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Dawn in Asia

Dawn in Asia is an invitation to a way of life. By visiting Asian countries and immersing ourselves in their culture, we can halt the Western clock we all have inside us. Visiting beautiful spots full of history, conversing with the friendly Asian people and feeling the very essence of the land is a delightful, simple experience that captivates travellers from the moment they set foot in Asia.

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"The city of the Temple"

And the temple became a forest. The trees embraced the stones not to ever be separated. This way, far from time, the biggest temple of the world remains. This is how Ankor Wat survives.

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The Other Cambodia

I wait in the wet street but nobody is there. Far away, a shaky little light approaches, it is Unfo in its tuk tuk. A great smile with almond eyes is moved when it discovers we will not go to Angkor Wat today. Take me to floating villages, to rice fields, to the countryside; take me to meet your people, to taste what's authentic, to eat in the street, take me, I want to live the other Cambodia.

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Aunmaslejos in Asia

Like a dream, like a sighing from the wind, that was how our trip towards Asia began. Almost two years have passed since we took the car in order to fulfill our curiosity, to interactuate with other cultures and people, who are far different from us, but who are driven by the same impulses.

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A journey without a compass

Marco Polo affirmed that Ceylon, current Sri Lanka, was the most beautiful island of the world. Set on the furthest point of the Indian Ocean, opposite of the coast of South India, legends and history play hide and seek on an island that, with its poetic form of tear, invites travellers to lose track of time and space. Photo Gallery

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Owing to the Olympic Games, the Instituto Cervantes of Beijing has made a tourist guide of the Chinese capital

The Instituto Cervantes of Beijing has made a tourist guide for the Chinese capital aimed at Spanish speakers who, with the purpose to attend the Olympic Games or for any other reason, approach Beijing. The Beijing Guide 2008, carried out through a joint work with the Embassy of Spain in Beijing and originally written in Spanish, aims at gathering in a hundred pages all the essential information to enjoy their stay in Marco Polo's mythical Cambaluc.

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China: A country to be discovered

People's Republic of China, the most populated country in the world, offers its visitors magnificent possibilities. From the Xi'an warriors to the ancestral Buddhist temples, this Asian corner gives spectacular images.

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Japan: Between tradition and modernity

From stress in Tokyo to peace in rural spaces. The most advanced technologies merge with the most rooted traditions. An interesting combination that gives Japan a different touch that the West likes so much.

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Where the wind turns round (Laos)

There, where the wind turns round, in the very north of Laos, almost touching the border with China, a very green and mountainous region is found, inhabited by an ethnic minority that is very well preserved: Akas.
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There is a place... (Myanmar)

There is a place, where foreigners are called "guests" and guests are invited to have tea and fresh fruit. There is a place, where men wear skirst, and women decorate their face -circles or lines- with a soft paste, extracted from a trunk (Tanaka)... Feature

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Learn how to wear a kimono step by step

Kimono is the typical dress of Japan, and it consists of a long tunic with a series of pleats, used by men and women. A certain ability is required in order to wear kimonos because a series of established rules must be followed for it to look perfect. The website kimono-culture.com explains how to wear the traditional Japanese costume correctly step by step with a post of tutor with video.

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Samarkanda "The wonder"

In 2004 a Casa Asia Ruy de Clavijo research scholarship was granted to Aitor Lara for the project Samarkanda "The wonder", a photographic tribute to Uzbekistan for the Tamerlane Embassy of Ruy González de Clavijo. Visit the Photo Gallery
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Angels speak English

Lufthansa 747 had already landed. The nine-hour trip from Frankfurt didn't feel tiresome; I was distracted with the Hindu music on channel 10 and carefully examining the vegetarian meal. And especially looking at life with rolling eyes. Visit the Photo Gallery

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Pictures from Laos

Laos People's Democratic Republic (Sahalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao; Repúblique Démocratique Populaire Lao) is set in the heart of the Indonesian peninsula, with no access to the sea, on a crossroad with mountains and valleys where the Mekong river goes past.

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The Australian Great Ocean Road

This road that goes along the Southwest Australian coast of the state of Victoria for more than 400 km is considered one of the most spectacular coastal routes in the world, combining big wave beaches, high precipices, irregular cliffs, green landscapes, small villages and eucalyptus forests.

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'Camino a Bollywood' (Road to Bollywood), a film on Indian cinema

Sara, a journalist who performs Bollywood dances at La Paloma (Barcelona), travels to India in order to meet the famous actor Shahrukh Khan, where she tells us what India and Bollywood cinema is like through her personal experience. This 16 novenos producciones documentary will follow this dancer and her perspective of culture and society in India.

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Casa Asia and Advanced Leisure Services sign a collaboration agreement

The public consortium Casa Asia, which aims at promoting the holding of actions and projects between Asia, the Pacific and Spain, and the company Advanced Leisure Services, Spanish consultant specialised in the tourism and leisure sectors, have signed a collaboration agreement in order to jointly develop education, information and consultancy projects related to the tourist sector.

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Impressions from Vietnam

In July 2002 I went to Vietnam. It made a deep impression on me, the country as well as its people and customs. The fact that it was a country that had not had "tourist" exploitation made me be able to enjoy the charm of its people and its rich everyday life.

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