Travel To Asia

Sanxingdui relics

The site of Sanxingdui, in the city of Guanghan, Sichuan Province, is one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its vast size, lengthy period and enriched cultural contents. The first Sanxingdui relics were discovered in 1929 and excavation has continued ever since. During this period, generations of archaeologists have worked on the discovery and research of the Sanxingdui culture. In 1986, two major sacrificial pits were found and they aroused widespread academic attention around the world. The Sanxingdui finds are exciting, but they remain enigmatic. No texts have been found, nor is there any mention of this culture in the records of other countries. Analysis of lead and other elements in the bronzes indicates sources similar to those of other cultures along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. At this point, however, the unique culture that produced these artifacts remains a mystery.

Ko Samui

Ko Samui is a very popular destination. Having it's own international airport, a mass of ferry connections and being so close to 500 hotels and guesthouses this place is useless for those who wants to explore untouch nature, relax or feel the inner peace. Although if you are in the search of withe beaches, turquoise waters and all day sun where you can take pictures to brag infront of your friends and smile with their jealous faces this is your kind of place :). There are also accomodations for every budget so you won't have to worry about that, but please do worry like always on make the reservations and any arragements with some time in advance or you will regreat it.

Siem Reap

Siem Reap town is located in northern Cambodia and is the main access point for the Angkor Archaeological Park. Siem Reap, means "Siam Defeated" and commemorates a Khmer victory over the neighboring kingdom of Thailand. Expect to receive constant offers for motodop and tuk-tuk rides, along with everything else drivers may offer to you. Some places to visit here are the Landmine Museum, which is a jungle shack set up by a local deminer, Aki Ra, to educate locals and tourists about the dangers of land mines. Lots of piles of defused mines and UXO lie around the site, and the guides are teenagers who were orphaned, or injured by mines. A very worthwhile trip, and shows you a slice of "real" Cambodia. Donations are very welcome, and everything will be used for mine clearance.

The Silk Road

The Silk Road or Silk Route is the series of interconnected routes that crosses Asia from China to Europe. The Caravans traveled the Silk Road for over 2000 years, and Chinese silk was reaching Rome before the time of Christ. Marco Polo followed this route, reaching China via Khotan and started his homeward journey with a ship, on the Maritime Silk Road from Quanzhou to Iran. The main route from China starts in Xian, goes West to Lanzhou and splits to avoid the Kalamakan desert into 2 roads, North via Korla and South via Khotan. The routes rejoin at Kashgar in the extreme West of China and goes into Central Asia, over a pass to Kyrgyzstan, then toward Tashkent, Samarkand and Bokhara, Southwest through Turkmenistan and into Iran, West to Baghdad, Damascus and Istanbul. It also had alternate routes, but the mentioned was the main one.

Spratly Islands

The Spratly Islands is an archipelago of over a hundred small islands and reefs that are surrounded by rich fishing waters and potencially gas and oil deposits. Located in the South China Sea, this islands are claimed by several governments for its strategic location near primary shipping lanes. There are several dirt airstrips in the islands, but no airport or public accommodations, but still, the coral reefs are worth to visit.

Uvs Nuur Lake

753 meters above sea level, Uvs Nuur Lake is the largest lake in Mongolia, and shared with the Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation. It used to be a very big saline sea several thousand year ago, now, just a shallow saline lake. Located in Uvs Nuur Basin, which is the best preserved steppe of Eurasia, and homes 41 mammal species, including the snow leopard (endangered species) and 173 bird species.UNESCO declared the basin as a World Heritage Site in 2001.

Ulan Bator

Ulaanbaatar, or Ulan Bator, is the capital of the Republic of Mongolia, and it is located east of the center of Outer Mongolia, on the Tuul Gol River, in a valley at the foot of the mountain Bogda Uul. It is considered the coldest national capital in the world, with an average annual chilly temperature of 29.7ºF.

Gobi Desert

Is a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altay Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions, based on variations in climate and topography. The word Gobi, means in Mongolian "very large and dry" and it is the largest desert in Asia.

Angkor Wat

  Angkor Wat is one of the most important archaeological treasures of the world, and perhaps the biggest religious complex ever built. Believe it or not, it is the biggest complex dedicated to Hindu deities, outside the Indian territory.
Located in the province of Siem Riep, it was the political and religious center of the ancient Jemer Empire, and its real limits go beyond Cambodian borders, into Thailand and Laos. Inside this huge complex, the main temple is Angkor Thom, being the biggest and best conserved temple of all the ones that are part of the complex.

The Forbidden City

Located in the middle of Beijing, very near from the Tian´anmen Square, The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial Palace during the Qing and mid Ming Dynasties. Covering 720.000 m2, it has 800 buildings and over 8.000 rooms. The city is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". The Imperial Palace area is located directly to the north of Tian´anmen Square and is accessible from the square via Tian´anmen Gate. It is surrounded by a large area called the Imperial City. With a rectangular shape, surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall, includes five halls, seventeen palaces, and numerous other buildings.