Videos are the next big thing on Internet, specially with the spread of broadband connection and the recent buy out of YouTube by Google for $1.65 billion on October 9, 2006.

YouTube are full with popular tv series, short funny clips, music videos and generally whatever people put and uploaded there, but one area that can be greatly benefit from video is travel.

People always want to see first the places they are going to go, the destinations that they plan to visit and the hotels they are going to stay.

Enter Travelistic, dubbed itself as “Videos for Travelers”, Travelistic is basically YouTube but for Travel Videos only.

There you can upload your videos, gives comment, rating etc.

You can embedd the videos to your blog or your website ala YouTube.

Other than user uploads travel videos they are also hosts professional content and tourist board videos.

So the next time you travel somewhere, create a video of the place (the new digital camera now all came with video recording function), upload it to Travelistic and put it on your blog so you don’t have to carry the bandwidth.

Here are direct links to some travel videos about Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China
Here are two embedded videos:

Bus & Taxi in Bangkok, Thailand

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From this thread: What to do in Singapore for a month?

Answers:

1. A couple of days will suffice for Singapore. Spend the rest of the month travelling across Malaysia. 
2. Use Singapore as a launchpad if you must to visit the other countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand and perhaps Indonesia.
3. 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. 
4. 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).
5. 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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Nearing 30 years together with hundreds of credits and accolades to their names, TOTO remains one of the top selling tour-acts in the world. Collectively and individually, the band has played on nearly every major hit record of the past quarter century, placing their distinctive stamp of excellence all over CD shelves around the world. With nearly 30 million records sold, TOTO is the benchmark by which many artists base their sound and production, and they continue to transcend the standards set by the entire musical community.

TOTO “Falling In Between” Tour

In Asia: April-May 2006

When And Where?

April 2006 	
26  Wednesday: 	Koseinenkin Kaikan, Kanazawa - Japan
27  Thursday: Shi Kokaido, Nagoya - Japan
28  Friday: Yubinchokin Hall, Hiroshima - Japan

May 2006 	
1  Monday: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka - Japan
2  Tuesday: Grand Cube, Osaka - Japan
4  Thursday: Koseinenkin Kaikan, Sapporo - Japan
6  Saturday: Pacifico, Yokohama	- Japan
7  Sunday: International Forum, Tokyo - Japan
8  Monday: International Forum, Tokyo - Japan
10 Wednesday: Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok - Thailand
12 Friday: Shangri-La Ballroom, Surabaya - Indonesia
14 Sunday: Jakarta 	Plenary Hall-Convention Center, Jakarta - Indonesia
16 Tuesday: Fort Canning Park, Singapore - Singapore

Ticket Information:
Singapore sistic.com.sg
Thailand thaiticketmaster

More info about the tour.

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The Singapore Flyer - a giant observation wheel, is set to be Asia’s most visible Iconic Visitor Attraction. When completed in March 2008, The Singapore Flyer will provide breathtaking panoramic views of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

It will be one of the world’s largest man-made moving land objects at a height of 169 metres – equivalent to a 42-story building. It will comprise a giant observation wheel 150-metres in diameter sitting astride a 20-metre high, three storey terminal building.

Official website of Singapore Flyer

More information:

• Location
• Design – Architectural Design
• Design - Capsule
• Facts and Figures
• Project Team

Very similar construction with another similar giant observation wheel in London, called London Eye

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There are four low-cost that has many flights all over Asia (Pan-Asian carriers) but mostly in South East Asia, there are:

• AirAsia (Country based: Malaysia)
• Jetstar Asia Airways (subsidiary of QANTAS (Country based: Singapore)
• Tiger Airways (subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (Country based: Singapore)
• Valuair (subsidiary of Jetstar Asia Airways (Country based: Singapore)

Besides the above, other low-cost budget cheap airlines in Asia, country-wise are:

» Low cost airlines in Hong Kong

Oasis Airways

» Low cost airlines in Indonesia

• Awair (subsidiary of AirAsia)
• Citilink (subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia)
• Lion Air
• Adam Air

» Low cost airlines in Thailand

• Nok Air (subsidiary of Thai Airways International)
• One-Two-GO (subsidiary of Orient Thai)
• Thai AirAsia (subsidiary of AirAsia)

» Low cost airlines in Japan

• Hokkaido International Airlines (also known as Air Do)
• Skymark Airlines
• Skynet Asia Airways
• StarFlyer (from March 2006)

» Low cost airlines in Macau

Viva Macau

» Low cost airlines in Philippines

• Air Philippines
• Asian Spirit
• Cebu Pacific
• South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR)

Info source is from Wikipedia: List of low-cost airlines

More info:

A good travel guide can help you in deciding about the travel lodge plans for your trip. If you are considering air travel, then you can search on the various cheap airlines. A thorough and effective search lets you make airline reservations that will help you in planning out everything on time. Depending upon the destination you select, you will need to survey the best budget hotels available. Your plans might as well include a travel bag that should be handy with the urgent travel necessities.

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Special program in March from airasia depart from/to Bangkok Airport. These prices are exclusive tax and fuel surcharge.

Booking Period: 8 Mar 2006 - 23 Mar 2006

Travel Period: 1 Apr 2006 - 28 Oct 2006

International low fares

- Singapore from THB699 / SGD 28.88

- Penang from THB699 / RM 69.99

- Hanoi from THB999 / US$ 25

Domestic low fares:

- Surat Thani from THB 499 (US$ 13)

- Krabi from THB 499 (US$ 13)

Visit airasia for online booking!

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“The Asia’s Largest Gay Party” organised annually since 2001 by Fridae.com, the largest GLBT network in Asia, usually take place in Singapore, coincide with Singapore’s Independence Day on August 9.

But not this year.

This year the party that has drawing 6,000-8,000 participants on the previous year will take place in Phuket, Thailand.

The resort island is scheduled to host for the first time what the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual) spanning three days starting this Friday, 4 November 2005.

Altogether, nine parties will be staged over the weekend at places including the Karon stadium, Crowne Plaza hotel and Phuja Nirvana bar and restaurant.

The parties will feature world-class DJs and stars from the US, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

And the selected theme is: “Embracing Diversity”.

More info about the party: Phuket prepares for gay fest [The Nation]

MoreThailand.com provides information about accommocations, and hotels reservation or place to stay during the party. Click here for complete information.

This will be the 2nd time Phuket held a GLBT festival, the first one the annual Phuket Gay Pride Festival on April 7 to 10, 2005.

Next year’s Phuket Gay Pride Festival scheduled on 2-5 February 2006. Here for more information [GayPatong.com]

Click here for pictures and photos of Phuket Gay Festival 2005.

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