A Snorkelling and Snake Day on the Island of Pangkor in Malaysia
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 […]
Category Archives: Asia
The Genocide Museum in Cambodia
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 […]
Design Patterns in Mughal India
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 […]
The Garh Palace and the Attack of the Bees in Bundi, India
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 […]
The Pangkor Ferry to Penang in Malaysia
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 […]
Singapore’s Bright Hindu Temple in Little India
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 […]
Sufi Music Festival in Jaipur, India
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, […]
A Fantastical Ferry Ride from Sendai to Matsushima in Japan: 2003
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 […]
The Kyoto Botanical Garden in Japan
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 […]
Searching for Wabi-Sabi in Japan
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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