Sunday, November 28, 2010
Las Vegas Travel Guide
Did you know that marriage licenses aren’t issued by the city of Las Vegas? They are actually issued by Clark County. Make sure you get all the information you need to get hitched in Las Vegas.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Vietnam Travel and Tourism
Welcome to a world where the colours are more vivid, where the landscapes are bolder, the coastline more dramatic, where the history is more compelling, where the tastes are more divine, where life is lived in the fast lane. This world is Vietnam, the latest Asian dragon to awake from its slumber.
Nature has blessed Vietnam with a bountiful harvest of soaring mountains, a killer coastline and radiant rice fields, Vietnam is a cracker. Inland, peasant women in conical hats still tend to their fields, children ride buffalos along country paths and minority people scratch out a living from impossible gradients.
Nature has blessed Vietnam with a bountiful harvest of soaring mountains, a killer coastline and radiant rice fields, Vietnam is a cracker. Inland, peasant women in conical hats still tend to their fields, children ride buffalos along country paths and minority people scratch out a living from impossible gradients.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Travel Guide - Beijing China
China is the largest country in East Asia with Beijing as its capital city. In this video clip learn all about China.
As the 2008 Olympic Games fade into history, Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, is still seeking its post-Olympic identity. The extensive makeover of recent years has yielded an impressive portfolio of new hotels, shopping centres and office towers, but China's political centre is still firmly retained in a strict grip of communist social order. The result is a monolithic showcase city that can seem both remote and inaccessible.
Mao Zedong and Beijing's history
Beijing became China's capital in 1421 and remained so until the imperial regime collapsed in 1911. From 1911 to 1949, Beijing suffered, as did the rest of China, from destructive factionalism. The Japanese invasion in 1931 was followed by civil war. In 1949, Mao Zedong's communists prevailed and the People's Republic of China was founded with Beijing as the capital.
Mao's rule is synonymous with the Cultural Revolution - a frenzied attack on liberal, historical and social thought. Following Mao's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping gradually opened up China to the world from his Beijing base.
Old and new
Today's soaring modern architecture and upgraded infrastructure are juxtaposed with grandiose socialist municipal buildings, broad boulevards and ring roads. Beyond the modernity, Beijing is blessed with myriad historic tourism attractions, including the fast-disappearing hutong lanes. It also serves as a base to visit the Great Wall of China (see Excursions).
When to go
Beijing is at its best in late spring and autumn when crisp, sunny days are accompanied by tree leaves turning red and gold. The searing heat of summer and the biting winds in winter can be extreme.
Read more: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/12/city_guide/Far-East-Asia/Beijing.html#ixzz0xrhrByO1
As the 2008 Olympic Games fade into history, Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, is still seeking its post-Olympic identity. The extensive makeover of recent years has yielded an impressive portfolio of new hotels, shopping centres and office towers, but China's political centre is still firmly retained in a strict grip of communist social order. The result is a monolithic showcase city that can seem both remote and inaccessible.
Mao Zedong and Beijing's history
Beijing became China's capital in 1421 and remained so until the imperial regime collapsed in 1911. From 1911 to 1949, Beijing suffered, as did the rest of China, from destructive factionalism. The Japanese invasion in 1931 was followed by civil war. In 1949, Mao Zedong's communists prevailed and the People's Republic of China was founded with Beijing as the capital.
Mao's rule is synonymous with the Cultural Revolution - a frenzied attack on liberal, historical and social thought. Following Mao's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping gradually opened up China to the world from his Beijing base.
Old and new
Today's soaring modern architecture and upgraded infrastructure are juxtaposed with grandiose socialist municipal buildings, broad boulevards and ring roads. Beyond the modernity, Beijing is blessed with myriad historic tourism attractions, including the fast-disappearing hutong lanes. It also serves as a base to visit the Great Wall of China (see Excursions).
When to go
Beijing is at its best in late spring and autumn when crisp, sunny days are accompanied by tree leaves turning red and gold. The searing heat of summer and the biting winds in winter can be extreme.
Read more: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/12/city_guide/Far-East-Asia/Beijing.html#ixzz0xrhrByO1
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Travel Guide -- Paris, France
A look at Paris, France, what to see and where to visit when you are there.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Travel Guide -- Los Angeles
A quick look at the city of Los Angeles, what to do and where to go if your visiting
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Travel Singapore-2008 Singapore updating 美丽的新加坡
Singapore is a nice place which attract me visit it again and again.
