Archive for the ‘East Asia’ Category

Posted by danarif on Jan - 1 - 2012 with 2 Comments

Since the first day I touch down in Shanghai and saw the city skyline, the unique design of the Oriental Pearl Tower was the first thing that caught my eye.  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Dec - 18 - 2011 with 0 Comment

After touring Disneyland the previous day, we headed to Ngong Ping 360 to take the cable car or gondola ride and see the giant Buddha statue. The ticket line was  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Dec - 3 - 2011 with 20 Comments

Dining is one of the important parts of traveling. For Muslims, finding halal food when traveling isn’t always as easy. Traveling to major cities normally wouldn’t give that much problem  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Nov - 26 - 2011 with 4 Comments

It used to be the place where the olden Chinese Qing dynasty emperor spends his summer time, but nowadays it has become a major tourist attraction in Beijing. Finding myself  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Nov - 11 - 2011 with 3 Comments

A few months back, I was in South Korea and was fortunate to get the chance to visit the DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ). It is actually the border between the two  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Nov - 6 - 2011 with 2 Comments

Madame Tussauds, the wax museum, is one of the famous attractions around the world. It was actually founded by a French wax sculpture, Marie Tussaud in the 18th century in  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Nov - 1 - 2011 with 4 Comments

When I was in Beijing, I did walk through this one food market nearby Wangfujing road, the infamous shopping place in the city. At first I thought it was some  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Oct - 21 - 2011 with 0 Comment

When I was in Shanghai, I had the chance to board the world’s fastest train, The Maglev train. Maglev actually means magnetic levitation where the train doesn’t use any wheels.  [ Read More ]

Posted by danarif on Sep - 3 - 2011 with 0 Comment

The world expo is an event held around the world which gives opportunity for countries to promote their country & culture to the world. It is also known as the  [ Read More ]