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Virtual Tour Link: Sacred Landscapes of India
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Link to specific suggestions for Asian Countries and Pacific Countries |
Following is a number of links to find pictures from around ASIA.
Remember you must be sure the picture is actually from your country!
Terragalleria-
Search in Asia &
Oceania and find your country Lonely
Planet - go to Asia
& Australasia+Pacific and find your country (There is a
good
map
for each country & view the
Slide
Show!) Travel
Pictures-
sorta confusing, but use
the Search in the middle of the page and search the
site. Frommers
- go to Asia &
Australia+Pacific on the map under Destinations (This has
travel information for the countries.) World
is Round -
Select the region under
Explore Your World and find your region & then
country Culture
Focus -
India &
Nepal Google
- click on Images &
search pictures
of southeast Asia -
Malaysia,Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Borneo,
Malaysia (Sarawak & Sabah) &
Indonesia Be sure to use the links on
the
world page of this
web site!!!!! & click on Project Links to World
Information Nation
by Nation - good for
information/tables,etc
Suggestions for getting photographs & information: Google images...
Go to Lonely Planet and find places ie. ... attractions, events, history, etc.
Landmarks such as Borobodor, Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat
Cities such as Bangkok, Manila, or Jakarta
Locations or Islands such as Borneo, Java, Bali
Check out the country's Slide Show (on the right of Lonely Planet) if available. Sometimes there are separate shows for cities within a country.
The Culturegram is GREAT! - type in specific names of items just as jeepney for the Philippines. Don't forget to include unique games like buzkashi in Afghanistan.
Type in these specific places. Do this instead of just typing in your country. You will save time by searching for the specific places. Here is a list of items for each country. There is much more beyond these suggestions. I appologize for any misspellings.
Countries Specific suggestions
for each country to look for information or
pictures. Afghanistan History- Soviet
occupation/ mujahadeen fighters; US/Coalition invasion 2002;
Taliban & al-Qaida (Osama bin Laden), Taliban rule -
strict/ burka; 2001 destruction of the Great Buddhas in
Bamiyan by the Taliban; crossroad location - Khyber Pass;
Hamid Karsai; buzkashi Australia Great Barrier Reef,
Ayers Rock, Sydney Opera House & harbor, Outback, many
slides from cities in LonelyPlanet; Aboriginies- painting,
rock paintings, boomerang, dreamtime; famous people from
Aust.; animals - Kangaroos, frilled lizard, tasmanian devil,
koala, etc. Bangladesh delta, monsoon/cyclone
flooding, jute, tea, most crowded country; Bengal tigers,
Dhaka, Chittagong mosques, etc.; mangrove forest- Sundarbans
National Park; Mainimati Ruins, Somapuri
Vihara Bhutan Tibetan monisteries,
-Trashi Chhoe Dzong - Thimpu; Black Mountains National Park
- animals.; Bumthang, Paro Brunei Omar Ali Saifuddin
Mosque,; Sultan of Brunei - many wives/ palace; oil - rich;
Pulau Ranggu - proboscis monkeys & other
animals Cambodia Angkor Wat, Pol
Pot/Khmer Rouge- Killing Fields; Phnom Penh - Silver Pagoda,
etc.; Battambang Fiji-
Melanesia Suva, reefs, meke
(native dance), resorts, bure (house construction), kava
ceremony, tapa- cloth making Fr.
Polynesia/ Tahiti tamure- dance; Bora
Bora/Rangiroa; Tahiti; tapa-bark paper/cloth; atoll; pearl
farming; snorkeling; birthplace of surfing; French nuclear
testing; resorts; outrigger canoes - related to Hawaiians -
traveled from island to island groups India Agra- Taj Mahal/Red
Fort; Jaipur- "pink city"; Kolcata/Calcutta- poverty;
Bengal-Tiger - other animals (elephants, etc);
Mumbai-Bollywood/ beaches, Hinduism; Udaipur,
Varanasi-Dasaswamedh Ghat/Ganges River; Punjab- Amrister;
Malabar/Coromendel coast-spices, etc. monsoons- flooding;
Kashmir - dispute with Pakistan (both have nuclear
weapons) Indonesia Dutch; Bali- tourism
(Hindu tradition/beaches) + 2002 nightclub bombing;
(terrorists); Sumatra- tsunami; volcanoes/earthquakes-
