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Watch Planet Asia Travel Channel

2012-02-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In touring news from Asia, Planet Asia Travel Channel offers travelers shares insider advice on touring the region via their blog, photos, videos, and bi-weekly Podcasts that feature celebrity guest experts. Another adventuresome initiative by Daniel Fraser and Scott Coates, the founders of Smiling Albino, the channel is definitely a unique one.

Tags: Asía tours, Cambodia tours, Daniel Fraser, Scott Coates, southeast asia, Thai tours, Thailand tours, Travel Channel

Magnuson Hotels Extends to Southeast Asia

2012-02-15 by Phil Butler

Borobudur - Courtesy © MicroJapan - Fotolia.com

An exclusive press release from Magnuson Hotels tells of their expansion into the Southeast Asia hospitality market. According to the news, the world’s largest independent hotel group adds the Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel in Bandung. A 450 room, four star hotel, the Grand Royal is situated in the center of Bandung, once referred to as “the Paris of Java.”

Tags: Asia travel, backpacking, Bali, Bandung, Bandung hotels, Bandung tourism, Bandung travel, Borobudur, business, Cecep Rukmana, economy, Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel, hotels, Indonesia business, Indonesia travel, Jakarta, Java hotels, Java Man, Magnuson Hotels, sightseeing, southeast asia, surfing, Volcanoes, West Java

Indochina – A Land of Contrasting Cultures

2011-05-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vietnamese women

Indochina is a land of contrasts, where foreign cultures clash with ancient values and technological advancement goes hand in hand with a centuries old way of life. Rice paddy fields and buffalos meet bustling urban metropolises, where hand drawn carts jostle for space with motorbikes – nowhere else in the world quite exhibits the contrast […]

Tags: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cao Daism, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh, Indochina, lonely planet, longboat trip, Luxury Vietnam Travel, Mekong Delta, Rice paddy fields, Saigon, Siem Reap, southeast asia, Tonle Sap, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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