Try the exciting Bamboo Train when travel to Cambodia

Cambodia is an interesting country, if you ask me. A word I often use to define this Indochina country is "ancient": ancient villages, ancient pagodas, ancient roads, ancient pools and ancient means. Bamboo train is a part of many ancient things in Cambodia, but it is also very amazing. If you plan to travel to Cambodia or you are on a Cambodia tour packages, try it!

What is the bamboo train?

Your tour guide introduces and explain to you about this quite special vehicle when you are on Cambodia tour.

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The bamboo train is one of the world's all-time classic rail journeys. From O Dambong, on the east bank 3.7km south of Battambang's Old Stone Bridge, the train runs southeast to O Sra Lav, via half an hour of clicks and clacks along warped, misaligned rails and vertiginous bridges left by the French. Each bamboo train - known in Khmer as a norry (nori ) - consists of a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. Pile on 10 or 15 people or up to three tonnes of rice, crank it up and you can cruise along at about 15km/h.

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Norry construction is a cottage industry conducted in trackside villages. It takes around four days to construct one of the vehicles, which have a steel frame overlaid with bamboo slats resting on wheels taken from abandoned tanks. The genius of the system is that it offers a brilliant solution to the most ineluctable problem faced on any single-track line: what to do when two trains going opposite directions meet. In the case of bamboo trains, because of the simple construction and light weight  that enable the norry to be simply removed from the track, the answer is simple: one car is quickly disassembled and set on the ground beside the tracks so the other can pass.

If you want to try when you are on a Cambodia tour packages, don't be afraid of, because you'll see it is deserved.

How is the bamboo train?

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Traveling bay bamboo train is really brand-new experience. You would rather not expect much for some sorts of intriguing scenery when you are on the way. Both sides are covered with lush greenery but the setting is nothing compared to the experience waiting ahead. Sitting on straw mats than has been laid over the bamboo platform, you should hold onto whatever you could because the contraption quickly begins to pick up speed. (This thing can go up to 40 kilometers an hour!) Maybe you peek down through the cracks at the rail tracks below, but it is all a blur of color and sound. Sometimes you have to yell to be heard, but even then the wind caries half of yours words away. That seems bad, right? However… With the wind blowing in your hair, and the speed plastering a smile on your face, you chugged past fields, across rickety bridges, and through stretches of bush. Locals walk on the tracks and only hop off when the train is almost upon them.

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You are going to agree with me that when you finish the first stretch of the journey and reach the village, you can’t wait to do it all again! The bumpy and bone-shaking travel is something you might have not tried before. If you look for a convenient trip, bamboo train cannot meet the demand. But if you yearn for an exciting experience which is little adventurous, simple, bizarre, exhilarating and cheap in Cambodia’s countryside when you are on Cambodia tour, this one is right for you.

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Include Festivals to a Myanmar Tours

Include Festivals to a Myanmar Tours

Myanmar is a country of exotics beauties and a country that represents some of the most ancient Buddhist temples which has been influences by the culture and the daily life of the Burmese. After decades of sanction now Myanmar tour packages are on offer, the country is more vibrant as everyone are rushing to visit what (Burma) Myanmar has to offer and in this matter there are a lot to see and of course to discover. One could rely on cultural sightseeing to see the Buddhist legacy that has been remains well preserved everywhere around the country while others can mix a sightseeing tour with staying on luxury resorts at some of the most exotic beaches in Asia, that’s not all the story as luxury travel makes have another great option to enjoy their holiday while cruising the magical rivers trough the land.

Festivals are celebrated all year round in Myanmar and if you are lucky you may be able to participate to one or some of them while traveling in Myanmar. Here are some of the most celebrated festivals which may become very valuable to you:

 

Thingyan Water Festival

This festival is considered as the New Year for Burmese and just like the similar festivals in Thailand and or Laos it lasts for several days and is marked by fun and good-natured water throwing. It is also a time of merit making, and older people go to temples for prayer and alms giving. However, the festival is celebrated every year during the mid April.

The Kason Festival

Held in May of each year and representing the birthday of Buddha and considered as the when Buddha attained Enlightenment, and the day of His passing, this festival falls on the day of the full moon of Kason in the Myanmar calendar, in early May. Visits are made to pagodas to water the sacred Bo Trees - under which species the Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment.

The Waso Festival

Every year and in July this festival will held through the country to commemorating the Buddha's first sermon, this festival also marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent. Monks are given new robes and other requirements to tide them through the months ahead.

Elephant Dance Festival

This festival which is celebrating during the October has become very interesting to travelers and almost tour organizer try to add it to their Myanmar tour packages, however, though enacted in several towns and villages, the town with the best festival is Kyauk-se, 40km south of Mandalay. Two full size paper elephants, one black, one white, each with two men inside, dance through the town with much pageantry and ceremony

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Why is Thailand a great destination for luxury holidays?

Why is Thailand a great destination for luxury holidays?

