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Win free airline tickets to South Korea

Yein Jee — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:05:09 +0000

Korea Tourism Organisation is running series of online contests via its Korea 100 Sparkles campaign, with USD30,000 prizes to give away, and opportunities to meet some of the top Korean celebrities.

The big prizes require some creativity and work. Sharing here the easier one… watch the video below, The 5 Most Popular Tourist Destinations in Korea, and leave a comment on Youtube telling which place is your favourite and why.

Main prize is two round trip airline tickets to South Korea; contest ends on November 10. Check out the video even if you are not interested with the opportunity; pretty nice stuff…

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Underwater World Aquarium, Langkawi, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:41:17 +0000

Underwater World in Langkawi, Malaysia, is one of the largest marine and fresh water aquaria in South East Asia. Photos from my August 2009 trip…

Leafy seadragon

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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan

Yein Jee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:41:51 +0000

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, is the world’s second largest aquarium behind the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, USA. It’s one of the very few aquariums in the world that keep whale sharks in cavity.

Video of Kuroshio Sea, the largest tank in the aquarium; shot by Canadian filmmaker Jon Rawlinson. Mesmerising stuff; I can watch this for hours…

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Mat Cincang cable car & mountain view, Langkawi

Yein Jee — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:06:08 +0000

Mount Mat Cincang is one of the major tourist attractions in Langkawi, Malaysia, famous for its panoramic view of rainforest on the island and the Andaman Sea, with neighbouring Thailand within sight as well.

Photos from my Langkawi trip in August 2009. Couldn’t see much of the sea view unfortunately; the visibility was pretty low during my visit due to hazy weather.

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Another life-size giant robot in Japan

Yein Jee — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:33:30 +0000

After the highly popular life-size 18-metre Gundam model in Tokyo, another giant Japanese robot statue, the Tetsujin 28-go (lit. Iron Man #28), is set to welcome its visitors in Kobe following its completion earlier this week.

Tetsujin 28 was created in 1956 by Kobe-born Mitsuteru Yokoyama; it was one of the earliest giant robot characters in Japanese manga. The comic was later adapted into anime series and was aired in US as well, retitled as the Gigantor.

The Tetsujin 28 statue is located at Kobe’s Wakamatsu Park. It’s similar in height with the Gundam statue, but doesn’t have moving parts like the Tokyo counterpart. The Kobe robot is built as a permanent structure though, whereas the Gundam was disassembled after two months of exhibition.

If the trend keeps going, we might be seeing dozens of giant robot models across Japan in future… pretty fitting tourist attraction for the #1 robotic nation lol.

[image from the project's official website [Jp]]

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Strelitzia, the bird of paradise flower

Yein Jee — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:50:26 +0000

Strelitzia, commonly known as the bird-of-paradise flower due to its resemblance; also known as the crane flower in South Africa, its country of origin. Photos taken at the Butterfly Farm in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, during my July trip…

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EQ Strawberry Farm, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:03:09 +0000

Being a tropical country, it’s not easy to grow strawberries in Malaysia. Cameron Highlands is probably the only place which mass produced the juicy fruit in the country thanks to its higher altitude and cooler temperature.

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Bharat Tea Plantation, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:43:46 +0000

The Cameron Valley Tea House was the first stop of my Cameron Highlands trip on July 11. Located beside the main road (between Ringlet and Tanah Rata) and overseeing the Bharat Tea Plantation, the tea house is a perfect place for tourists to have a first glance of what Cameron Highlands has to offer…

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Cameron Highlands holiday and blogging break

Yein Jee — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:13:44 +0000

Will be having a short vacation at Cameron Highlands in coming weekend. CH is a popular holiday destination in Malaysia, famous for its cool weather, lush green, tea plantations and strawberry farms etc.

Will take the chance to have a blogging break as well; the blog will not be updated until July 20, CU all again then… [image courtesy of Sykez]

Cameron Highlands travelogue

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Toyama Tourism Anime Project

Yein Jee — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:52:22 +0000

Two Toyama based animation studios, P.A. Works and The Berich have created some short animes to promote Toyama tourism, based on the theme “Tear Bringing Toyama Prefecture”.

Sharing here are videos from P.A. Works; three short stories about love, friendship and family; with Mt Tateyama, Toyama Bay, and Gokayama as backdrop.

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Lucky wild boars at Indian temple in Malaysia

Yein Jee — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:39 +0000

An Indian temple in Taiping, Malaysia, is attracting hundreds of daily visitors hoping to get some luck by ~~wrestling~~ interacting with some wild boars…

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Taiwan offers The Best Trip in The World

Yein Jee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:54:22 +0000

Taiwan tourism bureau is trying to emulate the buzz of the Best Job in The World with their very own Best Trip in The World contest.

The participating teams (of at least two) will have to create a money-saving, yet creative four-day itinerary for a trip in Taiwan.

50 teams that come up with the best itineraries will be selected to execute their travel plan and share their stories with approx. $850 USD allowance provided. The teams will then stand the chance to win the $30,000 USD grand prize.

The idea is pretty much the same as their 2008 campaign, albeit a bit different with the prize money distribution; and off course, a new BEST blah blah theme.

Expiry date on June 30, contest opened to all nationalities if not mistaken; check its official website for details.

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Ford Models’ Delphine travel in China

Yein Jee — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:14:19 +0000

Two short travel videos, presented by Ford Model Delphine… cute with some interesting off-track China tourism stuff. The first video covers Shenzhen, while the second covers her visit to Guangzhou and Shanghai…

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Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:07:04 +0000

Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur is one of the largest Chinese temples in Malaysia. Dedicated to Goddess Tian Hou (Heavenly Empress), the temple was opened in late 80s and has became a popular tourist destination known for its beautiful architecture as well as numerous cultural and festivity events.

Sharing a few photos during my visit last week; was attending a friend’s marriage registration ceremony, a popular sub-service provided by the temple…

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Rafflesia, world’s largest flower, Kinabalu National Park

Yein Jee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:37:16 +0000

Rafflesia is the world’s largest flower, found naturally in South East Asia. There are 27 species of Rafflesia; the largest is Rafflesia arnoldii, which could grow over 100cm in diameter and 10kg in weigh [wiki]

Rafflesia is infamous for its rotten-meat like smell; but I’ve seen the flower twice on different occasions and never smelled anything that resembled the fact.

Sharing a few Rafflesia photos from Poring in Kinabalu National Park during my Sabah trip in March 2009; the bloomed Rafflesia I saw was about 60-70cm in diameter…

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Sunset at Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:49:01 +0000

Located beside the Flipino Market, the Waterfront is a popular place for night entertainment and fine dining in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Apparently it’s a great spot to view the sunset too; photos from my March 2009 visit…

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