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Would you expect to find a taste of France in… India? If you think it unlikely, then you probably haven’t heard of Pondicherry (Puducherry).
On the southeastern coast, about 150 miles south of Chennai, Pondicherry is, for an Indian city, tiny. Just about a million people live there, mostly in the types of charmless, three- and […]
Traveling to Tokyo? Don’t miss b5media’s newly launched blog, The Tokyo Traveler, written by Shane Sakata.
Shane offers tips on getting around the busy metropole– where to go, what to do, and handy tips on how to make the best out of your stay in Tokyo.
Welcome to the b5media Travel Channel, Shane!
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Next time you’re in Singapore, consider a ride on the country’s version of London Eye, the Singapore Flyer, and see a panoramic view of the city. Tickets are about S$29.50 for adults, with discounted rates for kids and seniors. There’s an express boarding rate (see the list of admission prices) that allows you to bypass […]
Spring is in the air and it again time for cherry blossoms viewing in Japan.
Every year the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the public track the sakura zensen (cherry-blossom front) as it moves northward up the archipelago with the approach of warmer weather via nightly forecasts following the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins […]
Forget cabs, trams, and tour buses. They say that the best way to get to know a place is if you explore it by foot. And I agree. It can be exhausting, but I think the slower the pace, the more impressions you gather. Plus, you get to see places and scenes you would never […]
For the last three years, Thailand-based budget airline NokAir has only been servicing domestic routes. Now, they’re flying further out, to Hanoi, Vietnam, operating 2 flights a week to and from the new Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
Check out the Bangkok-Hanoi promo fares currently going as low as 3 THB!
Or, if you also need a place […]
If you can’t travel all the way to Europe, you can get experience a German-style Christmas market at Roppongi Hills.
From traditional German Christmas pyramids, to Käthe Wohlfahrt gifts and trinkets, to Christmas fare such as stollen, gluehwein (mulled wine) and bratwurst — German tradition, right in the heart of Tokyo.
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Where to stay in Mongolia?
Well, if your pockets are deep enough, there’s Shangri-La Hotel Baotou, the first international luxury hotel in the biggest city in Inner Mongolia.
Contemporary and elegant in design, the hotel features 360 luxurious guest rooms and suites with an average room size of 38 square metres, as well as 11 spacious […]
Do you know where the southernmost point of the Asia Continent is?
It’s off Sentosa island in Singapore, on of the most visited tourist attractions in Singapore. The southernmost point is actually a man-made island accessible via this bridge:
Discover this, and more attractions from the Sentosa website.
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When the temperatures start to drop on the northern hemisphere, most foreign visitors to Asia will be heading out to the beaches, to bask in the sun and enjoy the tropical climate. But for regional tourists who perhaps want a reprieve from the sweltering year-round heat, you don’t have to fly so far to another […]
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