The Queen of all the dzongs, Punakha Dzong, is well known for its beauty. If you have time to visit only one dzong in Bhutan, you should visit Punakha. The Bhutanese went all out when they built this dzong in the late 1630′s. It’s the second oldest and also the second largest dzong in Bhutan
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“How did you get into this business?” This is one of the most common questions I get whenever I meet new people. Given my job and my lifestyle, I’m not someone they typically encounter on a day to day basis. I don’t have a permanent residence (although I’m trying to change this), and even though
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Photos from Jodhpur, the Blue City When I imagine of India, I think Rajasthan. Crossing the magical golden coloured desert on a camel, looking at the bright Milky Way in the middle of nowhere, and the fort; that’s the image of India I imagined. Like from the movie Aladdin. Even though it was the
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In the era of long-term travel and anti-consumerism, owning or wanting things is considered to be super lame. People romanticize the ability to put everything in one bag and travel the world for years. Because they know it’s hard. Also buying new gadgets can be realistically impossible for freelancers if you are living by bipolar
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The Busiest City in Bhutan, with No Traffic Lights I’ve been warned that Thimphu isn’t reflecting the real Bhutan. It is the biggest city in the country, most developed, and quite busy (in Bhutan’s standard). But I can surely say, Thimphu was one of the most pleasant big cities I’ve ever been to. Because the
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Rishikesh: The Best Sanctuary for All During two full months of my Indian adventure, Rishikesh was one of the only places that I felt comfortable. When I posted ‘I’m Having a Hard Time in India’, people who’ve previously been to India strongly suggested me to go to Rishikesh to rest for a while. After coming
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Photos from Southernmost Point of Chiapas, Mexico We entered to an amazing nature’s scene by a short boat trip from Refugio del Sol, a beach resort at Chocohuital, Chiapas. The boat entered a narrow channel with mangroves, trees, and birds, that meets the Pacific Ocean. It reminded me of the time when I went to see
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I’m not the most adventurous person you’ll meet. It’s not so glamorous thing to say, but it’s the truth. I consider myself courageous, but my bar was very low as an ordinary Korean nerd who was brought up in a conservative family. Spending night in the mountains to photograph stars was considered a behavior of
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Have you been on a camel? Sometimes you just have to be a tourist. Now most of the popular travel articles are about how to get out of where everyone goes. As much as I enjoy off the beaten path, sometimes it’s fun to walk on the very well beaten path (like what I did in
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What You Didn’t Know about Veracruz – and Why You Should Go Mexico was one of the four countries I visited in this August. I was there to attend ATMEX as a hosted media invited by ATTA, and it gave me a chance to explore parts of Mexico, including Veracruz, where the second annual
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