Pick a travel destination

Archive for the ‘Asia’ Category

Like a rainbow, India paints the world with her magical hues. India is a dream holiday that rewards everybody with her endless tourist attractions. To travel around India is to find out a land gifted with everything that makes up for an ideal travel package.
You must be aware about how beautiful India is as a tourist destination and thus planning to visit this place for your next vacation. If this is the case, then you will need to know about the must-see tourist places in India.
There are many things to do and see in this magnificent country. You can make your trip a memorable one by finding out about the tourist attractions in India before you actually get here.
There are myriad tourist attractions in India which you can visit once you are here. Among the more popular ones are as follows:
Khajuraho- It is a popular heritage site in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is highly recommendable for everyone to visit.
Darjeeling- One of the most popular hill stations in the country and it is also referred as the Queen of the hills. Located in the state of West Bengal, Darjeeling is famous for the tea that it produces.
Nalanda- Nalanda is one of the most visited tourist places in India because it is the home to the world’s oldest university. The Nalanda University used to be a important location for Buddhist studies and students from different countries used to study in this University.
Ajanta-Ellora caves- The Ajanta and Ellora caves is another popular destination for tourists in India. It conveys the characteristics of the grace, nobility and the teachings of Lord Buddha.
Taj Mahal- Located in Agra, this monument is considered to be a symbol of love. It was built by emperor for his beloved wife.
Kaziranga national Park- This national park is located in the banks Brahmaputra River in Assam. This wildlife sanctuary is home to the famous one horned rhino.
Sariska tiger reserve- It is in Rajasthan and is considered to be one of the most important reserves in north India.
There are other places of tourist attractions in India like Qutab Minar, India Gate, International Dolls Museum and Jama Masjid. Mumbai is another city that you will love and there are also plenty places you can visit here like the Gateway of India and the Marine Drive.

Spend the morning exploring Japan’s most modern city on this 3.5-hour sightseeing tour featuring Tokyo’s cultural and shopping highlights. Full narration and entry fees are included as you venture inside the Tokyo Tower, Asakusa Kannon Temple and other attractions. There’s also time for a photo stop in front of Imperial Palace and a driving tour through the shopping districts of Nakamise and Ginza.

Highlights on your morning tour include:

Panoramic views of Tokyo from the observatory of Tokyo Tower
Short photo stop at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace
Asakusa Kannon Temple (also known as Senso-ji), the oldest and most popular Buddhist temple in Tokyo
Drive through Akihabara, the famous discount shopping area for electronic appliances and computers
Touring Ueno, well known for its parks and Ameyoko market area for great bargain shopping
Nakamise Shopping Street, a colorful shopping arcade crammed with tiny food and souvenir shops
Plus you’ll receive a free souvenir map of Tokyo!

Bangladesh, named after Bangla (Bengali), the language of most of its inhabitants other than a few small ethnic or tribal people, a small in area but large in population South-Asian country. The history of Bangladesh is the eternal history of collision between oppressors and oppressed. European traders had arrived in the late 15th century and eventually the British East India Company controlled the region by the late 18th century, from which the British extended their rule over all of India. When Indian independence was achieved in 1947, it was divided in a predominantly Muslim Pakistan and a predominantly Hindu India.

Bengal was thus divided into an eastern part called East Pakistan and a western part, the Indian state of West Bengal. East Pakistan was dominated and frequently neglected by West Pakistan and tensions turned into a struggle for independence in 1971. In March, the attempted repression of this movement resulted in the deaths of millions of Bengalis and a refugee problem that led to Indian intervention in December and, subsequently, independence from Pakistan on 16th December has brought today’s Bangladesh.

Bangladesh consists mostly of a low-lying river delta located on the Indian subcontinent with a largely marshy jungle coastline on the Bay of Bengal known as the Sundarbans, home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. The densely populated delta is formed by the confluence of the Ganges (local name Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna rivers and their tributaries as they flow down from the Himalayas. Bangladesh’s alluvial soil is highly fertile but vulnerable to both flood and drought. In Bangladesh hills rise above the plain only in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (highest point: the Keokradong at 1,230 m) in the far southeast and the Sylhet division in the northeast.

Straddling the Tropic of Cancer, climate of Bangladesh is tropical with a mild winter from October to March, a hot, humid summer from March to June, and a humid, warm rainy monsoon from June to October. Natural calamities, such as floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and tidal bores affect Bangladesh very often. Dhaka is the country’s capital and largest city, other major cities include Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet. Apart from very small countries such as Singapore and Bahrain, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world.

The Bangladeshi population is relatively homogenous and consists of about 98% ethnic Bengali, who speak Bengali or Bangla. Urdu-speaking, non-Bengali Muslims from other regions of India such as Bihar, as well as various tribal groups who live mostly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the southeast, comprise the remainder. Most Bangladeshis (about 83%) are Muslims, but Hindus constitute a sizable (16%) minority. There are also small number of Buddhists, Christians, and animists. Bengali, a member of the Indo-Aryan languages and written in a script similar to Devanagari, is the official national language although English is largely used in official and business purposes.

In Bangladesh, the president is the head of state and holds a largely ceremonial post, with real power held by the prime minister, who is head of government. The prime minister is appointed by the president and must be a member of parliament (MP) whom the president feels commands the confidence of the majority of other MPs. The cabinet is composed of ministers selected by the prime minister and appointed by the president. The Bangladeshi parliament is the House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad, whose 300 members are elected by popular vote for five-year terms of office. The highest judiciary body in Bangladesh is the Supreme Court.

Tele-density in Bangladesh is not that high and now mostly covered by several cell-phone companies. While calling Bangladesh, you need to put + 88 as country code. Calling Bangladesh from abroad is quiet cheap using VOIP because several phone cards are available on World Wide Web. Bangladesh calling rates starts from 8 cents in most pc to phone services on net. Several prepaid calling card and phone card companies are available to call both to and from Bangladesh.