Eating in Kuching - Breakfast at Seng Yuen Food Centre

I have been to this coffeeshop many times before, but never posted on it. It is about time I thought. This coffee shop is famous for its bak kut teh and kueh chap. It used to be easy to get good bak kut teh in Kuching, but somehow many of the good stalls have closed or lost their touch. This remains one of the better ones.

The style of the bak kut teh here is more of the clear soup type. If you like the thick and heavy soup of the Klang Style, then this is not for you. Slight hints of Chinese herbs and pepper, sweetness of the pork ribs, quite nice and tasty.

I also like the porridge here. As far as I know, this is the only place in Kuching which serves Pork and Cuttlefish Porridge - a common and popular dish in Singapore. This is a thick porride, topped with minced pork cooked in soy sauce, and cuttlefish is added to give it the extra “umami” taste. A dish that is simple yet satisfying.

Seng Yuen is located at Sekama Road, near the junction to Pending Road. It is not difficult to find - just behind the Hong Leong Bank block at the corner of Pending and Sekama Road.

Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk, California

If you ask anyone who’s been to Santa Cruz, they’ll probably tell you it’s the Boardwalk you want to see, and the beach is just a showcase. It’s always fun and takes you back in time where you can stroll along (yes, it’s actually made of boards) and people watch, or take in the beautiful, but cool Pacific Ocean, or buy something special at one of the many shops that line the boardwalk

Get crazy and you’ll end up riding the rides here. There are ferris wheels, and roller coasters, and almost everything in between. It’s a kaleidoscope for the senses and the dark blue waters that come ashore on this powdery tan sand have been doing so for eons. The kids will want to kick up and play in the waves, but you can lay back and listen.

Granted, you’ll need to get yourself to the California coast, but once here you’ll find these beaches much less crowed than the beaches at top Caribbean destinations, or the East Coast for that matter. And one thing you can’t forget is that the water temperature here will take your breath away at times. It can get pretty chilly, even in mid-Summer. Locals have wetsuits, and you may find a local surf shop that rents them. You’ll be glad you had it on if you plan to spend any time at all in the water.

But you can’t really snorkel here because you won’t see much, and Santa Cruz Beach area is really where the cruise ships come in to dock. If you want to snorkel here, try La Intrega Beach. You may not see too much, but it’s always fun to say that you did snorkel off the California coast. There are some nice rocks on that beach with some fish, and you’ll always see your share of sea grass. Make sure you take a partner to keep tabs.

Speaking of water temperatures, swimming may be out of the question if you don’t have something to keep you warm. Santa Cruz Beach is a beach of contrasts. For example, you can set your beach umbrella up on the sand and the sun will warm you. Most beaches are the same, but this beach is one of contrasts. The Arctic Stream flows right down the California Coast, and waters can get in the 50′s! That’s quite a contrasting beach – sun and heat and water and cool… all in one place.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

How can we mention the beach without mentioned what really made the beach famous? Well, we can’t. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has been enjoyed by tourist for over 100 years. In fact, the Giant Dipper roller coaster was built there in 1924 and hails and one the funnest wooden coasters in America. Down on the boardwalk there are tons of small shops and galleries; something for the whole family.

Now we found that both the beach here and especially the boardwalk area can become very crowded during the weekends in summer. Plan ahead. Arrive early or come during weekdays.

Free entertainment on weekends and tons of rides (did I say that already?) Our favorite is the Sky Glider that runs from one end of the boardwalk to the other with fantastic views of Monterey Bay.

Madagascar Travel Destination

Travel Advices to Madagascar

Madagascar travel destination

When visiting Madagascar it is essential to decide how best you want to utilize your time here – Bumming around the beach and enjoying watersports – hiking pristine rainforests in search of Lemurs – Climbin bizarre rock formations or canoeing down a river. You’re spoilt for choice is here. Madagascar is so large, it experiences several different climates simultaneously. The best time to travel in most areas is april and october / november. The time to avoid Madagascar is January to March when heavy rain can make most roads muddy and impassable, and when there is a high risk of cyclones in the East and Northeast.

Take a Holidays Tour to Beautiful Villages of Santorini Island Greece

Santorini Beaches

Santorini, officially known as the "Pyramid" is one of the most famous Cycladic islands and is located in the beautiful Aegean Sea about 200 km southeast of Athens, Greece. Santorini is a small island with an area of 76 square kilometers and a population of about 8,500 to 10,000 residents. Her coast about 70 km long. Santorini length reaches 18 km. The extent of 2-6 km range. There are many things to visit and experience in Santorini. Among all the other tourist destinations, Santorini Villages is more remarkable and unforgettable experience for the people who put your whole life.

