Hoi An, a charming ancient town of Vietnam
The map below shows the location of Hoi An Town in Vietnam Thank you for your interest in writer’s trip in Hoi An Town on 29 Oct 2022.
Golden Bridge of Vietnam
Golden Bridge is the latest tourists’ attraction in Vietnam since 2018. The bridge is held up by two hands of a “giant”. The map below shows the location of Golden Bridge on Bana Hills that is 24 km west of Danang in Vietnam. Writer and wife at the main cable-car station, Hoi An Station, at […]
Hue Imperial City, Vietnam
Nguyen Dynasty was the last Vietnamese dynasty. Its emperors ruled Vietnam for 143 years from 1802 until 1945. Gia Long was the first emperor of Nguyen Dynasty. He ruled Vietnam from 1802 until 1820. The last emperor was Bao Dai who ruled the country from 1926 until 1945. The dynasty made Hue in Central Vietnam […]
Writer’s List of Visited Countries
Writer’s List of Visited Countries: (Click on the name of a country or city below and read about the writer’s tour in the country or city.) Australia Travel: Part I: Melbourne/Mornington Peninsula/Phillip Island), Part II: Sydney China Travel: i. Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde Travel: Part I: Beijing, Badaling Part II: Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde ii. China Relatives […]
Turkey Travel Part I: Ancient Troy Cities
Day 1 Sunday, 13 Oct 2019 Departure to Istanbul Long Journey to Istanbul from Malaysia At 11.20 p.m. on 13 Oct 2019(Malaysian time and date), the writer, Choo Chaw, and his wife together with 29 Malaysians flew by a Turkish Airlines plane from KLIA, Malaysia, to Istanbul to visit some interesting places in Turkey. Writer […]
Turkey Travel Part II: Asklepion
Filed under: Asklepion, House of Virgin Mary, Turkey Travel
Day 3 Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019 In the morning of 15 Oct 2019, we left Canakkale and travelled to Asklepion, an ancient hospital, in Pergamon hear Bergama. Olive Product Shop On the way, we stopped at a shop, “adrapure”, that was selling olive oil products. A salesgirl introduced the olive oil products to our tourmates. […]
Turkey Travel Part III: Ephesus
Day 4 Wednwsday, 16 Oct 2019 Kusadasi to Pamukkale In the morning of Day 4, writer and tourmates left Kusadasi and travelled 190 km east to Pamukkale. Time taken to travel from Kusadasi to Pamukkale is 2 hours and 40 minutes. Writer’s Breakfast Writer’s simple but nutritious breakfast at Charisma De Luxe Hotel on 16 […]
Turkey Travel Part IV: Hierapolis & Pamukkale Travertine
Filed under: Hierapolis, Pamukkale Travertine, Turkey Travel
(continued) Day 4 Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019 Visiting Hierapolis After visiting the archaeological site of ancient Ephesus City, we travelled to another archaeological site of an ancient city known as Hierapolis in Pamukkale in Turkey. It is 190 km east of Kusadasi and 600 km south of Istanbul. Journey from Kusadasi to Pamukkale Entrance to […]
Turkey Travel Part V: Sultanhani Caravanserai
Day 5 Thursday, 17 Oct 2019 Journey to Cappadocia or Kapadokya In the morning on 17 Oct 2019, we left Pam Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale and made a long journey to Cappadocia or Kapadokya which is 506 km east of Pamukkale.. Journey from Pamukkale to Cappadocia by road will take about 8 hours. Textile Shop […]
Turkey Travel Part VI: Pasabag Valley
Day 6 Friday, 18 Oct 2019 Cappadocia or Kapadokya Writer and tourmates stayed in Cappadocia or Kapadokya for two days from 18-19 Oct 2019 as there were many places of interest in the vicinity to visit. Large Rock with a Door In the bright morning of 18 Oct 2019, I was surprised to see a […]