Since some travelers want to see animals, they’ve partnered with organizations dedicated to conservation and humane treatment of animals so their customers can do this in an ethical manner. Journeys Within wants to help you get to know Cambodia’s most beautiful sights while actively promoting the conservation of the species and places that make it special.
The Water Festival is my favorite festival in the entire region; this year, it’s falling earlier in the month than usual, allowing travelers to see it and still be home in time for Thanksgiving, » says Andrea Ross. You can experience boat races, fireworks displays, and a Srouch Tec » ceremony in which a monk splashes water on you to wash away sins and bad luck. The Water Festival marks the end of the rainy season—when the flow of the Tonle Sap River actually changes direction—and the start of the fishing season.
Journeys Within Tour Company captures the very essence of this through their offering of private and customized tours, developed to suit your interests, time and budget. Read on to hear from Amanda about her week in Phuket thanks to TravelOnline. Having been to Phuket a number of times before, Amanda has some great tips and fantastic advice to share.
Amanda from WA had such a great time she wanted to share her experience with you all. We recently sent one lucky winner on a holiday for 7 nights in Phuket. Dive head first into the wonderful, but prepare yourself for some of the stranger things you may see.
Although they make great stories to tell your friends, some of them you’d probably rather avoid having to experience firsthand. From drinking out of little plastic bags to selling gasoline in whiskey bottles by the roadside (beware of that one!), there are plenty of weird and wonderful things to see while in Thailand. The travel guides tell us that Thailand holidays are all about tropical beaches, elephant rides and incredible temples and while all that is true, we also know that there are some wacky and wondrous experiences to be had.
Renowned as an incredibly affordable overseas holiday destination, Bali schoolies is becoming increasingly attractive for Australian high school leavers wanting to celebrate their graduation before beginning uni or full time employment. But what has primarily been a traditional celebration on Queensland’s Gold Coast is now spreading to other beach holiday hot spots, including Bali. Any high school aged Australian knows the term schoolies, in fact, if they’re within a couple of years of graduating they’re probably already on the count down.
1, though many tourists from China flock to the country for holidays. Japan does not celebrate the Lunar New Year officially and welcomed the Year of the Rooster on Jan. In Japan , 64 zoos that belong to the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, or about 72 percent, took measures to prevent the spread of bird flu, such as cancelling bird exhibits or events related to the new year, Kyodo News reported in late-December.
The holiday in China runs from Friday through Feb. Countries like South Korea and Vietnam also see mass travel, though not on the scale of China with the annual week-long break described as the largest movement of people in a narrow window. The spread of bird flu comes at an inopportune time for Asia travel news widely with countries in the region that are home to large populations celebrate the festival.
The link to poultry is particularly of interest now as dishes from fowl are often a major part of the holiday dining with friends and family. The patient had contact with infected poultry before, although his human contacts have not shown flu symptoms, state media reported. On Thursday, the Hunan province in central China reported its 17th human case of bird flu this year.
China has seen a spate of human deaths from bird flu that sparked warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as tens of millions throng airport, train and bus terminals to gather for Lunar New Year celebrations marking the Year of the Rooster. The bird flu outbreak come as Asia ushers in The Year of the Rooster in 2017.
