Thailand and Its Awesome Tourist Destinations to Visit
Thailand is one of the most sought after tourist destinations and is fascinating to explore. This beautiful country is very famous for its unique culture and fascinating traditions which tempts loads of tourist from every nook and corner of the world. This beautiful country is located in Southeast Asia with coasts on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. This amazing destination is beautifully bordered by the countries like Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia and truly this country is bliss for the visitors. Thailand is speckled with beautiful destinations, attractions and the marvelous sightseeing attractions which truly offer the visitors an ideal vacation.
Some of the major and best attractions which are must see and explore in Thailand are Bangkok, Chao Pharya River, butterfly gardens, Grand Palace, Patong beach and many alike which attracts numerous visitors from all over the globe. The major attractions which truly enhance the beauty of Thailand tourism are listed below:
Patong Beach
This beach in Phuket is one of the ideal holiday destinations as you are visiting the scintillating Thailand. The beach is bounded by the white sands; swaying palm trees and the sea facing beach resorts truly entice the tourist to enjoy their wonder holiday in this beach. This beach is located on the West Coast of Phuket and the cool blue water is bliss for the swimmers.
Royal Grand Palace
This royal palace is located on the east bank of the Chao Pharya River and major landmark on the Thailand Tourism Map which meets the olden culture with the modern culture. The splendor architecture opulence of the splendid palace which spreads in area of 2.5 square km is truly out of this world. The Grand Palace is former residential palace of Kings Rama I to Rama IV of Chakri dynasty.
Ko Sumai
This is one of the prime destinations to visit in Thailand; the island destination is truly amazing and must visit destination which is blessed by natural enigmatic charm. There is lot of picturesque beaches which leaves the tourist spell bound on their visit as they visit to this island. The cascading waterfalls truly elate the heart of all the visitors. The numerous picnic spots where the visitors go and enjoy their most of the day is truly mesmerizing and offer memorable time.
River Kwai
This gorgeous River is located in Kanchanaburi where one of the most beautiful provinces of Thailand is located. The beautiful place is draped in green and the picturesque landscape here are amazing and out of the world. This amazing place is truly very popular among the War-historians and movie-buffs. The major attractions here are "Death Railway" and the "Bridge over the River Kwai'. This popular town is just located 128 km away from capital city Bangkok. The town is dotted with more attractions so tourist can enjoy some more special moment as they want.
Well, apart from these there are numerous attractions which are very worth to visit on your Thailand tour planned from leading Thailand Tour Operator. So, contact a tour operator and customize package to Thailand and enjoy the most of it. Truly the attractions here are irresistible and worth to visit.
The United States President Obama made a tour to India, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and attended the G20 summit and APCE held in Yokohama during November 4th to 14th. This is Obama's second visit to Asia Pacific areas after he becomes President of the United States.
Before Obama's visit, many international opinions began to pay attention to the reason why he visited around China. During the process of visiting, some of Obama's words such as "the lack of freedom of prosperity is poverty" is considered to innuendo China. On the press conference in Seoul, Obama and CCTV reporter's "debate" is also a hot topic for people.
The visit to India is important for Obama which is considered as the evidence of America's "containment". Obama praised India as "India is not a rising but have been rised country". He also thinks that the relationship between America and India is indispensable in 21st century. In the joint statement, the relationship between them has been considered as the global strategic partnership in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Obama also brought a true gift for India and almost satisfied all the desires of India.
New York Times says on November 8th the "heating" of the relationship between America and India can strengthen the cooperation and another intention is to against China. However, the India media are delighted to think that the help of America will strengthen the deterrent capability of China.
Indonesia, the world's most populous country, is also the country where Obama once spent his childhood. Such a country is surely very important for America which wants to co-opted Southeast Asian countries. In the meeting with Naoto Jan, China once again becomes the central issues. In the controversy between China and Japan, Obama means to support Japan all the time. Aiming at China's "limit the export of rare earth", America agreed to have a talk with the leaders.
Generally speaking, the purpose of Obama's tour to Asia is to carry out the "return to Asia" policy. After 9/11, the foreign policy of America was focus on the Middle East. But with the development of the economic, China and the Asia-Pacific countries has established a more closely and comprehensive relationship. And the influence in Asia Pacific is strengthened little by little.
No matter what is the intention of Obama's visit to Asia Pacific countries, the purpose is to improve the economic of America, even the whole world.
1 Visit Railay Railay is only 15 minutes away. There is no pier at either end of the journey so expect to get at least your feet, probably your knees and possibly your bottom wet. Whatever you do, don’t come to Ao Nang and not go and see Railay.
2 Beaches Ao Nang Beach: for a battery-charging day, while away an afternoon at or near the tranquil Last Fisherman's beach restaurant, then catch the sunset there. The broad beach occupies a lovely setting, framed by the huge limestone rock-face at the southern end of the beach and by a skyscraper-sized rock tower 500 metres off-shore. Good swimming and kayaking, no noise or motor vehicles, 11 open-air massage shops.
Nopparat Thara Beach is a long and picturesque beach at the western tip of Ao Nang. During low tide you can follow the sand-crabs across a sandbar to some nearby craggy limestone islands. The very shallow water here makes it ideal for children, but not for skinny-dipping – it takes a long time to get back out of the water.
3 Island Hopping Ao Nang is a great base from which to go island-hopping in Phang Nga bay. The “Four-island Tour” visits Tup Island, Chicken Island, Poda Island and Phra Nang beach (which isn’t actually an island, as it’s part of the Railay peninsula). If you have time then island-hop via Koh Hong to Koh Yao Noi, then spend a couple of nights there. Ask the tour operator to include a beach barbeque.
4 Trek Hon Nah nature trail is an arduous trek to the top of the tallest karst (limestone hill/mountain) in the Ao Nang area. From the top there are panoramic views over Ao Nang, Krabi, Koh Hong Archipelago, Phang Nga bay and Railay. It is a steep two and a half hour trek to the top. Most trekkers will detour to the karst’s sole waterfall, which offers no more water than a budget hotel shower in the high season, but will eventually cool the trekker down. The jungle here is untouched, primeval rain-forest, with huge trees, flowers and exotic animals. This trek, which is not yet on the tourist map, is recommended for fit trekkers or for fairly unfit trekkers with a determined nature, but not for the very unfit. For a much easier trek, take the boat to Railay.
5 Fish Phuket offers Thailand’s only truly big game fishing which, whilst a memorable experience, is also an expensive one. For those who have only fairly deep pockets or who are travelling with their families, Ao Nang has become, since the arrival of monster fish at Gillhams Fish Park, Thailand’s best fishing destination.
