Travel Theme: a Cup of Chai in India
I don’t normally drink tea, but in India we were constantly being offered cups of chai, and I got so that I couldn’t get through my afternoon without chai’s restorative […]
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Travel Theme: Shine
In celebration of the summer solstice here’s some sunshine and happiness for everyone! For more on this week’s Travel Theme: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/06/20/shine/
Travel Theme: Fresh Seafood on Lamma Island, near Hong Kong
Lamma Island is a kind of ‘hippie’ enclave only a short ferry ride away from Hong Kong. If you want organic greens and super fresh seafood this is the place to […]
Travel Theme: STAM, the Museum of the City in Ghent, Belgium
Ghent was full of museums, and our first stop that afternoon was the Museum of the City, called STAM. The museum was highly recommended by several people, and once we went in […]
Travel Theme: Round Containers of Unknown Street Foods
Even though I love eating, I am sometimes such a coward when it comes to trying unfamiliar food. So this post should really be titled: All Sorts of Street Food in Rangoon […]
Photo Challenge – Round(s) of Tea
A tea ceremony with rounds of compressed tea, and rounds of tea drinking, at the Tea Heritage House in Melaka, Malaysia. This celebration of tea consisted of two parts: a […]
Travel Theme: Carving Statues of Buddha
On the ‘Street of Stone Carvers’ in Mandalay, one thousand marble statues of Buddha… Being watched over by a master… Looks like the face is carved last… Detailing the lotus blossom… […]
Travel Theme: Pink Lotus in Vietnam
Lotus flowers have meaning in several Asian religions, signifying a pure beauty arising from murky waters. These particular pink lotuses, growing on a small tributary of the Mekong River in […]
The Botanical Garden in Singapore
Here is one of my favourite gardens in the world: the Singapore Botanical Garden. Heliconia. A crazy batch of bananas sprout forth from this rather ordinary banana palm.Coral pink torch […]
