Monday, August 12, 2013

Eid ul-Fitr is the best moment for tourists to enjoy the Istana Nurul Iman, because the palace is open for public. Each year, thousands people wait patiently for Eid ul-Fitr Celebration for meeting and shaking hands with the Sultan and the other members of the Royal family. Here, you can also spending time for praying, family reunions and enjoy special cuisines from bulls, goats and other animals.

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Usually, the open-house lasts for three days and just once in a year. During the event, you can enjoy many types of foods and drinks, taking the pictures of the palace and get gifts pack for free. This is the impressing moment to know how the country celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr.

When you visit the country on other months, you can't enjoy the palace, even you can't enter to the Istana Nurul Iman, except you are being the special guest of the Sultan.

For tourists who can't get the best moment to meet and shake hands with the Sultan, they can enjoy the beauty of the Istana Nurul Iman. Istana Nurul Iman is the palace of Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah as well as the seat of the Brunei government. The palace was designed by Folipino architect : Leonardo V. Locsin who applied the architectural motif of golden domes. Istana Nurul Iman is the largest resident palace in the world and the largest single family residence ever built. It contains 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, able to accommodate 5,000 guests, and a mosque accommodating 1,500 people.

Yes, take vacation as well as celebrate Eid ul-Fitr in Brunei will be your unforgettable vacation.


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Friday, August 2, 2013

Palawan, Philippines is the most popular place that has many best resorts for vacation throughout the year. The resorts promise you perfect accommodation and logistics as well as services for your excellent vacation for getting the best beaches for swimming, surfing and diving and serve special culinary of the country. Yes, the resorts focus on creating satisfaction and unforgettable vacation for tourists. Follow the article to know more about best vacation resorts in Palawan, Philippines for determining your vacation planning in Philippines.

1. Lagen Island Resort, El Nido, Palawan

Lagen Island Resort provides 50 rooms that are divided into many accommodation types such as Water Cottages on the both sides of its cove, Forest Rooms and Forest Suits that built on the fringes of a tropical forest and Beach Cottages with a view of the sunset beach.
Rooms and cottages apply the floors of antique wood and full-height sliding glass doors with the best choice of furniture made of timber Filipino houses. The design allows the guests enjoy the view of the cove, bay, cliffs and sunset.

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2. Miniloc Resort, El Nido, Palawan

Miniloc Island Resort also has 50 rooms on a variety of types involve Water Cottages, Waterside Cottages, Standard and Deluxe Seaview Rooms, Beachside Cottages, Cliff Cottages and Garden Cottages.
The rooms and cottages apply thatched roofs and furniture of native Filipino materials that give the best touch of Philippine’s culture. The resort also provides a mini bar, private toilet with the hair dryer and showers facilities. The resort focuses on the guests can enjoy the views of the nearby islands and coves.

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3. Apulit Island, Taytay, Palawan

Apulit Island Resort provides fifty Water Cottages that divides into two types, thirty Standard Water Cottages and twenty Dekuxe Water Cottages. All the cottages combine traditional and modern design of Filipino with the high touch of art to present the unique cottages that different with others.
Every room in the cottage is designed by the luxury architecture that allows the guests to getting the surrounding island view and dramatic limestone cliffs. The resort also accompanied by the custom-made furniture for creating perfect touch of Filipino art.

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4. Pangulasian Island, El Nido, Palawan

Pangulasian Island Resort presents 42 deluxe accommodation buildings that are designed by the touch of Filipino architecture which the special services such as a private sunset cruise, romantic beach dinner and the spa that provides a choice of luxurious treatments.
The entire of buildings are divided into three types, Canopy villas, Beach villas and Pool villas that accompanied by villa features and special amenities such as Wi-Fi access, iPod dock, satellite TV, coffee and tea making facilities and mini bar. The resort is really wanted to present the comfort place for the guests, so they will feel at home.

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Finding the best vacation resorts in Palawan, Philippines will help you creating the comfortable and happy vacation during your holidays. Now, determine your favorite place among the resorts.


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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Thailand is a country that has many best vacation destinations in Southeast Asia. The destinations allow you to spend holidays with swimming, diving, snorkeling or just laying on the clean white sand for enjoying beautiful scenery around the beach. Follow this article to know more about top 5 best vacation destinations in Thailand, so you get the reference for your vacation planning in Thailand.

1. Phuket

Phuket is the most popular and largest beach destination in Asia. Most of people around the world who love spending holidays on the beach ever hear Phuket. The beach is located in the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea. It has clean white sand that allows you for lay on while enjoy beautiful scenery around the beach and enjoy the fresh wind of the sea. Phuket also allows you for surfing, diving, snorkeling and doing many sea sport activities. If you visit to the beach, you will find the breathtaking tropical sunsets, colorful sceneries and enjoy sea food cuisines. Yes, Phuket is an unforgettable vacation memory.