For many travelers Thailand is a thrilling destination that has everything to offer from A to Z to attract anyone with any kind of traveling style, whether you are traveling with a family and with small kids, or travel solo and on your own plan or even you are traveling with a group of like-minded fellow vacationers or perhaps you are a senior traveler and wish to spend a high quality time with a well planned Thailand luxury tour and see the country from a different point of view, whatever your needs and wishes are, Thailand is a country which surely attract you and leave you great memories.

Honeymooners find Thailand an ideal destination in all Asia to spend a quality vacation staying at high-end beach resorts and vacation villas, the islands and beaches are one of the most beautiful ones in the world, you will have a luxury villa in your chosen island with ultra services.

In Thailand, travelers have other options for a luxury holiday such as golf vacation, this is an ultimate high-end trip for many luxury travelers who want to enjoy and experience a great weather all year round while playing their number one activity in a country that has been developed golf courses for decades.

Thai cuisines are a well mixture of fresh herbs that comes in a different variety or recipe from different regions of the country. A Thailand luxury tour will allow you to explore must see attractions, beach stay as well as a food adventure holiday, cooking classes are different based on your time and schedule and if you are a food lover then you should experience a cooking class either in Bangkok or other places.

One special thing that makes travelers to visit Thailand is the vibrant nightlife as well as the outstanding variety of fun things to do, no matter you are in capital Bangkok and or in other cities, the best luxury nightlife are found in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya, these are must see destinations and travelers will opt for a longer stay than the other destinations.

Because Thailand host a large numbers of tropical islands as well as rustic beach getaway, you may find it interesting to explore some of the less visited or perhaps well known one while you are on your holiday in Thailand, you don’t need to look for a beach destination, travel to southern region and beaches are just next to you.

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Tips to book a Myanmar Tour Packages

Tips to book a Myanmar Tour Packages

Myanmar lies in the heart of Southeast Asia and surrounded by Bay of Bengal, China, Thailand and Laos, for booking a Myanmar tour packages you may find out some of the must see places and or opt for some extra ordinary trips to visit some of the lesser known places that not much tourist visit, one can also opt for a river cruise tour and explore the mighty Irrawaddy river and the life on the water while visiting countryside and the local people along the way, the river cruises are offering ultra luxury holiday packages that last from two to one week long.

Myanmar tours are mainly focuses on cultural expedition as well as exploring country’s fascinating natural beauty while traveling through to visit inspiring temples and some of the best coastal beaches found in Southeast of Asia. Myanmar is a country that has opened its door to the international tourism since few years ago and is still a brand new destination for many travelers. A good and hassle free tour packages must be included a visit to main tourist attractions and cities, in such you should add Yangon (Rangoon), the former capital and the largest city, Mandalay, Bagan and Heho and Inle lake, these are the most traveled destinations and it is usually included into anyone’s itinerary when traveling to Burma.

To get your Myanmar tour packages more active you may add extra activities such as Balloon tour over the magical Bagan, this is something really fancy that last as a great memory, the area is a vast and walking isn’t an option to explore the area. If you book your tour packages from Europe and or from America, then there will not be any direct flight to Myanmar, you most likely travel to Bangkok or Vietnam (Hanoi) and then get another flight to Yangon from where you will be starting your exploration.

Myanmar visa is a bit different from other countries in the region, you must have the authorization code by apply through the official website of MFA, pay the services fee and get the visa code that allow you to get your Myanmar tourist visa stamped into your passport upon arrival at any International checkpoint as well as airports around the country. However, if you are booking an all inclusive packages tours then a tourist visa should usually be included to the final cost.

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5 Best experience in Luang Prabang

5 Best experience in Luang Prabang

Laos is fast becoming among the top tourist destination in Asia with its all emerging natural tourist attraction that allow any tourist to explore and understand the culture while traveling through the country. If you are taking a Laos tours and or wanting an experience that is a little bit unique then you must stay a bit longer in Luang Prabang, a town that has been registered as a UNESCO heritage town offering glazed Buddhist temples, historic royal palace and an incredible lush country side from where one could visit the welcoming ethnic minority tribes.

# 1 Visit interesting temples

Laos and particularly Luang Prabang are dotted with shimmering temples or Wat in local language, spend a day on a city tour and visit the religious sites to get familiar with what Laos people consider as their religion, some of the most interesting and well embellished temples including Wat Vix oun, Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Sene, when in the temples try to find a cozy corner to seat and admire the soul of the site and or meet with the young monks who are eager to practice their English skill that often lead to a long conversation about almost anything.

# 2 Climb mounty Phuosi

You may find your Laos tours more interesting to climb some 300 steps to the summit from where you will have an absolute panoramic view over the world heritage town, in addition, the best time to be there would be around the sunset to catch the best view and also to pay a visit to Wat Chomsi.

# 3 shop in the night market

Night markets are part of the daily life for the southeast of Asia, every city and country has its own version of night or daily market and Luang Prabang has its own, spend a time to stroll and walk around the night market, you will find interesting items and goods from hand woven silk and fabrics to T-Shirts and local handicrafts selling by the ethnic minorities.