Only 4km from the town is Ao Nang Fishing Park and Seafood Restaurant. The park is located in one of the region's most pristine areas, nestling between towering karsts in an oasis of silence. Whilst lacking Gillham's monster fish, there are lots of tasty snapper and grouper, which the chef will prepare it in any style you like. Bring along your non-angling partner for a blissful afternoon's peace in your own lakeside hut in an extremely relaxing setting.
Maybe the most pleasant sea-fishing trip in Thailand is a boat charter from Ao Nang into Phang Nga bay. Whilst you probably won’t catch anything really huge, this is an excellent way to tour the stunning marine scenery of the bay. Also a great day out for non-angling family members, who can snorkel away from the crowds. Ask for a sunset beach barbeque on a deserted island to be included in the price.
6 Rock Climbing Climbing on nearby Railay's world-famous crags can be arranged through Ao Nang agencies, who will arrange transfers and as much climbing as your limbs can handle.
7 Scuba diving Ao Nang’s ideal location puts it within easy range of the largest number of sites of any destination in Thailand. Sites visited daily include the local islands in Ao Nang bay, Phi Phi Marine National Park, King Cruiser Wreck and Shark Point Marine sanctuary. It's now also possible to take a one day speedboat safari to Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, for the chance to see whale sharks and manta rays, or to do some spectacular cavern diving at the 5 islands of Ko Haa Yai. Speed boats are, however, not the most comfortable way to travel unless the sea is very calm, and there can be problems finding shade. Some of the more popular dive sites can become very crowded in the high season.
8 Kayaking
Railay Sunset Paddle. Paddle in the cool of the late afternoon around the towering cliffs that cut Railay off from Ao Nang. After a dip on the fabulous Phra Nang beach and with the sunset turning the sky into a blaze of colour, paddle to waiting tables on West Railay beach. After dinner, if you have enjoyed a little bit too much food and don't fancy any more exercise, take a longtail boat back to Ao Nang. It’s worth waiting a while longer for your food to go down, though, as the paddle back to Ao Nang is often memorable: on moonlit nights the green fire of bioluminescence blazes in the water at every paddle stroke.
The fabulous Northern Krabi coast kayak sites are all accessible from Ao Nang. Get there by paddle power or by your tour operator loading the kayaks onto a long-tail boat. Until quite recently, the coastline near Ao Nang was one of the best kept secrets in the kingdom. While Koh Hong and the western reaches of Phang Nga bay have for years been well-known, the eastern and almost as spectacular portion of the bay rarely saw a single soul. There are now two new hot spots on the paddling circuit, both easily accessible from Ao Nang: Ao Thalane and Bor Thor.
9 Night Life
There are two girly bars alleys in Ao Nang, but they are fairly well-hidden and thus inoffensive. Younger visitors will enjoy shaking their stuff at the Luna Beach Bar, which gets going around 1 am. The clientele at the Ibark night-club is mainly Thai – a great place for a dance: even the cheer-leader-like coyote girls seem to be enjoying themselves.
10 Shell Fossil Beach
Seven kilometres west of Ao Nang, this mildly trap-like tourist attraction consists of slates of compressed 40 million year old shellfish. These bear a passing resemblance to concrete, and are about as inspiring. The small museum is a bit grubby, but the line of gift shops are well worth checking out for the very affordable pearl products. Entry is 200 Baht for foreigners, but only 20 Baht for Thais. If paying ten times as much seems a bit step, maybe remember that you probably earn about ten times what the average Thai does.
Whilst in Thailand, why not visit one of Thailand's best three beach destinations
There are a few ways to keep your credit while going bankrupt. I am going to use a typical example of a W2 employee with a complete lose of income or a downgrade of income for reason of bankruptcy. This example will fit the majority of my readers and so there for will be the first of a series of articles to come. The process of keeping your credit becomes trickier when you have a mortgage. This will only work for those who have regained at least some income, via new employment and a mortgage reduction that can be paid on time. It is not the mortgage reduction that makes the difference. Paying your mortgage on time is the important issues here.
W2 Bankrupt Strategy
A bankrupt W2 employee is essentially some one who has lost their job and as result is unable to pay their bills. There is a strategy for W2 employees to relieve some of their dept while keeping credit. This is a deliberate planning and a strategic maneuver for keeping your credit. This maneuver will only work if you already have credit and have some income to cover your mortgage payments on time and at least three revolving charge cards alive.
Pay At Least three Revolving Charge Cards
The key to this whole process of keeping your credit while going bankrupt lies in your ability to pay at least three revolving charge cards on time. It is erroneous information to believe that you have to charge off everything in order to go bankrupt. You can relieve your self of the larger credit card debt while keeping some of the smaller ones to keep your credit. The bankruptcy will completely relieve you of Charge-Offs on your credit report from unpaid credit card balances. Be sure to choose the credit cards that can be paid on time and illuminate those that can not in the bankruptcy.
Mortgage Reduction vs MAPS
If you are unable to reduce your mortgage payment through a normal Loss-Mitigation procedure, use MAPS to sell off your house quickly and buy another house with a smaller mortgage payment. MAPS, means Mortgage Assignment Profit System. The MAPS system is being used widely to sell off un-sellable homes by assigning the mortgage to another buyer. The MAPS process is beyond the scope of this Article. Used properly, the MAPS strategy can completely eliminate your need to go bankrupt and even make you a profit. Please do your due diligence.
Keep Credit and Buy Another House
I used this process as a loan officer. I closed a mortgage loan for a client the day after he went bankrupt. This was a very strategic maneuver to keep his 650 credit score and buy another house at the same time. Under writers these days will not go for this type of stuff. This strategy will not work for you if you can not pay your mortgage on time or assign it to another buyer. The best strategy is to use MAPS to unload your old house while you buy another one with smaller payments. This will allow you to keep your new home while going bankrupt for the old home, if required.
Planning For Bankruptcy
Planning for bankruptcy these days can be as good as making a wise investment. Using this strategy in conjunction with MAPS can make you a more financially secure person. You can use this strategy, plan for bankruptcy and make a profit all at he same time. Learn how to go from bankruptcy to perfect credit in 90 days.
laos maps="laos maps" Can you help me map out my travel plan?
I'm trying to plan a round the world trip but I want to make sure that I'm going in one direction to keep costs down. I'm having trouble figuring out which order I should go in.
Here are the places I would like to visit:
Starting in SF to... London Ireland Koh Tao Bangkok Laos New Zealand Nepal Italy Sweden France Germany Holland Norway NY
Do you know where the cheapest places to buy a ticket for this would be?
