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  • The vehicles known as Tuk-Tuk originated in Japan by Daihatsu and it was Thailand who subsequently produced these vehicles many years later. evolving as a motorized relative of the rickshaw. The Tuk-Tuk was given its name from the rather rough sound of the early models. The single stroke motor powering the first three-wheelers had a distinctive hum when operating, and the "tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk" sound became a familiar sound to many in need of quick and convenient transportation in Bangkok. The technology and quality have improved over the years, while emerging as one of Thailand's most recognizable and identifiable symbols. Ayuthaya style Tuk-Tuks are built by hand, all the buyer has to do is turn up with the part of the old frame with the chasis number stamped on it and a new Tuk-Tuk is built around it. !
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  • Ayutthaya Style Tuk-Tuk - The vehicles known as Tuk-Tuks originated in Japan by Daihatsu.  They were then  produced in Thailand years later evolving as a motorized relative of the rickshaw. The Tuk-Tuk was given its name from the sound of the early models with single stroke motors powering the first three-wheelers.  They had a distinctive sound when operating, and the "tuk-tuk" sound became a familiar to many in need of convenient transportation in Bangkok. The technology and quality have improved over the years, while emerging as one of Thailand's most recognizable and identifiable symbols. Ayuthaya style Tuk-Tuks are built by hand, with a special and distinctive style slightly different than its Bangkok cousins.
    ayutthaya-tuk-tuk-1.jpg
  • The Hakodate Transportation Bureau  is the public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines.  The current network is consisted of 4 lines with 2 routes.  Streetcars come once per 10 minutes on each route, or once per 5 minutes in the section between Yunokawa and J?jigai, where 2 routes run on the same lines.
    hakodate-streetcar-3.jpg
  • The Hakodate Transportation Bureau  is the public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines.  The current network is consisted of 4 lines with 2 routes.  Streetcars come once per 10 minutes on each route, or once per 5 minutes in the section between Yunokawa and J?jigai, where 2 routes run on the same lines.
    hakodate-streetcar.jpg
  • The Hakodate Transportation Bureau  is the public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines.  The current network is consisted of 4 lines with 2 routes.  Streetcars come once per 10 minutes on each route, or once per 5 minutes in the section between Yunokawa and J?jigai, where 2 routes run on the same lines.
    hakodate-streetcar-2.jpg
  • The Hakodate Transportation Bureau  is the public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines.  The current network is consisted of 4 lines with 2 routes.  Streetcars come once every 10 minutes or so on each route.
    hakodate-streetcar-1.jpg
  • Jeepneys are a popular means of public transportation in the Philippines and were originally made of abandoned US army jeeps left behind after World War II.  Jeepneys are known for flamboyant decorations and funny names given by their owners such as "One Love" or "Cry Me a River". They have become almost a symbol of Filipino culture and ingenuity. The word Jeepney derives from a combination of jeep and jitney. At the end of WWII jeeps were stripped down, metal roofs were added for shade; and they were decorated with vibrant colors and ornaments.
    jeepney-1.jpg
  • The easiest and most convenient form of transportation in Matsuyama is by streetcar. One line runs from Matsuyama Station to the Okaido arcade, passing by Matsuyama Castle, and Dogo Onsen as its terminus.
    matsuyama-streetcar-2.jpg
  • Japanese streetcar conductor - The easiest and most convenient form of transportation in Matsuyama is by streetcar. One line runs from Matsuyama Station to the Okaido arcade, passing by Matsuyama Castle, and Dogo Onsen as its terminus.
    matsuyama-streetcar.jpg
  • A Norimono is a Japanese palanquin, usued only these days in kabuki theatre, though in the past it was a mode of transport for Japanese of the samurai class and their families, back when slave labor was tolerated, as it took 2 men to carry the passengers on their shoulders.
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  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-02.jpg
  • Penang Rickshaw - Taking a trishaw ride through Penang seems to be the thing to do for every visitor.  There are dozens of them offering this service and the price is fixed these days at 40 Malaysian Ringgit per hour. Unlike other towns where rickshaws still ply the streets, the fixed rate ensures a reasonable fare for passengers and an equitable income for the driver. The trishaws in Penang are colorful with lots of decorations, each with their own individual design and add flambouyant colors to the streets of Penang.
    penang-rickshaw-2.jpg
  • Penang Rickshaw - Taking a trishaw ride through Penang seems to be the thing to do for every visitor.  There are dozens of them offering this service and the price is fixed these days at 40 Malaysian Ringgit per hour. Unlike other towns where rickshaws still ply the streets, the fixed rate ensures a reasonable fare for passengers and an equitable income for the driver. The trishaws in Penang are colorful with lots of decorations, each with their own individual design and add flambouyant colors to the streets of Penang.
    penang-rickshaw.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-11.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-10.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-09.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-03.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-06.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-02.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-01.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-10.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-07.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-06.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-02.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-01.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-13.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-11.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-6.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-9.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-5.jpg
  • Beijing's Panjiayuan Market, once known as the "dirt market" is a huge arts, crafts and antiques market - though it must be noted that most of the "antiques" are repros these days.  A wide array of items are available here including pottery, lacquerware, porcelain, paintings, clocks, statuettes, beads, jade, coins, brass-ware, books, records, scrolls or fans.  On weekends the number of customers reaches 70,000 visitors a day - the name of the game is to get here early.
    Panjiayuan-8.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.
    hongkong-star-ferry-5.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.
    hongkong-star-ferry-3.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.
    hongkong-star-ferry-1.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.
    hongkong-star-ferry-2.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-station-1.jpg
  • Chiangmai railway station opened for service in 1922. The execursion train from Bangkok to Chiang mai was introduced in 1933..The first Chiang Mai Station building was destroyed by bombs from Allied Forces on December 21, 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 even though Northern Express services were resumed on August 4, 1946...
    chiangmai-railway-station-2.jpg
  • Chiangmai railway station opened for service in 1922. The execursion train from Bangkok to Chiang mai was introduced in 1933..The first Chiang Mai Station building was destroyed by bombs from Allied Forces on December 21, 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 even though Northern Express services were resumed on August 4, 1946...
    chiangmai-railway-station-1.jpg
  • The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden connects Kamakura Station in with Fujisawa Station passing along the Shonan Beach coast. Although the train line is only 10 kilometers in length, it is the main line along the Shonan beach scene and a favorite with trainspotters.
    enoden-2.jpg
  • The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden connects Kamakura Station in with Fujisawa Station passing along the Shonan Beach coast. Although the train line is only 10 kilometers in length, it is the main line along the Shonan beach scene and a favorite with trainspotters.
    enoden-1.jpg
  • The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden connects Kamakura Station in with Fujisawa Station passing along the Shonan Beach coast. Although the train line is only 10 kilometers in length, it is the main line along the Shonan beach scene and a favorite with trainspotters.
    enoden-4.jpg
  • Bangkok Railway Station Hualaphong platform Vendor, catering to long-distance train travelers with fresh fruit, barbequed chicken, chips and snacks.
    bangkok-station-10.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-station-6.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-station-7.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-station-8.jpg
  • Bangkok Railway Station, Hualumphoung is the main train station in Bangkok if not Thailand  itself, from whence all lines, North and South converge.  The station was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated wooden roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Mario Tamagno, who, made his mark on early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok.
    bangkok-station-9.jpg
  • Hiroshima Streetcar
    hiroshima-streetcar.jpg
  • Sensuijima Ferryboat - Tomonoura Port -  The Inland Sea is the body of water separating in between the main islands of Japan.  Because of this, the Seto Naikai is almost as calm as a lake.  Though a few ferries still exist in this part of Japan, since many of the smaller islands are unihabited, boat service is drying up.
    inland-sea-ferry.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    jewel-7.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-08.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-07.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-05.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-04.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-01.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-04.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-09.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-05.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-04.jpg
  • Hong Kong Star Ferry - Crossing Victoria Harbour from Central to Kowloon since 1888, the Star Ferry is an icon of Hong Kong. All the ferries bear the name star: Morning Star, Night Star, Electric Star. The Star Ferry made an appearance in the 1950s movie, The World of Suzie Wong, when William Holden takes a ferry to Hong Kong Island and meets Suzie Wong.  Star Ferry consistently is rated the top number 1 attraction in Hong Kong, partly because it is cheap and its unsurpassed views of the harbor.
    star-ferry-hong-kong-03.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-15.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
    bangkok-railway-station-14.jpg
  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Chiangmai railway station opened for service in 1922. The execursion train from Bangkok to Chiang mai was introduced in 1933..The first Chiang Mai Station building was destroyed by bombs from Allied Forces on December 21, 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 even though Northern Express services were resumed on August 4, 1946...
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  • The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden connects Kamakura Station in with Fujisawa Station passing along the Shonan Beach coast. Although the train line is only 10 kilometers in length, it is the main line along the Shonan beach scene and a favorite with trainspotters.
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  • The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden connects Kamakura Station in with Fujisawa Station passing along the Shonan Beach coast. Although the train line is only 10 kilometers in length, it is the main line along the Shonan beach scene and a favorite with trainspotters.
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  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Bangkok Hualamphong Railway Station is the main railway station in Bangkok operated by the State Railway of Thailand.  Hua Lamphong is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travelers and locals in Bangkok. The station began service in 1916 and was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin born Mario Tamagno, who was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. Hualamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. The station is also the terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express, a  luxury cruise train.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
    kyoto-station-3.jpg
  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Auto rickshaws are an especially popular form of public transportation in the Philippines, where they are called tricycles.  Rather than dying out, it seems that the Filipino tricycle is on the increase.
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  • The Tuk Tuk or "three wheeler" is one of the most popular modes of transport across many parts of Asia as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw or velotaxi, a small three-wheeled cart and are usually powered by 2 cycle or 4 cycle motorbike engines.
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  • JR Staff Bowing to Passengers - The Shinkansen is a network of high speed railway lines in Japan operated Japan Railways.  Starting with the 210 km/h  Shinkansen in 1964 the now 2,500 km long network has expanded to link most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu at speeds up to 300 km/h.
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  • Ueno Station is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taito ward.  A major commuter hub, it is also the traditional terminus for long-distance trains from the northern Japan, although with the extension of the Shinkansen lines to Tokyo Station this role has diminished in recent years.
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  • Hokutosei or the North Star night train, once plied its way nightly from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Sapporo.  The train took approximately 16 hours in either direction Ueno-Sapporo.  Blue Trains in Japan are long-distance sleeper trains, nicknamed for the color of the train cars. They consist of sleeper cars, and currently run on nine routes connecting major destinations within Japan across long distances, other routes being served by a fleet of newer limited-express sleeper trains which are not blue. Sadly, these blue trains have been disappearing one by one in recent years.
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  • Dining Car On Board the Hokotosei, or the North Star night train, plies its way nightly from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Sapporo.   The train takes approximately 16 hours in either direction Ueno-Sapporo.  Blue Trains in Japan are long-distance sleeper trains, nicknamed for the color of the train cars. They consist of sleeper cars, and currently run on nine routes connecting major destinations within Japan across long distances, other routes being served by a fleet of newer limited-express sleeper trains which are not blue.
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  • Japan Railways Conductors
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  • Japan Railways Conductor - Japan's main island of Honshu is covered by a network of high speed train lines that connect Tokyo with most of the island's major cities. Japan's high speed  "bullet trains" are known by the Japanese as the "shinkansen" short for New Kansai Line.
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  • The N700 series is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed by JR for use on the Tokaido Shinkansen lines running between Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka. N700 series trains have a maximum speed of 300 km/h and tilting of up to one degree allows the trains to maintain 270 km/h. Another feature of the N700 is that it accelerates quicker than other shinkansen trains, which enables it to reach 270 km/h in only three minutes
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  • Bullet Train Conductor Checking Tickets - The Shinkansen is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by JR or Japan Railways.  Starting with the 210 km/h Shinkansen in 1964 the now 2,500 km long network has expanded to link most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu at speeds up to 300 km/h.
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  • Lake Ohnuma SL Steam Locomotive
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  • Ueno Station is a major railway station in Tokyo.  A major commuter hub it is also the traditional terminus for long distance trains from the northern Japan.
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  • Ohnuma Hakodate Steam Locomotive
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  • Dining Car on the Hokutosei or "North Star" which plies its way nightly from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Sapporo.   The train takes approximately sixteen hours in either direction Ueno-Sapporo.  Blue Trains in Japan are really long-distance sleeper trains, nicknamed for the color of the train cars. They consist of sleeper cars connecting major destinations within Japan across long distances.
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  • Bento or obento to use the honorific term, is the Japanese word for a meal served in a box. Ekiben - a shortened form of eki bento - are boxed meals sold at train stations for travellers Nowadays you can buy ekiben at many other places, such as department store food halls or convenience stores to eat as a picnic or at home.
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  • Hokutosei or the North Star night train, plies its way nightly from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Sapporo.   The train takes approximately 16 hours in either direction Ueno-Sapporo.  Blue Trains in Japan are long-distance sleeper trains, nicknamed for the color of the train cars. They consist of sleeper cars, and currently run on nine routes connecting major destinations within Japan across long distances, other routes being served by a fleet of newer limited-express sleeper trains which are not blue.
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  • Hokutosei or the North Star train plies its way nightly from Tokyo to Sapporo.   The train takes approximately 16 hours in either direction.  Blue Trains in Japan are sleeper trains, nicknamed for the color of the train cars. They run on nine routes connecting major destinations within Japan across long distances.
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