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CAMBODIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Cambodians believe that counting a gecko’s chirp will tell you whom you will marry. The first chirp means you’ll marry a bachelor, second chirp means a widower, third chirp is a bachelor again and so on.
CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: China is often considered the longest continuous civilization, with some historians marking 6000 B.C. as the dawn of Chinese civilization.
INDIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The banyan, or Indian fig tree, is considered a symbol of immortality and is mentioned in many Indian myths and legends.
INDONESIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Indonesia is the world’s largest country comprised solely of islands (17,508 islands, some 6000 of which are inhabited)
KOREA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: South Korea’s national dish is kimchi, which is a combination of vegetables and spices that have been fermented underground for months. The first written description of making kimchi dates to about AD 1250 and there are about 170 varieties of the dish!
KYRGYZSTAN TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Kyrgyzstan produced the longest poem in history! The Epic of Manas has 500,000 lines and tells the story of the life of the warrior Manas. This epic poem is 20 times longer than The Odyssey!
LAOS TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Mekong River can be called the river which instills life in Laos, as it not only forms a vital transportation route for people here, but also helps in generating electricity, irrigating crops and fishing.
MALAYSIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Malaysia is reported to have more than 1000 species of plants that have medicinal properties that are used for treating ailments from headaches to malaria and cholera.
MONGOLIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Mongolia is the most sparsely populated nation in the world, with only 4.3 people per square mile.
MYANMAR TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: ‘Thanaka’ is a yellowish paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of the culture of Myanmar, seen commonly applied to the face and sometimes arms as sunblock and as make-up.
NEPAL TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Nepali flag is the only nation with non-quadrilateral flag.The two triangles symbolize the Himalaya Mountains and represent the two major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism.
SRI LANKA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The oldest living tree known to be planted by man is in Sri Lanka. Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura has been tended continuously for over 2,000 years.
THAILAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Thailand is home to the world’s largest gold Buddha, the largest crocodile farm, the largest restaurant, the longest single-span suspension bridge and the world’s tallest hotel.
TURKEY TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The number of new archaeological locations in Turkey is more than 150 every year.
VIETNAM TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: An estimated ten million motor bikes travel on the roads of Vietnam every day.
