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Sukau & Kinabatangan River June 2019
After some research, it appears that the best place to see orangutans and other wildlife in Borneo is in Sabah and specifically from the jumping
July 3, 2019
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After some research, it appears that the best place to see orangutans and other wildlife in Borneo is in Sabah and specifically from the jumping
Other than the orangutans of Borneo, another species of monkey is of particular interest to me, the Proboscis Monkey that is also endemic to the
If you have been following my blog, you will know that I have a thing for wildlife (as well as indigenous and tribal people) and
Most of the Yao and Zhuang minority tribes in Longsheng County in Guilin, China work as farmers in the terraced fields. The rice terraces here
This morning we head north towards Longsheng County to visit the famed long-haired red Yao tribe and the Longji rice terraces. There are about 80
What attracted me to Yangshuo was not just the idyllic scenery, in fact I came here mainly to photograph the cormorant fishermen. Cormorant fishing was
There is a famous Chinese saying that “Guilin has the finest landscape under the sky, and the landscape in Yangshuo is the most beautiful in
If you are in Naoshima, a side trip to the neighboring Teshima island is highly recommended. We took a 20-minute ferry ride from Miyanoura Port
All the art sites of Naoshima mentioned in my previous post are located on the southern coast of the island. There are some more art
I have wanted to visit the art island Naoshima for many years already and finally this year I was organized enough to book the only
Otagi Nenbutsu Temple outside of Arashiyama houses a collection of 1,200 whimsical statues representing the disciples of Buddha called rakans. Kocho Nishimura, the head priest
Sagano Bamboo Forest at Arashiyama is another highlight in Kyoto not to be missed. It is an easy train ride from Kyoto Station to Saga
Going with the flow and just winging it when visiting new places is fun but more and more often now advance planning is required in
Taktshang Goemba, or more commonly known as the Tiger’s Nest, is one of Bhutan’s most revered and most photographed monuments. It is built on a
From Punakha, the road led us back to the Dochula Pass and then the Wang Chu and Paro Chu river valleys before arriving at our
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