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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Albany, NY “Who goes to Albany?” people commented on my Facebook. Well, I did. The famous cities in the States are not the capitals of each state. I fond that quite odd. I thought Philadelphia was PA’s, Los Angeles (or at least San Francisco) was CA’s, and NYC was NY’s. I was wrong,
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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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Varanasi and the Ganges River Varanasi, the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, gave me strong memories. It was the filthiest place I’ve ever been, and the whole atmosphere was quite intense. Many Hindu pilgrims, persistence soliciting locals, cows, goats, dogs, and people: everything is powerful in Varanasi. An excellent place
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Burning Ghat: Where You Say Goodbye Have you been to the burning ghat in India? We entered Varanasi by overnight train from Delhi. The sleeper class wasn’t the most comfortable, but it safely brought us to Varanasi in 12 hours. We took a desperately needed shower at a guesthouse located right next to a small
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