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Sentosa Island in Singapore

Asia Tourism

Sentosa is an important island in Asia Tourism with the area of five square kilometers located 500 meters from at the Southern end of Singapore which made Singapore the Star of Asia. 70 percent of this island is secondary rainforest, act as the habitat for monkeys, monitor lizard, parrots, peacocks and other native fauna and flora with 3.2 kilometers of coastline. Sentosa along with its neighbor island, Brani play important role as natural protector for Singapore Keppel Harbor, one of the most active harbors in the world from high tide and monsoon.

Sentosa played important part in the past as important military base and was fortified in order to defend the harbor and coal supply. Sentosa was also used as fortress by British Military during the World War II. After the Allied Forces surrendered to Japan on 15 February 1942, Sentosa functioned as war camp to imprison Australian and British prisoners. Sentosa was developed by Singapore Government in 1970 as holiday resort for local tourists and visitors. S$420 million of private funds and S$500 million from government funds was used for that purpose.

Available attractions in Sentosa Island:
Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon: An oceanarium located at the West side of Sentosa. Launched in 1991, this oceanarium’s collection consists of 250 ocean species from different parts in the world. The oceanarium is equipped with 83 meters long travelator moves along the submerged tunnel with glass window where visitors can observe the ocean creatures such as fish, turtle, coral and shark. The Dolphin Lagoon accommodates some humpback dolphins from Indo-Pacific where meet the dolphin session is held daily.
Merlion: This 37 meters structure was opened on 1996 where visitors can view the entire city from its 12^th floor.
Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom: Butterfly Park has the collection of 15,000 butterflies from more than 50 species, while the Insect Kingdom houses approximately 3,000 rare insects’ species from the entire world.
Fort Siloso: This is another tourist attraction on the West side of Sentosa Island. The fort was built in 1880 by the British to protect the narrow Keppel Harbor’s west entrance. Displays include barracks, ammunition bunkers, the fort’s gun emplacements as well as collections of documents, photographs and film. Several New Year’s Eve party such as the Siloso New Year Eve Splash are annually held at Siloso Beach. Read the rest of this entry »

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Must See Places on Your Asia Holiday

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Its exceptional mixture between ancient history and rich culture made Asia Holiday able to satisfy every expectations and dreams for any traveler. There are too many Stars of Asia to choose that many travelers find it too confusing to determine where they are supposes to visit.

Despite of many great travel destinations available as options, here are some of them that you must not be missed when you visiting Asia:

The Great Wall of China
Being one of the Seven Wonders of the World is a good reason why Great Wall must be visited during your Asia Holiday. Built during the reign of Qin Dynasty in 3rd century, Great Wall has the imposing 3,948 miles length. You can even see this architectural wonder from moon.

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
This popular Asia travel destination is announced as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The literal meaning of the name is Descending Dragon Bay or Vịnh Hạ Long in Vietnamese.

Taj Mahal, India
Located at Agra, a historic and romantic city, Taj Mahal symbolizes eternal love. Taj Mahal is the tomb for Mumtaj, the wife of Shahjahan emperor. It is one of the sites recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage.

Forbidden City, China
Located in the centre of Beijing, China, Forbidden City is also one of UNESCO’s Site of World Heritage. This historical architecture was served as Imperial Palace of ancient China during Ming Dynasty until Qing Dynasty. Featuring astonishing art works, this historic palatial architecture at the present is under the maintenance of Palace Museum. This amazing architecture covers the area of 720,000 square meters and with 8,707 rooms.

Floating Markets, Thailand
Floating markets are the shoppers’ paradise. Damnoen Saduak and Tha Kha are few among many other popular markets. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sari, the Traditional Indian Fashion

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Although each of 29 states in India has their own method to wear their traditional Asia Fashion, the national dress is identified as “Sari” which is attire only worn by women, including Asia Star such as Priyanka Chopra. Sari is one piece of rectangular cloth approximately five to nine meters in length, worn without using any buttons, pins or fastenings. A tightly fitted blouse known as “Choli” is worn under Sari, while the last length of Sari hanging by the shoulder called ‘Pallu’. Color, style and texture of a Sari vary from one to another. They are printed, embroidered, or embedded with stone or mirror. Sari can be made from silk, cotton or other synthetic material. Aside from its design and color, the most remarkable and fascinating feature about Sari is that it made from one single piece of clothing without being cut or tailored for a specific size, and yet it can still fit to any women. There are numerous ways of wearing sari, depend on the way of draping, while its texture and color signify age, status, occupation, region, and religion of the woman who wears it.

There are other dresses worn by Indian women beside sari such as “Kameez”, “Salwar”, “Churidar” or “Lehanga”. Kameez is long tunic worn over a loose trouser known as “Pyjama”. The tight fitted pant is called Churidar and the pleated skirt is known as Lehanga. There are also some traditional men clothing such as long top called “Kurta”, sash like cloth wrapped around waist called “Lungi” and “Dhoti”, and the collarless jacket called “Khadi”. Men pants worn under Kurta is also called Pyjama. The majority of Indian women wear Sari, while some urban women feel more comfortable wearing western clothing. Unlike the women, most of Indian men wear conventional western clothing.

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