Singapore, known as the Lion City, is a fascinating blend of pan-Asian cultures, ethnicities and cuisines, exquisite natural beauty and fine British colonial architecture. Above all, it is a high-tech modern city where Asian traditions eagerly embrace both the benefits of global tourism and the challenges of tomorrow.
History
This tropical tip of the Malay Peninsula was settled in 1299 by a Malay Sultan, who built a palace at Bukit Larangan (now Fort Canning). Five centuries later, in 1819, globe-trotting adventurer Thomas Stamford Raffles claimed Singapore for the British East India Company, and the foundations of one of the world's most prosperous trading centres were established.
Fusion of cultures
The gleaming skyscrapers that tower over Singapore shield a plethora of Chinese and Hindu temples and Islamic mosques that stud this multicultural city, whose origins were defined by mass immigration from across Asia in the 19th century. A curious blend of ancient and modern, the city is home to an ethnic mix of Chinese, Malays and Indians, as well as expats from all over the world, in a predominantly English-speaking society.
Modern Asian republic
Since becoming an independent Republic in 1965, Singapore has enjoyed a vigorous free trade policy, as introduced by its then Prime Minister (now Minister Mentor) Lee Kuan Yew. This led to an unprecedented rise in the standard of living and exponential economic growth. The economy and tourist industry have enjoyed robust health though Singapore's economy was dented between 2001 and 2003, during the global recession. It rebounded to grow steadily through the bullish early-21st century. Despite falling into recession in late 2008, many analysts believe Singapore is capable of rebounding once more.
World-class facilities
From its world-beating Changi Airport to its superb museums, tourism facilities, heritage architecture and natural attractions, Singapore is a beacon of efficiency, cleanliness and high-technology. Add in a constant flow of festivals and events in the ethnic quarters of Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam (traditionally the home of Singapore's Malay, Arab and Indonesian communities) and the result is one of Asia's most compelling tourism destinations, and one of the most diverse and delicious culinary scenes on the planet.
Read more: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/116/city_guide/South-East-Asia/Singapore.html#ixzz0xrg116wW
Singapore, known as the Lion City, is a fascinating blend of pan-Asian cultures, ethnicities and cuisines, exquisite natural beauty and fine British colonial architecture. Above all, it is a high-tech modern city where Asian traditions eagerly embrace both the benefits of global tourism and the challenges of tomorrow.
History
This tropical tip of the Malay Peninsula was settled in 1299 by a Malay Sultan, who built a palace at Bukit Larangan (now Fort Canning). Five centuries later, in 1819, globe-trotting adventurer Thomas Stamford Raffles claimed Singapore for the British East India Company, and the foundations of one of the world's most prosperous trading centres were established.
Fusion of cultures
The gleaming skyscrapers that tower over Singapore shield a plethora of Chinese and Hindu temples and Islamic mosques that stud this multicultural city, whose origins were defined by mass immigration from across Asia in the 19th century. A curious blend of ancient and modern, the city is home to an ethnic mix of Chinese, Malays and Indians, as well as expats from all over the world, in a predominantly English-speaking society.
Modern Asian republic
Since becoming an independent Republic in 1965, Singapore has enjoyed a vigorous free trade policy, as introduced by its then Prime Minister (now Minister Mentor) Lee Kuan Yew. This led to an unprecedented rise in the standard of living and exponential economic growth. The economy and tourist industry have enjoyed robust health though Singapore's economy was dented between 2001 and 2003, during the global recession. It rebounded to grow steadily through the bullish early-21st century. Despite falling into recession in late 2008, many analysts believe Singapore is capable of rebounding once more.
World-class facilities
From its world-beating Changi Airport to its superb museums, tourism facilities, heritage architecture and natural attractions, Singapore is a beacon of efficiency, cleanliness and high-technology. Add in a constant flow of festivals and events in the ethnic quarters of Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam (traditionally the home of Singapore's Malay, Arab and Indonesian communities) and the result is one of Asia's most compelling tourism destinations, and one of the most diverse and delicious culinary scenes on the planet.
Read more: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/116/city_guide/South-East-Asia/Singapore.html#ixzz0xrg116wW
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