Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
Archive for March, 2012
Earth Hour 2013
Mar 29th
Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a worldwide event where participants will switch off the lights for an hour. Started in 2007 in Sydney, Earth Hour movement organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) has spread all over the world, with 5,251 cities and towns in 135 countries took part in the event. More >
Hari Raya 2013
Mar 26th
Hari Raya in Malaysia and Singapore
Eid al Fitr is the most important festival for Muslims in many parts of the world, including in Singapore and Malaysia, where the festival is called as Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa. It celebrates the end of Ramadan (Puasa Month/ Fasting Month), the month where Muslims are obliged to Puasa (Fasting) from dawn to sunset. More >
GSS 2013
Mar 22nd
GSS – The Great Singapore Sale
GSS or Great Singapore Sale, is an annual event organized by Singapore Tourism Board to attract visitors to come to Singapore for shopping. Myriads of items in various stores will be get price discount, often by a significant amount. More >
Holy Week 2014 Philippines
Mar 21st
Holy Week 2014 in Philippines
Holy Week is the most important holiday in Philippines, where majority of population is devout Catholics. The festivities last for more than a week, from before Palm Sunday to after Easter. More >
Thai New Year 2014
Mar 19th
Songkran – Thai New Year 2014
Thai New Year festival, or known as Songkran, is a Thailand festival widely celebrated by foreigner as water festival, where people splash each others with bucket of waters in the streets of Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and other Thailand cities. What is less known is that the Thai New Year is also a very religious festival, where Thai people pay respect to Buddha by bathing Buddha statue. More >
Easter 2014
Mar 16th
Easter
Also called Resurrection Sunday, Easter 2013 is one of the major festival in the Christian calendar as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The early church saw the account of Jesus? resurrection as the main indication of God?s point, declaring Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. Easter is celebrated since the fourth century and has been the center of the Christian community that even churches that traditionally do not follow other feasts of the church year celebrate Easter as the focal point of Christian faith and worship. More >
Great Whale Watching Spots in Australia
Mar 15th
Australia offers some wonderful places where people can observe whales in certain season, usually during Winter, when the whales migrate from the Antarctic to find a warmer place. These whale watching spots in Australia become the main destination of tourists because whales are not the types of animals available at the zoo so that it’s rather difficult to find a place to observe this biggest type of mammal in the world. The whale watching spots are available in several West and South territories of Australia, and here are some best whale watching spots there. More >
Dry Valley, The Largest Ice-Free Area in Antarctica
Mar 14th
Unlike the other surface of Antarctica, Dry Valley is not covered by ice but an arid land full of gravels. One reasonable explanation about the absence of ice is that Dry Valley is sandwiched between two high mountains in Antarctic which block the path for the ice towards the valley. The other cause is the extreme speed of the wind blowing above Dry Valley, about 322 kilometers per hour, that sweeps the ice slipping of the mountain. The wind leaves nothing but brown color land completed with small pebbles and skulls as well as mummified dead seals scattering around the land. More >
Sailing in Mekong Delta River
Mar 13th
Mekong Delta is probably the most attractive place visited by tourists in Vietnam. It is famous for its floating markets where every goods are sold on the boats. Not only floating markets, in Mekong Delta, there are also floating villages where the villagers farm the fishes under their houses. More >
St Patrick’s Day 2014
Mar 13th
Saint Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day is a Catholic holiday celebrated annually to remember Saint Patrick. Initially a religious holiday, St Patrick’s Day has become more of a secular holiday in recent years. Commonly recognized as patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick’s Day is celebrated with most fervor in Ireland as well as among Irish communities in other countries. More >
