Asia Travel Guide

Malaysia has thirteen states which consist of eleven on the Peninsula (West Malaysia) and two, Sabah and Sarawak, on the island of Borneo (East Malaysia). Kuala Lumpur is the capital city. Putrajaya is the new administrative centre, which is approximately a 30-minute drive from the capital. Malaysia - this is the place for fantastic sights, amazing scenery, lively neighbourhoods and colourful markets! Check out the wide range of places to visit in Malaysia, ranging from historical museums to cultural markets and science centres to religious caves...

Australian culture is a unique blend of many distinctive cultures. The population is made up of a harmonious blend of Aborigines, Australians, Europeans, Asians, Torres Straits Islanders, as well as Middle Easterners. Each and every one of them contribute their unique heritage and culture to make the Australian nation a rich and colorful one.

Australia's multicultural policy rests on three main principles, namely the .......

Bali has an area of 5,632 sq. km and measures only 140 km by 90 km. It is dramatically mountainous especially in the western region, and the center of the island is dominated by a number of volcanic mountains. Many people had perished in Gunung Agung's 1963 destructive eruption and a lot of wreckage took place in the eastern parts of Bali. The north and south of the central mountains are agricultural lands and the terrain is wider with gentle slopes. Bali is also encircled by coral reefs, and black (volcanic) ....

Brunei is located in the northwestern coast of the island of Borneo. It covers a land area of 5,765 kilometers. Its nearest neighbor is Sarawak, the eastern state of Malaysia. The districts of Brunei-Muara, Tutong and Belait make up the larger western portion and are dominated by hilly lowlands, swampy plains and valleys. The eastern district of Temburong is more mountainous and has a land area of 1,288 sq. kilometers.

There are 4 main rivers that channel into the 4 districts of Temburong, Belait.....

A country and nation with more than 4,000 years’ history of civilization, China is bursting with mysteries of great age and cultures of unique depth. Located on the east of Asia and to the west of the Pacific, it is a country with marvelous and amazing scenic landscapes as well as culturally and artistically rich architectures. The third-largest country in the world in land area and the largest in population, China has also contributed to the world some of the most significant scientific and technological inventions such as the compass and gunpowder, as well as papermaking and printing skills....

Hong Kong island sits just south of the Tropic of Cancer on similar latitudes as Calcutta, Havana, and Hawaii, and sharing the same longitude as Wuhan in central China, Bali, and Perth. Surrounding the country's southern coast is the South China Sea.

The country consists of a peninsular protruding from southeastern China and hundreds of islands scattered off the coast. Kowloon and the New Territories make up the peninsular, while south off the mainland is Hong Kong Island and various other remote islands.....

As an island nation, Japan comprises of over 1000 small islands and four larger ones, namely Honshu (slightly larger than Britain), Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Among the smaller islands, Okinawa is the largest and most significant.

Japan stretches along an archipelago that extends from the western tip of Honshu all the way to Taiwan. Its unique location of being apart from the Asian mainland help form and define its culture into what it is today.....

The Korean people are generally from the Liaoshi, Manchurian, and other northeastern Asian race. However, they have now evolved to a highly homogenous ethnic group with their own unique language, culture, and lifestyle. For example, Han-gul, the Korean alphabet, is completely independent from the Chinese and Japanese language. Koreans are also characterized by their generosity, warmth, and kindness, and are renowned as one of the hardest working people in the world......

Macau is situated southeast of China, on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province. It lies 70 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometers from Guangzhou. Macau has a total area of approximately 21 square kilometers, consisting of a narrow peninsula of Macau, which is linked to the People's Republic of China at Portas do Cerco ("Border Gate"). The territory is also connected to the island of Taipa by two bridges, the old bridge "Governor Nobre de Carvalho" (2.6km) and the new bridge "Amizade" (4.4km), which in turn is joined to the island of Coloane.....

Surrounding Myanmar is Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh. On its southern tip are the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Central Myanmar consists of wide rivers and large plains. The main river is known as Ayeyarwady (formerly spelt as Irrawaddy). You can navigate through its 1600-kilometers length. Towards the east, you'll see mountains along the Thai border and to the north is the eastern end of the Himalayan range. Myanmar's highest peak is on the Myanmar-Tiber border. It is known as Hkakabo Razi. Its height is 5881 meters or 19,290 ft. This is the highest peak in Southeast Asia......

New Zealand is a long and narrow mountainous country, approximately the size of Japan and California that lies below the Australian continent, running from north to south. Total land area runs up to about 269,057 sq. kilometers (103,883 sq. mi) in two main islands - the North Island and South Island. Another smaller island is Stewart Island. The North Island is hilly with remote mountains, including volcanoes, two of which are active. Lowlands in the North Island are mainly restricted to coastal areas and the Waikato Valley.

The official count of islands that form the Republic of the Philippines is 7,107 islands. However, of these islands, only 2,000 are inhabited. The biggest islands are Luzon and Mindanao which cover roughly 66% of the country's total land area of 307, 055 sq. km. From north to south, the nation's archipelago stretches for 1,840 km while spanning 1,100 km from east to west.

This island nation can be divided into four main groups. The first group is Luzon.....

Singapore is an island of 646 sq. km, about the size of Chicago. It is located at one of the crossroads of the world. Singapore's strategic position has helped it grow into a major center for trade, communications, and tourism. Its geographical location is 96km north of the equator, between longitude 103 degrees 36' East and 104 degrees 25' East. Singapore is often touted as a concrete jungle with close to 90% of the population living in flats and an ever-changing skyline of monumental buildings. Government and private enterprises also conduct an orchestra of automation that makes Singapore one of.....

Taiwan is composed of the main island of Taiwan and the Penghu Archipelago, which is made up of 64 islands and 21 other smaller islands. It sits astride the Tropic of Cancer, off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea, separated by the Taiwan Strait, which is about 220km at its widest point and 130km at its narrowest.

Taiwan is amidst a chain of islands from Japan in the north to the Philippines....

Situated in Southeast Asia, Thailand is predominantly a Buddhist kingdom almost equidistant from India and China. Known by outsiders as Siam for centuries, Thailand (the land of smiles), has been something of a Southeast Asian migratory, cultural, and religious crossroads.

Approximately the size of France, Thailand covers and area of ......