Full of ornate temples, a formidable fleet of trading barges, and royal gold, Ayutthaya was known as the “Venice of the East”.
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Singapore has rapidly developed since World War II into a prosperous, independent and orderly nation of 5.4 million multi-cultural citizens.
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The Taj Mahal, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa. These are some of the places people think of visiting when contemplating a trip to India. Even the most experienced travelers, however, sometimes find that the sights, sounds, crowds and pace of life in India can take some getting used to.
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The Indian city of Jaipur is known as the Pink City since many of the buildings there are colored pink or made of local red sandstone.
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For two thousand years, the archipelego now known as Indonesia has blended the cultures and religions of people from Asia, Melanesia and trading nations from around the world into a unique society.
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One of the truly special places in the world is Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
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Modern Japan is a dichotomy of tradition and technology. Bullet trains, office towers, elaborate gardens and delicate temples often exist side by side.
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The island of Bali is one of those places that everyone has heard of but few people in North America have visited.
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In 2013, I visited the Tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, which is located outside of the city of Xi'an.
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The sprawling capital of India consists of the Old City founded by Shah Jahan in 1638; New Delhi, completed by the British in 1931; and several other ruined capitals that were built by earlier rulers.
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Since Vietnam opened its doors to world travelers in the 1990s, many people have enjoyed the rapidly modernizing Ho Chi Minh City, the beautiful limestone formations of Haiphong Bay, and the historic appeal of Hanoi.
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Australia has gradually emerged on the global scene as one of the world’s top dozen economies and an increasingly popular tourist destination.
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The beautiful landscape and unusual wildlife of New Zealand is frequently shown on the National Geographic Channel or used as a backdrop for otherworldly movies.
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One of the most popular destinations on the east coast for tourists and native Australians is the small beachfront community of Byron Bay which has only about 5000 permanent residents.
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The people of Scotland have always struggled to preserve a separate identity.
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Ireland is full of castles, history, legends, and lush landscapes that appeal to the senses and the imagination of millions of visitors each year.
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Liverpool is the fifth largest metropolitan region in United Kingdom with a total population of 1,590,000 people and is growing at a slightly slower rate than the rest of the country.
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Approximately twenty million overseas tourists visit London each year with more than half coming from the United States, France, and Germany.
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Austria is a small nation with a population of nine million residents, considerably less land area than some of its European neighbors, and few major cities.
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The city of Prague emerged as a popular destination for travelers after the Czech people were liberated from the control of the Soviet Union in 1989 and Slovakia split off to create a separate nation in 1993.
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