Asia

 Virtual Tour Link: Sacred Landscapes of India

 

Link to specific suggestions & tourism sites for Asian Countries and Pacific Countries

Following is a number of links to find pictures from around ASIA.

Remember you must be sure the picture is actually from your country!

Terragalleria- Search in Asia & Oceania and find your country	Lonely Planet - go to Asia & Australasia+Pacific and find your country (There is a good map for each country & view the Slide Show!)
Concierge	Travel Pictures- sorta confusing, but use the Search in the middle of the page and search the site.
Frommers - go to Asia & Australia+Pacific on the map under Destinations (This has travel information for the countries.)	World is Round - Select the region under Explore Your World and find your region & then country
Culture Focus - India & Nepal	Google - click on Images & search
Peace Gallery	pictures of southeast Asia - Malaysia,Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia (Sarawak & Sabah) & Indonesia
Be sure to use the links on the world page of this web site!!!!! & click on Project Links to World Information	Nation by Nation - good for information/tables,etc

Suggestions for getting photographs & information: Google images...

Go to Lonely Planet and find places ie. ... attractions, events, history, etc.

Landmarks such as Borobodor, Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat

Cities such as Bangkok, Manila, or Jakarta

Locations or Islands such as Borneo, Java, Bali

Check out the country's Slide Show (on the right of Lonely Planet) if available. Sometimes there are separate shows for cities within a country.

The Culturegram is GREAT! - type in specific names of items just as jeepney for the Philippines. Don't forget to include unique games like buzkashi in Afghanistan.

Type in these specific places. Do this instead of just typing in your country. You will save time by searching for the specific places. Here is a list of items for each country. There is much more beyond these suggestions. I appologize for any misspellings.

The Link for each country is the "official" tourist website or one or two for that country.

Follow Links...tourism...things to do or see...visit...etc.

