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Juneyao Air adds Shanghai to Melbourne
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Juneyao to fly Shanghai to Melbourne

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Juneyao to fly Shanghai to Melbourne August 22, 2024. One of China’s largest privately owned airlines, Juneyao Air, is introducing

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Budget flights between Singapore and Colombo
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Budget flights between Singapore and Colombo

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Budget flights between Singapore and Colombo August 21, 2024. Jetstar Asia will be launching direct flights between Singapore and Colombo,

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Aeroflot resuming flights to Asia
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Aeroflot resuming flights to Asia

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Aeroflot resuming flights to Asia August 20, 2024. Aeroflot will be resuming some of its Asia-bound flights from Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo

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New Cebu Pacific routes
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New Cebu Pacific routes

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New Cebu Pacific routes August 17, 2024. Cebu Pacific will be introducing flights between the Philippine capital, Manila and Chiang

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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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Passport free Immigration comes to Singapore
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Passport-free Immigration comes to Singapore

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Passport-free Immigration comes to Singapore Starting from August 5th Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will start to roll out

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Phu Phrabat Historical Parl, Udon Thani, Thailand
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Unesco listing for Phu Phrabat

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Unesco listing for Phu Phrabat Thailand’s Phu Prabat Historical Park, in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, is to be

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New flights: Bangkok to Hyderabad, Phuket to Siem Reap
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Bangkok to Hyderabad, Phuket to Siem Reap

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Bangkok to Hyderabad, Phuket to Siem Reap Thai AirAsia will soon be adding flights between Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport and

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Your Beer Keeps the Forest Standing
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Your beer keeps the forest standing

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Cambodia’s Cardamom Tented Camp Ecolodge has launched its own brand of ale called Cardamom Mountains Steam beer.

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Graham Street, Hong Kong . . . #central #alley #gr Graham Street, Hong Kong
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Notice the scale of the clouds against the trees. Notice the scale of the clouds against the trees. 
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Sunset at the Laban Rata rest house, 3,272 metres (10,375ft) above sea level on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
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It’s amazing what a lick of paint can do. I last It’s amazing what a lick of paint can do. I last visited the charming little Luen Wo Market a little over two years ago. Then the gates were closed and fastened with rusty chains. The building was in a very sorry state indeed. A gentleman wearing a yellow hard hat did assure me that it was about to be renovated so today I went back to take a look. 
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Inaugurated in 1951, the market thrived for 50 years, finally closing in 2002 when the stalls were moved to a new location.
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The building looks much happier now. Its structural integrity has been preserved and veggies, organic this time, are for sale along one side while the stalls on the other now have chairs and tables for guests of the Wake Up Bistro - who are, in fact, open all day.
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Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia . While it is not so co Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia
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While it is not so comfortable Ta Prohm is at its atmospheric best during the rainy season. When the greens of the lichens and the browns of the banyan trees contrast with the wet grey stone walls.
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Ta Prohm was founded in 1186 by King Jayavarman VII though construction would have continued well into the 13th century. It was abandoned in the 15th century and suffered centuries of neglect. When conservation efforts began it was decided that the temple, which blends quite beautifully with the surrounding jungle,  would be left largely as it was found. Much work has been done however to prevent the complex deteriorating further and to stabilise it so that it doesn't collapse on visitors.
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Angkor and all its temples are a Unesco Word Heritage site. Parts of the Tomb Raider movie were filmed at Ta Prohm.
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Cotton grass and limestone karsts not far from Yan Cotton grass and limestone karsts not far from Yangshuo, Guangxi province in southern China.

