Trip: Summer Fall 2013
There are [156] stories from my trip: Summer Fall 2013
CHINA | Monday, 21 Oct 2013 | Views [2170]
Yuantong Temple, Kunming
The first temple on the Yuantong Temple site was founded during the Nanzhao Period, which was during the Tang Dynasty from about 738-902. It has been reconstructed a number of times, the latest being just a ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [1123]
Jiuxiang Caves
The caves, about 75 km to the east from Kunming, are part of a larger area, the Jiuxiang Scenic Area. Unfortunately, given the rain, I was unable to explore the sections beyond the caves, including the Buddhist cliff drawings ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [887]
Dali
I didn’t have near enough time to explore the Dali region, as I should have had to do it justice. Within the day and a half there, I did manage to walk around the Old Town, get up the mountain, Cangshan, and to the Three Pagodas ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Monday, 14 Oct 2013 | Views [1253]
Lijiang
My first introduction to Lijiang Old Town was during the National Holiday week, when the town was packed with tourists. I had thought it would be better after most people had gone back to work, but it was still crowded ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Views [1157]
Addendum to Lugu Lake:
Finally met someone who spoke English and who could help me understand the Musuo culture a bit more. Sadama is 24 and works in the central Tourist Office for Lugu Lake Town. She learned English from German filmcrews ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Views [2888]
Lugu Lake
Lugu Lake is among the most beautiful places in China. It borders both Yunnan and Sichuan provinces surrounded by mountains. There are a number of minority cultures that have kept their traditions alive in the region, of which the Musuo ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Friday, 4 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Thursday, 3 Oct 2013 | Views [2942] | Comments [2]
Shangri La / Zhongdian, Yunnan Province
Touristy or not, this is a great place! In about 2001, the government changed the town’s name from Zhongdian to Shangri-La to increase tourism. There are a number of places from Kashmir ... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 3 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Monday, 30 Sep 2013 | Views [1729]
Tarapith
The flight from Dibrugarh stopped in Dimapur, Nagaland before continuing on to Kolkata. From the plane window I could see lush green forested hills broken only by a few villages/towns with brown roads and waterways. Rivers ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 30 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Monday, 30 Sep 2013 | Views [698]
Highlights from Assam Newspaper articles over the past few days (Sept 22-28,2013):
I thought I’d share some of the main stories from the newspapers and broadcasts over the past few days to give you a sense of what the region and country is ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 28 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Saturday, 28 Sep 2013 | Views [1828]
Namphake
Today I had the good fortune to visit a small Tai Phaki Buddhist monastery in Namphake, a small village which has the largest population of Tai Phaki people in the country. There are only 70 families and about 600 people living ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 28 Sep 2013 | Views [2273]
Tea Research Institute
( www.tocklai.net )
When I mentioned that I was interested in learning more about tea production, Pradip said he knew of a place I might be able to visit. We arrived completely unannounced at ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 28 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Friday, 27 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Friday, 27 Sep 2013 | Views [1294]
Majuli
The road from Jorhat to the ferry for Majuli passes by miles and miles of rice and tea fields. I also saw people fishing in what looked like lily ponds in the middle of the rice fields and in their water-soaked front yards.... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 27 Sep 2013 | Views [758]
Guwahati – Jorhat
When the doors to the plane opened in Guwahati I was almost overcome by the heat and humidity. It had been warm in Delhi, but nothing like the sense of melting away the Northeast created. I’... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 27 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Tuesday, 24 Sep 2013 | Views [748]
Kashmir Reflections
I left Kashmir a few days ago and am only now beginning to process what I found there. Let me start by saying that I was fortunate to meet very gracious and beautiful people throughout my short ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 24 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Thursday, 19 Sep 2013 | Views [2894]
Road from Pahalgam to Srinagar
Kashmir is full of learning experiences. Even during the 88 km trip from Pahalgam to Srinagar there was ample opportunity to get glimpses of beautiful ancient temples giving testimony ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 19 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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