Category: Asia

Dinagyang Festival

January 24th -27th 2014 The last weekend in January marks the beginning of Dinagyang Festival celebrated in the Philipines. The main event takes place on the islands capital lloilo City, Panay. The festival honors the Child Jesus and native Christian…

Ati-Atihan: The Only Festival to see in the Philippines

January 10th-19th 2014 The exotic celebrations of native Philippines Festival Ati-Atihan seem unusual at first glance: celebrants cover their face with black soot and wear elaborately decorated costumes, but they are some of the mot interesting celebrations in Asia. This…

Happy Chinese New Year

January 31st 2014   The most important holiday that is celebrated in China is New Year, the first day of every new calendar year. This celebration starts traditionally on the eve of the Chinese New Year and continues till the…

Loi Krathong

Buddhist New Year in Thailand is commonly known as The Lantern Festival, but formally it is called Loi Krathong, translated as “Floating Crown”. Each year to celebrate the Buddhist New Year, this festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. One of the…

Penguins!

On our Bucket List: Spot a Penguin

From elephants in Thailand, to the Big 5 in Africa and, uh, sheep in New Zealand, traveling often brings you into contact with wildlife you wouldn’t see back in your home country. On the top of our list to spot? Penguins!…

Maldives

Heading to the Maldives

We’ve been seeing more and more people heading to the Maldives and wanted to do a little investigating…why are they such a hot destination? Actually…where they are they? So… The Independent Republic of Maldives, also known as the Maldive Islands,…

Thai Islands

Tips for Traveling in the Thai Islands

Thailand is an incredibly beautiful country and popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asia. While the entire country is just waiting to be explored, the Thai islands are a particularly strong draw for holiday makers. Travelers come from around the…

Beatles

The Traveling Beatles

Formed in the 1960s, The Beatles are considered by most to be the greatest, and most influential rock band ever. The band consisted of four young men from Liverpool, England, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, who…

London

City Breaks: Where to Go

Every time it comes to deciding next vacation we get stuck on choosing our destination. It indeed is very confusing to pick the best one each time and prioritizing one over other options for time being from the list of…