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The Most Beautiful Places To Visit In Malaysia

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Fog rolling through the Cameron Highlands | © KK Tan/Shutterstock Malaysia  /  SEE & DO The Most Beautiful Places To Visit In Malaysia Graziano Scaldaferri A beautiful country with a rich cultural heritage that blends Asian and European influence,  Malaysia  offers many attractions. We list some of the best cultural and natural sights, venues and locations in Malaysia, from Kuala Lumpur’s Central Market to Malacca’s A Famosa fortress. Central Market Central Market in Kuala Lumpur | © f11photo/Shutterstock Kuala Lumpur’s Central Market is a bustling, colorful market packed with stalls. The stalls are grouped in  lorongs  (lanes) based on the main ethnic races in Malaysia (most notably, Malay, Chinese and Indian), and sell a myriad handmade crafts, from clothes to wooden carvings and jewelry to batik fabrics; all alongside plenty of street food options. The market also contains the Annexe, a space reserved for art galleries

Richest Real Esate Billionaires In The World

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Despite the uncertainty roiling global financial markets, the real estate barons of the world are doing relatively well in 2016. Twenty-two people made the FORBES Billionaires List for the first time this year thanks to their real estate holdings, bringing the total number of the property-rich on the Forbes list to a whopping 184. The majority of these uber-wealthy folks (we're counting those who owe at least part of their fortunes to real estate) hail from the Asia-Pacific region, which boasts a collective 99 billionaires. Of that total, 42 are from China, 25 from Hong Kong, seven from India and six from Singapore. The United States, with 44 billionaires, boasts the most property tycoons of any nation in the world. On a regional basis, Europe is far behind  Asia  and the U.S. with 31 billionaires, while the Middle East and Africa have a combined eight real estate billionaires. Notably, the fortunes of 50 Asian tycoons--half of those from that region--dropped year-over-

Top 10 Places In The World You Can Never Visit

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Do you know there are some cool places in our world that is out of bound? These places which ordinarily would have been tourist sites if not for the secrecy shrouded in such places are off limits, maybe forever! This article reveals 10 places in the world you and I are forbidden to visit Our spectacular planet has so many wonders to explore. However, there are some places that are just too dangerous, too protected, or maybe too special to visit—even for the most widely traveled tourist or most seasoned voyager. These places have been completely cut off from the outside world. 1. Heard Island Volcano, Australia This barren volcanic Antarctic Island, an Australian external territory about two thirds of the way between Madagascar and Antarctica, is considered one of the most remote places on earth. The 368-square-mile landmass is mountainous, has 41 glaciers and is also home to an array of wildlife including penguins, seals, and marine birds. However in 2000, the

9 Places Women Are Barred From Visiting And One Place No Man Is Allowed

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It beats my imagination to know that there are actually certain places on earth women are not allowed to visit. In this age and time countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran restrict women from visiting some places and doing some things in the open or public space. This article lists nine places in the world women cannot visit and just one place you won’t find a man. Whether via girlfriend getaways, solo sojourns or adventure-heavy holidays, women are traveling more than ever these days. But even in today’s age of increasing gender equity, there are spots across the globe where the absence of a Y chromosome means a traveler must tread lightly – or not at all. Many of these bans on females are steeped in religious tradition and etiquette, but is a reminder of how far, or not ,women have come. Here are nine places in the world women are not allowed to step foot on and just one place you will never find a man. 1. Mount Athos, Greece Top on this list is the famous Mount