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Best Destinations For Nature Lovers In Malaysia

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Malaysia is a dreamy holiday destination for wild-life lovers. The country offers a unique choice of attractions to entertain nature and wildlife lovers. The national parks, islands attracting divers and many more present in the country make Malaysia   a magnet for nature lovers. Here is a list of some of the top-rated destinations in Malaysia for nature lovers •     Bako National Park •     Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre •     Mulu Cave National Park •     Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary •     Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park •     Kinabatangan River •     Danum Valley •     Kinabalu Park •     Tabin Wildlife Reserve •     Turtle Islands National Park •     Taman Negara National Park Enjoy visiting these attractions by booking for Malaysia tour packages from...

Top Paragliding Spots in Europe

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Paragliding is a relatively new sport that is fast gaining popularity around the world. It is now considered to be one of the rewarding adventurous experience. Here is a list of the top paragliding spots in Europe. • Oludeniz, Turkey – It is located in the heart of the southwestern coast of Turkey which is called the ‘Turquoise Coast’. Adventure paragliding here offers an amazing view of the mountain landscape and views of blue waters. • Annecy, France – France is considered the home of paragliding with a high level of infrastructure available in the country. The resort town of Annecy with the highest peak in the Alps – Mont Blanc offers an unmatched paragliding experience. • Tuscany, Italy – A great spot for paragliders, Tuscany offers amazing views of sprawling vineyards and hills covered with greenery. • Algodonales, Spain – With the area between Gibraltar to the south-west of Granada and the Sierra Nevada, it is one of the most spectacular paragliding places in Spain...

Most Popular Types of Tea

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Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water. The main tea producing countries that offer consistent high quality and volume are China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan and Taiwan. Below listed are the most common types of tea in the world. • White tea – Subtle in flavour, these teas are delicate and elegant on the tongue. It also undergo the least amount of processing which involves picking the leaves, withering and drying. • Green tea – It requires more steps to process white tea, but less oxidation takes place due to which the leaf remains green. Steaming and pan-firing are the two main methods to yield green tea. • Oolong tea – This semi-oxidized tea is one of the most complex type to produce. The best oolongs come from both Taiwan and China. • Black tea – It is one of the most common type in the market. Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon and Keemun are some of the best-known. These teas tend to be heavily oxidized and brewed to be strong, bold and often malty. • Pu’erh te...

Top 5 Beaches in Thailand

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There are much fun, adventurous activities to do and places to see in Thailand. The shopping is exquisite, Bangkok is bustling and the history is fascinating. 1.  Thong Nai Pan Noi – Koh Pha-Ngan Thong Nai Pan Noi and Thong Nai Pan Yoi are two of the most popular beaches on the island of Koh Pha-Ngan. Both beaches offer year-round swimming and some great waves for extreme sports including body boarding and surfing. Thong Nai Pan Noi is one of our favorite beaches with its small village housing trendy bars and top restaurants with a very Bohemian vibe 2. Chaweng – Koh Samui Koh Samui is one of Thailand’s most famously idyllical beautiful islands and because of this, it is very popular with visitors. The island used to attract backpackers but over recent years the island has come to suit people with larger budgets. It is the country’s third largest island and has a great number of beaches which are worth a visit. 3. Surin Beach – Phuket Surin Beach is a very popular ...

Top Pilgrimage Sites in Europe

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It is not just the Vatican and Rome that one can visit for religious tourism in Europe. There are many other religiously significant cities and sacred shrines that dot the vast landscape of Europe. • Fatima, Portugal – Fatima in Portugal is home to the Chapel of Apparitions which was built on the site of a Marian apparition. Fatima is also home to dozens of imposing churches and monuments. • Camino de Santiago, Spain – One of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the world that runs through Northern Spain terminates at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela which is the burial site of St. James. • Lourdes, France – Lourdes is the largest pilgrimage site in France and gains significance from the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes along with being a site of miraculous healings. • Armagh, Northern Ireland – Armagh has roots in Celtic paganism and later became the ecclesiastical capital of the island when St. Patrick established his church here with the spread of Christianity. • E...

World’s Best Cities For Tea And Coffee Lovers

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Here are some of the biggest tea and coffee drinking destinations in the world •     Istanbul, Turkey – Even though historically significant for spreading coffee across Europe during the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul is more of a tea-drinking city. Turkish tea is aromatic and relaxing. •     Rome, Italy – Rome remains the centre of café culture in the country. Coffee is an all-day sidekick with endless versatility when in Rome. •     Algiers, Algeria – Algiers serves aromatic blends of coffee as well as tea. Along with the Turkish coffee , the traditional Maghreb tea – a green variety steeped with mint is a favourite. •     London, England – Afternoon tea is a cultural fixture in London. Cold or hot, herbal or traditional tea will always remain an integral part of the culture. •     Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s great Arabica producers and t...

Oldest Countries in the World

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Human life began millions of years ago, but the earliest signs of human civilizations appeared only recently. The earliest civilizations and settlements gave rise to massive cities and nations around the world. Here is a list of the countries that were formed thousands of years ago. • Iran – Ancient Iran was known as Persia was founded around 550 BCE under the Achaemenid Empire. Before the rise of the Persian Empire, several groups of people who lived in the area would later become Iran including the Elamites and the Medes. • Japan – Japan was founded in 660 BCE when the first Emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu ascended the throne and began Japan’s imperial dynasty. • Greece – The Archaic period of Greece laid the foundations for Greek’s Classical period which established the foundations of modern western civilization. • Ethiopia – Human life has been around in Ethiopia since millions of years according to records which show that the skeletal fragments of ancestors of mo...