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Chaos, Bargaining, Beauty – The Mullik Ghat Flower Market – Kolkata
This is the largest wholesale flower market in all of Asia. The Mullik Ghat Flower Market, near the great Howrah Bridge and river in Kolkata, India. Customers come from all over the state of West Bengal, and other parts of the country. Even international buyers can be seen at some of the stalls buying up […]
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The Cigarette Smoking, Whisky Drinking Goat Of Kolkata
The Kali Temple, in the Kalighat section of Kolkata India. I was here with the my friend Subroto who was showing me the area. This is also where Mother Teresa’s home for the dying/destitute is located, and it’s also where you can find Bhola the goat. Yes this goat is named Bhola and he is […]
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Trek To Kanchenjunga Base Camp – The Series(Part 2)
It was the last day for the hindu festival of lights, Diwali. We stayed at a family guesthouse in Mitlung. Celebrations continued into the night. The next day we started heading for our next stop Chirwa. The days were still warm.The land fertile with the fall harvest. The trails a little washed out in places. […]
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Trek To Kanchenjunga Base Camp – The Series (Part 1)
It was my third visit to Nepal. The first time I would enter the far eastern region to trek to Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world and it’s base camp. Our flight would take us to Biratnigar, where we would hire a car for an 8 hour drive to Taplejung, the start of […]
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Dihua Street – Shopping For Chinese New Year
They call it grocery street. Dihua Street or the Dihua market. When I first came to Taipei, Taiwan and visited the area I was told the busiest time of year was the two weeks or so leading up to Chinese New Year. It was quiet when I visited for the first time in July. Friendly […]
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Baoan Temple A Lunar New Year Celebration
You can walk into the Baoan Temple in Taipei anytime and easily fall under it’s spell. It’s one of the most beautiful temples in all of Taiwan. The beauty doesn’t come from just the carved stone dragons, the Koji pottery, the woodcarvings depicting different historical scenes or the coloured drawings of the door Gods. It’s […]
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Mt. Dawu North Highest Point In Southern Taiwan
A message from my friend Yilang. Do you want to go with us to climb Mt. Dawu North in Southern Taiwan. It’s hard for me to turn down any offer for a hike or climb if I’m around Taiwan. Of course I would. I only have the experience so far of climbing one mountain here. […]
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Ranthambore Ticket Office “Rumble In The Jungle”
Getting A Seat I came to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan India to see the Bengal Tiger. A life long dream. I still can’t believe what I had to endure just for a chance to enter the park. Yelling, pushing, shoving, deal-making, queue jumping, all under the roof of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve office. Ranthambore […]
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The Elephants Of Amber
The first time you approach Amber, in the morning, you’re transported to another time. To the Amber India when maharajas ruled and the elephant was an important servant for transportation and even battles in war. Amber, pronounced Am-air, is about a 30 minute auto rickshaw ride from Jaipur. If you want the full transport back […]
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Trek To Everest Base Camp Tibet
Tibet changed my life. I have never looked at the world the same since. If you want to touch the deepest part of your soul, visit this land. The roots of spirituality are here. The sites and landscape are breathtaking. When I came many things were on my list to see. The temples and palaces […]
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