Scotland’s 50 Shades of Green As I’ve always imagined, Scotland is covered in green. It didn’t disappoint me. Different from Bhutan’s fresh and sunny green, Scotland’s was more complex and wet. Scotland has officially registered 977 kinds of mosses and liverworts that have been living there since before the dinosaurs. Because of the land’s diverse
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My Scottish Highlands Experience What do you imagine when you think of the Scottish Highlands? Hurry coo (hairy cow)? Green landscape? Yes, and yes. Visiting the Scottish Highlands has been on my list for a while now, and it finally happened this year. I don’t exactly know why all I know was that it’s extremely
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Illuminating Edinburgh for the New Year Happy New Year! What did you do for New Year’s Eve? Hope you had a fun time welcoming the new year! As you know, I spent my last day of 2013 at Scotland’s Hogmanay as a part of #blogmanay team. Not only Edinburgh, but also Stirling, Inverness, Stonehaven, and
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The 2013 annual review continues! 2013 was the year of portraits and deserts. India, Namibia, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka; some of my favorite photos were taken in these countries. They had some stories to tell. I shared the 21 destinations of the year 2013 last week, and now, here are the 21 best photos of this
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The 21 Best Destinations of 2013 Eleven countries I visited this year, and some of them I entered several times (Malaysia – five times). The list of places is a mix of lot of powerful and intense new destinations, and familiar and friendly countries. 1. Namibia My first African country to visit, Namibia stole my
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There are so many reasons why I loved my time at the Namib Desert. Because of my special affection for deserts, it fulfilled my dream to be at one of the oldest places on earth. Also, the scenery was phenomenal. I would’ve been happy no matter what, but what emphasize the joy of the trip
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Dochula Pass: The Best Toilet Break Dochula pass (10,900 feet/3300 meter) is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu, 16km far. The pass is a popular spiritual destination for both locals and tourists because an important temple is located on the crest of Dochula pass. The visitors hang the prayer flags along the way.
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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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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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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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