Get tips from AsiaExplorers, a free travel guide created to help budget travelers explore Asia. Select a country or a city, and you're on your way!
I am Tim the Traveler! As a travel enthusiast, I created this budget travel guide to help fellow travelers explore and discover all the exciting places in Asia. If you are simply browsing for fun, AsiaExplorers is your window to the beautiful and enchanting sights of Asia, brought to you right to the comfort of your desktop.
If you're preparing for a trip somewhere in Asia, let AsiaExplorers be your travel companion. You can find useful details on thousands of places in all the major countries in Asia, and it's all free for you to use. AsiaExplorers is one of the biggest personally assembled travel Asia travel guide on the Internet. I created it for fun, and I'm happy to see that thousands of people are using it every day today.
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So when preparing to explore Asia, read AsiaExplorers. Half your homework's done.
Feature Destination: Nara, Japan
Nara is an ancient city and major tourist destination in Japan. It served as the capital of the country over a thousand years ago, between AD 710 and AD 784. Today the city has numerous temples that are National Treasures of Japan as well as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Asia is a stunningly beautiful continent, and with AsiaExplorers, I want to show you all that makes this vast continent so special. Asia is a land of soaring mountains and sheer valleys, of deep gorges, sun-drenched beaches, mist-shrouded jungles, and blistering deserts. Indeed Asia encompasses the entire gamut of geographical possibilities. And its people is a kaleidoscope of languages, customs, cultures, traditions, beliefs, festivities and superstitions. If you're looking for architecture, you'd find in Asia ancient ruins, temples, fortresses, palaces, as well as ultra-modern shopping malls, state-of-the-art expressways, bridges, skyscrapers, truly, there's no mistaken that Asia has it all.
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AsiaExplorers is created to be extremely user friendly. The entire website is arranged by country, followed by travel destination, and finally by sight. Take your time to browse AsiaExplorers. Enjoy every destination. Read the text, view the photos, you are exploring a broad crosssection of Asia without leaving the comfort of your desk. And should you be planning a trip to Asia, you will find that AsiaExplorers is a treasure trove of information, helping you, guiding you towards a smooth and comfortable to the destinations documented. Each country includes extensive information to help the would-be visitor, while as far as possible, most destinations includes information on how to get there.
About Asia
Asia is far and away the largest and most populous continent on earth. It covers a total area of 44,579,000 square kilometers. According to various estimates, the population of Asia is somewhere between 3.8 billion to 4.2 billion people. The continent occupies the majority of the Eurasia landmass. The Ural Mountains in Russia forms the border separating Asia from Europe, along with the Caspian Sea, Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the south of Asia spreads the Indian Ocean while on the east side is the Pacific Ocean.
There is no consistent definition of the physical geography of Asia, especially for the countries along its borders. Russia is generally regarded as having one portion in Europe and the rest in Asia. Turkey is some times regarded as being in Asia, in Europe, or part of both, according to differing interpretations. In a similar sense, the islands of the Pacific Ocean are often grouped under Asia, while at other times, they are defined as Oceania and Australasia. Along this line of interpretation, the majority of Indonesia is in Asia while the Indonesia provinces of Papua and West Papua, on the island of New Guinea, are part of Oceania. On the other hand, the countries of the Far East are often grouped with Australia and New Zealand as part of the Asia Pacific region.
China and India are the two most populous countries in Asia. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan is said to have the largest economy in Asia, although in terms by purchasing power parity, China is said to have a larger economy. The three smallest countries in Asia are Maldives (300 sq km), Bahrain (665 sq km) and Singapore (704 sq km). Hong Kong (1,092 sq km) and Macau (25 sq km) are Special Administrative Regions of China, and are not taken in account as separate countries. Singapore, with 6546 person per square kilometer, is the most densely populated country in Asia, not counting Hong Kong (6417 per sq km) and Macau (18,473 per sq km). China shares a border with more countries than any other.
Through AsiaExplorers, I'll try to represent Asia as best as I can, and I hope my personal observations and narrations will offer you wonderful glimpses of this enchanting continent. Should you be planning to travel Asia, I wish you nothing less than memorable experiences.
Now, to start your journey into Asia, select a country from above. You can also use the Google Map on the right, or select a travel destination from below - they are just three out of probably a thousand ways to explore Asia. Any which way you choose, I wish you a most wonderful time at AsiaExplorers!
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Thank you for visiting this website. My name is Tim. You can learn more about me at Timothy Tye Online. I have been writing my personal travel guides since 2003, sharing my knowledge with fellow travel enthusiasts. Inch by inch, my ambition is to eventually describe all the places in the world. I know it is something monumental, but I am approaching it one place at a time, at my own pace, enjoying every moment, every step! So far I have cover the following destinations:
Selected Cities that I have described
Angkor Angkor is the name given to the ruins of the ancient Khmers located around the town of Siem Reap. It is one of the biggest travel destinations in Southeast Asia.
Atlanta The capital and biggest city in the state of Georgia, USA.
Bali Bali is often called the "island of the gods". It is the only Hindu province in Indonesia. The island has its unique culture that has been developed for tourism. Click here for updates in Bali Travel Tips
Bangkok Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, and one of the most exciting cities is Southeast Asia.
Beijing Beijing is the capital and second biggest city in China.
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai is a major tourist destination in northern Thailand.
Delhi Delhi is the capital as well as second biggest city in India.
Gibraltar Gibraltar is a small British colony to the south of Spain.
Hanoi Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. It is also the gateway to tourist destination in northern Vietnam, including places such as Halong Bay and Sapa.
Hong Kong Hong Kong is a former British colony in South China. It is one of the main financial centers of Asia.
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and biggest city in Malaysia. I created this website to help you get to know it better
Kyoto Former capital of Japan, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site with many interesting attractions.
London London is the biggest and arguably the most exciting city in Europe. I have documented a good number of places of interest in Central London.
Macau The former Portuguese enclave of Macau is today a major entertainment destination in South China. Its historical precinct is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Malacca Malacca is the most historical city in Malaysia, recently inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nara Ancient city that was the capital of Japan during the 8th century.
New York City The biggest and most influential city in the United States.
Paris Paris is the capital and biggest city in France, and often regarded as the most romantic city in the world.
Penang Penang is a beautiful island in Malaysia. It is also where I call home.
Shanghai Shanghai is the biggest and most exciting city in China.
Singapore Singapore is one of the most advanced countries in Asia. In this website, you can find useful details about all the places of interest in Singapore.
Sydney Sydney is the biggest city and most exciting destination in Australia.
Tokyo Tokyo is the capital and biggest city in Japan. It is one of the most populous cities in the world and one of the most exciting in Asia.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a country with many historical sites.
Thailand Thailand is a wonderful travel destination in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam Vietnam is an exciting travel destination that is being rediscovered.
United Kingdom One of the most influential countries in the world.
United States The most powerful country in the world.
My Websites
My websites cover a wide range of subjects, the majority of them about travel, the number one passion. Here's a list of those which I have not mentioned:
AsiaExplorers Asia Budget Travel Guide My oldest and biggest website, now with over 4,700 pages of travel articles, and still growing. AsiaExplorers is a budget travel guide covering all the countries in Asia.
Blogging Manual Manual with tips to earn an income from blogs.
Book Hotels Online Book hotels online is a website to help you search and find the best room rates for the hotel you wish to book online.
Budget Accommodation Guide Budget Accommodation Guide helps you find budget accommodation anywhere in the world. (It is still work in progress).
Budget Travel Tips Budget Travel Tips provides information for budget travelers to places around the world. (It is still work in progress.)
Exploring America Website documenting every state in the United States of America.
Exploring Malaysia An off shoot of AsiaExplorers, Exploring Malaysia has close to 1,700 pages of content providing information on all the cities and states in Malaysia, and covering all aspect of the country including is history, culture, people and more.
EarthDocumentary EarthDocumentary continues where AsiaExplorers left off, providing budget travel guides to countries outside Asia. It presently has just over 1,100 pages.
Happy Jobless Guy This is a website about how to earn a living without holding a job - exactly what I am doing. It has over 150 pages of articles.
The Flowering Garden A beautiful website celebrating flowers and plants, The Flowering Garden is a joint effort between my wife and me. It now has close to 700 pages.
Travel Photography Workshop A website presently with less than 100 articles helping people improve on their photographic skills.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites This is a spin-off from my World Greatest Sites website. This website concentrates only on describing sites that are World Heritage Sites, and eventually those on the tentative list as well. There are close to 630 pages presently.
World Greatest Sites World Greatest Sites showcases the most outstanding destinations in the world. Presently it has slightly over 700 articles.
My Old Websites
I have been writing websites since 1997, when I started learning to build websites using free hosting such as Tripod. The following are two of my Tripod websites which I recently discovered.
AsiaExplorers is researched and written by Timothy Tye. Reasonable care is taken to check and verify the accuracy of the content. AsiaExplorers disclaims responsibility for any inconvenience, mishap, injury or death resulting from following the tips and advice provided directly or indirectly by this website. All pages may be printed out for your own personal, non-commercial use. Photographs not credited to a third party belong to Timothy Tye and may not be reused in any form unless you are first given permission. These photographs are available for commercial use under the following licensing terms. Write in to inquire if interested. Third party photographs are governed by their respective licenses.
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