I have done four circles to date and been to 77 countries including those on your list. This is what I would do:
SF(air) to Bangkok, (bus)to Koh Tao to Bangkok and back the same way, from Bangkok train to Nong Kai and boat up the Mei Kong to Luang Prabang in Laos(if you go anywhere in Laos, this is the place not to miss!), back to Bangkok to Nepal to New Delhi to Rome (Euro rail train) to France to Germany to Holland to Sweden to Norway, (air) to London to Belfast Ireland to NY.
I left out NZ because it is in a different hemisphere and you would have to carry additional seasonal clothing and the trip would cost about 30% more. If you do want to include NZ in the trip then go SF to Auckland NZ to Bangkok and follow the above schedule.
I also estimate you will need about six to eight weeks to wizz through with two to three day stops and six months to get a good feel for your money. If you are really serious about this, I would recommend going to a book store and buy some Lonely Planet guide books and start planning, stay at budget type accommodations(out of Lonely Planet) on the trip and meet with real world traveling Globetrotters like me. Your cost could be $5,000 plus for transportation, $3,000 for food and accommodation(doing it my way) and throw in an additional $2,500(pocket money) just for handling unplanned for situations. If you plan to stay at *** and above lodgings you might have to add another $7,000 to your budget. Go 'Lonely Planet', I have three shelves full of it and their $25 to $30 cost each pays for it self on the first day out. . .!!!!!! HAPPY TRAILS!
Traditional guidebooks make up the largest chunk of your selection... and there are plenty of these. They usually contain lots of good information, some black and white maps, key areas to see, and diagrams of significant buildings. You'll usually find a few color pictures and maps too.
Think about where you're going....
Are you doing the Grand Tour of several European counties? There are travel guidebooks that cover whole countries, and some that cover whole continents.
Are you going just to London and Paris? There are some books that cover just specific cities or areas.
Some will combine two or three neighboring countries like Southeast Asia with Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam all in one book.
Choose the guidebook that will suit your trip. No need to carry that "continent-of-Europe" tome around if all you're seeing is a couple of cities. Two slim city guides will do and be so much easier to pack and carry.
Some guidebooks are far more visual than others. They tend to have lots of pictures and less information. The information is good, just not as in depth as other guides. If you're taking a quick trip somewhere, those pictures can tell you in an instant if something looks like what you want to see.... they're really enticing. And if it's a quick trip, you probably don't have time for long detailed explanations anyway.
There are lots of specialty guidebooks. These won't give you as much general information, but if you have a special interest, it might be worth carrying one along. You can find specialty books for birdwatchers, or wine tasters. There are books that specialize in fancy restaurants.
There are whole books on castles to stay in or luxury spas. Guides to gardens or camping spots or great hiking trails. If you have a special interest, look online and visit travel bookstores... you'll probably find a specialty guide in just the field you're interested in.
Digital guidebooks are coming... well, some are already here. The publishers are still trying to figure out the best way to handle this. Some guides can be downloaded and read on your mobile phone... but those little screens make for eye strain when you're trying to read a map or the fine print in those descriptions.
You can down load some onto your laptop, but carrying your laptop all day will be a drag. You can download them and print them out, but then you might as well take a published guidebook.
Keep your eyes open for digital guides in the future though. Once some of these paperback sized reading devices become easier to carry around, you'll be able to download just the areas you want, the specialties you want, and link to GPS technology.
Never get lost? I don't know. Sometimes part of the fun of travel is getting lost and having great experiences you didn't expect.
So for now, choose the type of printed travel guidebook that will work best for you, and enjoy your trip.
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"Crossing the Border from Cambodia to Laos" Ditchthecube's photos around Muang Không (slideshow)
laos map_2="laos map" Where can I get a giant wallmap of South East Asia?
I'm planning a trip to South East Asia in six months, and I've been looking for a large wall map that I can hang on my wall and use to mark out destinations (around 100cm x 75cm would be ideal, but as big as I can get will do). I've googled and googled, but can't find anything appropriate.
I need the map to cover Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Malaysia and the Phillipines would be a bonus, but I don't mind buying seperate maps for those. Anyone know any good shops in London, or even better any good online stores???
I have seen some pretty impressive wall maps created by sticking up Michelin maps of adjacent areas - fit them together and you can have as big a map as your wall will hold, if you can get all of the necessary maps. Check at your local "map store" or online.
"The Loop" Laine's photos around Thakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
See also: Circumstances prior to the Malayan Emergency
The withdrawal of Japan at the end of World War II left the Malayan economy disrupted. Problems included unemployment, low wages, and scarce and expensive food. There was considerable labour unrest, and a large number of strikes occurred in 1946 through 1948. The British administration was attempting to repair Malaya's economy quickly, especially as revenue from Malaya's tin and rubber industries was important to Britain's own post-war recovery. As a result, protesters were dealt with harshly, by measures including arrests and deportations. In turn, protesters became increasingly militant. On 16 June, 1948, the first overt act of the war took place when three European plantation managers were killed at Sungai Siput, Perak.
The British brought emergency measures into law, first in Perak in response to the Sungai Siput incident and then, in July, country-wide. Under the measures, the MCP and other leftist parties were outlawed, and the police were given the power to imprison without trial communists and those suspected of assisting communists. The MCP, led by Chin Peng, retreated to rural areas, and formed the MNLA, also known as the Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA), or the Malayan People's Liberation Army (MPLA). The MNLA began a guerrilla campaign, targeting mainly the colonial resource extraction industries, which in Malaya were the tin mines and rubber plantations.
The MNLA was partly a re-formation of the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), the MCP-led guerrilla force which had been the principal resistance in Malaya against the Japanese occupation. The British had secretly trained and armed the MPAJA during the later stages of World War II. Disbanded in December, 1945, the MPAJA officially turned all of its weapons in to the British Military Administration. However, many weapons were not returned, and were stashed for possible future use.[citation needed]
Guerrilla war
Identification portrait of a "communist terrorist", used by Commonwealth troops to help recognise insurgents.
The MNLA commonly employed guerrilla tactics, sabotaging installations, attacking rubber plantations and destroying transportation and infrastructure.
Support for the MNLA was mainly based on around 500,000 of the 3.12 million ethnic Chinese then living in Malaya. The ethnic Malay population supported them in smaller numbers. The MNLA gained the support of the Chinese because they were denied the equal right to vote in elections, had no land rights to speak of, and were usually very poor. The MNLA's supply organisation was called "Min Yuen." It had a network of contacts within the general population. Besides supplying material, especially food, it was also important to the MNLA as an information gatherer.
