Welcome to AsiaExplorers, your guide to exploring Asia.
Asia is a stunningly beautiful continent, and at 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. And if you have a question, just sign up to join my Yahoo Group. It's a place where Asia travel enthusiasts gather to ask questions and get answers from fellow travellers. It's also where you get regular updates of my latest articles.
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.
According to my own definition, the countries and territories in Asia include the following:
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!
About the Author
My name is Tim. I write, travel, photograph, research, interview, compile, and put everything I learn into websites. AsiaExplorers is one of the four travel websites that I write. The other three are EarthDocumentary, Penang Travel Tips and World Greatest Sites. They are a reflection of my passions, allowing me to share my travels, my experiences and my knowledge. Every website is at varying degrees of completion - I only wish I have more time to write them, but I am often too busy with my travel business to put more time into writing. Still, like the grass in the field, they grow over time inch by inch. I am warmed by the many emails I have received from people around the world, telling me how much they've enjoyed my sites - you give me the impetus to write and write some more. These websites form a body of information that reflects my own hobbies, passions and interests, and I cover topics ranging from travel to photography to even gardening. Please pay a visit to my websites. I hope you will enjoy browsing them as much as I enjoy creating them.
Asia Travel Destinations
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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. Write in to inquire if interested. Third party photographs are governed by their respective licenses. The author is a Christian. Click here if you are interested to know more about his Christian beliefs. To contact AsiaExplorers, use the following email address:
