Asia’s Newest Beach Resort Sihanoukville Cambodia
In Cambodia, Angkor Wat is the main draw for tourism today, and rightly so, called the Crown Jewel of South East Asia the temple complexes’ 40 Sq Kilometers’ of temples is famous the world over, but now, more people are visiting the rest of Cambodia and the word of mouth is that the rest of the Cambodia is worth a visit as well. The Beach resort of Sihanoukville is fast becoming a holiday destination in its own right, with lots of islands and parks and things to do from hiking and exploring, scuba diving & snorkeling and boat rides, water falls, jungle treks and chilling in a hammock in a quiet beach park reading a good book. Culturally there are the markets, the local wats and the schools, where many come to donate time and money towards educating the kids.
Sihanoukville has a 5 star resort on its own kilometer long private beach. The pool could be classified as a small lake and is almost visible from space, complete with a bridge to its own little island. The hotel is only 2 years old and has a staff to guest ratio of 41. The prices for comparable hotels in South East Asia would be substantially higher.
read moreSingapore – Asia 101
So Asia intrigues you and you would like to visit some of its countries, but you are afraid that the cultural barrier will be to high and you might, how to say it right, ”get lost in translation.” Well I might offer a solution – Singapore
Singapore is city state based on 63 islands and it is the smallest country in Asia. We might compare Singapore with Vatican City and Monaco, but only territory wise because it has a population of approximately 4.9 million. Quite a large number for a city state! Its economy is based on exporting improved imported goods. Singapore is also one of the Four Asian Tigers and has become one of the world’s leading financial centers. They understood that as a small country they have to find a certain niche to successfully compete in the international market.. In general they have a very highly educated labor force. Global economic crisis has hit Singapore very hard because of the decreased export levels worldwide. The standard of living in Singapore comparing with other Asian countries is very high which means that the crime level is comparatively low. Although considered an active business center Singapore actual differs from other Asian cities of that size. Singapore is more mellow and less frantic like, for example, Tokyo, but after all it is definitely Asian.
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