The MNLA's camps and hideouts were in the rather inaccessible tropical jungle with limited infrastructure. Most MNLA guerrillas were ethnic Chinese, though there were some Malays, Indonesians and Indians among its members. The MNLA was organized into regiments, although these had no fixed establishments and each encompassed all forces operating in a particular region. The regiments had political sections, commissars, instructors and secret service. In the camps, the soldiers attended lectures on Marxism-Leninism, and produced political newsletters to be distributed to the locals. The MNLA also stipulated that their soldiers needed official permission for any romantic involvement with local women.
In the early stages of the conflict, the guerrillas envisioned establishing "liberated areas" from which the government forces had been driven, and MNLA control established. They were unsuccessful, however, in establishing any such areas.
British response
The initial government strategy was primarily to guard important economic targets such as mines and plantation estates. Subsequently, General Sir Harold Briggs, the British Army's Director of Operations in Malaya, developed an overall strategy known as the Briggs Plan. Its central tenet was that the best way to defeat an insurgency such as the government was facing was to cut the insurgents off from their supporters amongst the population.
The Briggs Plan was multi-faceted. However one aspect of it has become particularly well known: this was the forced relocation of some 500,000 rural Malayans, including 400,000 Chinese, from squatter communities on the fringes of the forests into guarded camps called New Villages. These villages were newly constructed in most cases, and were surrounded by barbed wire, police posts and floodlit areas, the purpose of which was both to keep the inhabitants in and the guerrillas out. People resented this at first, but some soon became content with the better living standards in the villages. They were given money and ownership of the land they lived on. Removing a population which might be sympathetic to guerrillas was a counter-insurgency technique which the British had used before, notably against the Boer Commandos in the Second Boer War (18991902), although in Malaya, the operation was more humanely and efficiently conducted.
In the international scene, the emerging Korean War eclipsed the developing conflict in Malaya.
Jungle service dress of the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry used in the emergency.
At the start of the Emergency, the British had a total of 13 infantry battalions in Malaya, including seven partly-formed Gurkha battalions, three British battalions, two battalions of the Royal Malay Regiment and a British Royal Artillery Regiment being utilised as infantry. This force was too small to effectively meet the threat of the "communist terrorists" or "bandits", and more infantry battalions were needed in Malaya. The British brought in soldiers from units such as the Royal Marines and King's African Rifles. Another effort was a re-formation of the Special Air Service in 1950 as a specialised reconnaissance, raiding and counter-insurgency unit.
The Permanent Secretary of Defence for Malaya, Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson, had served in the Chindits in Burma during World War II. His vast experience in jungle warfare proved valuable during this period as he was able to build effective civil-military relations and was one of the chief architects of the counter-insurgency plan in Malaya.
In 1951, some British army units began a "hearts and minds campaign" by giving medical and food aid to Malays and indigenous tribes. At the same time, they put pressure on MNLA by patrolling the jungle. The MNLA guerrillas were driven deeper into the jungle and denied resources. The MRLA extorted food from the Sakai and earned their enmity. Many of the captured guerrillas changed sides. In comparison, the MRLA never released any Britons alive.
In the end the conflict involved a maximum of 40,000 British and Commonwealth troops against a peak of about 78,000 communist guerrillas.
British propaganda during the Emergency
British propaganda was distributed by the Psychological Warfare Section of the Emergency Information Service (EIS). The Chinese Assistant to the Head of the Service was C. C. Too, who became head of the Psychological Warfare Section in 1955. He believed that it was more important to propagandize the civilians, rather than the insurgents, as the insurgents listened to the masses.
The Psychological Warfare Section produced about six million leaflets each month, which were packed into bundles of 2,500 each at the Kuala Lumpur Royal Air Force Station. The majority of the leaflets were developed in light yellow sand or deep brown earth colors to blend in with the ground, in order to enable comrades to steal glances at them, without fear of undue attentionne of Too's novel ideas.
In addition to leaflets, aircraft equipped with loudspeakers broadcast propaganda over remote areas.
Control of anti-guerrilla operations
At all levels of government (national, state, and district levels), the military and civil authority was assumed by a committee of military, police and civilian administration officials. This allowed intelligence from all sources to be rapidly evaluated and disseminated, and also allowed all anti-guerrilla measures to be coordinated. Each State War Executive Committee, for example, included the State Chief Minister as chair, the Chief Police Officer, the senior military commander, state home guard officer, state financial officer, state information officer, executive secretary and up to six selected community leaders. The Police, Military and Home Guard representatives and the Secretary formed the operations sub-committee responsible for day-to-day direction of emergency operations. The operations subcommittees as a whole made joint decisions.
Nature of warfare
The British Army soon realised that clumsy sweeps by large formations were unproductive. Instead, platoons or sections carried out patrols and laid ambushes, based on intelligence (from informers, surrendered MNLA personnel, aerial reconnaissance etc.) A typical operation was "Nassau", carried out in the Kuala Langat swamp:
After several assassinations, a British battalion was assigned to the area. Food control was achieved through a system of rationing, convoys, gate checks and searches. One company began operations in the swamp about December 21, 1954. On January 9, 1955, full-scale tactical operations began; artillery, mortars and aircraft began harassing fires in the South Swamp. Originally, the plan was to bomb and shell the swamp day and night so that the terrorists (sic) would be driven out into ambushes; but the terrorists were well prepared to stay indefinitely. Food parties came out occasionally, but the civil population was too afraid to report them.
Plans were modified; harassing fires were reduced to night-time only. Ambushes continued and patrolling inside the swamp was intensified. Operations of this nature continued for three months without results. Finally on March 21, an ambush party, after forty-five hours of waiting, succeeded in killing two of eight terrorists. The first two red pins, signifying kills, appeared on the operations map, and local morale rose a little.
Another month passed before it was learned that the terrorists were making a contact inside the swamp. One platoon established an ambush; one terrorist appeared and was killed. May passed without a contact. In June, a chance meeting by a patrol accounted for one killed and one captured. A few days later, after four fruitless days of patrolling, one platoon en route to camp accounted for two more terrorists. The No. 3 terrorist in the area surrendered and stated that food control was so effective that one terrorist had been murdered in a quarrel over food.
On July 7, two additional companies were assigned to the area; patrolling and harassing fires were intensified. Three terrorists surrendered and one of them led a platoon patrol to the terrorist leader's camp. The patrol attacked the camp, killing four, including the leader. Other patrols accounted for four more; by the end of July, twenty-three terrorists remained in the swamp with no food or communications with the outside world ...
This was the nature of operations: 60,000 artillery shells, 30,000 rounds of mortar ammunition, and 2,000 aircraft bombs for 35 terrorists killed or captured. Each one represented 1,500 man-days of patrolling or waiting in ambushes. "Nassau" was considered a success for the end of the emergency was one step nearer.