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2. Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is located at the north of Thailand. It includes the most desirable beach vacation destination in Thailand. Here, you will find the nice weather especially on December. One thing that makes this beach being the most vacation destination is the friendly people and many cultures that different with another place. When you visit the place, you will find different kind of food, Nai Soi people with the long necks and many things to learn.

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3. Pattaya

Pattaya is a city at the picturesque bay of the East Coast of the gulf of Thailand that being the most favorite vacation destination in South East Asia. Pattaya offers many sea sport activities such as surfing, diving, skiing and much more. Here, you can also enjoy many kinds of attractions such as Pattaya Park, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Underwater World and much more. Yes, Pattaya will provide an exciting and impressing vacation.

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4. Koh Chang

Koh Chang has beaches, chain of white sandy coves, rain forest, coral reefs, marine life and many kinds of cuisine that allow you spending your holidays with many impressing activities. That’s why the place is the most popular vacation destination. Here, you can do many water-based activities such as swimming, snorkeling, sun bathing as well as do land-based activities like hiking in the rain forests and mountains. Yes, Koh Chang promises the nice and unforgettable vacation.

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5. Krabi

Krabi is the vacation paradise. Here, you can enjoy many water-based activities such as diving, snorkeling, swimming, jet skiing and much more. White sand, cloudless blue ski, fresh air and green palm trees are other attractions of the place. Snorkeling is the most favorite activity for enjoying marine life although they are seen while riding the boat.

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Now, you can determine which the best destination you want to go among the top 5 best destinations in Thailand above for getting exciting and unforgettable vacation memories with your loved ones.


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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Singapore is a country in Southeast Asia that has many best vacation spots in many kinds such as parks, gardens, shopping centers and cultures. In this session, I will present some best vacation spots in Singapore that contain of parks and gardens that can be a reference for your vacation.

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1. Sentosa Island

Sentosa Island is the popular Singapore resort that is covered by secondary rainforest. The island is the largest island in Singapore that has fresh air and beautiful views.

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2. Jurong Bird Park

Jurong Bird Park is the home of thousands kinds of bird as Wildlife reserves of Singapore. The park was built on the 50 acres on the western slop of Jurong Hill. Other than you can know kinds of bird, you can also enjoy the beautiful garden throughout the park.

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3. Singapore Botanical Garden

Singapore Botanical Garden is a garden that lies on the 183 acres of land. The garden has a beautiful pattern in the middle and surrounded by many kinds of plants that arranged well to create the best place for getting fresh air throughout the day.

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4. Singapore Zoological Garden

Singapore Zoological Garden is the garden on the margin of upper shelter reservoirs that has heavily forested area. The garden was built on the 28 acres of land as the home for about 315 species of animals. It is the best place for your children to know many kinds of animals.

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5. Singapore Underwater World

Singapore Underwater World is the giant oceanarium that located on off shore of Sentosa Island. It is the home of 2500 marine animals and 250 species of fish. Here, you can see and enjoy many kind attractions of marine animal through the aisle under the oceanarium.

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Hot Tip:

When you take a vacation in Singapore, you will easy to find best hotels in the country that near with the vacation spots. But, it is a good idea if you avoid in November up to January, because most of the area within the country receive heavy rain and in April up to May, because you will find the hottest weather. So, try to visit the country during winter vacation. During the season, you will find many kinds of festivals and celebrations.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Malaysia is one of many countries in Southeast Asia that has best beach resorts. Based on the rate of visitors there are 5 best Malaysia beach resorts for vacation during your holiday. Follow this article to know more about the resorts.

1. Casa Del Mar Langkawi

Casa Del Mar Langkawi is located on Cenang Beach. The resort includes the most popular in Langkawi that provides a wide selection of pubs and restaurants. Casa Del Mar Langkawi has hotel rooms with air-conditioning and ceiling fans. All the hotel room faces toward the sea, so you can enjoy the nice scenery through the wide window and door, although you are on your bed.

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2. Danna Langkawi

Danna Langkawi is located on Kok Beach, the northwest of Langkawi Beach. This resort has five-storey building with spectacular views over the mountains, marina and the sea. It also provides additional facilities such as game's room, fitness center and spa. All part at the hotel is designed on the local architectural and British colonial with the courtyard faces the pool. The hotel has 125 rooms that accompanied by a host of modern amenities.

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3. Datai Langkawi

Datai Langkawi offers a variety of villas that are set near a tropical rainforest atmosphere and the beach. The resort provides plentiful facilities such as two large pools, sauna, health club and a gym center. One of the pools is built to elevate near among forest canopy and allows to see on the sea, while the other pool is located along the beach that allows you to enjoy refreshing sea wind. This resort offers five special restaurants with the global cuisines that are located near the rainforest canopy. In short, this resort provides freshness of the rainforest canopy and sea wind.

