Quotient TravelPlanner's Blog

Why not do something different for Christmas this year? You may or may not have already experienced a white Christmas. This year, take it further and top off that white Christmas with traditional favourites such as reindeers, Santa Claus and ...

First stop on the morning bike ride to the local markets. Pictured above is the farmers' market, which opens from around 5am to 7.30am. Our guide is buying us local breakfast. A tired stall owner at Phrao Market catches 40 winks. Flower stall ...

Sunrise on Day 3. Giant Bamboo trees used to make furniture. Superman and friends at play in the village. Pig being slaughtered. Did someone say bacon? Lisu villagers in their traditional dress. Now, whose chicks are those? They look nothing like their mother. Hooves of the ...

First sunrise at Lisu Lodge. A view of Lisu Lodge just after sunrise. The Lisu Lodge compound. Resident dog, Lily having a lazy Sunday morning. Passing by a dragon fruit plantation, while cycling to the Elephant Park. Our guide, Ata, giving us some insight into ...

After a 2-hour flight from Singapore to Bangkok and another 1-hour flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, and a 2-hour ride from Chiang Mai International Airport, we finally arrive at Lisu Lodge. Pictured above is the bar at Lisu Lodge, ...

A favourite haunt for scholars, painters and calligraphers in the Ming and Qing dynasty, this street is full of art stores selling ancient books, calligraphy paper, books, paintings, ink stones and seals and lots and lots of brushes. Its name ...

The next annular solar eclipse happens on 15 January 2010, and Myanmar is one of the best places to view this phenomenal event.   Extracted from the NASA site: "The path of the eclipse begins in Africa and passes through Chad, Central African Republic, ...

Art student at Bhutanese National Art School. The Bhutanese are attempting to preserve 13 forms of art, amongst which are sculpture in the traditional Hindu idiom, and weaving on a traditional loom. Bhutanese architectural technology centres around their fairly dry air, ...

Three articles have recently been added to our TQ (Travel Quotient) magazine section on our website. The three new articles are "It's How Deep, not How Far", a personal commentary on how to get more in-depth experiences while travelling; "Bags, Cars ...