Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal,
Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Asia’s irresistible allure Kota Kinabalu is your entrance into Borneo, an island whose name resonates with mystique. See insect-eating plants and orchids in the rainforest of Mount Kinabalu National Park. Or meet the Orang Utan, Borneo pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys at Lok Kawi Zoological Park. For visitors to Shanghai, the Bund is a real favourite. Its grand colonial buildings stand along the Huangpu River, facing the more modern Pudong skyline which includes the futuristic Oriental Pearl TV Tower. With two days in ever-beguiling Hong Kong, choose to head to Aberdeen Fishing Village, where ‘water people’ live aboard their junks and sampans, or merely join in the retail frenzy of tailor shops, bird markets, electronics outlets and everything in between. The shopping could continue in earnest at the Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, or browse the exhibits within Reunification Hall, formerly a presidential palace and now a museum. Soon, Bangkok’s captivating Emerald Buddha Temple and the finials of the Grand Palace arouse wonder and awe.
Following the continent to the west The procession of great Asian cities continues in Singapore, home to a bustling Chinatown and peaceful Botanical Gardens. Kuala Lumpur is a melting pot too. Favourite sights include the red-brick and marble Masjid Jamek Mosque and the soaring Petronas Towers, glinting in steel. In sharp contrast to such great harbours, the Malaysian resort of Langkawi invites you to take your foot off the gas. Appreciate the serenity of the lagoons linked by waterfalls known as the Seven Wells or – for a more unusual excursion – encounter boas and king cobras at the snake sanctuary. Sri Lanka’s countryside is swathed in a dazzling spectrum of greens, which you may pass en route to beautiful Kandy, where the Temple of the Tooth is one of Buddhist’s most sacred sites.
Across the Red Sea and Mediterranean Soak up Dubai’s outrageous extravagance, from man-made islands to the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Or take advantage of your overnight stay to sleep beneath the desert stars in a
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traditional camp. In neighbouring Muscat, delve into souks piled with silver, frankincense and handmade Omani clothing. The eternal riddle of the Sphinx and those pyramids at Giza – or the medieval sprawl of old Cairo – are yours to contemplate from Sokhna. Next, the living, breathing treasure chest that is Rome is full of riches to uncover, from the Colosseum to the Trevi Fountain, from St Peter’s Square to the beautiful Pantheon. Lastly to Lisbon. Its Maritime Museum located within the Jeronimos Monastery tells of Portuguese explorers, with maps and nautical equipment from centuries ago.
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