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July 11th, 2008

WHTour: See Asia’s UNESCO Heritage Sites Panographies

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the word, a panography, also called panoramic panography, is a format of photography that displays an image with exceptionally wide fields of view.

The WHTour.org has compiled already over 200 panographies of sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and more are going to be uploaded in […]

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July 10th, 2008

New Asian Sites Added to World Heritage List

This week, the World Heritage Committee added 19 cultural sites and eight natural sites to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Among these additions were some sites from Cambodia and Malaysia.
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia)
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) have developed over […]

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July 6th, 2008

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Premieres in Laos

The new season of the Travel Channel series Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations premieres tomorrow, Monday, July 7, featuring the landscapes and cuisines of Laos. Here’s a preview:

Catch it at the Travel Channel, on Monday, July 07, 10:00PM ET.
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July 5th, 2008

Trekking in Nepal on HD Video

The following entry is written by Guest Blogger Tyler Bell, a blogger, vlogger, and sometimes English teacher living in Japan. You can read about his travels at his personal site www.tylerbell.net.
On May 28, 2008, Nepal elected to end 240 years of monarchy rule, giving 60-year-old King Gyanendra 15 days to pack up and clear out. […]

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July 5th, 2008

Carseat-and-Stroller-in-One for Traveling Tots

You can’t believe how many equipment a young child absolutely must have nowadays. And when that child travels, believe me, it’s a major logistical nightmare to lug around all those baby or toddler stuff. Apart from the suitcase with ten thousand clothes, there’s the carseat, the stroller, the booster seat, the rocker, the playgym… Man, […]

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July 5th, 2008

Getting the Best Cruise Deals

Over the years, it has gotten easier and easier to book airlines and hotel rooms online. I personally don’t know anyone who goes to travel agencies anymore just to book simple straightforward itineraries. Aggregators such as Expedia, Opodo and the likes have made it so easy to find good flight and hotel deals, you don’t […]

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July 5th, 2008

Fighting Motion Sickness

Always suffer from queasy stomach whenever you travel? Don’t let that stop you from going! Here are some tips from the July 2008 issue of ShopSmart to ease your motion sickness:
First, try these: GINGER AND WRISTBANDS Although far from proven, these are safe and worth a shot, especially for mild symptoms. Ginger root, typically sold […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Hong Kong for Kids

If you’re a parent headed for Hong Kong with your kids, be sure to visit the following attractions for kids recommended by the Venere Travel Blog:
1. Ocean Park
2. Water World
3. Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Hong Kong Park
4. Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car — I also blogged about this here.
5. Disneyland Hong Kong […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Picking Up Bugs on the Road

Yowza, half of the week is over and I haven’t written a single entry here at Let’s Visit Asia. Apologies for the nth time, but my 2 month old daughter was at the hospital for some respiratory viral infection. When the doctor said that she probably picked it up from someone at home as she […]

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June 27th, 2008

Stuck in Boracay During Typhoon Frank

I know many who would say that being stuck in Boracay for a week or so would be their idea of paradise. But in a typhoon?!?
How does it feel like to be stuck in the middle of a typhoon? Well, if you’re housed in a stable dwelling and you’re stocked with food and drinking water, […]

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