2024 Trip

About the destination: Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. It's a popular resort town and a gateway to the Angkor region. Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, a Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handycraft shops, silk farms, rice-paddies in the countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake. Siem Reap today—being a popular tourist destination—has a large number of hotels, resorts, restaurants and businesses closely related to tourism. This is much owed to its proximity to the Angkor temples, the most popular tourist attraction in Cambodia.

About the destination: Bangkok, one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities, is the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is hot and crowded, but it's fairly clean and offers loads of craic. Bangkok has brilliant shopping, loads of culture, stunning temples, tasty food and a decent art scene. Most of Bangkok's sights are concentrated on the island of Rattanakosin, often referred to as the Old City. The Grand Palace is the absolute must see site. The Grand Palace complex also houses the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Keow, the most sacred Buddhist temple. Other famous temples in Bangkok are the Wat Pho and Wat Arun temples. Bangkok is a grand spot for shopping. There are many shops, shopping centres and markets to satisfy every wish. The nightlife scene in Bangkok is as varied as the city itself, from beer bars to exclusive clubs, night shopping markets, discos to hippie parties. Bangkok is a large sprawling metropolis, noisy and crowded yet peaceful and delicate. It is one of the world’s top destinations that one has to visit at least once in life.

About the destination: Kuala Lumpur is situated at the meeting point of the Kelang and Gombak rivers and is the capital city of Malaysia and the commercial, economic, financial and cultural hub of the country. Kuala Lumpur is one of the emerging cities in Asia and it is undergoing rapid development and is now a bustling metropolis. Kuala Lumpur is a city of contrast, a mix of modern, cosmopolitan and old world charm. Old colonial buildings, temples, minarets and domes blend well against a backdrop of skyscrapers. The Petronas Twin Towers, one of the world’s tallest buildings, dominates its skyline yet the feeling of old world charm still lingers in the older part of the city. The lush greenery everywhere makes it a garden city and at night, its buildings and streets are brightly lit, transforming Kuala Lumpur into a city of lights. Kuala Lumpur is a multicultural city with a unique blend of customs, traditions, vibrant festivals, cultures and a vast array of delicious food. This dynamic city has much to offer for every visitor.

About the destination: Malé is an príomhchathair agus an chathair is mó daonra sa Phoblacht Mhaldiví. Le daonra de 133,412 agus achar de 5.8 cileaméadar cearnach, tá sé freisin ar cheann de na cathracha is mó daonra ar domhan. Tá an chathair suite go geografach ag imeall theas Atoll Thuaidh Malé (Atoll Kaafu). Riarachánach, tá an chathair comhdhéanta as oileán lárnach, oileán aerfoirt, agus dhá oileán eile atá faoi rialú ag Comhairle Cathrach Malé. Go traidisiúnta, ba é Oileán an Rí é, as ar rialaigh na seandínastachtaí ríoga agus as ar bhí an phálás. Ansin tugadh Mahal ar an gcathair. Roimhe sin, ba chathair fhaillíodh í a bhí timpeallaithe ag daingniúcháin agus geataí (doroshi). Scriosadh an Pálás Ríoga (Gan'duvaru) mar aon leis na daingniúcháin áille (kotte) agus na bastúnna (buruzu) nuair a rinneadh athmhúnlaigh ar an gcathair faoi riail Uachtarán Ibrahim Nasir i ndiaidh dhíghabhála na monarchaíochta in 1968. Mar sin féin, tá Mosc Dé hAoine Malé fós ann. Le blianta beaga anuas, tá an t-oileán méadaithe go mór trí oibríochtaí líonadh talún. Thar na blianta, bhí Malé mar lárionad d'agóidí polaitiúla agus d'imeachtaí míleamhair.