THAILAND | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Views [836]
After a 10 hour train journey from Ayuttaya, I'm beginning understand why train journeys in Thailand are so much slower by train than by road. There's seems to be a never ending stream of unscheduled stops, broken down train parts and invisible items ... Read more >
Tags: bicycle tour, buddha, buddhist, sukhothai, temple complex, temples, thailand, train, unesco
INDONESIA | Friday, 18 May 2012 | Views [1155]
I'm done with Borobudur and get the driver to take me to backpacker haven of Jalan Sosrowijayan, close to Yogjakarta Train Station. It doesn't take long to find a hostel and not much longer for a tout at the hostel spotting fresh meat. He talks to ... Read more >
Tags: buddhist, hindu, indonesia, prambanan, scams, temples, unesco, yogjakarta
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Views [790]
I have to get up real early at 0600 to get my 0750 train to Yogjakarta, my transit point to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Borabadur. The Indonesians have figured out a way to squeeze even more money out of the rich (assumed) foreigners by offering ... Read more >
Tags: borobadur, buddhist, hindu, indonesia, temple, unesco
INDIA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [1670]
Dehradun is the state capital of Uttarakhand. A city housing many important institutions of the country. Forest Research Institute (FRI), Survey of India, Wildlife Institute and Rashtriya Indian Military Academy (RIMA) are all based here. The RIMA ... Read more >
Tags: buddhist, clock, dehradun, monastery, tibet, tibetan