Krakatoa; batik/ikat/songket - cloths; Borneo- Orangutan;
Komodo- dragon; largest Muslim country; (different religions
throughout the islands); Java- Borobudur & Prambanan;
Ramayana in dance; wayang puppet plays; gamelan
music Laos landlocked;
khaen-musical instrument; role during Vietnam War;
Vientiane- Pha That Luang/ Wat Pha Kaew, Wat Si Saket/
Luang Prabang- cultural city; Mekong River Malaysia Penang Island/
Georgetown; Cameron Highlands; Melaka; Tioman Island -
resorts; plantations- tea, coconut palm, rubber; Kuala
Lumpur - Petronas Towers, European influence;
multi-cultural; Sabah - Borneo- beaches & animals/
Sarawak- Bako National Park, Niah Caves Marshall
Is. Bikini Atoll- atomic
bomb testing; Kwajalein Atoll - coral missile testing range;
sport fishing/ birdwatching; traditional island travel -
walap canoes/ korkor; diving/ snorkeling; culture -
tradition to the effect of westernization; Arno Atoll-
Longar Point Fed. Micronesia beaches/diving-wrecks-
WWII-Japanese fleet (largest naval loss ever); family
llineage/clan; culture- Japanese/Am influences/
relationship; Kosrae/Pohnpei/Yap-rai (money
stones) Myanmar bombings- ethnic
unrest; Aung San suu kyi; rubies; pwe- show; Yangoon; Bagan;
Bago (Pega); Mandalay - Shwenandaw Kyang Nepal Maoist fighting;
buddhist/Hindu culture; Pokhara- trekking- Mt. Everest;
Sherpas; Gurka soldiers; Kathmandu- Durbar Square/Freak
Street/Ghamel; Bhaktapur; Swayambhunath temple;
Pashupatinath & Bagmati River; Royal Chitwan National
Park - animals-leeches, elephants New
Zealand Maori people-
tatooing/ faces; Polynesian group- related to Hawaiians;
tukutuku maraes; Kiwi- "nickname"; skiing/ tramping
(hiking); bungy jumping; "Lord of the Rings" filmed here;
Wellington; Auckland; Northland; Otago & Southland;
Fiordland National Park Pakistan Pres. Musharrif;
al-Qaida terrorist (Osama bin Laden hiding in mountains);
civil unrest - uncontrolled tribes; kabaddi; Punjab; Indus
River Valley civilization-Mohenjo Doro; irrigation
agriculture today nuclear threat - scientist sold nuclear
technology + balance of power with India; Papua New
Guinea backward - colorful
people (interesting adornments); multi-ethnic/ old
religions; animals; diving/surfing/snorkeling/beaches/ WWIi
fighting- Kokoda Trail, Madang Province. Philippines terrorists-Abu Sayyaf,
animals, Manila- Intramuros, Mlate & Ermita; Baguio;
volcanoes- Mt. Pinatubo; Banaue- rice terraces; Boracay
Beaches, Sagada; Chocolate Hills of Bohol; many ferry
disasters, WWII; Spanish & American
influences Samoa National Park of
Samoa; dance/ tatooing; beaches/snorkelling; kirikiti;
Apia/Upolu/Papasee'a Sliding Rock; Robert Louis Stevenson
Museum; Pago Pago/Aunu;u Island/Ofu, Savai; matai- cheif
umu- Polynesian feast Singapore multi-cultural; feng
shui- Chinatown/ Little India; Arab Street - Sultan Mosque;
Malabr Muslim Jama-ath mosque; economic tiger - seaport;
shopping; Orchard Rd.; Thaipusam Festival; Chinese Festival
of the Hungary Ghosts; Merlion; Raffles Hotel/ Empress Place
Building; Jurong Bird Park; Sentosa Island Solomon
Is. WWII battles;
"Kastom:/ taboos; Honiara/Auki/Marovo Lagoon/ Mataniko
Falls Sri
Lanka Kikaduwa resort -
tsunami; religous groups & fighting (Sinhelese &
Tamils); Colombo; beaches - Cinammon Gardens, Galle Face
Green; Kandyan dances; Anuradhapura (Bo Tree); Polonnaruwa/
Kandy/ Sigiriya fortress; sapphires & rubies/ tea
plantations Thailand Thai architecture;
Bangkok- 5 ton Buddha, Royal Palace- National Museum,
floating market (klongs); Chao Phraya River; shopping -
rubies & sapphires; Phahwat; Ayuthaya; Nakhan Phuket;
Pathom; Thai silk - Jim Thompson's House; Chaing mai - hill
tribes/ gottage industries. Tonga Nuku'alofa/ 'Eua/
Eastern Tongatapu (Mu'a) - Ha'amonga'a Maui Trilithon;
kava/umu feast/ culture/ tapa - bark cloth; Tofua- volcano;
Western Tongatapu - vanilla plantations/ Tongan wildlife
Center Bird Park Tuvalu Funafuti/ Funafuti
Marine Conservation Area; Nanumea Atoll/ Nukulaelae
Atoll Vietman Vietnam War - Fr &
US; Mekong Delta; Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City; Ho Chi
Minh Trail; Hanoi - Old Quarter; Hoam Kiem lake; One Pillar
Pagoda/ Van Mieu; Dalat - Bao Dai; Hue; Nha Trang; Tam Gao-
:Triple Religion"
