Asia Trip 2007 Overview

In summer 2007 I travelled to east and south-east Asia. The travel started in Munich (Germany). Form Munich my friend and I fight to Dubai and from Dubai to Shanghai. We stayed in Asia for about one and a half month. The Trip started on Saturday 30th of June and ended on 25th of August. On this page and our blog you will find all important facts about this trip.
Our fist destination is Dubai. Here we stay one day to see the most important sights here. All in all we will visit 7 countries (+2 independent districts) and 11 cities.

The map will give you a fast overview about all visited countries. You see the red country is Austria. All blue colored countries are countries I visited before and the green countries identifies the destinations of the Asia trip 2007.

The best photos here

During our trip I will write a travel blog with information about different dates and adventures. Look up here to follow our travel live (from 29.06.2007 until 26.08.2007). This Portal will be the major platform to communicate during the trip. The travel blog will be in GERMAN!
Our main flight is as mentioned from Munich (Germany) to Dubai (UVE) to Shanghai (China). We booked this flight from Emirates Airlines. All other flights we booked from cheap local airlines. Our further route will be in the order of the links below.

To get more detailed information about our trip destinations in general are given below. This include a detailed travel map, the list of all our flights, a list of our hotels and lot more stuff.

Important Information and Links

Map	You can explore an interactive map where the flight routes and destinations can be seen.
Our Hotels	List of all our hotels and destinations where we stay!
Learn Chinese	A approach to learn Chinese fast and easy (If this is possible).
Virtual Tourist	Watch some videos about the most attractive places we want to visit.
Subway Maps	Subway maps of different cities all over the world

For detailed information about our destinations click on the links given below. Here you can learn more about the cities we are interested in. The cities are listed in chronological order.

Following Destinations were visited

Shanghai, China	Shanghai (上海 Shànghǎi), with a population of more than 16 million (of which nearly 4 million are non-residents), is one of the most populous and most developed cities in the People's Republic of China. Shanghai was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and remained the most developed city in Communist China. In the 1990s Shanghai again became an attractive spot for tourists worldwide.
Hongkong, China Hongkong in 3D (GE)	Hong Kong (香港 Heūnggóng in Cantonese, Xiānggǎng in Mandarin) is a place with multiple personalities, as a result of being Cantonese with a long-time British influence and increasingly more China connections. Perhaps the hallmark of this city is the frenzied vibrancy and the world class cuisine. On the surface, it's an urban landscape without the charm of what one would consider "China." It offers the same upscale shopping malls and boutiques found in other world cities. But the small curious nooks, as well as the beautiful greenery and hiking trails, make it unique. The city is also known for its incredible efficiency as a result of its convenient transport, quick customer service and fast pace.
Singapore,	Singapore is an island-state in Southeast Asia. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, since independence it has become one of the world's most prosperous countries, sporting the world's busiest port. Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Indian and Malay influences and a lush tropical climate, with tasty food, good shopping and a happening, vibrant nightlife scene, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly known as Saigon or by the abbreviation HCMC, is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Despite its reputation as a 'rough' city, Phnom Penh is easy to get around and is a great introduction to Cambodia.
Siem Reap, Cambodia Map of Ankor Wat Areal	The town of Siem Reap, in northern Cambodia, is the primary access point for the Angkor Archaeological Park.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KL-Interesting Places Map of Attractions	Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Malaysian Federal Territories. It is an enclave within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Within Malaysia, the city is commonly referred to as KL.
Bangkok, Thailand	Bangkok (Thai: กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep) is the capital of Thailand and by far its largest city with an estimated population of over 10 million.
Macau, China	Macau (also spelt: Macao) (澳門, Ou3mun4 in Cantonese, Àomén in Mandarin;) is a territory located in southeast China, and was until 1999 administered by Portugal as an overseas province. Like its formerly British neighbour Hong Kong, Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Beijing, China	Beijing (北京) is the capital of the most populous country in the world, the People's Republic of China. It was also the seat of the Qing dynasty emperor until the formation of a republic in 1911, so it has rich historical sites, and important government institutions. The city is well known for its flatness and regular construction. There is only one hill to be found in the city limits (in Jingshan Park to the north of the famous Forbidden City). Like the configuration of the Forbidden City, Beijing has concentric "ring roads", which are actually rectangular, that go around the metropolis.

On the right site of the side you will see a table about currencies of our destination countries. This table should give some rough idea about the factors for calculation.
To keep you on track during our trip here are the dates and local times of our destinations. In this table links to the current weather conditions are included.
The dates give an overview about the our route plan.
By clicking on the weather of a special location you are reffered the the BBC weather site of this city.

Now I have summerized some impressions about the coultureal aspects of the visited countries in an paper:
Differences and Similarities of Cultural Aspects in South East Asia, 2007 As the title shows in this paper I have compared the different countries and their cultural influcences. One major source is the book: LEWIS, R. D., 2005, When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Nicholas Brealey Publishing.

Dates and Local Times of our Destination

Country	Date	Local Time	Current Weather
Austria	-		in Klagenfurt
Dubai, UAE	30.06.2007-01.07.2007		in Dubai
Shanghai, China	02.07.2007-08.07.2007		in Shanghai
Hongkong, China	08.07.2007-16.07.2007		in Hongkong
Singapore, Singapore	16.07.2007-19.07.2007		in Singapore
Ho Chi Minh City and Mui Ne, Vietnam	19.07.2007-25.07.2007		in Ho Chi Minh
Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia	25.07.2007-01.08.2007		in Siem Reap
Kuala Lumpur, Malysia	01.08.2007-05.08.2007		in KL
Bangkok, Thailand	05.08.2007-12.08.2007		in Bangkok
Macau, China	12.08.2007-15.08.2007		in Macau
Beijing, China	15.08.2007-23.08.2007		in Beijing
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