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Batik Air’s new routes to Southern Thailand
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Batik Air’s new routes to Southern Thailand

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Batik Air’s new routes to Southern Thailand October 3rd, 2024. Malaysia’s Batik Air has launched two new services between Kuala

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Malaysian Airlines daily to Danang
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Malaysian Airlines daily to Danang

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Malaysian Airlines daily to Danang October 1st, 2024. A new flight on the highly competitive route between Kuala Lumpur and

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New Caledonia to Paris via Bangkok
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New Caledonia to Paris via Bangkok

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New Caledonia to Paris via Bangkok September 18th, 2024. Starting from December 11th New Caledonia’s flag carrier, Aircalin, will operate

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VietJet and AirAsia in India
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VietJet and AirAsia in India

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VietJet and AirAsia in India September 17th, 2024. VietJet will be launching a direct flight between Ahmedabad, in Gujarat on

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Kota Kinabalu to Saigon
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AirAsia: Kota Kinabalu to Saigon + Back to Don Mueang

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Kota Kinabalu to Saigon + Back to Don Mueang September 11, 2024. Ho Chi Minh City is set to become

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Two new routes for AirAsia
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Two new routes for AirAsia

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Two new routes for AirAsia September 5th, 2024. AirAsia continues to expand services with new flights from its second hub

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AirAsia launches two new routes into China
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AirAsia launches two new routes into China

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AirAsia launches two new routes into China AirAsia is to launch two new routes into China. Starting from October 28th

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HK Express introduces direct flights to Penang
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HK Express introduces direct flights to Penang

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HK Express introduces direct flights to Penang August 23, 2024. Hong Kong’s budget airline HK Express Airways will be adding

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New flights: Kuala Lumpur to Andaman and Nicobar
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New flights: Kuala Lumpur to Andaman and Nicobar

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New flights: Kuala Lumpur to Andaman and Nicobar August 14, 2024. AirAsia will be introducing flights between Kuala Lumpur and

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AirAsia X flies to Chongqing and Medina
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AirAsia X flies to Chongqing and Medina

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AirAsia X flies to Chongqing and Medina AirAsia X will be resuming its Kuala Lumpur to Chongqing with four flights

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CONCERTS AND SHOWS


FESTIVAL The Rainforest World Music Festival will take to the stage in Sarawak, Malaysia, from July 20th to 22nd. The event, now in its 28th year, showcases traditional and modern music from around the world, as well as local artists.

The theme this year is “Connections: One Earth, One Love” and heading the show will be Al McKay, Guitarist and Musical Director of the highly acclaimed funk/Soul/Jazz outfit, Earth, Wind and Fire. Also on the bill will be Otyken from Siberia and, representing their home, At Adau, who blend ancestral traditions with contemporary world music.

There are also workshops to encourage greater participation in culture and creativity as well as music and dance. And, of course, there will be some awesome food. More info here and tickets here

