Blessed with white sandy beaches, clean turquoise waters, steep mountains shaded by lush vegetation, and a tropical climate, Langkawi Island can truly be called an earthly paradise.

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Langkawi Island is part of a 99 island archipelago, known as The Jewel of Kedah, 30 km off the coast of mainland Malaysia. Throughout history, this great island [...]

The Pangkor Island or the Pulau Pangkor, translated “The Beautiful Pangkor”, is a small island on the North West coast of Malaysia. The island has only 8 sq kilometers and about 25.000 inhabitants, but thousands of tourist visit the island due to its wonderful and breathtaking coral beaches.

Pangkor was a heaven for all the fishermen, [...]

Throughout Vietnam, and in most Oriental countries, you’ll find that different ethnic and cultural groups are constantly striving to maintain their individual identities. Because of this the people often use festivals to celebrate special cultural and historic events - festivals that bring the people together in unison at a time during which they can celebrate [...]

With a history of over 1,000 years, China’s water towns have remained almost unchanged, retaining a genuine atmosphere of antiquity. With their many antique houses and stores still located on the banks of the Yangtze River, these Chinese water towns have become very popular destinations both in China and abroad.

Zhouzhuang

Often referred to as “Venice [...]

Featuring about 2,800 springs that gush out ridiculous amounts of hot water every day, Beppu has been named the hot-springs capital of Japan. Because of their extreme temperatures and some very unique characteristics, nine of these springs are known as the hells of Beppu.

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Described as an apocalyptic place, by writers in the Edo Period, [...]

China is a very fascinating country that presents a few drawbacks, mostly because of the language and of the communist regime. Still, there is something about this country that makes is unique and particularly fascinating to many travelers. Some may say it’s an entirely different culture than what we’re used to, with a long history [...]