Santorini is a beautiful village and the heart of the most popular because of their unique characteristics and differentiated appearance. Whitewashed houses with blue windows and doors, blue domed churches, extraordinary scenery, sunsets wild volcanic cliffs, historic monuments, blue sea, beautiful beaches and pleasant climate conditions of the several reasons which Santorini is known as the most popular destination for holidays and festivals around the world.

The villages of Santorini Island is considered the most beautiful villages in Greece. Approximately eighteen villages communicated well developed for tourists. In between each IRA, OIA and Kamari three villages which are the most popular tourist is always full.

Grease - the Capital of Santorini

Ira town is the capital of Santorini island, which stuck close to the cliff at an altitude of 260 meters, and offers a pictorial representation of the largest underwater volcano. Ira is located 10 km from the port Athinios. This is regarded as one of the most beautiful and developed among all villages with about 2000 permanent residents.

Oil settlement extends from the explosion of tourism. Along with Firostefani and Imerovigli, the fat forms a large village on the cliff, offers many places to stay, drink, eat and enjoy the scenery. Oil roads will be filled with jewelry shops and wonderful life, shops, souvenir shops, restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Maybe you feel calm and very small church and the Museum of Archaeology. Ira tourist destination for both tourists and cruise ship port to most.

OIA Santorini Villages

OIA is the most beautiful villages and a beautiful view of Santorini, located about 11 km from the IRA. Because it depends from the top of the cliff on the north side of the island was interesting, can offer a view of sunset, where the sun sank in the sea.

OIA beautiful and traditional village houses are equipped with an attractive, blue domed churches and sun porch to enjoy. Its narrow streets have lots of tourist shops, pubs, cafes, and more. He has attracted visitors and artists to sit in an art gallery, stunning scenery and restaurants with delicious and elegant shopping. Can visit the Maritime Museum with a small library and exhibition of marine life in this area. By bringing down the 300 stairs to the harbor and beaches OIA Ammoudi Armenis you can also take a boat to Thirasia.

Kamari Village Santorini

Kamari is one of the best organized beach resort island of Santorini. Located 10 km southeast of the IRA. It is always full of tourists for accommodation in many major hotels, restaurants, cinemas, bars and nightclubs cafe present here. In August and September many festivals observed here.

Have a beautiful and popular beaches in the east to the black sand beach and crystal clear blue water, protected on the south side with the volume of a vertical rocky Vouno Mesa. It is well organized with all types of facilities including sun umbrellas, chairs and many kinds of sea sports. Kamari is well communicated with the oil and other islands with public buses and rental cars. Car Rentals Emver also provide car rental services in Kamari, Santorini.

Beauty Bay in Canada

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Beauty Bay in Canada

The Bay of Fundy is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America. Home to the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy is a 270 km (170 mile) long ocean bay that stretches between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Canada's east coast.ach day 100 billion tonnes of seawater flows in and out of the Bay of Fundy during one tide cycle more than the combined flow of the world’s freshwater rivers. So, this place is a beautiful and interested travel destination.

Holiday Tour to Italy

Are you want to spend your holiday time in Italy? Ok, Let Me give you some information about holiday tour to Italy. Italy is a country which has succeeded in cultivating the greatness of even its least noted cities, villages and hamlets.

Many interesting place in Italy for holiday tour, some of these place has remained untouched by the waves of history, art, folklore and culinary tradition, where a visit does not afford a chance for reflection or even simple pleasure. There are five big regions in Italy ; Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, and the Aosta Valley.

Holiday Tour to Friuli-Venezia Giulia :

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is close to Venice, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. This place is the perfect location for a vast choice of holidays, but often skipped by tourists.
Interesting place to visit on these region are Grado, Palmanova and Aquileia, Trieste, Gorizia and the Collio, Udine.

- Holiday tour in Grado. The beauties of Grado is blue sea and the sunny strand, nice place with famous spa and seaside resort. Here you can enjoy accommodation in a “Sleep Well Cellar” from a three star hotel.
- Holiday tour in Palmanova and Aquileia. This place is the most important archaeological site in Friuli Venezia Giulia, guided tour of a wine estate with tasting of excellent native Friulian Red Wines in combination with local specialities.