# 4 Dont miss out the alms giving ceremony

Wake up before dawn and visit monks coming out from the temple get together in one queue in the main street of Luang Prabang taking homage from the locals, however, this ceremony is an ancient one that still important in Laos and Luang Prabang is the only place in the world that one can be able to see it.

# 5 Take an excursions from Luang Prabang

After experience town you may opt for a day trips around to visit Kuang Si waterfalls, a great place to chill out and get away from the summer heat, on the way visit local ethnic villagers, also, visit Pak Ou cave through the Mekong River and or get a half a day or perhaps a day to experience elephant ridding. One more thrilling activity is to take a few days trip with Luxury Mekong River Cruise and experience the delta in Laos side.

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Myanmar Top Travel Experience

Myanmar Top Travel Experience

If Burma (Myanmar) is your next holiday destination then make sure to not to miss the following article, this is a country that you will feel it while you travel from a place to place, Myanmar is a country that has just opened its door to the western tourists and is still somehow unknown for many travelers, located in the South-East of Asia bordering with China, Laos and Thailand as well as the Bay of Bengal makes it one of the loveliest destinations to experience in Asia. A Myanmar tour packages could lead you to experience and learn more about the cultures and lifestyle as most of the country’s sites and destination are about Buddhist attractions that have been built during the history. Following are the top experiences that leave you fall in love with Myanmar.

Visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

Yangon is without doubt a gem of any travel within Burma, however, the magical Shwedagon Pagoda is a golden dome Buddhist temple dating believed to back to thousands of years ago, this is a site rather than attraction to which locals get together for any purpose from praying to get together for events and or for meditations, however, you may visit this great pagoda anytime of the day, the best time would be the sunset time when the golden dome is shinning glamour.

Spend more time in and around Inle Lake

A natural UNESCO heritage site, the Inle Lake is a great place to be and its enough to make you feel wonderful as soon as you arrive the fisherman surround your tourist boat with their unusual way of fishing as they stand up with one leg rowing their little fishing boat with the other leg, that’s not all, there are floating villages and even hotels and restaurants.

Balloon flight over the Bagan valley

You may see different temples and pagodas anywhere in Southeast of Asia, but those in Bagan are somehow considered as the major temple sites for the whole region, there are more than 2000 temples dotted around a big and vast area and makes it a great day tour to enjoy, however, you can easily enjoy the temple exploration on your own but one of the most thrilling way is to hop on a Balloon tour and get the best bird view from the sky, just make sure to prepare a good camera to capture this sizzling moments.

Hiking up on Mandalay hill

The best moment to capture the sunset would be to hike up the Mandalay hill during this time of the day, however, hiking is one side and the other thing is to meet with young monks who are eager to practice their de-facto English skill with you, most of them are longing to go abroad to Thailand to study their Buddhist subjects and that’s enough reason for them to come to you and open a long conversation. However, when in Mandalay do not miss to cross the longest wooden bridge in the world, the U Bein Bridge.

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First time visitor guide to Cambodia

First time visitor guide to Cambodia

Cambodia is one of the must see destinations in South-East of Asia and has gained its popularity even more since the last decade just thanks to the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex and its lush countryside and of course Cambodia welcoming peoples who are eager to smile you just without any preparation. No matter how you wish to travel, and what is the traveling style you are interested in, a Cambodia tour packages will surely bring you a lot of experience and let you discover its historic and natural tourist sites and attractions like nowhere else in Indochina. Following is a first time visitor’s guide to Cambodia including specific travel tips on when to go, what to do & city tips for Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor Wat and the Sihanoukville.

How long should one spend on a Cambodia tours?

Not sure how long you going to spend on a holiday to Cambodia but the fact is that this small but lavishly beautiful country has a lot to offer for almost any travelers with a different taste of sightseeing, if you have more time and like a two week itinerary will do pretty much about everything you wish to see and experience from a hustling bustling Phnom Penh to the Siem Reap and country sides to the beach relaxation and luxury stay in Sihanoukville and other countryside area.

When to visit Cambodia?

You can travel to Cambodia all year round; however, October to April is the tourist high-season and over the summer months you’ll experience the rainy season with a hot and humid climate which you can also get bargain deals on Cambodia tours and hotels. If you plan your trip around some of the more interesting festivals and holidays such as Songkran in mid April then you’re sure to have an amazing cultural experience.

Things to experience in Cambodia

Stay at a beach resort hotels in Sihanoukville and or in Kep Island, Cambodia’s beaches are idyllic with warm waters all year round, they are good and actually great for boat trips with fishing, snorkeling and or diving experience. Spend more time to discover Angkor Wat temples; this is the must see and yea really a must see and a hot spot tourist attraction in Cambodia, Angkor Wat dates back to late 9th to the 13th century where the Khmer empire took rule of what we call Cambodia today, for a unique experience you may opt for a Helicopter or Balloon tour over the temple complex, book in advance to get a better deal.

Experience a unique Luxury Mekong River Cruise when in Phnom Penh to sail toward Siem Reap or even from either destination to southern Vietnam, this expedition has become very popular and most of the luxury travel makers add it into their tour list, make sure to read more about luxury Mekong river cruise

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