Posts Tagged ‘Asia’
Riel World photo – Hanoi, Vietnam
A view of Hoan Kiem Lake, a peaceful oasis in the middle of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Impressions of Cambodia
“Cambodians have three rules for life,” she said. “Eat well, grow up, and take care of family.”
Poetry of travel: Balinese rice terraces
The rice terraces form long emerald staircases as they tumble down glittering green hillsides.
Cafes of Vietnam
If you enjoy drinking coffee and hanging out in cafes, Asia may not be the first place you’d consider as an ideal destination. But Vietnam is a pretty good under-the radar country for coffee and cafe lovers.
Impressions of Calcutta
It was all part of the Indian paradox. Every impression had two sides. There was uplifting spirituality and abject poverty, technological know-how and confounding disorder, vivid beauty and dreadful filth, and all of it was blended together in a staggering mass of humanity.
Life as a Buddhist monk in Thailand
It was in Chang Mai that we had one of our more memorable travel experiences during a morning chat with a Buddhist monk.
Riel World photo – Varanasi, India
Hindu pilgrims at sunrise on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
Photo essay – Temples of Angkor in Cambodia
Cambodia is home to some of the world’s most spectacular ancient temples. Get a glimpse of this centuries-old world in this photo essay on temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park.
Poetry of travel: High above the Himalayas
The heavens are colored a passionate blue and the earth below is draped in a jagged blanket of white. All sense of time has melted away as we glide in a dream world through shimmering skies above snow-capped peaks.
East Asian culture in the news
Why is Japanese culture resistant to Facebook? Why do the Chinese lament their high-performing educational system? Here are some interesting cross-cultural snippets from recent news items.
Learning about Buddhism at a Himalayan temple
An elderly monk walked up to the spot where we stood, slowly spinning the prayer wheels and chanting words under his breath. He stopped in front of us and smiled. “Om mani padme hum,” he said, in a soft, slow cadence.
Poetry of travel: Ancient ritual on the Ganges
It’s five in the morning in Varanasi, India. The early rays of dawn paint the Ganges River with a silvery-orange glow and infuse everything with an ethereal radiance.
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