 55s get 1/3 OFF – a 33% discount to travellers aged 55 or above until 08 Oct 2007. You can choose to fly in economyOasis or businessOasis at these rates and even better, a companion of any age can enjoy the same great fare …read more

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To cap my son’s birthday celebration yesterday, the family went to the Singapore Night Safari. IT WAS FANTASTIC!!!
We’ve always been zoo fanatics and the magnificent animals — from the huge elephants to the littlest mice– never fail to amaze us. But seeing them in the dark is a novel experience I couldn’t recommend high enough for visitors to Singapore.
Upon arrival, we were greeted by a performance by the Thumbuakar Tribe from Borneo. We then walked a 20 minute trail called the Fishing Cat Trail, the highlight of which is well, the fishing cat, which we unfortunately didn’t see in action. …read more

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