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Malaysia photo roundup
As one of Asia’s most visited countries, Malaysia stands out for its multiculturalism, its diverse food, and colonial architecture. Stable, prosperous, and boasting a nice blend of cities, jungles, and sea; Malaysia might not be spectacular but it offers a great travel experience. I’ve been to four places in this Southeast Asian country – the […]
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Museums
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Visiting the Louvre
One of the world’s best museums, the Louvre is one of Paris’ and France’s most famous attractions. It’s also incredibly huge which I only realized when I visited it; in fact it is the world’s largest art museum. As a former palace originally built in the 12th century, the Louvre is also strikingly beautiful with […]
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Japan travel
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Visiting Miyajima and its famous floating tori gate
Near the city of Hiroshima lies the holy island of Itsukushima (commonly known as Miyajima). Tiny and sparsely populated, Miyajima is one of Japan’s most well-known destinations and is also called the “Island of the Gods.” This is where the famous “floating” torii gate lies, in the waters just off the coast of Itsukushima Shrine. […]
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Thailand travel
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Exploring Thailand’s first capital Sukothai’s West zone
Sukothai is Thailand’s first capital, having been the seat of the Sukothai kingdom from the mid-13th century to the mid-15th century. While it is no longer a major urban centre, Sukothai is still a fascinating ancient city to explore. It’s divided into several zones with the Central zone being the largest, and the North zone […]
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Exploring George Town, Penang’s historic capital
Penang might be a small island* off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, but it is probably the country’s most popular destination to visit. Penang boasts entire streets packed with heritage architecture, great street food, a sprawling hill, and a small but pleasant national park on its northwestern coast. Penang was one of the British […]
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Southeast Asia travel
Thailand travel
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Visiting Thailand’s ancient capital Sukothai
Thailand has had three main capitals. Before its current capital Bangkok, there was Ayutthaya; before Ayutthaya, there was Sukhothai. Located in central Thailand, about midway between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Sukhothai was the capital of the Sukhothai kingdom, the first Thai state, from the mid-13th century to the mid-15th century. It was then absorbed by […]
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Thailand travel
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Thailand’s old capital of Ayutthaya
Bangkok is Thailand’s capital and biggest city but it wasn’t always so. Bangkok was preceded by Ayutthaya, the capital of the Thai kingdom of the same name from the mid-14th century to 1767, when it was sacked by the invading Burmese, which then led to the capital being moved to Thonburi (now part of Bangkok). […]
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