Author Archive: elaineqho
elaineqho
April 14, 2020
India covers an area equivalent to about a third of Europe’s size. This large land area can be geographically divided into three well-defined main regions: the Deccan Plateau in the south, the northern Indian lowlands and the Himalayas. Deccan Plateau…
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elaineqho
April 10, 2020
Central Asia, the desertless highlands of Inner Asia, is bounded by the Altaj, Sajan and Jablonov mountains in the north, Transhimalaya in the south and Karakorum, Pamir and Tian Shan in the west. The definition of the region can be…
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elaineqho
April 4, 2020
Bangkok City Overview No matter what you think of this lively, sultry, exotic city – the megacity Bangkok, the fastest growing metropolis in Asia, always leaves a strong impression. For some, however, the hectic pace, the heat, the heavy traffic…
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elaineqho
March 24, 2020
India is located in the tropical and subtropical climate zone, and the climatic conditions are strongly influenced by the monsoon. Geographical factors mean that the climate in most of India and the area further east in South Asia deviates from…
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elaineqho
March 14, 2020
India is a republic in South Asia, extending from the Himalayas in the north and encompassing the entire Deccan Peninsula in the south, and surrounded by the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. India borders Pakistan in the west,…
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elaineqho
March 4, 2020
Attractions in Bangkok Ban Kham Thieng Ban Kham Thieng is a 200 year old, classic teak house in the northern country style. It comes from Chiang Mai and was rebuilt in Bangkok. The house belonged to a worker and shows the simple…
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elaineqho
February 24, 2020
India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation at eight nuclear power plants, with a total capacity of 6.2 GW e. Nuclear power covers about three percent of the country’s consumption of electrical energy. The country is in a period of…
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elaineqho
February 14, 2020
India was the center of one of the world’s first high cultures, which originated on the banks of the river Indus more than 3000 years ago. This was an advanced urban culture that spread throughout the Indus Valley. In the following centuries, India consisted of various Buddhist…
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elaineqho
February 4, 2020
City tours Boat tours Bangkok is crisscrossed by numerous khlongs (canals). The tranquil life on these khlongs has little to do with the hustle and bustle in central Bangkok. The best way to get to know this side of Bangkok is by taking a boat trip…
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elaineqho
January 24, 2020
Typical of much of Indian art is a lavish array of forms. Still, there is a quest for order and system in every Indian cultural expression. The jumble that overwhelms one in the beginning, for example in a relief frieze,…
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