Resolving the Emergency
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On October 6, 1951 the MNLA ambushed and killed the British High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney. The killing has been described as a major factor in causing the Malayan population to roundly reject the MNLA campaign, and also as leading to widespread fear due to the perception that "if even the High Commissioner was no longer safe, there was little hope of protection and safety for the man-in-the-street in Malaya." More recently, MNLA leader Chin Peng stated that the killing had little effect, and that the communists anyway radically altered their strategy that month in their "October Resolutions". The October Resolutions, a response to the Briggs Plan, involved a change of tactics by reducing attacks on economic targets and civilians, increasing efforts to go into political organisation and subversion, and bolstering the supply network from the Min Yuen as well as jungle farming.
Gurney's successor, Lieutenant General Gerald Templer, was instructed by the British government to push for immediate measures to give Chinese ethnic residents the right to vote. He also pursued the Briggs Plan, and sped up the formation of a Malayan army. At the same time he made it clear that the Emergency itself was the main impediment to accelerating decolonisation. He also increased financial rewards for detecting guerrillas by any civilians and expanded the intelligence network (Special Branch).
Government's Declaration of Amnesty
On September 8, 1955, the Government of the Federation of Malaya issued a declaration of amnesty to the Communists. The Government of Singapore issued an identical offer at the same time. Tunku Abdul Rahman, as Chief Minister, made good the offer of an amnesty but promised there would be no negotiations with the MNLA. The terms of the amnesty were:
Those of you who come in and surrender will not be prosecuted for any offense connected with the Emergency, which you have committed under Communist direction, either before this date or in ignorance of this declaration.
You may surrender now and to whom you like including to members of the public.
There will be no general "ceasefire" but the security forces will be on alert to help those who wish to accept this offer and for this purpose local "ceasefire" will be arranged.
The Government will conduct investigations on those who surrender. Those who show that they are genuinely intent to be loyal to the Government of Malaya and to give up their Communist activities will be helped to regain their normal position in society and be reunited with their families. As regards the remainder, restrictions will have to be placed on their liberty but if any of them wish to go to China, their request will be given due consideration.
Following the declaration, an intensive publicity campaign on a hitherto unprecedented scale was launched by the Government. Alliance Ministers in the Federal Government travelled extensively up and down the country exhorting the people to call upon the Communists to lay down their arms and take advantage of the amnesty. The response from the public was good. Public demonstrations and processions were held in towns and villages. Despite the campaign, few Communists surrendered to the authorities. It was evident that the Communists, having had ample warning of its declaration, conducted intensive anti-amnesty propaganda in their ranks and among the mass organizations, tightened discipline and warned that defection would be severely punished. Some critics in the political circles commented that the amnesty was too restrictive and little more than a restatement of the surrender terms which have been in force for a long period. The critics advocated a more realistic and liberal approach of direct negotiations with the MCP to work out a settlement of the issue. Leading officials of the Labour Party had, as part of the settlement, not exclude the possibility of recognition of the MCP as a political organization. Within the Alliance itself, influential elements in both the MCA and UMNO were endeavouring to persuade the Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman to hold negotiations with the MCP.
The Baling Talks
Main article: The Baling Talks
Realizing that his conflict had not come to any fruition, Chin Peng sought a referendum with the ruling British government alongside many Malayan officials in 1955. The talk took place in the Government English School at Baling on December 28. The MCP was represented by Chin Peng, the Secretary-General, Rashid Maidin and Chen Tien, head of the MCP's Central Propaganda Department; on the other side were three elected national representatives, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Dato's Tan Cheng-Lock and David Saul Marshall, the Chief Minister of Singapore. The meeting was intended to pursue a mutual end to the conflict but the Malayan government representatives, led by Tunku Abdul Rahman, dismissed all of Chin Peng's demands. As a result, the conflict heightened and, in response, New Zealand sent NZSAS soldiers, No. 14 Squadron RNZAF No.41(Bristol Freighter)Squadron and later No. 75 Squadron RNZAF, and other Commonwealth members also sent troops to aid the British.
Following the failure of the talks, Tunku decided to withdraw the amnesty on 8 February, 1956, five months after it had been offered, stating that he would not be willing to meet the Communists again unless they indicated beforehand their desire to see him with a view to making "a complete surrender". Despite the failure of the talks, the MCP made every effort to resume peace talks with Malayan Government, without success. Instead, discussions began in the new Emergency Operations Council to intensify the "People's War" against the guerillas. In July 1957, a few weeks before Independence, the MCP made another attempt at peace talks, suggesting the following conditions for a negotiated peace:
its members should be given privileges enjoyed by citizens
a guarantee that political as well as armed members of the MCP would not be punished.
Tunku Abdul Rahman, however, did not respond to the MCP's proposals.
With the independence of Malaya under Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman on 31 August, 1957, the insurrection lost its rationale as a war of colonial liberation. The last serious resistance from MRLA guerrillas ended with a surrender in the Telok Anson marsh area in 1958. The remaining MRLA forces fled to the Thai border and further east.
On 31 July, 1960 the Malayan government declared the state of emergency was over, and Chin Peng left south Thailand for Beijing where he was accommodated by the Chinese authorities in the International Liaison Bureau, where many other Southeast Asian Communist Party leaders were housed.
During the conflict, security forces killed 6,710 MRLA guerrillas and captured 1,287. 2,702 guerrillas surrendered during the conflict, while approximately 500 more did so at the end of the conflict. 1,345 Malayan troops and police were killed during the conflict, as well as 519 Commonwealth personnel. 2,478 civilians were killed, with another 810 recorded as missing.
Australian contribution
Australia was willing to send troops to help a SEATO ally and the first Australian ground forces, the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), arrived in 1955. The battalion was later be replaced by 3RAR, which in turn was replaced by 1RAR. The Royal Australian Air Force contributed No. 1 Squadron (Avro Lincoln bombers) and No. 38 Squadron (C-47 transports), operating out of Singapore, early in the conflict. In 1955, the RAAF extended Butterworth air base, from which Canberra bombers of No. 2 Squadron (replacing No. 1 Squadron) and CAC Sabres of No. 78 Wing carried out ground attack missions against the guerillas. The Royal Australian Navy destroyers Warramunga and Arunta joined the force in June 1955. Between 1956 and 1960, the aircraft carriers Melbourne and Sydney and destroyers Anzac, Quadrant, Queenborough, Quiberon, Quickmatch, Tobruk, Vampire, Vendetta and Voyager were attached to the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve forces for three to nine months at a time. Several of the destroyers fired on Communist positions in Johor State.
