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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi part 3

    29. September 2010

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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi part 3
    When you are back at the harbor, you would see small wooden boats that are painted blue and green just bobbin besides the long wooden dock. You could hire a fifteen minute trip to the island of Penyengat. This is visible all across the bay. When this place is carefully maintained with stilted houses, you could finally come into view as the many bats approach the island.  Most of the buildings here are one storied buildings that are dwarfed by a yellow canary mosque with a green roof. Sultan Mahmud gifted the island to his wife, Raja Hamidah in the year eighteen hundred and four. This place was an important center for the working government and the Malay culture. You could even hire a motorcycle rickshaw which would zip you through tiny roads which are more like zig zag pathways that  [...]

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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi part 2

    24. September 2010

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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi part 2
    If you would still like to go to a place that is not as remote as Nikoi then you could go to Bintan. This is a usual weekend destination for many Singaporeans. This is a place where you could hole up an expensive luxury resort like the famous banyan tree.  The islands here actually have quite an intriguing history of sultans, pirates and of course different kinds of colonial trade. The seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries had Bintan as an important port at that time Bintan used to be the capital to the Sultanate of Johor.The British in fact had even considered building a settlement here. This was decades before they got Singapore from the Dutch in the year eighteen hundred and twenty four. About ninety years later, Bintan rose up again to become a Dutch colony. Now Bintan is in  [...]

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia -Part 3

    22. September 2010

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia -Part 3
    The respectable side of Phnom Penh has a nightlife which consists mainly of drinking , and then drinking some more. The many tourists here flock to the foreign correspondents club.  The journalists here  find themselves drawn  to themselves in a strong margaritas at Cantina. There is also a grungy old joint that is Mexican oriented. If you want martinis, go to metro. Here you will find a sleek modern place with some of the best drinks in all the towns.  This place is a must dance organization. The river house which is on the sixth street has been offer is a must dance river house. This place offers loud bass and a ghetto scene. One of the most attractive places here is the old city. This is the best way to disentangle the tortured people I the city and the  history here is to study  [...]

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Part 2

    17. September 2010

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Part 2
    There are lots of bargain in Phnom Penh. If you fancy gems then you should go to the back room of Mr. Sit down. This place is located at the Sihnaouk Boulevard and you can each them at 85512 805428. This is where Hoeu Saret is known for his workmanship. There are simple designs and pailin rubies which has enticed expatriates for many years.  If you need to get some women’s clothes then head over to L’Armoire which is at 126 streets and you could reach them at 85523722310. This is a nice little boutique that sells you well cut dressed that has been designed by the owner Alexandra Barter. You can head to amber which is at thirty seven streets and is reachable at 5523722310. You should also check out amber which is located on thirty seven street and can be reached at 178855 23711310.  [...]

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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi

    15. September 2010

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    The Amazing Magical Island of Nikoi
    At the tiny tropical island of Nikoi, you could sit in an open air, thatched roof bar while holding an icy glass of cocktail.  The sky here is clear and the water is clear and turquoise. You can see the warm and salty breeze. The leathery skin of a lifelong sailor, who had a nice mellow grin, was none other than Robinson Crusoe.  He was a person who not rally even wanted to be rescued. This is because he apparently figured out how to make a good living just by being lost in the remotest of tropics. Nikoi is one of several islands of Indonesia that has been developed by the help of American expats, especially in the Riau and the Anambas archipelagoes which is located in the South China Sea. Out of the two hundred islands only a few have been inhabited, This place is about fifty miles  [...]

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    10. September 2010

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    A little bit of moving around in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    If you are looking for a travel revolution, you should come find it in Phnom Penh. This place used to once be home to the world famous communist Khmer Rouge. . This place is now the capital of Cambodia.  In fact Phnom Penh has its own KFC, apart from the other capitalist franchises here.  Now there are sky scrapers on the rise as foreign money has been coming ion.  This place used to once be called the pearl of Asia. . Also, this village was almost exactly at the beginning of the major river bodies.  This place is now on the way to become a major metropolis.  The city somehow seems to shimmer up to its new image and personality. Phnom Penh is a city of water a lot of its main streets were actually canals once. In fact there is no better way to honor the memory of the former ways of  [...]

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    Good Beer in Vietnam

    8. September 2010

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    Good Beer in Vietnam
    The central European beer garden is a typical place to hang out in Vietnam.  This place has a long row of wooden table which is stained in dark rich hue.  There is a half and full liter of beer mugs that hang from large metal racks.  The brass decoction tanks are generally used for mashing traditional brewed beer.  This place is Hoa vien Brauhaus in the Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The air buzzed with many conversations that are very Vietnamese. This has surprised the local crowd a lot. Also the founder of hoa Vien is an honorary consul of the big Czech Republic.  The crowd over here is made up of young Vietnamese men in button down shirts and slacks.  The men usually also have lanyard with keycards dangling down from around their necks.  There are many couples who chat under  [...]

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