Despite its dubious distinction as the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has a handful of accommodation options where you can reduce your travel carbon footprint. These eco-hotels are leading the way toward sustainable tourism in China, promoting low-impact business practices in environmentally sensitive areas. The river town of Yangshuo is one such place [...]
Another installment from Jet Set Zero in Japan. I hate the words ‘financial crisis’ but that’s what the G.O. is in this episode. Apart from the lovely backdrop of snowy Japan, the chilling reminder that sometimes adventures take a twist and you have to sleep where there is a seat… but actually, for people inbetween [...]
Yunnan (云南; Yúnnán) is a province in southern China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam as well as the Chinese provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet.
Regions
Administratively, Yunnan is divided into many prefectures. Some of those are “autonomous prefectures” for various ethnic groups. For the traveller, Yunnan can be divided into 7 regions:
Kunming [...]
In late 2007 I was traveling from YuanYuang rice fields to Jinghong in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. I met a family traveling with their parents. To my surprise they were also traveling their two children. The youngest, a bright blond girl was 3 years old and the eldest, a sandy haired “little monster” of 9 years. I [...]
Excuse the boring title, but I thought I’d make this as as clear as possible for those of you out there who cannot identify the city, or are under the age of 15.
From Shanghai itself (shanghaisideways.com):
My steadystick broke after 5 minutes into shooting, so I continued shooting without any stabilization. The digital stabilization I applied [...]
Two guys around the world head to a small island off Cambodia called Rabbit island. I love islands, who doesn’t?
That’s right shoppers! It is your chance to become a millionaire! Starting March the 1st, anyone who books a Vietnam holiday package with us will be in the chance to win a MILLION DONG to take with them. The lucky 5 will receive in cash some lucky money to throw around the streets of Vietnam.
To [...]
In the Central and Northern parts of Vietnam, tourists and locals alike are greeted with black toothed smiles by older Vietnamese women. Once thought of being the result of chewing betel leaves, a common past time in Southeast Asia, but don’t be fooled by your tour guides misinformation.
The deliberate custom of tooth blackening is seen [...]
Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ), formerly known under French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of the Vietnamese people (người Việt or người Kinh), who constitute 86% of Vietnam’s population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese, most of whom [...]
We’re interested in what your favourite travel destination for 2008 was. If we don’t have it, then contact us and we’ll add it to the list! After all, it is your favourite, right?
Despite its dubious distinction as the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has a handful of accommodation options where you can reduce your travel carbon footprint. These eco-hotels are leading the way toward sustainable tourism in China, promoting low-impact business practices in environmentally sensitive areas. The river town of Yangshuo is one such place [...]
Yunnan (云南; Yúnnán) is a province in southern China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam as well as the Chinese provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet.
Regions
Administratively, Yunnan is divided into many prefectures. Some of those are “autonomous prefectures” for various ethnic groups. For the traveller, Yunnan can be divided into 7 regions:
Kunming [...]
Phú Quốc is a large tropical island off the coast of Vietnam.
Understand
Phu Quoc is a very mountainous and densely forested Island of 1320 sq km, its 48 km in length from south to north and has a population of approx. 80,000 people. Situated in the Gulf of Thailand 45 km west of Ha Tien on [...]
Vientiane (Vieng Chan) is the capital of Laos.
Understand
Compared to the hectic, bustling capitals in other Southeast Asia countries, Vientiane’s deliciously relaxing atmosphere makes it feel like the small town it is. After you’ve done the round of temples, the best thing to do here is wander down to one of the riverside beer gardens, kick [...]
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly known as Saigon or by the abbreviation HCMC, is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Understand
Following the Fall of Saigon in 1975, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. However the old Saigon moniker is [...]
Tokyo is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all.
Tōkyō (東京; [1]) is the capital of Japan. At over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, Tokyo is the core of the most populated urban area in the world, Greater Tokyo (which [...]
Bangkok is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all.
Bangkok (Thai: กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep) is the capital of Thailand and by far its largest city with an estimated population of over 11 million.
Bangkok is one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan cities. Created as the Thai [...]
New Zealand, also known in the native Maori language as Aotearoa, is a temperate to sub-tropical island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. A former British colony, it has a population mainly of European descent, with a sizeable indigenous Maori minority and smaller minorities of various Polynesian and other groups.
A modern but sparsely [...]
Vietnam (Việt Nam) is a country in Southeast Asia. Its neighboring countries are China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west.
Regions
The North, around Hanoi (Hà Nội): from the Red River Delta to high mountains near China, to the World Heritage site Ha Long Bay, the North harbors some of the [...]
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is in Southern Asia. It is an island country in the Indian Ocean, south of India.
Regions
Provinces:
Central
North Central
North Eastern
North Western
Sabaragamuwa
Southern
Uva
Western
Cities
Sri Lanka has many cities and towns. Below is a selection of the most important to travelers.
Colombo - the capital.
Jaffna - Northern Capital [...]
Just some random shots from the Expat show in Beijing, 2009. If you want to be removed from the album let me know as we don’t have all your details to ask for permission. Enjoy!
We’re pleased to welcome the latest and greatest version of the QuTravel website! After a steady review process we’re happy to present a very unique but simple website so you can find and surf our products easily. We will be adding changes throughout the coming weeks, as well as bringing online a corporate portal and [...]
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If you’re in Beijing, come join us at the Expat show on Friday 22nd of May to Sunday 24th of May between 10am and 6pm! Click here to download a calendar reminder.
Enter our lucky draw to win a lunch for four at Maison Boulud so drop by our booth and enter!
There will be a fantastic [...]
Another installment from Jet Set Zero in Japan. I hate the words ‘financial crisis’ but that’s what the G.O. is in this episode. Apart from the lovely backdrop of snowy Japan, the chilling reminder that sometimes adventures take a twist and you have to sleep where there is a seat… but actually, for people inbetween [...]
In late 2007 I was traveling from YuanYuang rice fields to Jinghong in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. I met a family traveling with their parents. To my surprise they were also traveling their two children. The youngest, a bright blond girl was 3 years old and the eldest, a sandy haired “little monster” of 9 years. I [...]
Here are a list of all our newsletters we have sent. I hope you like them! We put a lot of work into making them look nice and easy to read.
2009
May - Final boarding call…
April - Travel Adventures
March - The Amazing Orient
February - The 5 million giveaway
February - Valentines
February - French Holidays
January - Chinese New [...]
QuTravel is looking for a smart, switched on, travel minded go-getters to help us grow. If you’re any of the following:
In Beijing or willing to move to Beijing
Know multiple languages a PLUS but you have to be fluent in English
All levels of travel industry experience counts, even all those customer facing roles you had to [...]
We are a dedicated team of expats living in China who felt our choice in travel agencies in China was limited in service and destinations to what we had expected. We saw a great opportunity to share the vibrant, culture rich Asia we know with our friends, families, colleagues and you the public by doing [...]
That’s right shoppers! It is your chance to become a millionaire! Starting March the 1st, anyone who books a Vietnam holiday package with us will be in the chance to win a MILLION DONG to take with them. The lucky 5 will receive in cash some lucky money to throw around the streets of Vietnam.
To [...]
I quite like how a tourism board interprets it’s own country and produces a visual masterpiece to entice travelers to hop on a plane. Usually a production team costing a pretty penny is spent on producing them combining the greatest visual effects and touchups to make a smog city into a blue skied wonderland.
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