Comparisons with Vietnam
The conflicts in Malaya and Vietnam have been compared many times and it has been asked by historians how a British force of 35,000 succeeded where over half a million U.S. soldiers failed in a smaller area. However the two conflicts differ in several key points.
The MNLA was isolated and without external supporters.[citation needed]
The MNLA was politically isolated from the bulk of the population. It was, as mentioned above, a political movement almost entirely limited to ethnic Chinese; support among Muslim Malays and smaller tribes was scattered if existent at all. Malay nationalists supported the British because they promised independence in a Malay state; an MNLA victory would imply a state dominated by ethnic Chinese, and possibly a puppet state of Beijing or Moscow.
Britain never approached the Emergency as a conventional conflict and quickly implemented an effective combined intelligence (led by Malayan Police Special Branch against the political arm of the guerrilla movement) and a "hearts and minds" operation.
Many Malayans had fought side by side with the British against the Japanese occupation in World War II, including Chin Peng. This is in contrast to Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) where French colonial officials often operated as proxies and collaborators to the Japanese. This factor of trust between the locals and the colonials was what gave the British an advantage over the French and later, the Americans in Vietnam.
In purely military terms, the British Army recognized that in a low-intensity war, the individual soldier's skill and endurance was of far greater importance than overwhelming firepower (artillery, air support, etc.) Even though many British soldiers were conscripted National Servicemen, the necessary skills and attitudes were taught at a Jungle Warfare School, which also worked out the optimum tactics based on experience gained in the field.
Legacy
The National Monument commemorating those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, including the Malayan Emergency
The Indonesiaalaysia confrontation of 19621966 arose from tensions between Indonesia and the new British backed Federation of Malaysia which was conceived in the aftermath of the Malayan Emergency.
In the late 1960s the coverage of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War prompted the initiation of investigations in the UK concerning alleged war crimes perpetrated by British forces during the Emergency. One of such allegations is the Batang Kali massacre. However, no charges against the British forces were ever proven and were dismissed as vicious propaganda by the British government.
In popular Malaysian culture, the Emergency has frequently been portrayed as a primarily Malay struggle against the communists. However, this perception has been criticised by some, such as Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin, for not recognising Chinese and Indian efforts.
Cultural developments during the Emergency
And the Rain My Drink, a novel by Han Suyin set in this period.
Songs
Darah Rakyat
Bendera Tentera
Ganyang Malaysia
Indonesia Merdeka
See also
British military history
Far East Strategic Reserve
Communist Insurgency War (Second Malayan Emergency)
Further reading
Comber, Leon (2003). "The Malayan Security Service (19451948)". Intelligence and National Security, Volume 18, Issue 3. pp. 128153.
Comber, Leon (February, 2006). "The Malayan Special Branch on the Malayan-Thai Frontier during the Malayan Emergency". Intelligence and National Security, Volume 21, Issue 1. pp. 7799.
Comber, Leon (2006). "Malaya's Secret Police 194560. The Role of the Special Branch in the Malayan Emergency". PhD dissertation, Monash University. ISEAS (Institute of SE Asian Affairs, Singapore) and MAI (Monash Asia Institute).
Hack, Karl (1999). "Corpses, Prisoners of War and Captured documents: British and Communist Narratives of the Malayan Emergency, and the Dynamics of Intelligence Transformation". Intelligence and National Security.
Hack, Karl; Chin, C.C (2004). Dialogues with Chin Peng: New Light on the Malayan Communist Party.
Jumper, Roy (2001). Death Waits in the Dark: The Senoi Praaq, Malaysia's Killer Elite. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31515-9.
Nagl, John A (2002). Learning to Eat Soup With a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam. University of Chicago. ISBN 0226-56770-2.
Stubbs, Richard (2004). Hearts and Minds in Guerilla Warfare: The Malayan Emergency 19481960. Eastern University. ISBN 981210352X.
Taber, Robert (2002). War of the flea: the classic study of guerrilla warfare. Brassey's. ISBN 9781574885552.
References
^ Mohamed Amin and Malcolm Caldwell (eds.), The Making of a Neo Colony, (1977), Spokesman Books, UK, footnote, p. 216.
^ Andaya, Barbara Watson; Leonard Y. Andaya (2001). A History of Malaysia. Palgrave. p. 271.
^ Rashid, Rehman (1993). A Malaysian Journey. p. 27. ISBN 983-99819-1-9.
^ Karl Hack, Defense & Decolonization in South-East Asia, p. 113.
^ Joel E. Hamby Civil-military operations: joint doctrine and the Malayan Emergency, Joint Force Quarterly, Autumn, 2002, Paragraph 3,4
^ Peoples, Curtis. "The Use of the British Village Resettlement Model in Malaya and Vietnam, 4th Triennial Symposium (April 11-13, 2002), The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University"]. http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/vietnamcenter/events/2002_Symposium/2002Papers_files/peoples.htm.
^ Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya, Director of Operations, Malaya, 1958, Chapter III: Own Forces
^ Nagl (2002), pp.67-70
^ Taber, The War of the Flea, pp.140-141. Quote from Marine Corps Schools, "Small Unit Operations" in The Guerrilla - and how to Fight Him
^ Ongkili, James P. (1985). Nation-building in Malaysia 19461974. Oxford University Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-19-582681-7.
^ Comber (2006), Malaya's Secret Police 194560. The Role of the Special Branch in the Malayan Emergency
^ Clutterbuck, Richard (1967). The long long war: The emergency in Malaya, 19481960. Cassell. Cited at length in Vietnam War essay on Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya, eHistory, Ohio State University.
^ "Analysis of British tactics in Malaya" (PDF). http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/historic/hist_c3_pt1.pdf.
^ Kaur, Manjit (Dec. 16, 2006). Zam: Chinese too fought against communists. The Star.
External links
Australian War Memorial (Malayan Emergency 19501960)
Far East Strategic Reserve Navy Association (Australia) Inc. (Origins of the FESR Navy)
Malayan Emergency (AUS/NZ Overview)
Britain's Small Wars (Malayan Emergency)
PsyWar.Org (Psychological Operations during the Malayan Emergency)
www.roll-of-honour.com (Searchable database of Commonwealth Soldiers who died)
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i saw the before map of laos and it was very big. now its so small noone knoes who we are. and i feel as if our country is becoming exstinct. please tell me.
are you sure that's not just a change in scale? :)
Borders have not changed to any extent in years. Although there are continued disputes with Thailand over certain areas, we are talking about distances in metres. Parts of NE Thailand (Isaan) used to belong to Laos but we are going back many many years here.
