Asia and Pacific Rim of Mystery Part VI

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3 Orient = Latin – oriens = east Near East TURKEY Middle East Israel, Jordan Lebanon, Iraq Iran, U.A.E. Saudi Arabia Bahrain THESE COUNTRIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED AS TOURIST DESTINATIONS PRESENTLY Far East China, Japan, S Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 Countries of Asia & Oceania East Asia Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Mongolia South Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Southeast Asia Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar Oceania Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 Bodies of Water Oceans  Pacific, Indian Seas  Arabian, Bay of Bengal  Sea of Japan, Yellow, East China, South China  Timor, Coral, Tasman Rivers  Yellow, Yangtze - China  Ganges - India  Murray & Darling - Australia

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Mountains Himalaya km  Mt. Everest Mt Fuji  Japan Krakatoa  Indonesia Great Dividing Range  Australia Southern Alps  New Zealand

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Deserts Gobi Desert  Western China  total area of 1,300,000 sq km Outback  remote and arid interior of Australia

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Climate Equator  North - seasons are same as Canada  South - seasons reversed Temperate  Australia & New Zealand  Changeable seasons, usually agreeable Desert  Very little rain throughout year

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Climate (cont.) Tropical  Warm, humid, lots of rain during wet period Subtropical  Warm and humid summer, winter drier & pleasant  Tropical cyclones Cyclones  generic term that describes all classes of storm  High winds – Rotation  Arabian Sea & Indian Ocean 

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Climate (cont.) Monsoons  Wind pattern reverses on seasonal basis  Very heavy rainfall Typhoons  Hurricanes in China Sea & west Pacific  Greatest storms  Joint Typhoon Warning Center responsible for issuing tropical cyclone warnings for the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Tourism Patterns Pacific Rim  Explosive Growth Business Travel Leisure Travel  2006 year-to-date international arrivals on 33 destinations published by PATA  Shows 4.7% increase   Pacific Asia Travel Association

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Getting There Air China Air India All Nippon Cathay Pacific China Airlines Japan Airlines Korean Air Malaysia Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways Singapore Airlines Thai Airways

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Travelling Around #1 - escorted tour Cruise Car and camper rentals only in Australia & New Zealand Cars with drivers Language can be problem!

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Travelling Around (cont.) Air  Between islands  Over vast distance Australia is huge Train  Japan Shinkansen –Bullet Train  Australia Ghan, Indian Pacific  India Palace on Wheels  Thailand Eastern & Oriental Express

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Reasons to Go Cultural  Mystique of the Orient  Exotic  Food Historic  Cities, temples, attractions Climate  Beach tourism  Adventure and ecotourism.

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Reasons to Go (cont.) Shopping  Hong Kong  Singapore  Unique crafts  Bargaining on prices Costs  Some destinations are inexpensive

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Before you Go Check documentation and health advisories  Health conditions  Do NOT expect sanitation to Canadian standards  Do NOT swim in the water Taking photos  Always ask first Luxury hotels  Sell up  Some of finest hotels in Asia Treks  Altitude  Must be in shape

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Before you Go (cont.) Cultural customs  Research first!  Asia countries are different Language  Large tourist centres and tourist hotels may have English speaking staff  Try to learn basics  Carry hotel cards or addresses written down Costs vary widely!  Asian countries can be very expensive, very reasonable and everything in between

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 Barriers to Travel Transportation  Ease of travel Time and Distance  Jet lag, International date line Perceived costs  Air, accommodation, food, transportation Language  Ease of communication Health  Sanitation conditions and fear of illness