Thailand encompasses an array of national parks and wonderful landscapes that go from the mountainous north right down to the myriad islands in the Thai Gulf and Andaman region. There are 79 national parks in all, covering all areas of the country and although fees for foreigners are steep, most people are blown away by [...]
A travel warning issued for American citizens traveling to Europe than has been in place for nearly 8 months, since October 2010, will expire this weekend on Saturday and will not be renewed by the US State Department. The warning dating back to last year’s autumn cautioned Americans traveling through Europe to be on the [...]
They are called the Moeraki Boulders, strange orbs of stone near the New Zealand village that bears their name. The Moeraki Boulders, almost identical to the Ball Beach of Mendocino in California, are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave cut Otago coast of New Zealand between [...]
Surat thani(including Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao) The largest province of the South located 685 kilometers from Bangkok is Surat Thani the province with a name that literally means “City of the Good People”. A former capital of the Srivijaya Empire, the province covers an area of approximately 12,891 square kilometers. Surat Thani [...]
Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Canada, has a rich history. It is nestled in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of the Canadian Rockies. The Calgary area’s first known inhabitants were pre-Clovis people. Evidence of these people has been traced back 11,000 years. The first North West Mounted [...]
China Eastern Airlines has recently released its financial results for the first quarter of 2011, announcing a 32% profit increase, the consequence of a rebound in air travel in the first three months of the year. The Shanghai-based air carrier is one of the three major state-owned airlines in China. China Easter Airlines’ profit for [...]
Thailand is for many people one of the favorite destinations. And the reasons are pretty much obvious. Even if tourism has really grown during the recent years, Thailand still offers some pretty much unspoiled territories, precious beaches and an amazing cultural shock that you will probably prefer to miss your plane back home rather than [...]
Space leisure travel is quickly moving past pleasure trips a few dozens kilometers away from Earth. Leaving environment worries behind and taking advantage of all marketing possibilities, space travel is quickly gaining ground, granted, only in the world of the rich and famous, as the simplest outer space trip costs a fortune, and not a [...]