Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) When you arrive at Taiwan by flight, Taoyuan may likely be the first place you will set foot on. This is because Taiwan’s largest airport and by far the busiest among all airports is located in the Taoyuan International Airport (formerly known as Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport). Taoyuan comprises two Chinese characters – 桃 (peach) and 園 (garden). Thus, Taoyuan means “garden of peach” since the area used to have […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Taipei City, or known as Taipei, is the capital city of Taiwan. It is located in the southwest of Keelung, a port city in Northern Taiwan. An estimation of about two and half million people lives in Taipei city. Taipei is the center of Taiwan’s politics, economics, and culture. Two airports serve this city; they are Taipei Songshan Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Besides, highways, railways, high-speed railways, and […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Riga, the capital of Latvia, is truly the gem of the Baltics. It is the 2014 European Capital of Culture, home to Europe’s largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings, and the Prettiest European City chosen by readers of USA Today and 10 Best. This Gem of the Baltics is situated on the shores of the Gulf of Riga on the Baltic, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga has a […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Kiribati is an independent country located in the central Pacific Ocean and is one of the Commonwealth countries. The locals pronounce the name as ‘Kiribas’ or ‘Gilberts’, derived from the Gilbert Islands, the main island in the country. The name in the indigenous language is ‘Tungaru’. The Gilbert Islands was named after a British explorer, who was also the first European to discover them, Thomas Gilbert. Kiribati comprises 33 coral […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Solomon Islands recently hosted the 2013 Miss South Pacific Beauty Pageant along with the annual Miss Beauty and Charity Pageant in the capital city, Honiara. This island nation in the Pacific Ocean comprises 992 islands located in the northeast of Australia, southeast of Papua New Guinea, and in the north of Vanuatu. Solomon Islands have six major islands – Choisuel, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal, Malaita, and San Christobol. Language […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Republic of Nauru (Ripublik Naoero in Nauruan language) is a home to approximately 12,000 of population. It is one of the smallest nations on earth. There is no capital city in Nauru due to its small size and the government offices are located in Yaren district. Nauru is located in Pacific Ocean, north of Solomon Islands, and south of the Marshall Islands. Nauru operates its own airlines, “Our Airline”, of […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) This northern Pacific island country is one of the youngest nations in the world and one of only four atoll nations in the world. The Republic of Marshall Islands is a home to over 68,000 of Marshallese. Majuro is the capital city and the most populous atoll. The Marshall Islands and several island countries in the Pacific use US Dollar as their currency. During the history, British, Russian, German, Japanese, […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Tuvalu, one of several Commonwealth countries, is located in central Pacific and is the fourth smallest country in the world, after Vatican City, Monaco and Nauru. Prior to its separation from Gilbert Islands in 1975, it was called the Ellice Islands. In 1975, Tuvalu gained independence from Great Britain. About 6,194 from 10,837 of population resided in the capital city, Funafuti. In 1999, the International Organisation for Standardisation awarded Tuvalu a […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) Medan, the capital city of North Sumatera province is located strategically nearby Malaysia and Singapore at the Western Indonesia. You just need less than one hour by flight to reach Penang Island, Malaysia; and about one and half hour to reach Singapore. Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia and the largest city outside Java Island, where the capital city is located; as well as the largest in Sumatera Island. […]
Teddy Nee, Correspondent (Travel) With more than 1.2 million of population living in Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, literally means “Red Hero”), this capital city of Mongolia has become the largest city in Mongolia. It is also the coldest capital city in the world. Ulaanbaatar is located in the northern Mongolia, high above the sea level. It has become a prosperous city in one of the most remote locations in the world, being the Mongolian cultural, financial, and […]
