Rua Felicidade early in the morning, Macau SAR – China. Read more »
Travel Competitions: Win a $200 hotel credit from Hotelclub
I am starting a Travel Competitions category, and I have a great prize to giveaway first up: A $200 hotel credit from HotelClub. With over 69,000 Hotels in over 138 Countries, this prize is useful for everyone. You could spend a night in New York, or a week in Bali, the choice is yours. How [...] Read more »
Red Panda, Chengdu – China
A Red Panda at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu. I feel sorry for these little fellas, and not just because they are endangered. They share their home with the Giant Panda, who are the limelight hogs of the animal kingdom in China. Read more »
52 inspiring Buddhist quotes and sayings on life
Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the city. It houses the Phra Buddha Sihing, an important Buddha statue. In the Wat compound there are famous buddhist quotes and sayings attached to trees throughout the garden, which makes for an enlightened walk around the Wat. [If everything is [...] Read more »
New Old Town, Chengdu – China
What is old is new again. Much of the time in China an old town is actually new. This area near the Wenshu Monastery is called the “cultural folk zone”. Still, I prefer a facsimile of an old building over an ugly modern concrete block any day. Read more »
Apartments and temple, Chongqing – China
Apartments looming over a temple in Chongqing – China. Read more »
Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an – China
Terracotta Warriors, Xi’an – China. Read more »
Bell Tower, Xi'an – China
The Bell Tower of Xi’an. A bit of old China marooned in the traffic and buildings of modern China. Read more »
Flight Review: MASwings – Miri to Mulu
Gunung Mulu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. While it is not far from the city of Miri, there are no roads from Miri and the boat there is costly and slow. So the easiest way there is to fly. MASwings MASwings is a subsidiary of Malaysian Airlines and [...] Read more »
Great Wall of China, Mutianyu – China
Mutianyu is a section of the Great Wall of China north of Beijing. Read more »