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Sikkim: small Himalayan Indian state

Sikkim, an ancient Himalayan monarchy, became the 22nd state of the Indian Union in 1975. The small country is located in the eastern Himalayas, between the states of Nepal and Bhutan, and has a territory rich in mountains, forests, glaciers, thermal springs and lakes. The country is almost exclusively mountainous, wedged in the Himalaya, between […]

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Climate of Laccadive islands: when to go to the Laccadive

The Laccadive islands have a hot and humid tropical monsoon climate. In the climate of Laccadive we can distinguish two seasons regulated by monsoon winds. A rainy season that begins in May and ends in October, and a dry season between December and April. The driest months are those of January, February and March. The […]

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India

Laccadive islands: coral atolls off the coast of Kerala

The Laccadive islands (Lakshadweep) are a group of islands and coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. The archipelago lies between a latitude of 8 ° North and 12 ° 13 ‘North, and a longitude of 71 ° East and 74 ° East. In the archipelago there are many islands and sandbanks. But among these 12 […]

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India

The climate of India: when to go to India ?

India is a vast country and has numerous climatic differences within it. The climate of India varies between the humid tropical climate of the Malabar coast (Kerala and Karnataka) and the Laccadive, Nicobar and Andaman islands. We then move on to the tropical wet-dry climate of the coast along the Gulf of Bengal (Tamil Nadu, […]

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India

India: a great country of strong contrasts

India (Bharat Juktarashtra), is a federal republic of South Asia, made up of 28 states and 7 territories. The country encompasses the entire Deccan Peninsula, between the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian Ocean to the south and the Bay of Bengal to the east, and much of Hindustan. India is bordered by Pakistan […]

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China Hong Kong

The climate of Hong Kong: when to go to Hong Kong

Hong Kong is located on the Tropic of Cancer and has a monsoon type sub-tropical climate, characterized by hot and very wet summers, sometimes with the possibility of tropical cyclones, while winters are mild, sunny and dry. About 80% of rain falls between May and September. The temperatures undergo small variations between the minimum average […]

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Hong Kong: an old colony today the gateway to China

Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is an administrative region with special status in China since 1997, after being a British colony since 1841. Hong Kong is located along the coast of the South China Sea and is formed by the Kowloon peninsula and some hundreds of islands and islets. The city is now […]

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Georgia

Georgia: Caucasus mountains and Black Sea

Georgia (Sakartvelos Respublika) is a presidential republic located in the Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. This state born with the end of the Soviet Union is bordered by Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia and Turkey to the south, while to the west it overlooks the Black Sea. […]

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East Timor

The climate of East Timor: when to go to East Timor

The climate of East Timor is tropical hot and humid, with monsoons, with two seasons caused by the alternation of the monsoon, there is in fact a rainy season from December to May and a dry season between June and November. In Timor the north-west and south-west monsoon blow between December and March, bringing rains […]

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East Timor

East Timor: one of the majority Catholic countries in Asia

East Timor (Timor Leste) is a small state in Southeast Asia with the capital Dili. This country is a former Portuguese colony that became independent of Indonesia in 2002. The country occupies the eastern portion of the island of Timor in the Small Sunda Islands. In addition, the Ocussi-Ambeno enclave (815 sq km) and the […]

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China

The climate of Shanghai: when to go to Shanghai

The climate of Shanghai is tropical humid, hot in summer but cold in winter when, in January, the average minimum temperatures reach 0 ° C. In summer the average maximum temperatures exceed 30 ° C, but what makes this the worst time of year for a trip are the rains and high humidity. Autumn is […]

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China

Shanghai: the most modern city in China

Shanghai has always been one of the most important cultural and intellectual cities in China, but what makes this city unique is the fact that he developed in an incredible way in recent decades to become the third largest financial center in the world and the most important commercial city of China and all the […]

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China

Eastern China: rivers and open plains densely populated

Eastern China is the most densely populated area of the country, this area is characterized by large flowing plains where flow the most important Chinese rivers: the Chang Jiang (Yangtze Kiang), the Huang He (Huang Ho, Yellow River ), and the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River). In the north-east extends the vast fertile plains of Manchuria, […]

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Western China: mountains and desert plateaus

Much of Western China territory is mountainous, in this part of the country rise up some of the highest mountain ranges of the world such as Himalayas, Tian Shan, Kunlun Shan, Karakoram, Pamir and Altaj, as well as extensive plateaus as Tibet. The North-West of the country is made up of vast desert and semi-desert […]

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China: the most populous country in the world

China (Zhonghuá Rénmin Gònghéguó, People’s Republic of China) is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada. Furthermore, the Chinese population represents about 20% of the inhabitants of the entire planet. China along with India is the most populated nation in the world. China is a Socialist People’s Republic divided into 22 […]