Blimbing, Bali
A visit to 'Bali Asli' - Pure Bali. The Garden of Eden of Indonesia, replete with snakes.
Blimbing is carefully
tended rice gardens and
a people whose heart
sings of happiness and
contentedness.
It's a wonderful hike
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Padang, Sumatra
A picture story of
a matriarchal Muslim society,
struggling with a changing world.
Learn about two villages, one a
mangrove fishing village that had
never before seen westerners
and the other a gold mining
village in a deep, equatorial jungle.
Also enjoy a quick visit to a perfect, deserted ocean beach and warm
crater lake, that hums her swimmers to health.
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Leshan, China
Home to the world's largest Buddha rock carving, Leshan offers so much more with her rock cliff tombs, ancient temples, fishing villages, and nature walks for every pleasure walker.
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Chengdu, China
A visit to arguably the oldest city in the world. The metropolitan area boasts a population of nearly 10 million, that struggles with new-found freedoms, affluence, and ties to a past that keep her character strong, and certainly Chinese.
Chengdu is also home
to the world's spiciest cuisine
and a few bizarre attractions
as well.
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Nyepi 1929, in Ubud, Bali
An annual Hindu rite, to personify and excise evils that inhabit this colorful island. Each village, or banjar, spends weeks creating these larger than life characters, to be paraded and then burned in ritual bonfires.The following day, the entire island is cast in silence, even the airport is closed, so as not to re-attract these evil entities that were previously driven from hiding.
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Qing Cheng, China
This mountain in Sichuan, is said to be the birthplace of
the Taoist religion. Qing Cheng is home to a large array of tourist
walking attractions, but some parts remain ancient and true to monastic culture.
Simple, back to nature ideals
have resulted in magnificent tea gardens and communal monasteries for
centenarians. Breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and the Sichuan
plane are inspiring as well.
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Tegalalang, Bali
Timeless green beauty,
cared-for by people who ask
only for rice, coconuts and
bananas. In return, these
mysterious, but friendly
gardeners sculpt delicate
terraces, dedicated to a
myriad of Hindu gods.
Tegalalang is a nature lovers
walk of walks.
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Wayan Nyepi And The Giant Moth
New Year's Day Revelation.Wilderness in a back yard.
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Nyepi 1932 in Ungasan, Bali
Balinese New Year Mysteries.The birth and death of Ogoh-Ogoh.
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