May 24 2010

Ten Eco Resort & Hotel In South East Asia

Soneva Kiri Resort – Koh Kut, Thailand

This resort is a perfect getaway from hectic life and for those natural lovers. Located within the jungle in Thailand it lays the eco resort called Soneva kiri. The hotel is completed with solar power, wind energy, rainwater and building built by hand. The pool in hotel is filled by rainwater. It is top star eco hotel.

It can be also a perfect getaway for couples, enjoying romantic eco getaway dinner in the middle of the jungle, combine with open air cinema, and star gazing in observatory.

There is also free ice cream and chocolate on the resort. To make it perfect the resort also provides plane transfer from Bangkok airport to the resort.

Alila Ubud – Bali, Indonesia

Located about 20 minutes by road from the famous Ubud area is the Alila Ubud resort. The resort has a beautiful view over rice field and jungle. If you are looking for a place to spend for quiet and tranquillity but still affordable then Alila Ubud might be the choice.

Alila Ubud resort is designed to be like Indonesian village. Have a stay at this fantastic eco resort and experience the nature wilderness. Free shuttle bus is also provided for those who want to go to Ubud town and shopping!

Rimba Orangutan Eco Lodge – Kumai, Indonesia

Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge is located on the edge of Sekonyer riyer inside rainforest. To make it more eco friendly, the lodge is accessible only by boat from Kumai. It is quite an experience before entering the lodge itself.

You can explore the rainforest, meeting orang utans! Birds and butterfly. There are also a lot of feeding station for getting close up with orang utans. One can also explore the forest at night, have a night safari with glowing mushrooms, fireflies, you might be able to find owls too if you are lucky.
It is said that the forest lodge is the only place in the world that orang-utan can be seen in the wild.

Soneva Kiri Resort – Koh Kut, Thailand

Soneva Kiri is located on Koh Kood, one of the unspoiled areas in Thailand. The resort is designed and buil in material and construction technique that protects the environment. The resort can only be reached by boat and the transportation used in the resort is Electric gold carts and bicycles.

Gayana Eco Resort – Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

The Gayana Eco Resort is located near the Marine Ecology Research centre. It is located near the coral reef of Borneo. Not only can you spot beautiful coral in your Hideaway Island, but also forest in other side. The resort design itself depicted Borneo architectural style.

Sofitel Angkor Phokeetara Gold & Spa Resort – Angkor Watt, Cambodia

Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra is located near to Angkor Watt. The resort has won ASEAN Energy Award on 2005, 2007 and 2009. And to help the reduction of poverty in Seam Reap the resort also only buys local produce from local farmers. Their employees also are employed and trained at the school in Seam Reap.

Kingfisher Ecolodge Pakse, Laos

Ecotourism activity in this ecolodge is great. From walking through the wetland, cycling on mountain,night trekking and even learn to ride an elephant! It is the blending of human and natural environment. It is sure a nature retreat

El Nino Miniloc Island Resort – Phillipines

The building is designed and built with native and indigenous Philippines materials. El Nino Miniloc is surrounded by forests and mangroves. Activities that are offered in the resort varies from kayaking, trekking, diving, snorkelling etc. To support further on natural conservation all the staffs that work in the resort are required to attend 5 day training and seminar called “Be G.R.E.E.N” (Guard, Respect, Educate El Nido)

Mango Bay Resort Phu Quoc – Vietnam

To make it more eco friendly, the resort does not consist of air-conditioning, refrigerator and phones. It is a peaceful resort near Coconut and Casuarina beach, surrounded by forest. To make the getaway more special, there is also beautiful reef in clear water for those snorkelling and diving lovers. Guest can also enjoy the stunning sunset by the resort or lunch in a boat.

The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa – Langkawi, Malaysia

Looking for Family Eco-getaways? Franagipani Langkawi Resort & Spa is the right resort. It has gorgeous swimming pool, secluded white beach with calm water in a nice and quiet area. It is family friendly resort and also an eco friendly resort. You can have a beautiful view on daytime. And at night time, from the resort, one can have an awesome view moon and stars.

Go online and you can find wide number of other eco-friendly hotel deals in addition to above resorts that you can stay when enjoying your holiday. Ensure that browse through various travel blog to get insider information tips of your planned destination cities to make your holiday more memorable. Always make sure you buy international calling cards prior to travelling to make sure you can always communication to your beloved people.

May 21 2010

Visiting Las Vegas On Your Holiday

Las Vegas in Nevada State is renowned for its casinos across the city. Generally, every hotel in Las Vegas is a casino, even the airport!! Downtown of Las Vegas is called The Strip.

As soon as getting off aircraft to terminal, you will see hundreds of pokies machines on the waiting areas! As you walk all the way to collect your luggage then proceeding to taxi waiting stand, you will few thousands more pokies machines. Yes, no typo here; few thousands!!

In facts, accommodations in Las Vegas are very cheap. You can get 2 –double bed room for less than $50 a night. A 2-star Las Vegas discount hotel (for example Circus Circus in The Strip) is comparable with 4-star hotels in Sydney – extremely high quality bedroom. There is a lot of discount hotel that you can easily find in Las Vegas.

If every hotel is also a casino, then how do under-age kids walk along the hotel? Well, along pathway in hotel where casino area exists, there will be pathway line that restricts under-age kids to enter gambling area. Oh, one important thing – almost every hotel has Wedding Chapels!! You can get married in Las Vegas even though you’re not U.S. residents – for just $60.

If you’re a shopping freak, that Las Vegas is a heaven for you. Don’t forget to bring an empty wheeled luggage. You will be surprised of how people are shopping on Premium Outlets in Las Vegas. Catch bus route 301 to Stratosphere Hotel (cost $2) and transfer to bus route 108 ($2) to reach Premium Outlets entrance. You can buy branded products with 25% to 75% OFF all day every day; Calvin Klein, Burberry, Coach, Nautica, etc etc…

Nevada is a desert area and really dry. Very often you will get static when interacting with metal based objects. So make sure you rub your hand on your pants or shirts before touching metal based objects.

Make sure you visit Paris Las Vegas hotel. The interior is designed in such a way to represent pathway in Paris. You will find various French restaurants in Paris Las Vegas. From the outside, you can see Eiffel Tower 5/8 size of actual size of original Eiffel Tower with the leg of Eiffel Tower going through the ceiling of Paris Las Vegas that you can see in the Le Boulevard. Make sure you get coupons from various ticketing center that you can use in various restaurants.

If you are planning to visit Grand Canyon, ensure that you organize it before you’re visiting Las Vegas. The Grand Canyon is located about 250 miles from Las Vegas. Take highway 93 south from Las Vegas to Interstate 40 east to highway 64. The trip takes about 4 1/2 hours and takes you right over Hoover Dam. So you might want to plan if you want to stay overnight in Grand Canyon and proceed your travelling to next city, such as Los Angeles or San Francisco other cities; or to do day trip to Grand Canyon.

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