Graham Street, Hong Kong . . . #central #alley #gr Graham Street, Hong Kong
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Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan, Ayutthaya, Thailand. The 19-metre-high Buddha statue, known as Luang Pho Tho, dates back to 1334 although it has been renovated numerous times since then.
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The basalt columns at High Island in Sai Kung Coun The basalt columns at High Island in Sai Kung Country Park were formed about 140 million years ago when a vast pool of magma that lay beneath the eastern New Territories, most of Kowloon and all of Hong Kong island erupted. The land plunged downwards carving out a landscape which, after years of weathering and being clothed in a rich green forest, became one of Hong Kong’s best-loved hiking destinations.
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The volcano was one of only about fifty known super-volcanoes in the world and represents Hong Kong’s contribution to the Unesco Global Geopark.
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The crab with the pretty green and black back is p The crab with the pretty green and black back is paraleptuca crassipes or the thick-legged fiddler crab, I’m not sure about the other one but they were both sharing a hole on some tidal mud-flats, though I think it was more to hide from me rather than for co-habitation. If one stands completely motionless for a few minutes they think you’ve gone and gingerly venture out. But the slightest click of the shutter and they dart back in again.
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A-Ma Temple, Macau. The temple was built in 1488 t A-Ma Temple, Macau. The temple was built in 1488 to honour the sea goddess, Mazu aka Tin Hau, the most revered deity along the South China coastal regions.
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The imposing outer walls of San Wai, a walled vill The imposing outer walls of San Wai, a walled village in Lung Yuek Tau which was founded in 1744. The houses within have all since been rebuilt to modern standards with electricity and plumbing, but the village still retains its original layout. 
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A central lane leads from the gatehouse to a communal shrine on the rear wall. The houses on either side are tightly packed into narrow alleys but along the inner walls at the back and sides, there is still room for trees, garden areas and small vegetable plots. The moat, which once surrounded the village, has since been filled in to create space for villagers to park their cars.
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Another shot of the Tengger Highlands in East Java Another shot of the Tengger Highlands in East Java where villages cling to narrow ridges whilst vegetables, growing in the rich volcanic soils, tumble down the sides.
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One of Java's best known attractions, Mt Bromo, is nearby but most people just come to see the sunrise over the crater and leave again before breakfast. But it is a great place to chill out in the cool mountain air for a few days.
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Locomotive 779, Himalayan Bird, chuffs out of Darj Locomotive 779, Himalayan Bird, chuffs out of Darjeeling station with a train load of joyriders towards Ghum. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway opened in 1881 to bring tea down from the hills and essential supplies for plantation workers up. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

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These days regular services are diesel hauled with the steam locos being used only for tourist trips.
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Holy man and astute businessman makes his living p Holy man and astute businessman makes his living posing for photos in Kathmandu's Durbar Square. He will state his price for a photo and multiply it by every click he manages to count and calculate the total faster than you can say cheese. But he is a charming man and on completion of the transaction, he deftly smudges a bright red bindi into your forehead so that you may see inwards as well as out.
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The chrysanthemums, among many others, are in bloo The chrysanthemums, among many others, are in bloom at the Wun Chuen Sin Koon Taoist Temple in Hong Kong’s New Territories.
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Found this fellow the other day, he’d sheltered Found this fellow the other day, he’d sheltered out the storm in an old plant pot. I relocated him to the lemon tree and he’s been hanging out there ever since.
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Overlooking Stonecutters Bridge with the Hong Kong Overlooking Stonecutters Bridge with the Hong Kong island skyline in the distance.

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Evening settles on the sleepy fishing village of T Evening settles on the sleepy fishing village of Tai O at the western end of Lantau island.
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Lantau Peak looking dramatic. At 934 metres (3,064 Lantau Peak looking dramatic. At 934 metres (3,064 ft) above sea level the mountain is the highest point on Lantau island and the second highest in Hong Kong.
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Water buffalo. . . . #waterbuffalo #buffalo #herd Water buffalo.
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Tian Tan Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Pin Tian Tan Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Ping
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Well before breakfast there was a tremendous pound Well before breakfast there was a tremendous pounding of drums and clashing of cymbals as a pride of lion dancers came prowling the village, chasing out bad spirits and bestowing luck and prosperity on our little community. I saw the last two but I'm sure there were at least another two before I even made it out of bed. Kung Hei Fat Choi; Happy and prosperous Year of the Dragon to all.
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Shap Long is a small village on the Chi Ma Wan Pen Shap Long is a small village on the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula in southern Lantau. There is not much there, a few houses, one road and no shops. The only public service is an infrequent ferry which calls at a pier on the other side of a short but gruelling hill. This little lagoon forms at high tide. When the tide is out it is occupied by crabs combing the silt and sand for tasty morsels.
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Villages in the Tengger Highlands in West Java are Villages in the Tengger Highlands in West Java are often just a single street strung out along the top of a ridge while fields growing carrots, potatoes, onions, cabbages and more tumble down the hillsides nourished by the fertile volcanic soils.
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