Let\’s Visit Asia

June 9th, 2007

Bali Arts Festival 2007

Indonesia’s most popular island destination will hold the 29th Annual Bali Arts Festival from June 16 to July 15.
The Bali Arts Festival is a full month of daily performances, handicraft exhibitions and other related cultural and commercial activities during which literally the whole of Bali comes to the city to present its offerings of dance, […]

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May 26th, 2007

India & Nepal Travel Video Documentary

From the thousands of travel videos uploaded in youtube, it makes it difficult to discover treasure like this. Join Tyson Sadler as he explores India and Nepal with his brother and best friend.

Great clips, great music, great annotation… 10 minutes of a real great documentary! I love it!
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April 23rd, 2007

Fifth Beijing International Drama Festival

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Chinese drama, the Fifth Beijing International Drama Festival is ongoing until May 3 at the Great Hall of the People, Capital Theatre, Poly Theatre, Chang’an Grand Theatre, Haidian Theatre and others theatres in the city. A total of 18, mostly traditional, dramas will be staged during the festival.
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January 31st, 2007

Down the Ganges River

The Ganges River, located across North India and Bangladesh, play a pivotal role in Indian culture and spirituality. The valley or basin on which the river lies is one of mostly densely populated areas in the world, home to about 8.5% of world population. Human, as well as industrial waste, contribute to the extreme level […]

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December 28th, 2006

Christmas in Asia

If you’re looking for a place in Asia where the true religious and traditional meaning of Christmas is celebrated, your best bet would be in the Philippines. The archipelago, having been colonized by the Spaniards for 300 years is largely Catholic and Christmas is a big event. Although it has also become commercialized, particularly in […]

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August 3rd, 2006

Kissing in Public is Prohibited in Malaysia

Well, you might not be prosecuted, but better be informed that the Malaysian government is not happy seeing public displays of attention. Three years ago, a couple were charged with disorderly behavior after beeing seen in an “amourous embrace”.
Ms Siow said she was playing the violin while Mr Ooi read her a letter.
Erm.
Anyway. As officials […]

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July 24th, 2006

Places of Worship in Singapore

When I visited Singapore, one of the things that struck me was how different religions were able to co-exist, apparently without any conflict. It was so inspiring to see people of various heritage and religious leaning being able to respect and live peacefully amongst each other. No matter what belief you belong to, you’ll […]

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