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- 21 Febandra88 in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
A traveler’s guide to East Timor
photo by yeowatzup on Flickr
East Timor is another one of those Pacific islands that people rarely get to hear about, but for travelers visiting this island nation, it is hardly a bad thing. East Timor shares an island with Indonesian West Timor, and it also comprises the islands of Atauro, Jaco and Oecusse.
As a fairly new country, East Timor has had its fair share of unrest and domination by bigger and more powerful nations, but now things have finally calmed down, and a slow trickle of adventurous travelers has started to make its way to this ‘undiscovered’ corner of the planet.
Don’t expect a well developed tourist infrastructure with tons of resorts and amenities, but if you are in search of pure nature beauty, an interesting culture, and really welcoming people, a traveler’s guide to East Timor might just convince you to visit. …
- 22 Jul
Top 5 offbeat travel destinations in Asia
Ha Long Bay, photo by Joseph Hunkins
Asia is chock full of exciting and popular tourist destinations, and each Asian country has several ‘staple’ destinations which absolutely cannot miss from the itinerary of a first-time traveler to a particular destination.
But after you’ve seen the popular sights, you’ll still have lots of places to visit, especially if what you’re looking for is a little more offbeat than usual. When your traveler-sense is yearning for something out of the ordinary, you can visit some of these top 5 offbeat travel destinations in Asia. …
- 16 Apr
Top 5 little known island nations in the world
Australia, New Zealand or Japan are some of the most well known island nations on the planet, and they are large, easily found on the map, and known to everyone. But for every famous island country, there are dozens of others that are less talked about in geography classes, and maybe even in traveler circles.Living in a country that is made up of sometimes tens or hundreds of tiny little islands is surely interesting, and visiting them and exploring them at your leisure is even more so. So here are the top 5 little known island nations in the world. …
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