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Where’s the best place to go in summer?? Spot on, the beach!

Kending, the southern part of Taiwan, is definitely a good choice. Blue sky, water sports, you name it, they have it….. free/at affordable prices.

However, besides the regular activities you would look out for a summer holiday, do spare more time to explore their minsu, almost every one of them is an individual shinning stars, and chuxia rihe which is managed by two warm hunks is one of the brightest star that will leave a trail in your journey.

White, clean, as pure as a child, the samll house is furnished with modern furnitures that mould its charcter. Although not a stone throw distance from the beach, this is a place to enjoy serenity at night, laze around at cafe in the afternoon, and the beach is easily accessible with a rented motorcycle or bicycle.

Situated in the heart of Old Goa, Basilica of Bom Jesus was built in 1605 and ranks as the most important and frequently visited church in Old Goa. It houses the mortal remains of Goa’s patron saint, St. Francis Xavier who died in 1552. This renaissance and baroque style building is now listed in the World Heritage Monument list.

Situated off the North of Goa, Anjuna beach has been a good hide-out place for foreign hippies arriving in the 60s. After these hippies spent all their money, they started to auction their belongings and thus began the flea market at Anjuna. However, the flea market only held once a week on every Wednesday, so plan well

 Leopold Cafe is situated at the Colaba causeway and has always been a attractive place for travellers because of its reasonable prices and ambiance. The shots from the gunmen in December 2008 did not keep the customers from returning and the bullet hole on the wall is a sign of courage shown by the innocents.

Dabbawala is a highly specialized service in Mumbai that has become a unique feature in this city. Everyday without fail, Dabbawala will deliver home-cooked food from suburban of Mumbai to city central offices and send the lunch boxes back before one reached home.

Using colors and numbers, Dabbawala has a perfect code system that identifies exactly who is the owner of each lunch box.

Rows of concrete wash pens with own flogging stone, Dhobi Ghat is a world belongs to men, a place where soiled clothes are washed and starched. Being the biggest washing place, Mumbai Dhobi Ghat attracted thousands of tourists and photographers are often seen securing a vantage point on Mahalaxmi Bridge busy capturing the colourful laundry being dried in the sun.

Elephanta Island, easily accesible by daily ferry from Mumbai Gateway of India in an hour, making it a popular tourist destination for a day trip to visit the Elephanta caves that have been carved out of rock.

Upon arrival, one may choose to take a narrow gauge train along the 1km pier to the base of the steps that lead up to the Elephanta caves, or simply stroll along the horizon at your own pace.

After climbing long flight of stairs with stalls at the sides selling souvenirs, food and drinks, caves carved out of a SINGLE rock extends a warm welcome. Formerly known as Gharapuri, the name Elephanta was given by 17^th century Portuguese explorers after they they saw a monolithic basalt sculpture of an elephant found near the entrance. The site of these magnificent caves contained beautiful sculptures and a temple to the Hindu god Siva.

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Come as a guest, go as a friend. A common slogan I saw while trekking in Langtang.

A loner as I am, this slogan is far too sophisticated for me to understand. Till a long distance call from Nepal, wishing me Merry Christmas, then I realize……I have went to Nepal as a guest, gone as a friend.

Upon touchdown at Yangon International Airport, one can feel the muffling of sounds and the absence of human traffic. From the initial outlook, it seems the ratio of the airport staff to the number of passenger is almost 1 to 1.
 
With visa restriction and limited international carriers, it is obvious that the effects of the slowdown in tourism industry begins at the airport; especially after much media attention Myanmar is getting after typhoon Nagis. Not even a month’s time can allay the fears from both sides.
 
Having paid S$30 for a tourist visa at the Myanmar Embassy back at Singapore, getting through customs was a breeze.
 
Driving is strictly for locals only. Almost all the passenger carrying vehicles are right hand drive but on left hand drive roads. Passengers for the private buses have to go onto the road, braving traffic, to board or alight.
 
Apart from that, the sights and sounds was not much different from any other township in Thailand. Yangon is a page taken from the 70s. The city is slowly picking itself up from the devastation of the storm. One could not help but to marvel at the grit and resilience of the common folk.
 
Local escort is a must if one is going on free and easy. It is better to let the local, especially a friend, to lead one down the beaten path.
 
Besides the usual golden temple, one can visit the city and enjoy the food.
Although Buddhism is for the vast majority, one can still find churches, mosques and temples of other religion. One can easily find localized Bryani and prata to chinese to western food. The seafood is affordable and can be found almost everywhere.
 
The insect population is virtually wiped out but repellent is still used as a caution. Hygiene of food is a must. The locals may stand it but diarrhea medicine is a must.
There are numerous Internet shops and telephone time vendors around but they only operate limited hours. Communication to overseas is expensive and certain websites are blocked. Broadband line is at best 90% up. Same goes for the electrical mains.

text @ lsy