The Chinese government has proclaimed seven national holidays in China. One of them is the Qingming Festival, which usually falls on the 4th or 5th of April, following the Gregorian calendar. Firstly, the Qingming Festival is known to be one of the twenty four solar periods followed by the Chinese in their traditional lunisolar calendar. Qingming [...]
Phuket is without any doubt, one of the most famous holiday destinations in Southeast Asia. Almost everyone has heard of Phuket. It has amazing beaches and diving spots made even more famous by numerous Hollywood movies filmed on location such as “The Beach” starring Leonardo Dicaprio, “Cutthroat Island” starring Geena Davies, “The Edge of Reason” [...]
The Dragon boat Festival is a festival that has long been popularly celebrated in mainland China. But it was only in 2008 that it was given recognition by the Chinese government by declaring it as a public holiday. It is also alternatively called Double Five Festival or Duan Wu Festival because following the Chinese lunar [...]
Poson is one of the main Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka which is only be second to the Wesak festival in terms of importance. Poson festival is only celebrating in Sri Lanka because it is the full moon day that Sri Lanka was gifted Buddhism from India. So usually Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrate this festival [...]
Travel insurance is important for protection against illness or theft when travelling abroad from your home country. It can be purchased when you book your holiday through travel agents or by doing research online. Online purchases generally tend to workout cheaper as there are no sales people under pressure to reach a target.
In Thailand, Buddhism has gone through many changes over the years. With over 85% of the nation practicing this religion, it is slowly becoming global. Buddhism has been practiced now in Thailand for many centuries and although the exact date cannot be determined, new discoveries are being made that will aid in these findings. Thailand is [...]
Over the years scuba diving has become a popular activity for beginners and experienced divers alike. This is probably due to the many natural history programs that are shown on TV channels worldwide, with holidaymakers seeking to view up close what they see on their screens. Recently, as global travel has become more popular, Thailand has [...]
I know that this is not something common in Russia and that’s why I specially thought to write about this today. Yesterday 17th May 2011, Buddhist people live in Moscow celebrated Wesak festival. I also got an invitation for it, but I didn’t go because I live too far from Moscow, almost more than 500 kilometers. [...]
Victory park, Tambov is a place where you can see several armored tanks and cannons used in second world war. I thought to write this article long time before, but I hadn’t good pics to show you about the place. So every time writing about the Victory park delayed. But yesterday I went there and [...]
Hello everyone, Today I’m going to tell you about one of the biggest and widely celebrated celebrations in Russia. It was just finished yesterday 9th May and today I took some photos of the places where people celebrated it. This is the Victory day in Russian Federation. It marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the [...]
