Archive for the ‘Southeast Asia’ Category
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
The central coast of Vietnam was struck by Typhoon Ketsana this afternoon, Tuesday 29 September, with strong winds of up to 150km/h (93mph) and heavy rain causing some damage. The airports in Danang and Hue were closed today, however, they are expected to reopen tomorrow and resume normal service. This ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Tasik Personal Discover Experience
Dive 5 days, get the 6th dive day free
Stay 6 nights, get the 7th night free
Up to 18 boat dives/person
Unlimited shore diving during dive shop hours 715am – 5pm (No guide, buddy system only)
Welcome Beer or our sunset jetty bar specialty alcoholic cocktail
Get your Nitrox Course with ...
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Here is a message from Rex Summer, founder of Force for the Forest, a non-profit conservation organisation in Indonesia fighting to preserve the rainforest and its invaluable ecosystem that supports rare species including orangutan, Sumtran Rhinoscerous and elephant, and Sumatran Tiger amongst much more. This is a message of hope ...
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Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Discover “a troupe of divers” at Tasik Ria & Tasik Divers
10 paid divers stay & dive, 11th and 12th divers stay and dive for free (16+ divers get a private boat too)
Unlimited shore diving during dive shop hours from 7.15am – 5pm (no guide, buddy system only)
Free Bucket of beer for ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Villa Amarik is located on the tiny island of Gili Terawangan, just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia (one island east of Bali), and is renowned as one of the best dive spots within easy reach of Bali.
For anyone looking for a combination of great diving and exotic oriental ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
This extended offer is valid from only until 31st July 2010
Book 7 nights, pay only 6 nights
Book a 13 dives package, pay only 11 dives
or
Book 14 nights, pay only 12 nights
Book 24 dives package pay only 20 dives
For accompanying Non-Divers, the same offer for Room and Meal plan applies
THE ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Normally the Malaysian Borneo states of Sarawak & Sabah are blessed with abundant rainfall, but presently they are undergoing an exceptionally dry spell
Sarawak
Bako National Park is experiencing an extreme shortage of water, which means that, as far as visitors are concerned, there may be insufficient water for showering or for ...
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Cambodian soldiers have rediscovered an ancient temple in Oddar Meanchey province in the north west of the Kingdom. Soldiers found the found the small temple, named Dai Kei, located about 1 km from the Thai border late last week. Cambodia's claim to Ta Moan temple, as with land around the ...
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009
This year, to date, there have been something like 94 deaths from lightening strike in Cambodia's rural farmlands. This figure outstrips the number of casualties from land mines by a factor of 10!
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
The best time of year to view the mighty Mola Mola... or sun fish... around the shores of Bali is rapidly approaching, and the best chance of all, as you may know, is just before or just after the Full and New Moons
So here are The Dates:
Jul 2009:
Full Moon: 05/07/09 ...
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
My last visit to Karawari was in 1990 when I arrived by accident after becoming stranded at Tari Airport in the Southern Highlands. That time, I had just complete a fortnight going walkabout with a clan of the Huli Wigmen and returnerd to the town to find that the national ...
Posted in Papua New Guinea, Southeast Asia | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Yesterday I returned from a fact finding mission to Papua New Guinea - as always a fascinating experience. I also had a couple of days in the Solomon Islands... my first time there! Stunning! More ...
Posted in Diving, Papua New Guinea, Southeast Asia | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Yesterday a large group of United Front for Democracy protesters demonstrated on Phitsanulok Road where government House is situated. The protest was mostly peaceful and organised to pressure the current administration into dissolving the House and amending the constitution. No violent incidents were reported.
Protest leaders have said they will stay outside Government House for not more than three days. They however vowed not to protest at the Asian ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
I recently visited a community deep in the Cardomom Mountains, western Cambodia that, until recently existed to plunder the rainforest of trees and wildlife.
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Chi Phat is a former logging community a 2 hour boat trip up river from the newly refurbished road linking ...
Posted in Cambodia, Community Based Tourism, Conservation, Responsible tourism, Southeast Asia | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Users may think ecstasy is a drug of peace and love, but every tablet they take plays a part in destroying Cambodia's pristine Cardamom mountains and puts the lives of those fighting for the environment at risk, reports Bronwyn Sloan..
Read this revealing article here
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