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06 September 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Part 1: Nothing is better to feel like home in a Leisure Farms or Homestay

Taiwan is not just offering the vibrant night markets, eat-all-you-can kind of food that you can almost find anywhere out the street and a picturesque sightseeing. It had much been said and done, in which, I would not want to repeat myself about what others had said or even write about it.

Taiwan has lots more to offer. A very much less explored by most tourists I would bravely say. If you really want to get to know Taiwanese hospitality and culture, visiting Taiwan’s numerous home stays and leisure farms found almost everywhere is what you need to do.

What is a Leisure Farms?
To some of you, Leisure Farms could be a new word to you. Leisure Farms or also known as tourists farms that provide fruits, vegetables, flower-picking activities where it also carries some recreational activities like DIY harvesting in orchards, DIY in making ice-cream, picnicking, hiking, diving and so much more.

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Source : Flying Cow Ranch, Miaoli County – http://www.flyingcow.com.tw/

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18 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Part 7: Some interesting facts that you may want to know about Indonesia

#1 – Biggest Islands in Indonesia
Three out of ten largest islands in the world are found here. And one of the biggest islands in Indonesia is Sumatra.

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12 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Let’s Travel to Hong Kong with Jack Lim

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29 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Part 6: The Tropical Land of Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sulawesi Island

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Well known as ‘Orchid Island’ unofficially namely because Sulawesi shaped like a tropical orchid. With an area of 172,000sqkm filled with high mountains, misty valley and lakes is the 3rd largest island in Indonesia. It is divided into 3 provinces of North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi. And for those adventurers, this island might be a wonderful opportunity for you to explore the beauty of Sulawesi as it has geysers and hot springs that hard to resists, most visited are at Karumengan, Kinilow, Lahendong, Leilem and Makule. One of the hot spot that you may want to check out is the Fort Rotterdam built since 1660 by Sultan Ala which used to protect the town from pirates which now is beautifully restored. Horseracing and bullock racing at Ranomuut are one of the popular activities found in this tropical island.

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27 July 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Part 5: Explore the Heritage Sites in Jakarta

Famous Landmark – The Old Batavia in Jakarta
Region including Sunda Kelapa, Pasar Ikan, Luar Batang, Kali Besar, Taman Fatahillah and Glodok with approximately about 139 hectare was the beginning growth of the big city, Jakarta. Early 16 century, this Port City was seized by Fatahillah and replaced the name of his city to Jayakarta. Later in 1620 this city was dwelled by VOC Netherlands that changed into Batavia.

The legacy of the old city has not been forgotten as you can still see the architecture of the building with European and Chinese design from the early 17 century to 20th century. Nevertheless, Batavia is still maintained as the area of restoration until now.

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