It’s not a secret that I had a hard time in India. However, I truly enjoyed two months. It is a strong love and hate relationship. From New Delhi to Kolkata, Shimla to the Thar Desert, India offers diverse landscape, climate, and cultures. Some sites were the most amazing place I’ve ever seen, while the […]
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Who I Met in Bhutan In Bhutan, I continued trying to take more portrait photos. Bhutanese people have been great models, and pleasant in front of cameras. Most of the people (and animal friends) are from Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, and the road in between. We traveled a fraction of this country, but it was a
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What’s Your Favorite Color? When I was in middle school, stationary companies started making school notepads in light green color. There was even one page in the front, said ‘stare it for 10 seconds to rest your eyes’. Green is the color that is the easiest to human eyes, and Korean stationary company, Morning Glory,
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Visiting The Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan You can’t dismiss Paro Taktsang, well known as the Tiger’s Nest Monastery, when you are visiting Bhutan. It is one of the most sacred religious sites in Bhutan. Guru Padmasambhava, popularly known as Guru Rinpoche visited and sanctified Bhutan in the 8th century when evil spirits abounded and
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My First Impressions of Bhutan I’m traveling in Bhutan, the country I knew so little about. After only two days, I’ve learned a lot about the country and really appreciate this opportunity to come and explore one of the least visited countries. Bhutan struck me in a lot of ways, but I want to share
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Bodh Gaya and Around: the Road (very) Less Traveled I came to India because, well, it’s India. The country that is different than any other place in the world. I didn’t have any strong feeling about destinations but Bodh Gaya. This is where Buddha became Buddha (it means the enlightened one), and the
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Bhutan, the country of dragon, one of the least visited nations, and where government cares about people’s happiness seriously (it is a country where Gross National Happiness (GNH) is the official development policy.) We’re about to cross the border tomorrow. Stephen will be (continuously) traveling with me for this trip to Bhutan. I’m writing this
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India for Photographers – Portraits India is a dream destination to photographers. At least I’ve heard. It is just one of the must visit places if you think photography seriously. I do think my photography career seriously, so I had a high hopes before I came to India. India is a land like no
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India makes me feel like I’m a bad person Most of everything in India is kind of against of my nature, what we’ve been educated for several decades. It’s quite dirty (some of the dirtiest places I’ve ever been), and I know the standard of living is quite low in some places, but I have
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How I Spend 12 Hours in Kolkata, India With our friend John, we embarked our two weeks intensive ‘Living in a moment in India’ journey. We started from New Delhi, witnessed the circle of life in Varanasi, and headed to Kolkata for only 12 hours before catching another train to Gaya (Bodh Gaya).
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