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Photoblog: Lagoons, Sierras and Salt Flats of Uyuni, Bolivia

Sierra de Silla

The Southern part of Bolivia lies the vast area of Reserva Natural Andina (Andean Nature Reserve) that is blessed with incredible landscape, larger-than-life mountain range, volcanoes and lagoons. Llamas and alpacas roam freely in the wild and cactus fill the endless deserts. The stunning Salar (salt flats) of Uyuni that stretches across 13,000km2 of area [...]

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Masterpiece of Nature – the Iguazu Falls

View ofView of all the falls at one glance

       Bordering the frontier between Argentina and Brazil, the Iguazu Falls are one of the most majestic natural wonders of the world. Witnessing the Iguazu Falls with our own eyes, I was struck by its raw and genuine beauty. Standing on one of the look-out points, you could feel as though you’re …

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Enchanting Cemeteries of Chile & Argentina

Recoleta Cemetery

// < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-9898648874665533"; /* in-post square */ google_ad_slot = "5737140338"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; // ]]> This week’s guest blogger is another friend of mine in the travel writing world, Keith Jenkins. A fellow Asian writer, Keith has called Amsterdam home for 18 years, and documents his extensive travels on [...]

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Photoblog: Shimmering Bangkok

Golden Pagoda

Bangkok, despite its notorious traffic congestion and noise pollution, is almost like an Asian royalty decked out in subtle shimmer. From its gorgeous golden temples and pagodas, to the intricate craftsmanship of its glittering art and craft, let Alberto bring you on a Photo Tour through Thailand’s Capital of religion, architecture and culinary delights.

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Cool Climates of Central Java: Dieng Plateau

Rows of green fields

From the spiritual grounds of Borobudur, we headed further North into the marshy floors of an active volcanic complex. With the initial idea of returning back South, we’d changed our plans after meeting this energetic travel-savvy couple, Tina and Daniel, who decided to join us for the roadtrip. With our new-found travel mates, we geared [...]

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Spiritual Temples of Borobudur

Stupas of the Borobudur

As we embarked on a journey into Central Java, we had the priority of cleansing our minds and clearing our heads. We were right, this part of Java had us finding ourselves spiritually and even stumbling upon some pleasant surprises, one after another. Driving up North to the sacred lands of …

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