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China Hong Kong

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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China

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

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 […]

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Cambodia

The climate of Cambodia: when to go to Cambodia

The climate of Cambodia is characterized by Monson winds, which divide the climate of the country into two distinct seasons a dry and wet. When the southwest monsoons blow, in the months between May and October, it’s the rainy season, this time the rain, very intense, are generally concentrated in the afternoon, in addition to […]

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Cambodia

Cambodia: ancient temples and traditions

Cambodia (Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea, Kingdom of Cambodia), is located in South-East Asia, washed to the south-west by the Gulf of Siam (South Chinese Sea), which is bordered to the east and south-east with Viet Nam, to the west with Thailand, to the north still with Thailand and Laos. Cradle of some of the most ancient […]

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Burma (Myanmar)

The climate of Burma: when to go to Myanmar

Burma has a type of tropical monsoon climate, the seasons differs depending on the monsoon, and can be shown three different seasons. In the months between May and October there is the rainy and humid season with average temperatures ranging between 30°C and 25 C. The months from November to February are the best for […]

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Burma (Myanmar)

Burma (Myanmar): temples, jungle and oriental cultures

Burma (Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw, Union of Myanmar), is a state located in South-East Asia, bounded on the east by China, Laos and Thailand, to the south is washed by the Andaman Sea, and to the west from the Bay of Bengal, always to the west it borders with Bangladesh and India, to the north again […]

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Brunei

Brunei: a small sultanate in Borneo

Brunei (Negara Brunei Darussalam) is a small sultanate which is located along the coast of the northern part of Borneo, the territory of the state is made up of two separate sections divided by a strip of territory belonging to the Sarawak (Malaysia). The capital of the sultanate is the city of Bandar Seri Begawan. […]

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Bhutan

The climate of Bhutan: when to go to Bhutan

Bhutan is a small Himalayan country characterized by an extremely humid climate. In fact, the climate of Bhutan varies mainly as a function of altitude. In the southern hilly area the climate is humid sub-tropical. While it becomes temperate climate in the central highlands and alpine climate in the northern mountain ranges. The rainfall regime […]