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The historic town of Xing Ping in Guangxi province The historic town of Xing Ping in Guangxi province, southern China. The town was settled in 265 CE and was the regional centre of the county until Yangshuo was settled 325 years later. Yangshuo is about 27 kilometres downstream on the Li River.
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A bus runs from Yangshuo to Yangdi where you can either hike along the riverbank or hire a raft for the
15-kilometre journey to Xin Ping. A bus back to Yangshuo for dinner rounds the day off nicely.
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Locomotive number 60 is the most recent addition t Locomotive number 60 is the most recent addition to the small but interesting Hong Kong Railway Museum in Tai Po. Built by General Motors and introduced in 1974, it was one of the last diesel locos to be added to the old Kowloon-Canton Railway network.
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When the line was electrified in 1983 it was relegated to freight and maintenance services and finally retired in 2021. It took up residence at the Museum in 2023, after a paint and polish by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It joins locomotive number 51, a rake of coaches and an old narrow gauge steam loco that worked the long-forgotten Fanling to Shau Tau Kok branch line.

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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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Sunset over the Pui O River, Lantau Island, Hong K Sunset over the Pui O River, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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A black-crowned night heron relaxing on the Tsuen A black-crowned night heron relaxing on the Tsuen Wan waterfront.
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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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Young water buffalo chows down on some tasty grass Young water buffalo chows down on some tasty grass garnished with mud.
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This is tessaratoma papillosa also known as lychee This is tessaratoma papillosa also known as lychee stink bug, so called because it eats lychees and longans and ejects a foul smelling chemical when it feels threatened. They are about 2 to 2.5 centimetres long.
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We have wild longans in the forest behind the house and every spring these insects emerge from under the bark, where they have spent the winter, to lay eggs and die. The latter quite often on my balcony. When I find them alive I usher them back to some greenery for them to spend their final hours and minutes. Being swept into a dustpan and thrown in the trash is not a very dignified exit for these noble critters.
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Queen Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India . . . #vic Queen Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India
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An old tree catches the bright, early morning ligh An old tree catches the bright, early morning light in Shap Long. I've no idea what kind of tree but it is a rather attractive one. It also serves as a reminder, on my morning walks, that another steep hill is imminent.
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Shap Long is a small village on the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula in southern Lantau.
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Ruishi Lou towers over the village of Jinjiangli a Ruishi Lou towers over the village of Jinjiangli about 12 kilometres southwest of Chikan town, Kaiping in southern China. The towers, collectively known as diaolou, were built mostly during the late 19th and early 20th century, though there are a few that date back as far as the 16th.
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The older diaolou were built specifically as watchtowers to guard against invading bandits and to give refuge during floods. The more recent ones still served that function but also served as family homes. These were built by returning emigrants who had made their fortunes in other parts of the world. The designs reflected the newly acquired cosmopolitan tastes of their owners combined with traditional Chinese elements.
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Ruishi was built in 1926 by Huang Bixiu, a villager who had left and made his fortune in Hong Kong as a merchant. It has nine floors each with it's own living space kitchen and bedrooms.
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The Jinjiangli village and it's diaolou along with several other clusters in the region were made UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2007
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Ching Chung Koon Monastery, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong . Ching Chung Koon Monastery, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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Looking south from Moonhill across the limestone l Looking south from Moonhill across the limestone landscape of Guangxi province in southern China.
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Bronze seated Buddha in the sanctuary of Wat Phnom Bronze seated Buddha in the sanctuary of Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The temple is said to have been built in 1372 but it has been rebuilt numerous times since then. The most recent in 1929.
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I took this shot many years ago one foggy morning I took this shot many years ago one foggy morning on the Dieng Plateau in Central Java. Back then there were only two rather simple hotels. Early mornings were always wonderfully misty and mysterious but the sun would shine before lunch. In the afternoons it rained heavily.
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Rua de Felicidade, or Street of Happiness. Macau's Rua de Felicidade, or Street of Happiness. Macau's former red light district
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The Great Mosque of Central Java, Semarang. . . . The Great Mosque of Central Java, Semarang.
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It's hiking season in Hong Kong. But beware the ol It's hiking season in Hong Kong. But beware the old abandoned villages are hungry.

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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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Chapel of Our Lady of Penha The church built in 1 Chapel of Our Lady of Penha

The church built in 1622 by the crew of the Portuguese ship São Bartholomeu who, after escaping from Dutch pursuers, vowed to build a church to commemorate the Virgin Mary if they made it back to Macau.

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