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30 Jan 2008
Sentosa is Singapore’s premier island resort getaway with multi-faceted appeal, teeming with events all year round. Just 15 minutes from the city, it is a unique blend of leisure and recreational facilities including family attractions, sea sports, golf as well as hotel accommodation and retreats. A canopy of secondary rainforest covers 70 per cent of the 500-hectare island and is home to monitor lizards, monkeys, peacocks, parrots as well as other native fauna and flora. Sentosa has a 3.2-kilometre stretch of white sand beach, and is the only location in Singapore to offer beachfront accommodation and over 670 hotel [ ... ]
Category: Asia, Singapore
Tags: sentosa, Singapore, tourist attractions, tourist destinations, tourist spots, travel tips 7 Comments
16 Jan 2008
Paris,the grand City of Lights, is the city of France that tourists usually visit first. The French capital has many tree lined boulevards and many of the building architecture are magnificent. Even though the city is modest in size there are a lot of tourist attractions in here.
The top Tourist Attractions in Paris are:
Eiffel tower
The Eiffel tower has come to symbolize the city. This historical monument was built during 1889 as the centerpiece of the World’s Fair. Try to climb to the top of the Eiffel tower and have a magnificent view of the city below.
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Category: Europe, France
Tags: Europe, France, Paris, tourist attractions, tourist destinations, tourist spots, travel 12 Comments
13 Jan 2008
Shenzhen is located in the southern portion of the Guangdong Province, on the eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta. Neighboring the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong (located just south of Shenzhen), Shenzhen’s location gives it a geographical advantage for economic development. In 1980, the first Special Economic Zone of China was built in Shenzhen. From then on, Shenzhen become a highlighted city of China, one known for its rapid economic growth.
While Shenzhen City does not have as many historical attractions as other famous cities in China, it has created a number of excellent theme parks which entertain while [ ... ]
Category: Asia, China
Tags: China, tourist attractions, tourist destinations, tourist spots, travel asia 5 Comments
10 Jan 2008
Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, with the shape of an irregular pearl, is 21 kilometres wide and 48 long.
Driving from one tip of the island to the other would take about 1½ hours.
Located in the sparkling waters of the Andaman Sea just 70 minutes flying time south of Bangkok, Thailand’s most popular beach destination has everything that you could possibly want on holiday: beautiful beaches, some of the finest resort hotels, international and Thai cuisine, temples, water sports, coral reefs, turquoise seas, scuba diving and liveaboards, and tropical sunshine — all in plentiful proportions.
resort hotels
patong beach
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Category: Asia, Thailand
Tags: Thailand, tourist attractions, tourist destinations, tourist spots, travel asia, travel tips 8 Comments
09 Jan 2008
Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is the oldest district of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Its name, taken from the Latin, intra muros, literally “Within the walls”, meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress, also describes its structure as it is surrounded by thick, high walls and moats. During the Spanish colonial period, Intramuros was considered Manila itself.
During World War II, much of Intramuros was damaged by bombings from both Japanese, Filipino and American [ ... ]