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4. Four Seasons Resort Langkawi

Four Seasons Resort Langkawi is located on the Tanjung Rhu Beach. The resort has pavilions and villas that allow you to hear sounds of the Andaman Sea and see the sunset beyond the beach. All facility of the resort is designed in combination of a fusion of traditional Malaysian and contemporary. Here, you can enjoy your privacy with the view of the blue sea. All the pavilion and villa are accompanied with the patio which is completed with a dining table. The resort allows you browsing with the high-speed internet.

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5. Westin Langkawi Resort

Westin Langkawi Resort is located on the Langkawi Island. The resort offers its own private beach. The resort is designed for the comfort contemporary rooms that are accompanied with the infinity pool and relaxation ocean pool with the neighboring island and white-sand views. All the room of the resort is accompanied with the 42"TV plasma and the internet access.

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Jimbaran Beach is the famous beach in Bali. Before the beach being a beautiful resort, it is the fishing village where a place to dock fishing or sailing locals after fishing. After the local government inaugurating the beach being the tourists resort, the condition of the beach is changed. There are many facilities that allow tourists both domestic and foreign feel at home on the beach. The following is all about Jimbaran Beach in Bali.

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1. Location

Jimbaran Beach is located in the southern part of Bali Island. The beach is including in the Badung regency and needs about 15 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport. Jimbaran Bali is near with Kute Beach and Nusa Dua Beach, so you need one way along the beaches.

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2. Attractions

Uluwatu Temple and Garuda Wisnu Kencana is two locations that interesting to visit. Uluwatu Temple is the temple which believed as Bali's spiritual pillar. This temple has a beautiful sunset background such as Tanah Lot Temple and has ancient sculptures as traditionally-designed gateways.

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Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a cultural park of Bali. The park is marked by a gigantic statue of Vishnu riding upon the back of a ‘Garuda’ which dedicated to embrace as well as preserve the art, cultural, culinary, and spiritual aspects of the island. Here, you can enjoy traditional cultural and art performances of Bali.

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3. Hotels and Restaurants

Around the Jimbaran Beach, there are many luxury hotels offer a home away from home, which allows you to explore and enjoy the beautiful of Jimbaran bay and many kinds of cuisines of Jimbaran Bali's seafood. If you want to enjoy some foods at outside of your hotels, you can find about 40 restaurants on the cafe-based that provide many kinds of drinks and seafood cuisines.

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4. Shopping and Nightlife

Jimbaran Beach offers some antique outlets and qualified stores that provide export-oriented products at the fixed prices, although fewer options than other tourist's areas such as in Legian or Kute. The outlets and stores display qualified of water sport adventure, glazed ceramic, pottery and handicraft. The entire product is a notable island-based manufacture.

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If you want to enjoy your night, Jimbaran Beach also provides some clubs that allow you to celebrate some special days such as beach party, independent day and New Years Eve. But, the clubs are less frantic than in Legian, Kute or Seminyak.

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Spending your holidays in Jimbaran Beach-Bali, it is guaranteed that you will enjoy all your days and night with the spectacular and memorable moments.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Getting to your destination vacation with a happy toddler can be a challenge, no matter you are traveling by plane, automobile or train. To avoid the disaster with your toddler, here are some tips for vacation with toddler (Part I-getting there), so you can keep safe, sound and happy.


1. Take extra time for arrive early. Traveling with toddlers usually takes longer because you need to make more stops for rest, snack break or clean-ups. Make sure you bring enough diapers, toys, snacks to prepare when you hit flight delays or bad traffic.

2. Bring enough bottled water to make sure your toddlers getting a sippy cup full. Thirsty will make toddlers whining. You can also bring fruits to avoid thirsty during getting vacation destination.

3. Bring old favorite toys of your toddlers such as favorite blanket or teddy bear to keep them comfortable during the trip.

4. Bring some toys that can be played on the way such as little animal figures, Velcro pockets or amount of play-doh to keep them playing and happy throughout the way.

5. Make sure the toys close with your toddlers by putting the toys into car seat, so they can pull toys out easily. It will help them reach the toys by themselves.

6. Playing your toddler's favorite lullabies is a good idea to screen out annoying noise and make your toddler calm and even getting sleep well.

7. Prepare a layer up to make sure the toddler comfortable in any weather.

8. Prepare a sling to keep your toddler close you if it is needed to do. It is will help you keep the toddler balance on your hip.

9. Talk to your doctor to make sure what should to bring as travel emergency kit to make sure your toddler is safe at the disease that often occurs on the way.

10. Be aware that there many things being setbacks. It is normal because your toddler on the unusual condition, even everyone will get out of kilter.

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