- Holiday tour in Trieste. Here you can see the upland plains and the red roofs of the old houses in the historic city centre, leaving you with unforgettable memories of your stay in this easternmost corner of Italy.
- Holiday tour in Gorizia and the Collio you will find one of Friuli's finest wine-growing areas.
- Holiday tour in Udine. This place is centre and historical heart of Friuli. Udine is renowned for its beautiful squares, above all Piazza Liberta' (the most beautiful Venetian square on firm land) and Piazza Matteotti, where locals and tourists meet before flowing into the typical wine bars (Osterie) for a before-dinner drink.

Holiday Tour to Sardinia

Sardinian sea is the best Island four tourism, one of the most famous in the world for its unique environment, for the thousand welcoming bays and the crystal water with the typical, incredible shades from green to turquoise to blue. If you want to spend your holiday tour in this Island you need to go there by by flight and by boat.

The most famous area in Sardinia is the Costa Smeralda, also called The Emerald Coast. Here (Porto Rotondo is located near by the Costa Smeralda) you will find a very beautiful "Piazzetta" constructed by a famous artist, all in local natural stones.

Holiday Tour to Sicily

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea of Italy. Sicily from long time was ignored as a holiday destination because of the Mafia stranglehold and because of the poverty of the people. Anyway, now days the Sicilian people are gracious, noble and welcoming for the tourism who will spend their holiday tour in this place.


Sicily’s greatest natural attraction is the very active volcano, Mount Etna. Here also you can see something of the traditional mountain village life.

Holiday Tour to Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Holiday tour in this place really can make your self enjoy with some interesting adventure place such as Mountains Dolomites, the most famous tourist destination of the Alps-ski area.

Holiday Tour to Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley is the smallest region in Italy, here you can see the highest mountains in Europe. Most of tourism they will stay here and enjoy their holiday tour by playing sky and snowboard on the mountain area.

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Hong Kong, China nightline.

Yep, you heard that right: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will travel to Hong Kong for her first commercial speaking engagement, a keynote address at the CLSA Investors’ Forum September 23. Given that foreign policy was a soft spot for Palin during the 2008 campaign, this will give her a chance to boost her foreign policy cred (and she’ll be able to see Taiwan from her hotel room).
It could also boost her business cred, while she’s at it, depending on what her speech focuses on…”Our keynote speakers are notable luminaries who often address topics that go beyond traditional finance such as geopolitics,” a CLSA spokeswoman said in a statement. Past luminaries include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Alan Greenspan.

Holidays to Thailand

Central & Eastern Regions

Any holiday to Thailand should include a visit to nearly 400 kilometers of eastern shoreline which harbors pristine natural beaches and some of the World's best hotels. Pattaya, a city popular as emerging playground of Asia, is the centerpiece of eastern corridor. Farther away lays the majestic and less visited Ko Chang National Park that has adorned almost every major publication with its mind-boggling beauty. If your idea of a vacation is slightly more sophisticated then head towards western coast where resorts of Cha-am and Hua Hin provide word class luxury amid plentiful picturesque spots and peaceful atmosphere. For more adventurous, the northwest region of Kanchanaburi offers extreme natural setting in form of caves, waterfalls, mountains, wildlife sanctuaries and its star attractions, the indigenous tribes.

North & Northwest

Chiang Mai on the outskirts of northern border is truly the most wonderful experience on holidays to Thailand. Areas around Chiang Mai are considered to be the birthplace of Thai civilization. Its location in the middle of highland attracts visitors to enjoy true Thai hospitality and a sense of cultural and adventure travel, seldom present elsewhere. From white water rafting, elephant rides, bamboo sailing and ATV runs to balloon safari and jungle trials, the city has everything on offer. To experience even more authenticity, head off to Isan. It is an arid plateau in northeast, covering nearly two thirds of the entire country. Although Isan is still a relatively poor region but for tourists it is the best kept secret of Thailand. Three of the most well preserved National Parks, Khao Yai, Phu Kradung and Phu Rua are situated here. These Parks are at close proximity to the hand weaving centers of Thailand, Khorat and Khon Kaen. Tourists often relish the economical hand woven silk.

Kuching Hotels - Grand Margherita Hotel

The first International hotel in Kuching was the Holiday Inn. It occupied a building which was purpose-built for it next to the riverbank. Being the first International standard hotel in town, many Kuchingites have fond memories of the establishment, as it used to be the only place to get a decent Western meal. The coffeehouse - Orchid Garden, was a very popular local institution.

