2008 is the Year of the Rat. In Disneyland, they call it Year of the Mouse. Cute, eh?
Mickey is the star in this year’s Chinese New Year celebratios at Disneyland Hong Kong which will run from Jan 22 to Feb 24, 2008. Get to see Mickey and friends dressed up in CNY outfits and do a rock concert amidst fireworks. Definitely a spectacle that will wow the kids!
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International Herald Tribune columnist Denny Lee listed 52 places to go in 2008 and number 1 on his list is Laos. He says:
Vietnam and Cambodia are so 2007. Now, Laos is shaping up to be Indochina’s next hot spot. Ancient sites like the Wat Phou temple complex and the capital city of Vientiane are drawing culture seekers. Luxury teak houseboats are cruising down the Mekong. And global nomads are heading to Luang Prabang to sample the Laotian tasting menu at 3 Nagas or hang out by the infinity pool at the seriously upscale Résidence Phou Vao.
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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone started off real great into 2008 and had a blast (figuratively speaking, of course) wherever in the world you spent New Year’s Eve.
Over here in my part of the sky, there wasn’t much hoopla, although we did witness some awesome fireworks organized by the city.Of course, for a lot of folks over here in Asia, although the calendar year has turned, the New Year festivities ain’t til several weeks from now. The Chinese New Year for 2008 will fall on February 7-8, while in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and some …read more
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Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!
Here’s wishing you all more a bountiful year ahead. Hope you all get to travel more, especially here in my part of the Globe. C’mon, let’s visit Asia!
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As the year comes to a close, I reflect on all the traveling and touring and sightseeing I’ve done the past year– be it for real or virtual (online, print, or television)– and I realize that nothing can top the one-way trip we made as a family this year from Europe to Asia.
It has been a big leap, literally and figuratively speaking. We’re still reeling, and it’s definitely not from jetlag. Different climate, different culture, a totally new way of life. Sometimes, we travel to places and think, “I wish I can live here permanently.” But trust me, being in …read more
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