"Crossing the Lao/Vietnam border" Fredtrip's photos around Mường Min, Vietnam
Marketing is indispensable part of any substantive tourism enterprise. As the market is expanding, the role of marketing as a driving force in a business endeavor is also being recognized. With growing competition, organisations in tourism business have no option but to do organised and targeted marketing. An organised approach to marketing always helps, whether it is on the tour operator end or at destinations. Guides, escorts, restaurants, hotels, transporters, shops etc compete one another to stay ahead. A proper tourism marketing strategy calls for close cooperation between the government, tourism industry and the local population.
Evolution of Marketing Marketing as a concept has evolved in the last 30 years. Development of marketing has three distinct stages: Production Era, Sales Era and Marketing Era. Marketing era arrived when organizations began producing what they could sell rather than trying to sell what they manufactured. While planning and designing a product, customers’needs, tastes and satisfaction were considered. Growth of competition prompted organisations to frame marketing techniques.
Change in traveling trends also made it necessary to adopt new approach. The emergence of long haul traveler prompted the need for marketing research which studied market trends, consumer behavior and ascertained procedure to make products which satisfied the users of tourism products. Gradual social and economic development culminated in segmentation of mass market into specialized target markets. Tackling these markets needed an approach which was in tune with new times.
Selling and Marketing Selling and Marketing are different concepts. Selling focuses on the needs of the seller while marketing concentrates on buyers’ needs. A marketing oriented organisation focuses on customer needs and earns profits through customer satisfaction. Several organizations in tourism field are product oriented. They emphasise on the available services of products but ignore consumers’ requirements. A marketing oriented tourist organisation has a completely different approach. They offer services around the tourists’ needs.
lao maps_2="lao maps" California, The Trigger for the Global Collapse?
California, if considered a country was the 5th largest in the world. http://www.lao.ca.gov/2006/cal_facts/2006_calfacts_econ.htm http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/031020/20econ.htm
1 out of 9 Americans live in CA (not including illegals, and information is 3 years old) http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html
Major Housing Bubble in CA http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_09/b3973108.htm http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joel_s___060925_political_fallout_fr.htm
Morgages and Loan %'s in the US http://www.businessweek.com/common_ssi/map_of_misery.htm
Your thoughts?
As you point out, California is a vital and very large part of this nation's economy. If things go wrong in the economy, obviously California will be hard hit just because of the size of its population and its economy. Conversely if things go economically wrong in California the entire nation's economy suffers.
For instance, California has, for decades, contributed much more in federal taxes than it has received in federal spending. If the California economy suffers greatly, they will contribute less in federal taxes and that adversely affects the whole country.
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make but it is obvious that the California economy is integral to the well-being of the nation. The bad economic policies in effect obviously hit California hard probably due mainly to its large size and large economy.
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lao map="lao map" where in china was the han-ku pass?
I need to no exactly, on a map, where the han-ku pass was/is (where Lao Tzu was asked by the pass-keeper to write his Tao Te Ching) Edit: Thanks to Bill W for clarification :D
In pinyin that would be the Hangu Pass, which is located in Lingbao County, Henan Province. You can punch that into Google maps and you'll get pretty close.
I dont know if anybody else is getting this but for some reason on my matchmaking screen it keeps flashing "Checking downloadable content map data". It wont let me play or anything. I tried changing game types, restarting my xbox. I Need Hep right lao!!!!
Same bro! Thats why I just logged onto yahoo answers.
TIME FOR SOME BLACK OPS!!! LOL
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maps of laos="maps of laos" I am an ABT american born taiwanese! anyone else offended because of being called an american born CHIINESE!?!?
I am an american born taiwanese. I take pride in that. taiwan is not part of china. I was in a geography class and it didn't even put taiwan on the map!! Is there anyone else out there who is an american born taiwanese? have you been called chinese before? Or maybye u r from laos. have you been called chnese?please reply. I hope that I am not the only one being offended or stereotyped. (the only ones that get the taiwanese part are my fellow abt's).
I'm half chinese.
Yeah I know what you mean.... I think it is just out of ignorance that people often mistake japanese, taiwanese, or any other east asian people as "chinese". However, I don't think this should be taken as offence - I think people just simply don't know.
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Vietnam is not a war country, but a peaceful and nice country. After the liberalization and re-unification "Doi Moi" from 1986, Vietnam has become an attractive spot for tourism and business. From North to South of Vietnam, you can feel and see many beautiful differences in topography, history, cultures, and people as well as sightseeing.
Looking at a map, Vietnam is located in the center of the Southeast Asia and is shaped like the letter S. it lies on the Indochina Peninsula - the country borders on China, Laos, Cambodia, the East Sea and Pacific Ocean to the east and south with a long coastline of 3,260 km, land area of 330,991 sq. kilometers and the country's total length is 1650 km from the northernmost point to the southernmost.
Some great philosophies and religions have shaped the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. Vietnam natural resources offers unspoiled landscapes, virgin beaches, soaring hills and mountains, peaceful rivers and springs. On the other hand, its long history and distinctive culture serve as additional magnets for first-time and returning visitors alike.
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Vietnamese language is the main language but English, French, German and Russian can be communicated in major cities. Vietnamese language uses the Latin alphabet!
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There are several ways to keep your credit while going into bankruptcy. Let's use a typical example of a W2 employee with a total loss of revenues or lower revenue due to loss of employment. This example is consistent with most of my readers and therefore will be the first in a series of reviews. The process of keeping your credit cards and credit becomes more difficult when you have a mortgage. This will only work for those who have regained at least some of their revenue through new employment or a reduction of their mortgage that can be paid on time. It is not the reduction of the mortgage that makes the difference. Paying your bills on time is what makes the difference.
W2 Employee Bankrupt Plan1
A W2 employee going bankrupt is essentially a person who has lost their job and is unable to pay their bills. This is a strategic plan for W2 employees to relieve some of their credit card burden while maintaining credit. This plan will work best if your income has dropped or regained employment with less revenue. This plan is a strategic move to maintain credit. This plan will not work unless you already have credit now and an income to cover mortgage payments on time. Make a plan to pay at least three credit cards. Plan on paying at least 3 revolving charge cards and I will show you haw to save your home.
Plan on Paying at Least 3 Revolving Charge Cards
Make a plan for maintaining your credit while the bankruptcy goes through. Keep it in your mind to pay at least three revolving charge cards. That is the key, your ability to pay at least three revolving credit cards on time. It is incorrect to believe that you need to charge off everything in the bankruptcy. You can relieve your self from the larger debts while maintaining some of the smaller ones to keep your credit. The bankruptcy will certainly relieve you of charge-offs on your credit report. Be sure to keep the credit cards that can be paid on time and get rid of the others in the bankruptcy.