Countries	Specific suggestions for each country to look for information or pictures.
Afghanistan 2nd site	History- Soviet occupation/ mujahadeen fighters; US/Coalition invasion 2002; Taliban & al-Qaida (Osama bin Laden), Taliban rule - strict/ burka; 2001 destruction of the Great Buddhas in Bamiyan by the Taliban; crossroad location - Khyber Pass; Hamid Karsai; buzkashi
Australia	Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Sydney Opera House & harbor, Outback, many slides from cities in LonelyPlanet; Aboriginies- painting, rock paintings, boomerang, dreamtime; famous people from Aust.; animals - Kangaroos, frilled lizard, tasmanian devil, koala, etc.
Bangladesh	delta, monsoon/cyclone flooding, jute, tea, most crowded country; Bengal tigers, Dhaka, Chittagong mosques, etc.; mangrove forest- Sundarbans National Park; Mainimati Ruins, Somapuri Vihara
Bhutan	Tibetan monisteries, -Trashi Chhoe Dzong - Thimpu; Black Mountains National Park - animals.; Bumthang, Paro
Brunei screen grab this	Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque,; Sultan of Brunei - many wives/ palace; oil - rich; Pulau Ranggu - proboscis monkeys & other animals
Cambodia	Angkor Wat, Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge- Killing Fields; Phnom Penh - Silver Pagoda, etc.; Battambang
Fiji- Melanesia 2nd site	Suva, reefs, meke (native dance), resorts, bure (house construction), kava ceremony, tapa- cloth making
Fr. Polynesia/ Tahiti	tamure- dance; Bora Bora/Rangiroa; Tahiti; tapa-bark paper/cloth; atoll; pearl farming; snorkeling; birthplace of surfing; French nuclear testing; resorts; outrigger canoes - related to Hawaiians - traveled from island to island groups
India	Agra- Taj Mahal/Red Fort; Jaipur- "pink city"; Kolcata/Calcutta- poverty; Bengal-Tiger - other animals (elephants, etc); Mumbai-Bollywood/ beaches, Hinduism; Udaipur, Varanasi-Dasaswamedh Ghat/Ganges River; Punjab- Amrister; Malabar/Coromendel coast-spices, etc. monsoons- flooding; Kashmir - dispute with Pakistan (both have nuclear weapons)
Indonesia	Dutch; Bali- tourism (Hindu tradition/beaches) + 2002 nightclub bombing; (terrorists); Sumatra- tsunami; volcanoes/earthquakes- Krakatoa; batik/ikat/songket - cloths; Borneo- Orangutan; Komodo- dragon; largest Muslim country; (different religions throughout the islands); Java- Borobudur & Prambanan; Ramayana in dance; wayang puppet plays; gamelan music
Laos	landlocked; khaen-musical instrument; role during Vietnam War; Vientiane- Pha That Luang/ Wat Pha Kaew, Wat Si Saket/ Luang Prabang- cultural city; Mekong River
Malaysia	Penang Island/ Georgetown; Cameron Highlands; Melaka; Tioman Island - resorts; plantations- tea, coconut palm, rubber; Kuala Lumpur - Petronas Towers, European influence; multi-cultural; Sabah - Borneo- beaches & animals/ Sarawak- Bako National Park, Niah Caves
Marshall Is.	Bikini Atoll- atomic bomb testing; Kwajalein Atoll - coral missile testing range; sport fishing/ birdwatching; traditional island travel - walap canoes/ korkor; diving/ snorkeling; culture - tradition to the effect of westernization; Arno Atoll- Longar Point
Fed. Micronesia 2nd site	beaches/diving-wrecks- WWII-Japanese fleet (largest naval loss ever); family llineage/clan; culture- Japanese/Am influences/ relationship; Kosrae/Pohnpei/Yap-rai (money stones)
Myanmar 2nd site	bombings- ethnic unrest; Aung San suu kyi; rubies; pwe- show; Yangoon; Bagan; Bago (Pega); Mandalay - Shwenandaw Kyang
Nepal	Maoist fighting; buddhist/Hindu culture; Pokhara- trekking- Mt. Everest; Sherpas; Gurka soldiers; Kathmandu- Durbar Square/Freak Street/Ghamel; Bhaktapur; Swayambhunath temple; Pashupatinath & Bagmati River; Royal Chitwan National Park - animals-leeches, elephants
New Zealand 2nd site	Maori people- tatooing/ faces; Polynesian group- related to Hawaiians; tukutuku maraes; Kiwi- "nickname"; skiing/ tramping (hiking); bungy jumping; "Lord of the Rings" filmed here; Wellington; Auckland; Northland; Otago & Southland; Fiordland National Park
Pakistan	Pres. Musharrif; al-Qaida terrorist (Osama bin Laden hiding in mountains); civil unrest - uncontrolled tribes; kabaddi; Punjab; Indus River Valley civilization-Mohenjo Doro; irrigation agriculture today nuclear threat - scientist sold nuclear technology + balance of power with India;
Papua New Guinea	backward - colorful people (interesting adornments); multi-ethnic/ old religions; animals; diving/surfing/snorkeling/beaches/ WWIi fighting- Kokoda Trail, Madang Province.
Philippines 2nd site	terrorists-Abu Sayyaf, animals, Manila- Intramuros, Mlate & Ermita; Baguio; volcanoes- Mt. Pinatubo; Banaue- rice terraces; Boracay Beaches, Sagada; Chocolate Hills of Bohol; many ferry disasters, WWII; Spanish & American influences
Samoa	National Park of Samoa; dance/ tatooing; beaches/snorkelling; kirikiti; Apia/Upolu/Papasee'a Sliding Rock; Robert Louis Stevenson Museum; Pago Pago/Aunu;u Island/Ofu, Savai; matai- cheif umu- Polynesian feast
Singapore	multi-cultural; feng shui- Chinatown/ Little India; Arab Street - Sultan Mosque; Malabr Muslim Jama-ath mosque; economic tiger - seaport; shopping; Orchard Rd.; Thaipusam Festival; Chinese Festival of the Hungary Ghosts; Merlion; Raffles Hotel/ Empress Place Building; Jurong Bird Park; Sentosa Island
Solomon Is.	WWII battles; "Kastom:/ taboos; Honiara/Auki/Marovo Lagoon/ Mataniko Falls
Sri Lanka	Kikaduwa resort - tsunami; religous groups & fighting (Sinhelese & Tamils); Colombo; beaches - Cinammon Gardens, Galle Face Green; Kandyan dances; Anuradhapura (Bo Tree); Polonnaruwa/ Kandy/ Sigiriya fortress; sapphires & rubies/ tea plantations
Thailand	Thai architecture; Bangkok- 5 ton Buddha, Royal Palace- National Museum, floating market (klongs); Chao Phraya River; shopping - rubies & sapphires; Phahwat; Ayuthaya; Nakhan Phuket; Pathom; Thai silk - Jim Thompson's House; Chaing mai - hill tribes/ gottage industries.
Tonga	Nuku'alofa/ 'Eua/ Eastern Tongatapu (Mu'a) - Ha'amonga'a Maui Trilithon; kava/umu feast/ culture/ tapa - bark cloth; Tofua- volcano; Western Tongatapu - vanilla plantations/ Tongan wildlife Center Bird Park
Tuvalu 2nd site	Funafuti/ Funafuti Marine Conservation Area; Nanumea Atoll/ Nukulaelae Atoll
Vanuatu	Pentecost Island, Port Vila, National Museum, Lapita Pot Shards, sand drawing, Fest'napuan, mustic- slit drums/gongs, "Survivor", Efate spider, Santo - diving WWII-Million Dollar Point
Vietman 2nd site	Vietnam War - Fr & US; Mekong Delta; Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Hanoi - Old Quarter; Hoam Kiem lake; One Pillar Pagoda/ Van Mieu; Dalat - Bao Dai; Hue; Nha Trang; Tam Gao- :Triple Religion"