Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Welcome to our operating tour guide

We are very please to welcome to all the visitors who are being online with our incredible webpage. This wonderful webpage has beneficial to the visitor with additional knowledge on the tour visit. As well as it guides the visitors to many fantastic and interesting places such as historical sites, an ancient temples, resorts, seaside, mountainous, national parks etc...
Furthermore, what made visitors feel impressed with and admired due to there are many tourist attractions along with many other ancient temples was recognized in to the world heritage. Through out this recognition from the world heritage list, this ancient Khmer temple was famous and impressed by the visitor both national and international, as long as they always have a strong sited to visit this wonderful temple.
Moreover, this is was considered that all impressing visitors who are willing to visit this amazing places, it was recommend that the visitors should taking an opportunity come to visit this wonderful place .By not just hear and without taking visit or touch, it is not regard as you have known this wonderful place .So please come to visit, so that you will know amazing it is, how wonderful of your life.

Spa Resorts in India

Beauty lies in the beholder's eye and of course in several beauty parlours that lie spread across the sub continent. If you still have apprehensions then we suggest you a visit to a spa resort in the Indian sub continent. The term 'Spa' has been derived from intitials of a Latin term 'Solus Per Aqua which means 'health through water.' Spa resorts have been growing in the number, in India, over last few years. Some of these resorts have recieved a great acclamation and are attracting tourists by heaps and bounds. But people often get tricked as not much awareness about these places and resorts is available. It would be appropriate to ask at this point whether you want to give it a try and that too at some accredited resort in the country ?Or is that you have been experimenting too much to improve your complexion, you have tried all lotions and potions and nothing works and now, you want a different remedy?We introduce before you some of the best spa resorts of India, places where you are treated with the mineral water, no hassles, no side effects. These resorts provided in some of the best settings will make your tour a much lively one, indeed a healthier one. A list of the places where you will be visiting, to avail the opportunities are

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Great Travel Moment

While living in Cambodia, my son invited me to visit him and take a trip to Angkor Wat. These ancient temples built in the 12th century are one of the seven wonders of the world. The size and scope of these magnificent structures is humbling. A sudden flash of bright orange amongst the gray granite and a young smiling monk would appear. The scent of incense and there before a colorful altar with shaved head and purple wrap, an elderly nun praying; a vibrant, living edifice! As the sun began to set, visitors headed for home and shadows accentuated the huge carvings, we sat in solitude with only the sound of the crickets singing in the dusk. For a moment, time had stood still and one could easily imagine that nothing had changed since the 12th century. Read more

In transit

After my first-ever visit to the north gopura of the 4th enclosure, I headed to the opposite side of the sprawling Angkor Wat temple complex to visit the south gopura, also for the first-time, stopping briefly at the east gopura along the way. I literally jumped off the moto to snap a few pictures and will spend more time at this entranceway on my next visit to the temple. In the meantime, here's a few pictures of some of the delights awaiting you at the east gopura, often used as the back door to waiting transport for the hordes that file through the main temple each day. The forty devata at this gate are some of the best at Angkor Wat, rivalling the women on display around the central tower sanctuary at the very top of the temple. They are all crowned and their jewelry is abundant which would imply that this gate was used by powerful people and for important ceremonies in its heyday. To get a much better understanding of the important role played by the women on the walls of Angkor Wat, you must read Kent Davis' website Devata.org - absolutely fascinating stuff. My south gopura photos will follow later today.

Pras Vik Hear temple

An 11th century temple in Cambodia, located near its border with Thailand and the subject of lingering tension between the two Southeast Asian countries, will now be renovated by India.
The Preah Vihear temple has been in the limelight this year over Cambodia’s bid to get a Unesco world heritage status for it, but was objected to by Thailand.
A senior official in the external affairs ministry said Cambodia had approached India to take up the conservation of the Preah Vihear temple about six months ago. ‘The request had been routed through our ambassador,’ the official, who could not be identified as per service rules, told IANS.
The government has already asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to start work on a conservation plan for the temple.
It is expected that an announcement would be made to coincide with the visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to India next month.
India has been conducting temple diplomacy across Southeast Asia, harnessing the ASI to renovate important medieval temples in the region built by dynasties that had links with India.
An ASI team has been conserving the Ta Phrom temple in Cambodia’s world-famous Angkor Wat complex since 2004, with the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai conducting the structural study.
Similarly, ASI had also been asked to draw up a conservation plan for the ruins of Wat Phou temple in Southern Laos. In Indonesia, Indian archaeologists are helping to renovate the Hindu temples at Prambanan, Yogyakarta, that were damaged by the 2006 Java earthquake.
Indian diplomats said the strategy is to stress the common cultural links between India and Southeast Asia as medieval trade links with south Indian kingdoms led to the spread of Indian religion, language and culture in the region.
The Preah Vihear temple built during the Khmer empire is perched on a cliff in Dangrek Mountains, just across the Thai border. In fact, the easiest access to the temple is from the Thai side, while the Cambodian way is a ride through a mountain dirt road.
With its grand causeway climbing up the hill, the temple is supposed to be a stylised representation of Mount Meru, the habitat of gods according to Hindu mythology. Among the sculptures carved on the walls is a depiction of the Hindu mythological story of ‘churning of the ocean’.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice had ruled that the temple was firmly in Cambodia. But with the country plunging into civil war soon after, the temple witnessed pitched battles between the Khmer rouge and the Cambodian army, with the former using it as a military camp.

Las Vegas Honeymoon

First of all, you should watch the fun Hollywood romantic comedy movie, "Honeymoon in Vegas" starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. Well... I liked the movie and when you hit Las Vegas with your loved one, you know what not to do while gambling in one of the casinos. With all the glitter and glamor, Las Vegas is a perfect place to go for honeymoon as it offers a variety of entertainment from man made wonders to natural wonders. Remember the hotel prices and food prices are so cheap for the value you get as they count on people spending money in the casinos gambling their wealth away. So, be smart and enjoy the fine aspects of sightseeing and beauty of Las Vegas and do not become a victim of gambling.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Angkor wat


Kyoto Announces Winter 2009 Special Activities for International Travelers

Following the significant success and attention from international travelers to it’s first campaign, the city of Kyoto has announced a new winter campaign called the Kyoto Winter Special 2009. Beginning December 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009, the Winter Special features special events, exhibitions, time-limited offers with many more options. The campaign will run during winter months, offering opportunities to experience Kyoto in the quieter season of the ancient city.
The campaign features hands-on cultural activities, special Japanese culinary offers, time limited admission to historic facilities normally closed for public viewing, as well as events showcasing the unique beauty of the famous city.
Hanatoro is one of the events taking place in several locations of Kyoto during December 12-21 and March 13-22. Visitors will witness decorated traditional lanterns highlighting paths for over three miles. The famous historic landmarks will be illuminated with mystical lights to create a unique fantasy world.