5 Days in Beijing
As the capital of modern day China and many of its past dynasties, Beijing has a long and rich history dating back over 3,000 years. Constantly reinventing itself over the centuries, this great city is as compelling as it is complex.
Amazing Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni in the Bolivian Andes, the world’s largest salt flat, is an other-worldly experience that has to be seen to be believed.
8 Days in Morocco
Morocco, also known as the Western Kingdom, is a fascinating country with a blend of Arab, indigenous Berber, Sub-Saharan African, and European culture.
2 Days to Phang Nga
Phang Nga Bay (Thai: อ่าวพังงา) is in the Strait of Malacca between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Malay peninsula of southern Thailand. Since 1981, an extensive section of the bay has been protected as the Ao Phang Nga National Park. Most of the park consists of an area of the Andaman Sea studded with numerous limestone tower karst islands. The best known of these islands is Khao Phing Kan.
3 Days in Sydney
Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is known for its beautiful harbors, relaxed lifestyle, ideal climate, and friendly locals. The city is a multi-ethnic hub of business, culture and creativity. The Opera House, Sydney Tower and the Harbour Bridge have become the city's famous landmarks to international visitors.
3 Days in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Sapporo (札幌市) is the largest city on the Hokkaido island, located north east of Japan. Before its establishment by the Meiji government in the late 1800s, the area was home to a number of indigenous Ainu settlements. Today Sapporo is known outside Japan for having hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics and home to the famous Sapporo Brewery.
4 Days in Tanzania Safari Wilderness
Tanzania is a country in Eastern Africa. Its unspoiled national parks rival any in the world. On Tanzania's Serengeti plain, white-bearded wildebeest and other mammals participate in a large-scale annual migration. This itinerary includes Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
2 Days in Da Lat
Known to the early residents as "Little Paris", Da Lat (also spelled as Dalat) is a blend of hillside rural Vietnam and European alpine town. It is the capital of Lam Dong Province, the local weather stands in contrast to the country's tropical climate. Mist covering the valleys almost year-round leads to its name "City of Eternal Spring".
1 Day in Kandy
Kandy is located at the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
A Long Weekend in Toronto
Toronto, also known as T.O. or Queen City, is the largest city in Canada and widely recognized as one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural cities in the world.
Ko Samui (เกาะสมุย) is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus. It is Thailand's third largest island after Phuket and Ko Chang. Until the late-20th century, Ko Samui was an isolated self-sufficient community, having little connection with the mainland of Thailand. The island was without roads until the early 1970s. Today Ko Samui's economy is based primarily on tourism.
Ko Samui
Wat Plai Laem is a modern Buddhist temple. Its main statue is the Chinese style Guanyin, the "goddess" of compassion and mercy. She has 18 arms and is located within an elaborate ubusot on a platform-pavilion surrounded by the temple lake. The temple's design incorporates elements of Chinese and Thai traditions. Many events are held at the temple during the Chinese New Year celebrations. The area is only 3 kilometres away from Samui International Airport.
Wat Phra Yai, the Big Buddha Temple, is a Buddhist temple on Ko Phan, a small island offshore from the northeastern area of Ko Samui. The two are connected by a short causeway. The temple is home to a giant, 12-metre-high gold-painted Buddha statue. The Buddha statue depicts Buddha in a state of calm and purity and resolve, having overcome temptation and fear sent at him by Mara, Lord of Illusion. Built in 1972, it has become one of Ko Samui's main tourist attractions and a major landmark. There are many restaurants and shops around the temple in the area known as Big Buddha Beach (Bang Rak).
Bophut is a beach village located on the northern coast of Ko Samui. It is one of the few places on Samui that still retains some of the island's original Thai-Chinese atmosphere. It has been experiencing a boom with new hotels and guesthouses sprouting up for tourists. Bophut is famed for its jet skiing, sunsets, fine restaurants, numerous pubs and bars. The beach itself encompasses some 2 km of white sandy shoreline fringed by coconut palm trees.
Ko Samui
Among all the waterfalls on Samui, Na Muang Waterfalls 1 and 2 are the most scenic and visited ones. Located inland on the island, the Na Muang falls provide a great opportunity for an easy hike in the forest and a swim in the fresh water. The two falls are about 30 minutes of hiking apart with #2 slightly uphill.
Hin Ta Hin Yai are natural rock formations located on the south coast of the island known for bearing a resemblance of the male and female genitalia. "Ta" means grandpa and "Yai" means grandma in Thai. The lookout point also provides a spectacular view of sunsets.
