July 19, 2006
Monday, 17 July 2006, Pangandaran was one of the area hit by Tsunami triggered by 7.7 magnitude earthquake centered in South of Java Island.
Killing at least 262 people and leaving more than 160 missing with at least 23,000 people fled their homes, either because they were destroyed or in fear of another tsunami.
A Pakistani national, a Swedish national and a Dutch national were among the dead. Most of the victims were believed to be Indonesians.
Pangandaran itself known as one of the beach resorts and fishing villages as well as tourist destinations in West Java Provinces, Indonesia.
VirtualTourist provide us with several user written guides and photos about Pangandaran:
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Bali, Indonesia named as the 2006 World’s Best Island by Travel + Leisure Magazine after won the same award last year.
Quite surprising since the island have been getting bad news this past several years, with the bombings in 2002 and again in 2005.
The Top 10 Island 2006 Worldwide by Travel + Leisure
Several hotels in Bali also suceeded in getting into the top 10 Hotels Worldwide namely the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan and at Jimbaran Bay in 2nd and 5th position, follows by Rizt-Carlton Bali at 7th position.
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July 17, 2006
Phuket, Thailand is Asia for Visitors’s Beach of the Week.
Several good guides to the Phuket area exist online:
- AsiaTravel.Com provides a directory of hotels in Phuket.
- Phuket Web and Phuket DotCom are both excellent overviews of the island.
- The Phuket Insider Travel Guide provides link to hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants, shopping, and a large number of other topics.
- Go To Phuket also provides a a number of links on things like hotels, tours, golf on the island, and car rental.
- Sawadee.com has a good page on Phuket.
I’ll stay away from Patong, the main beach, there in Phuket and visits other beaches if I have choice.
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Richard Gere wrote on his piece in New York Time “Railroad to Perdition” about how the world’s highest railway, from Beijing to Lhasa, Tibet is a serious threat to the survival of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity.
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July 13, 2006
Indonesian Restaurant in Beijing, China located in Chaoyang District near the embassy complex, this restaurant called themselves: “Java & Yangon Restaurant” and they serves Indonesian and Myanmar cuisine.
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From this thread: What to do in Singapore for a month?
Answers:
- A couple of days will suffice for Singapore. Spend the rest of the month travelling across Malaysia.
- Use Singapore as a launchpad if you must to visit the other countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand and perhaps Indonesia.
- Several tourists spots in Singapore would be the Jurong Birdpark, the Singapore Zoological Gardens, Sentosa and probably shopping in Orchard Road. If you are into the cultural diversity then visit Little India in Serangoon, Chinatown and Geylang Serai for the feel of the Malay Community.
- Should be noted that AirAsia is offering budget travel from Senai (Johor Bahru, near Singapore) to Kuala Lumpur, and Kuala Lumpur to Alor Star (near Hatyai, a Thailandnese bordertown).
- The other alternative would to stay at Johor Bahru (a Malaysian border town near singapore), then do regular commute to Singapore.
More information about where to stay, where to eat, what to do, what to see in Singapore are available on Visit Singapore.com website.
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July 12, 2006
Assuming this is the first time that you visit Bangkok, Thailand than Grand Palace would be on your must-see place to visit.
An area of 60 acres, Bangkok’s Grand Palace covers several government offices, Emerald Buddha Wat (Wat Phra Kaew) and the Royal Residences inside the complex.
It was King Taksin, a Thai General (don’t confuse it with Thaksin Shinawatra, the current Thailand PM), that moved the Thai Kingdom Capital from Ayutthaya to Thonburi after Ayutthaya fell to Burmese in 1767.
And it was King Rama I (Thong Duang), the king after King Taksin that moved the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok the current and built the current Grand Palace in 1785.
Several tips:
- Proper appearance required to enter the complex. Don’t wear sandals, flip-flop, shorts or tank-top
- You have to pay 200 baht to enter that entitled you to visit three places: Grand Palace, Vimanmek Palace and Dusit Zoo
- Thai’s are not required to pay, so if you can pass as Thai, you don’t have to pay.
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Bombs attack in Mumbay, India [CNN link]. A series of
7 explosions killed at least 1
74 people on crowded commuter trains and stations Tuesday evening in the Indian financial capital of
Mumbai.
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Travelfish.org — the online travel guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam is turning three this Wednesday. Congrats to the guys at Travelfish!
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July 10, 2006
