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Thiruvanananthapuram Temples and concluding thoughts

INDIA | Wed, 14 Dec 2022 | By krodin | Views [184]

Temples & Beach: Thiruvananthapuram & Kovalam I had a hotel booked on the beach in Kovalam for the last couple of nights and the drive went through Thiruvananthapuram, so I stopped at a couple of the temples before heading further south.... Read more >

Tags: beaches, reflections, temples

Dhaka

BANGLADESH | Wed, 2 Nov 2022 | By krodin | Views [157]

Dhaka I had wanted to come to Bangladesh for a couple of reasons: firstly, I know nothing about the country as a country, and secondly, there are a number of ancient Hindu and Buddhist sacred sites in this predominantly Muslim country, and I wanted ... Read more >

Tags: city, museum, temples, traffic

Back in Kathmandu: Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage Sites

NEPAL | Sat, 15 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [168]

Back in Kathmandu  It has been nine years since my last trip to Nepal, and in the meantime the 2015 earthquake did a tremendous amount of damage and cost almost 9,000 lives. It has been fascinating to see the changes time and the renovations ... Read more >

Tags: ancient cities, mountains, on the road, temples

Ranikeht to Corbett

INDIA | Sun, 9 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [135]

Ranikhet to Corbett  Today’s sacred highlights included visits to the Dunagiri Devi Temple in Dwarahat and in Ranikhet, the Jhula Devi Temple and Ram Mandir. The day ended with a very muddy, but nonetheless beautiful, walk through the ... Read more >

Tags: mountains, temples

Almora to Baijnath

INDIA | Sat, 8 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [227]

Almora, Bagheshwar and Baijnath  The drive from Nainital to Almora consists of windy hill roads with some steep hairpin turns.  There was more damage on this stretch of the road from the monsoon rains than even the section from Delhi. ... Read more >

Tags: mountains, on the road, temples

Nainital

INDIA | Thu, 6 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [164]

Nainital, Uttarakhand, India The province of Uttarakhand in Northwest India borders Nepal on the east, Tibet on the north, Himachal Pradesh on the west and Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the south.  It used to belong to Uttar Pradesh under the ... Read more >

Tags: festival, lakes, temples

1 November: Temples... Feel the Spirits of the Past

THAILAND | Wed, 1 Nov 2017 | By gatornav | Views [435]

Today was our first full day in Chiang Mai.  We started our day by eating some breakfast at Sailomjoy Restaurant – yes, I ate Khao Soi again today. It was delicious yet again. After breakfast, it was temple time. Starting off on ... Read more >

Tags: chedi luang, chiang mai, temples, thailand

Temples and more temples - Angkor Wat

CAMBODIA | Fri, 18 Aug 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [392]

There are only two words to describe our trip to Angkor Wat; amazing and hot!! We set out around 8am with our tuk tuk driver to see the largest religious space in the world. It was clear early on that it was going to be a hot day. But as we turned the ... Read more >

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The Land of Sandal WOOD

INDIA | Sat, 8 Jul 2017 | By mehar | Views [996] | Video

I had a bit of confusion,maybe a lot about the Languages they spoke at the Regions of  South India...when i Myself was from the Eastern Part of the Same-Country. Well the communication still remained part of the problem as very few natives.... Read more >

Tags: architecture, hills, historical, palace, people, rajmahal, sunset, temples, trees

Angkor Wat

CAMBODIA | Fri, 7 Jul 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [757]

We boarded the night bus from Sihanoukville, we were the first people on from our pick up, and we spent a little time driving around to different hostels. At one pick up we heard the familiar voices of 2 friends we have been bumping into since Laos.... Read more >

Tags: angkor wat, cambodia, night bus, selfies, sleeper bus, temples, tourists, wanderlust

A National Park and lots of temples

JAPAN | Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [679]

After the craziness of Tokyo we headed 90 minutes south to Hakone National Park where we would spend one night and two days exploring the park. We discovered that a visit to Hakone is all about seeing the sites and not necessarily getting out in nature.... Read more >

Tags: hikinh, temples

Tokyo Time

JAPAN | Sun, 18 Jun 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [926]

Our adventure feels like it has now begun. We have left the comfort and relaxation of Hawaii and the US and have arrived in Tokyo, Japan! This city is huge. We decided to stay in Shibuya which is like the Times Square of NYC. Lots of people and lots ... Read more >

Tags: city, food, temples

Impressive temples & Buddhist blessings

THAILAND | Thu, 16 Mar 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [702]

As I told you in an earlier blog post, inside the wall in Chiang Mai is full of temples, lots and lots of temples. So we made a day out of exploring them. The Temples or Wat's, all require modest dress so shoulders must be covered, nothing with a low ... Read more >

Tags: blessings, buddha, chiang mai, culture, monks, temples, walking

Bangkok....A Little Late!

THAILAND | Thu, 29 Dec 2016 | By mrs_jackson | Views [390]

So we have been having so much fun I have not written in some time, sorry about that. Much has happened in the last few days so I hope to capture it as best as I can. Our first full day in Bangkok was the floating market called Damnern Saduak. We ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, soi cowboy, temples

Location 38, 39, 40: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap & Kratie, Cambodia

CAMBODIA | Mon, 18 Jul 2016 | By nnystrom | Views [616]

Phnom Penh, Siem Reap & Kratie - Cambodia I arrived in Phnom Penh from Kampot and immediately hired a tuk tuk to take me to the Killing Fields and Genocidal Museum of Cambodia.  The entire experience was extremely eye opening and very ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, killing fields, temples

Location 31, 32, 33: Inle Lake, Hsipaw & Mandalay, Myanmar

MYANMAR | Wed, 29 Jun 2016 | By nnystrom | Views [645]

Inle Lake, Hsipaw & Mandalay - Myanmar Once I had sufficiently seen all of Bagan it was time to move on, so myself and a couple friends I met there decided to grab an 8 hour bus from Bagan to Inle Lake.  Inle Lake is located in the village ... Read more >

Tags: sunsets, temples, villages

Location 28, 29, 30: Yangon, Taungoo, & Bagan, Myanmar

MYANMAR | Tue, 28 Jun 2016 | By nnystrom | Views [611]

Yangon, Taungoo & Bagan - Myanmar I took a 6am flight out of Kuala Lumpur and flew directly to Yangon., Myanmar.  Myanmar was the first country, on this trip, that requires some pre-arrival legwork.  In order to enter Burma you must ... Read more >

Tags: sunrises, sunsets, temples

Rattled

INDIA | Sun, 7 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Views [436]

I was sitting in my room earlier today and reflecting on the last few days. The word 'rattled' came to my mind. Rattled as in fazed but also literally, as if something in my chest has been shaken loose and is bouncing around within the confines of my ... Read more >

Tags: beggars, enlightenment, peace, temples

A Spider's Web

INDIA | Wed, 3 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Views [391]

A mellow bluesy number is playing at the Pink House. It's 6.30 pm and dark out. The Pink House has been a haven. A place to come for breakfast, read and relax in the shade of a thatched hut roof in the company of dogs, crows and, when I'm eating in ... Read more >

Tags: beach, hucksters, sickness, temples

Photos: Another "must do" :-)

CAMBODIA | Wed, 13 Jan 2016 | By finally | Photo Gallery

Tags: angkor wat, temples