Loss-Mitigation vs MAPS
If you can not reduce your mortgage payment through the normal Loss-Mitigation procedure, use MAPS to sell your house and buy another house with a smaller mortgage payment. MAPS, means Mortgage Assignment Profits System. The MAPS system is used to sell un-sellable homes by assigning the mortgage to another buyer. The MAPS process is beyond the scope of this article. Used correctly, the MAPS strategy can completely eliminate your need to go bankrupt, and even make you a profit. Please do your due diligence.
Keep Your Credit and Invest in Another Home
I am used this technique as a loan officer. I closed a mortgage loan for a client the day after he went bankrupt. We used a very strategic maneuver to keep his credit score of 650. We set up to close on another investment home the day right after he went bankrupt. Fewer underwriters these days will go along with this sort of thing. This strategy will not work if you can not pay your existing mortgage on time, or transfer liability over to another buyer. I recommend using the MAPS strategy for those who have completely lost their income. You can assign your existing mortgage payments to another buyer. You can then keep a hefty deposit and apply it to the purchase of a new house. You do not have to pay taxes on that deposit money because you are applying it to a primary residential property. This will allow you to keep your new home, and go bankrupt on the old house, if necessary.
Plan Your Bankruptcy
You should plan on going bankrupt and have an exit strategy that keeps you ahead of the game. There is a due on sale clause within your lenders contract that would normally prevent you from assigning your mortgage to another buyer. So what, would you rather go bankrupt or start taking control of your own future. Planning for bankruptcy these days can be as good as making a wise investment. Using this strategy in conjunction with MAPS can make you a more financially secure person. You can use this strategy to plan for bankruptcy and make a profit all at he same time.
I have over twenty years lender broker and creative real estate acquisition experience. I was also a loan officer for Nova Star before they went under.
Robert Frost once said, "I took the road less traveled and it has made all thedifference." Map makers are not afraid to take the road less traveled as well. Often, at some point on the on the road of discovery, they realize they’ve failed. But they’ve learned to make one important distinction, just becauseyou fail, doesn’t mean you’re a failure.
Like the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a map maker is someone who journey’s where he/she has never been before. Map makers are not afraid to journey where no one has been before them. They know that to "create their own reality" the path they choose must be their path and no one else’s.
In May of 1804, Lewis and Clark embarked from St. Louis on what was to become the most dangerous expedition in American history. Their mission was to explore and follow the Columbia River to its source, the Pacific Ocean. This mission would result in discovering what became known as the Pacific Passage.
They returned to St. Louis in September of 1806, successfully navigating the rough and dangerous terrain to report that they had in fact found the route to the Pacific. This expedition came with a high cost to the well being and lives of the many men who were a part of the expedition. Some men died as a result of illness, others perished from treacherous descents and climbing accidents.
At times they would travel weeks and hundred of miles in a westerly route, only to be turned back by a 500 foot precipice that could not be navigated. Countless times, provisions, serious injury or lost lives were the price they paid to achieve their destination.
A map maker knows that to fulfill their dream, the path they must embark on is not always the shortest distance between two points. Like each of us in our lives, Lewis and Clark did not have the luxury of someone before them leaving a trail or true compass to reach their destination unscathed. The only way that they were going to achieve their goal was to move forward each and every day in pursuit of their dream, not knowing when or where they were going to make a mistake but knowing that inevitably, they would.
It took great courage and stamina to push on day after day, week after week not knowing if the decision they had made that day or the direction they were pointed in was correct. This is true for each and everyone of us in our lives as well. I remember a quote I once read that said "if you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere."
It’s this lack of certainty that stops so many of us from pursuing our dream and discovering our passion. As spiritual beings, we are all born explorers, constantly looking to discover what we do not know and yearn to, yet fearful of letting go of what we do know and have. Each of us is here for a sole purpose and it is our responsibility to create and live that purpose.
No one approached Lewis and Clark and dropped the map to the Pacific Passage in their hands; just as no one is going to approach you and hand you your dream or passion. They had to discover it for themselves, as do each and everyone of us. Although the expedition experienced pain and suffering on the path, the joy and honor comes in the journey, not the destination.
The journey calls up in each of us a level of spirit and strength that we never knew we had. We are reborn into a world of great hope, faith and courage and these become our true compass in life. Each of us will get lost, many will fall down but it is the power of belief in oneself and the power of the unknown that beckons to our spirit to push onward, to remain committed to the creation of our passion and the discovery of our purpose.
You will feel your self-esteem soar and your self-image will take on new heights of self-love and confidence that you never dreamt possible. You are a map maker! Lao-tzu said "a journey of a thousand miles, begins with thefirst step." For the map maker, each step is a creation, each day is a new beginning and each day offers the potential of unlimited possibility.
To awaken the sleeping spirit within you must become "a map maker." A map maker is about the joy of discovery, the creation of positive energy; it’s about an intention of hope and faith so powerful that you will not fear the possibility of failing. Yes, you may fail but to pursue your dream, your passion, one must totally believe in oneself and remember "I may fail but Iam not a failure."
There is no fear in change, only the fear that you create in your mind. Remember that fear and doubt, can not coexist with hope and courage. Map makers experience fear but they carry their sense of hope and courage with them in their heart. The passions of the heart, are more powerful than the fears of the mind. With God’s grace, you will find the faith and perseverance you need to continue on your quest.
It may be a simple quest such as improving your self-esteem, increasing your self-confidence or finding the courage to search for a better job. Then again, it may be a major challenge such as overcoming an addiction, discovering well-being in your life by ceasing to be obese or committing to a relationship despite your fear of a previous failure.
My favorite quote of all time is also by Robert Frost, where he says, "there is a time for departure, even when there is no certain place to go." Honor your life by creating your own reality and living your dream. Remember that great achievement requires great risk. Take the road less traveled, your life is worth the journey!
About the Author
Larry Agresto is a Life & Business Coach and the founder of Peak Performance Coaching.
He is also a writer, author and speaker. His work and writings focus on “breakthrough changes” in life and business. His Coaching is about empowering people to realize their true potential, enabling them to live a life of success and happiness.
In your work with Larry, you’ll learn to leave behind the self-limiting beliefs of your past experiences that are holding you back. In doing so, you will begin to experience a world of unlimited possibilities in your life and business.
He has written several e-books; “The Principles of Success, The Journey, What’s Stopping You, The Bulls Eye Business Plan and The 21 Day Breakthrough.” His latest e-book is entitled “The Power of Magical Thinking.”
Larry spent 25 years in Corporate America, the last 13 in senior management. He transitioned into a Life & Business Coach after he lost his wife and suddenly became a single parent in May of 1995. He has a BA from Bentley College in Business/Government and an AA in Psychology/Education.
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