Island with a particular shape, with four long peninsulas that branch out from a single central body, which makes it look like an octopus. Sulawesi (Celebes) is located between Borneo in the west and the Moluccas in the east. While the Philippines are in the north, and to the south is the island of Flores. […]
Bali which is located just south of the Equator has a tropical climate with hot and humid minimal changes in seasonal and daily temperatures. The average maximum temperatures have an annual average of around 31 ° C, while the average minimum temperatures are around 24 ° C. The temperatures of the island are not extreme, […]
Bali is the westernmost island of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. This island which is the most visited tourist destination in the country is located between the islands of Lombok and Java. To the east the Lombok strait separates Bali from the island of Lombok, while to the west the Java strait separates Bali […]
The climate of Indonesia is profoundly influenced by its location along the Equator line and the presence of the sea. This results in a humid tropical climate that becomes relatively drier towards the south-east. Temperatures are stable throughout the year, with minimal variations. The average maximum temperatures are around 32 ° C / 28 ° […]
Indonesia (Republik Indonesia) is a presidential republic of Southeast Asia, with capital Jakarta. This country extends over a large part of the vast archipelago located between Indochina and Australia. It includes over 17,000 islands, some large ones such as Sumatra, Java, the central-southern part of Borneo, the western part of New Guinea (Western Irian), Sulawesi […]
Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake is a lake of glacial origin that is located in the Sikkim region of India. This lake is located at 3,870 meters high in the Himalaya mountains near the border with China. The road leading to the Himalayan pass of Nathu La (4,310 meters), which connects China to India, runs […]
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The climate of Sikkim: when to go to Sikkim
The climate of Sikkim can be divided into three types of climate in relation to altitude, there is therefore a sub-tropical climate zone, an area with a temperate altitude climate and a mountain climate zone. The rains are subject to monsoon and are particularly abundant from May to September, the country’s capital, Gangtok receives over […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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: 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 […]
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 […]
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: 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. […]