Here is a cool photo I saw on Flickr. It’s from a few years back, but I really like the image. I believe it was taken while snorkeling in Hawaii.

Want to experience what it is like to live in the Czech Republic. Well here is an opportunity. Check out a closeup picture of a commonly sighted object in the Old Town of Prague’s Praha.

“Gung Hei Fat Choi!” The Chinese New Year is coming. This year is the year of tiger. The next year would be the year of the rabbit. This essay is about the Chinese New Year.

This will tell you about the tradition about Chinese New Year. The purpose of Chinese New Year is to celebrate a New Year and the holiday isn originally from the oldest country in the world, China. The foods are chicken, turnip cake, rice cake; different types of vegetables are for the holiday. This is a fun tradition year by year.

Once upon a time there was a great race, upon who would be in the zodiac in the order of the places of the race. One night in the animal kingdom, the animals were arguing about whom is the fastest animal. The Emperor rang the bell and the race had begun. Every animal except the Cat was at the starting line. The Rat won the race, and the Cat was so mad that the Rat had not woke him up.
The Rat won the race because he was on the ox for about 97 percent through the race. When the Cat was mad, the Dog stopped the Cat from chasing the rat. That is why dogs chase cats and cats chase rats.

Here is a general walk-through of facts about the Chinese New Year. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, the family gets together and has a feast. On Chinese New Year’s Day, we have a vegetarian feast at the elder’s house. The married people gives out money to the unmarried people no matter how old they are. The colors of the holiday are gold and red, gold for rich and red for good luck. The
Chinese New Year is full of facts.

This general information essay about the Chinese New-Year tradition and story about the Chinese Zodiac. Remember that this year is the year of the dragon. The next year will be the year of snake. B E WA R E of your luck!

Have you ever thought about taking a road trip around the country? Well I have a suggestion for you when looking for a place to stay. You can go to HotelCoupons.com to get discounts for various hotels, motels and resorts across the country. Recently, my friend gave me the print version for Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. I find that the guide is quite useful, as it allows me to travel cheaply and visit a lot of places across the country. Motels in the United States are definitely a cooler alternative to hostels you see in other places of the world. I do consider myself an exotic world traveler and I have learned a lot from visiting different small towns across the United States. Motels allow you to get a clean bed to sleep in with clean towels to use and many provide free parking. So next time you travel, give it a try and don’t forget to choose one where you can use your coupon at! Have fun!

Do you like to go on wine tasting tours? Always enjoy drinking a glass of wine with a delicious meal? Here is a list of wines you can find at wineries throughout the State of Washington. The most common is the Pinot Noir, an interesting wine offered at most wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon is also common in the State of Washington. Chardonnay and Merlot are the other common varieties. Other varieties include some you may or may not have heard of. Bay Blush, for example is a specialty at the Nehalem Bay Winery. Fruit-fortified wine and Honey Mead can also be found there. Another set of uncommon varieties are the Barberra and Cabernet Franc. The following are some more choices:

Carmine
Claret
Dolcetto
Grenache
Malbec
Marechal Foch
Pinot Noir Blanc
Port
Sangiovese
Syrah
Tempranillo
Zinfandel
Muller
Rose
Gewurztraminer
Gruner Veltliner
Muscat
Muscat Canelli
Muller-Thurgau
Riesling
Viognier
White Riesling

To learn more about wines, please continue to read our further posts on ExoticWorldTraveler.com. Thanks and have fun wine tasting!

Chinese/Lunar New year differs for many countries. Although in the US it is commonly celebrated during one exact time frame, in Asia there is a difference. For Vietnam and China, there’s a one hour difference due to HaNoi and Beijing’s time difference. Hanoi celebrates Lunar New year one hour earlier. Well that’s the interesting fact of the day!

Largest Country in the world – Russia

Second Largest – Canada

Third Largest – China

Fourth Largest – America

Smallest Country – Vatican City

Largest City – Mumbai, India

If you are in the Seattle-Tacoma area, this is the perfect time to start going green by going organic. The Farmer’s Market is open (has been open for quite sometime, actually) and is selling organic products. If you want to save the environment, help the local farmers compete against the corporates, then do what you so desire to do and shop at the market. The produces are very good, green, and just the way you want it.

You might be thinking to yourself, they’re writing about Seattle again? What’s there about it to write so much about. Well, Seattle is not only home to the Space Needle, the Pike Place Market, and the Seattle Mariner’s, but also the Monorail. Just recently, we are home to the Northwest’s newest light rail, the Sound Transit. Rather than riding the metro, which stops every block, you can ride the Sound Transit, which stops every 10 blocks. If you’re in the Seattle-Tacoma area, you know that from Seattle to Tukwila by bus usually takes at least an hour. However, if you ride the Transit, it takes approximately only 24 minutes. And, the best thing is, you can ride the Sound Transit for about the same amount as the Metro bus!

Journey to the West, an epic story written by writer Wu Cheng-en (Ngo Thua Thien), begins with the world in a state of peril. The demonic monsters from the underworld have traversed the 18 stages of hell and shown themselves on earth. The king of the mightiest region in China at the same time was experiencing an incurable illness, where in his dreams, he is visited by the demons of his past. At this time, however, in the Holy Kingdom above, where His Holiness, the grand Buddha, was lecturing his disciples in the wisdoms of man. During the lecture, a disciple named XuanZang accidentally fell asleep, and the Buddha reprehended him and sent him down to earth to fulfill a mission before entering again the realm of the Gods. His mission was to save earth from the demons that were quickly taking over. To be continued.