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Featured Travel Blogs:
 Azerbaijan -
A New, Upcoming Destination of Note
Azerbaijan
is a contradiction €“ a mix of Asian and European, a place
of ancient, historical empires and modern cities. The country is
surrounded by semi-desert on the Caspian Sea and its capital is Baku
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 Enjoy a Meditation Retreat to Find Your €œInner
Zen€
Instead of journeying
outward, a meditation retreat allows you to journey inwards €“
offering a more meaningful holiday which refreshes and revives not only
the body, but also the soul. Where better to do this than in the places
of origin on the Asian continent itself... read more
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 Venture to Koh Tao, Thailands jewel of an island in
the Gulf of Thailand. Voted TripAdvisors best island destination
2015.The perfect paradise dive destination of south east Asia. Click for accommodation or scuba
courses, dive trips with elite instructors on Koh Tao
scuba-dive.asia has 16 years of experience on Koh Tao for a memorable
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Asia
is the largest continent on Earth, placed in the northern hemisphere. It
is connected to Europe in the west. Together, Asia and Europe are called
Eurasia. Asia is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the
Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and separated by
the Caucasus Mountains and the Ural Mountains from Europe.
Some
of the oldest human civilizations began in Asia, such as Sumer, China,
and India. China and India are also the two countries with the most
people in the world.
A long
mainly land border in the west separates Europe and Asia. This boundary
runs North - South down the oral mountains in Russia along the oral river
to the Caspian Sea and through the caucuses mountains to the black sea.
About three - quarters of Russia lies in Asia while the rest in Europe.
Small parts of four other Asian countries are in Europe.
The
Asian continent is the largest of all continents. Covering about 3/10 of
the worlds land area it has more people than any other continents with
about 3/5 of the world total population. Stretching from the icy arctic
in the north to the hot and steamy equatorial lands in the south, Asia
contains huge empty deserts as well as some of the worlds highest
mountains and longest rivers. The Asian continent has been used as
the backdrop for many fantasy stories, movies and games. It's expansive
and varying terrains and climate are reminiscent of what you would find
in today's fantasy and MMO games where a hero crosses the countryside in
search of adventure.
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