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Panorama of rocks and the beach on Coral Island on Pangkor in Malaysia

A Snorkelling and Snake Day on the Island of Pangkor in Malaysia

June 8, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

November 17, 2011. We went to Coral Island just off shore, 30 RM included the boat trip, a snorkel, a mask and a bun snack, but no fins. The water […]

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Malaysia
Buddha and leg chains in the notorious S-21 prison in Phnom Penh has been turned into a Genocide Museum cataloguing one of the atrocities of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge (Cambodia)

The Genocide Museum in Cambodia

March 24, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

The notorious S-21 prison in Phnom Penh has been turned into a Genocide Museum cataloguing one of the atrocities of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Portraits of torturers covered […]

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Cambodia
in Agra, India: Akbar's Tomb and kts intricate sculptured decoration

Design Patterns in Mughal India

December 15, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

The Mughal Empire in India was formed by invaders from Persia who brought with them their Muslim religion, as well as its strictures placed on images, in that they were […]

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India, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
View of the artificial lake and the Palace from Bundi Fort in India

The Garh Palace and the Attack of the Bees in Bundi, India

December 12, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

The fort in Bundi was on top of the hill and looked down at the Garh Palace and its artificial lake. Like the Fort, the Palace had the appearance of […]

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India
The feri (ferry) at the dock looks almost like a long yellow submarine

The Pangkor Ferry to Penang in Malaysia

September 4, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

In Pangkor we were picked up by a pink teksi that took us to the jeti. One of the fun parts of being in Malaysia was their language, which often translated […]

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Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Malaysia
Candles floating on a bed of rose petals in a Temple in Singapore's Little India

Singapore’s Bright Hindu Temple in Little India

April 18, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

In Singapore’s Little India, the Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple redefines the word colourful. The Temple is dedicated to the ferocious Hindu goddess Kali.The multi-armed goddess Kali is shown here as […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Singapore
Whirling Dervish at the Sufi Music Festival in Jaipur

Sufi Music Festival in Jaipur, India

November 30, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 11 Comments

Checking out posters while travelling is a great way to find unique one-of-a-kind events wherever you happen to be. Here is the poster I discovered at Jaipur’s famous Elephant Festival, […]

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India, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Sendai to Matsushima ferry tour: rocky Islet with sea arches in Matsushima Bay

A Fantastical Ferry Ride from Sendai to Matsushima in Japan: 2003

July 3, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 30 Comments

NOTE: In March of 2011 a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck east of Sendai, creating a tsunami that wiped out most of the city and caused severe damage to the nuclear […]

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Japan, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Lotus leaves reflected in the Kyoto Botanical Garden in Japan

The Kyoto Botanical Garden in Japan

May 11, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

I love botanical gardens, partly because I’m always curious as to the name of the plant I’m taking a photo of. In the early days of film I took copious […]

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Japan, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
large-leafed plant curling in and around itself

Searching for Wabi-Sabi in Japan

December 3, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

Tina of the Lens-Artists Challenge introduced me to a completely new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I thought back to the times […]

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Japan, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

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