About a year ago the Holiday Inn was re-branded as Grand Margherita under the owner's management, after extensive renovations of the lobby and coffeehouse. The design is now more up-to-date, but some people might miss the old "ethnic" feel of the hotel. The new design follows the trend of modern clean-line aesthetics. I can't help feeling that the new design is a bit soul-less. There aren't enough visual cues to remind guests that this is a hotel in Kuching, one of the most interesting historic cities in South-East Asia.

External view of the hotel.


The renovated lobby.


Reception area.


Grand Margherita is very well located at the Golden Triangle in Kuching. It is right next to the Kuching Waterfront which connects to Main Bazaar and Gambier Street - the historical part of Kuching town. After the renovation the hotel feels fresh, and yet still retains a bit of its original charm. It is a good option for both business and leisure travelers.

Europe’s Best Beach Resorts - Grand Resort Lagonissi Greece

Europe’s Best Beach Resorts - Grand Resort Lagonissi Greece

Europe’s Best Beach Resorts - Grand Resort Lagonissi Greece

The legendry peninsula of Grand Resort Lagonissi has set standards at the Athens region for first class service and outstanding facilities. Newly renovated rooms are tastefully decorated in soothing colors, stylishly matching the oak furnishings. In every room, it provides facilities like air-conditioning, veranda, CD stereo, satellite television with video channels, marble bathroom with Jacuzzi tub, direct-dial telephone, mini-bar, and safe. For more privacy, the suites offer private decks leading to the sea, or the Royal suite offering its own indoor/outdoor pool. The magical location is bounded by the clear blue waters of the Aegean Sea.

Europe’s best Beach Resort - Abama Hotel Resort, Spain

Europe’s best Beach Resort

Europe’s best Beach Resort - Abama Hotel Resort, Spain

The fabulous Abama Golf & Spa Resort is located in Tenerife, Spain. This private estate in the privileged Guia de Isora area enjoys a peaceful location and excellent views of the Atlantic Ocean. For guests and their families, it provides a large amount of facilities like 8 swimming pools plus 2 natural swimming pools, 10 restaurants, 5 theme bars, wellness & spa centre, Jacuzzi, kid’s club and an 18 hole golf course. Guest can relax in the Jacuzzi and hydrotherapy pool at the spa or enjoy the Fitness Centre.

Beautiful Morgan's Island Water Park

This 28,000 square foot water park features slides and inner-tube rides as well as wave pools and a tamer kid's area. Located at Eagle Beach.

Best Five Beach Destination on St. Barths

For a small island, St. Barths has a wide variety of beaches, all of which are open to the public and all of which are lined with beautiful white sand. Here you'll find the typical Caribbean resort beaches with their hotels, restaurants and watersports centers, but also some hidden strands inhabited mostly by locals -- or nobody at all. St. Barths also is one of the Caribbean's most popular destinations for topless and nude sunbathing, so even if you're not prepared to show it all, be prepared to see it all.

Shell Beach

Shell Beach is unique on St. Barths because it's the only major beach located "in town," in this case in the heart of the capital city of Gustavia. The beach has calm waters and is a welcome respite after a day spent in the shops and boutiques in town. For a little adventure, there's the opportunity to do some cliff-diving, and the Do Brazil restaurant -- co-owned by tennis legend Yannick Noah -- offers reasonably priced (for St. Barths, anyway) lunch, dinner, and cocktails by the sea.

St Jean Beach

This is the most popular beach in St. Barths, thanks to its convenient location and plethora of beachfront hotels, restaurants, and other activities. Like all of St. Barths' beaches it has white sand, and the calm waters make for good snorkeling. The Eden Rock resort, built on a rocky prominence, splits the beach in two. Lay back and watch the occasional plane take off and land at the island's nearby airport.

Flamands Beach

IF you like to bodysurf or boogie-board, Flamands Beach is a great choice because of its rolling (but rarely hazardous) surf. The Hotel Ile de France and La Langouste restaurant are located on Flamands, which is one of the largest beaches on St. Barths and offers plenty of shady palm trees.

Gouveneur Beach

The beach at Gouveneur Bay has brilliant cobalt waters that are ideal for snorkeling or swimming, a fine stretch of white sand, and relatively few visitors. The beach has great views of Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Kitts, and is another popular spot for nude sunbathing.

Saline Beach

The path leading to Saline Beach is short but can be a bit tricky; however, it is well worthwhile especially if you enjoy nude sunbathing (head to the left of the path for the unofficial naturist section of the beach). There's no services or shade on the beach, however, so even if you leave your swimsuit at home be sure to bring your own food, drinks, umbrellas and chairs. Windier and a bit rougher than some other St. Barths beaches, so be careful if you swim on this unprotected beach.