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Article archives: March 2008

Topic: Japan, Destination

It’s green, it’s tea, it’s ‘fantacious’!

DiscussionIrwan Uno on March 19th, 2008

Plenty to say about Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is where the sacred Mount Fuji located, making Shizuoka a perfect spot for the beautiful Fuji-san photo picture hunting. It is also where the earliest cherry blossom ...

Topic: Qatar

Doha, Exotic Country in Desert

2 commentsfahmi on March 18th, 2008

Mostly, the countries in Middle East are located in desert, a place that normally can't be enjoyed since wherever we see around, only sand that we can see. Doha, as one city in Qatar, was in that condition. But, today, after built roads and many highrise buildings, many tourists came and visited Doha. Especially since Asian Games and MotoGP event were held there.

Topic: Japan, Destination

Happy Metro Riding!

DiscussionIrwan Uno on March 14th, 2008

Here is another way of maximizing your travel adventure in expensive city like Tokyo, but still, you can minimize your travel cost. Getting around ...

Topic: Japan

Stay on budget, stay in a Hostel

1 commentIrwan Uno on March 12th, 2008

Where to stay in Japan can be quite costly, especially when you are to travel to big cities like Tokyo. But not to worry. A hostel would be just the right choice to keep on going with your Japan travel plan, but ...

Topic: UAE

Abu Dhabi Mosque, Between Religious and Tourism

5 commentsfahmi on March 5th, 2008

Today, mosque is not only for religious place for moslem to pray but it can be used for tourism object. We can see this in Abu Dhabi. A mosque, named Syekh Zayed mosque, which is located Uni Arab Emirat (UAE) is a good sample. As a third biggest mosque, after Masjidil Haram in Mecca and Nabawi mosque in Madina, Syekh Zayed mosque was built in order to give honour for Sheikh Zayed, a father founder of Uni Emirat. The cost for build this mosque was about US$ 545 million and can accomodate about 40,000 person.

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