Showing posts with label Asia travel guides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia travel guides. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Chiang Rai – The Glory of Northern

Chiang Rai is one of the most favourable tourist destinations of Thailand. It is a home to numerous amazing attractions, natural as well as man-made. Travelers are highly becharmed after witnessing its glorious sites which reveal the story of its histotical past. At the same time, there are a great number of shopping centres which form a good source of your entertainment. Its nightlife also provokes you to be a part of the ongoing amusing events. Apart from everything, Chiang Rai Hotels offer apt accommodation facilities to make you spend a cherishing stay.

Northern Thailand's spectacular destination, Chiang Rai highlights a unique world endowed with the beauty of natural sites. It is located in Chiang Rai province and borders Myanmar on the North and Laos on the East. Its breezy refreshing climate, wonderful riverbanks, and dazzling night markets greatly enamor the travelers. Not only this, its glory is also revealed by astonishing monuments and museums. Apart from its scenic locations, tourists can find suitable accommodation facilities offered by Chiang Rai Hotels. Right from budget to luxury to premium, all kinds of hotel are available there. Some of the leading hotels in Chiang Rai include Antara Resort Golden Triangle, Dusit Island Resort, Laluna Hotel and Resort, and Wiang Inn Hotel.

All the travelers have their own affordable abilities as well as requirements. Some can spend a comfy stay in a moderate type hotel while some wish to spend journey in lavish way. A budget hotel can rarely offer all the modern amenities like onsite dining, swimming pool, Spa, and fitness centre. On the other hand, 4-star and 5-star Chiang Mai Hotels make available all the high-class facilities. At the same time, there are those hotels too which are specifically meant for the business guests. They encompass latest meeting, seminar, and conferencing facilities. They also cater to the needs of leisure visitors.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Hong Kong travel information guides

Hong Kong is home to over 7 million people. It is a major trading and banking center and has the most liberal economy on the planet. Hong Kong is also a great tourist destination for there are many things to do and see. If you need a workout, consider climbing the 431 steps of the Temple of 10,000 Buddhas which houses 12,800 statues of the Buddha and a mummy of a holy man covered in gold leaf.

Or you could try 268 steps to Big Buddha on Lantau Island which is home to the world’s largest seated Buddha. Experience a nice lunch at the Polin Monastery before making your way back down the 110 foot height. Many spectacular museums are located on Kowloon Peninsula which is just across from Hong Kong Island. You can simply stroll along the neighborhood and soak up the old world ambiance of Hong Kong which is pretty much the same it has been for 200 years. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a grand art museum which houses Chinese art in its various forms from comics to opera, paintings, and sculpture. The Lei Cheng UK Branch Museum has a Han Dynasty tomb which is 2000 years old, but still young compared to some of the 4000 year old history elsewhere in China. You will also find the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Space Museum and planetarium.

Next you can take the famous Star Ferry boat ride over to Hong Kong Island and see the ancient Chinese art at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. It holds over 2000 antique pieces. When you are ready to relax, head to Hong Kong Park in the Central district where you can stroll through the aviary or sit by the pond and enjoy a meal from an open air restaurant. Enjoy a leisurely walk to the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens then take a taxi to the tram which goes up to Victoria Peak. This tram will take you by the homes of the elite in Hong Kong which are nestled into the steep mountain. You can enjoy the view they see from the balcony of their $10 million homes which encompasses Hong Kong and the harbor below.

Hong Kong Hotels