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iPad 2 Travels 100,000 Feet Up, Survives Fall From Space [G-Form Advertises
2012-01-07 05:47:00 What better way to advertise the durability of an iPad case that you?re selling than by sending an iPad 2 to space wearing nothing but the case and hoping it falls back to Earth unharmed? That?s what G-Form did to showcase the strength of its Extreme Edge case, and luckily ...
Photo Hunt 061: Raising public Awareness, khmer-style
2011-06-18 09:46:00 I was in Kratie long ago, stopping there to spend the night, on my way to Laos. The bus stopped at the provincial centre, also called Kratie, and the sign below caught my attention as it stands out prominently in the town's main street. I learned from the bus conductor that it was put up by the local commune office in Kratie town to call the entire community's attention and action to clean their surroundings, especially the river. Overall, the billboard is very informative and the design looks vintage from yesteryears ? like the 1950s bright colours and graphics where everyone looks spic and span. Don?t you think so? The main illustration in the signboard shows people cleaning up. On the upper right side box, it shows a person throwing a (plastic) bagful of garbage into the river. Underneath that is another person throwing plastic from the window of a moving bu...
Photo Hunt 058: dusty much
2011-04-23 15:52:00 Photo taken when we left Phnom Penh and we?re heading out to the dusty roads of rural Cambodia. We didn?t have any particular destination that time but a road trip in Cambodia is always fun and worth your while. We made stops at roadside stalls selling fruits, coconuts, and boiled corn. Visited temples and chatted to young monks and the achars (laymen). Smiling and waving back at schoolchildren on bicycles and on foot screaming ?hellooo? at us. There was dust everywhere but the kids seemed not to mind. It?s free powder for everyone? and, if you are not careful enough and talk too much all throughout the trip, you will literally eat dust.
Wordless Wednesday 0101: Painted temple walls and ceiling
2011-04-06 02:00:00 This is the interior in one of the wats (temples) in Ou Krasar commune, in Kep province.
Wordless Wednesday 0100: Stairway to nowhere
2011-03-30 04:36:00 Yay, my 100th post! *drum rolls, please*
Bit’s Travels Jan 19 2001
2011-01-19 13:16:00 (East Syracuse, NY)— Came in from Carlisle, PA last night, and spent the night at Binghamton, NY. I can’t say I’m overly impressed with this truck; the steering feels a little vauge, especially when the roads are wet. Past that, (and a lown out brake line on the trailer last night) things have been fairly uneventful on the road. They called me a couple days ago and told me I’d be long haul going forward. I didn’t get nearly the time to prepare I would ahve liked, but that’s this biz, I guess. Donna had to pack me a care kit to keep me going for a while. I’ll have a chance to get better set up this weekend for next week, I suppose… but for now, I have clothing my meds and so on, for a week. Doing yet another road test for a prospective employee, this morning, here in East Syracuse. I guess this means they trust my judgment which is encouraging, but it does screw up my miles and occasionally raises my blood pressure. New guys usually ar...
By: BitsBlog
Travels in the Yucatan - More Merida Real Estate Adventures
2011-01-16 05:48:00 After resting up from our long but fun day in Tizimin, we jumped right back into real estate recon mode on Monday morning. Having considerably narrowed down not only our selected neighborhoods but also the physical characteristics of the properties we wanted to view, the showings were far more productive. Rob went to meet with the owner of a lovely boutique hotel for sale, completely renovated, fully occupied, very well reviewed on TripAdvisor and priced well below comparable properties that we had seen listed. This was more for our investors than ourselves but certainly gave one a good vision of just how much is possible in some of these raw spaces. In the right property, a good sense of style and a little elbow grease can be rewarded with amazing results. (Sorry no pics of this one. It's a secret) A-fter an early lunch at the Gran Hotel we continued on and visited several single family homes and a recently retired hostel and finished up our day wit...
Travels in the Yucatan - Tizimin and the Feria de Caballos
2011-01-13 14:59:00 In addition to visiting the Merida Zoo, we had a special day trip planned for the kids, a road trip to the village of Tizimin to see the Feria de Caballos (horse fair) during the Festival de los Reyes, one of the 5 largest annual festivals in Mexico. Birdie's trainer, Paco, had mentioned the fair to me a few weeks back, thinking it might be fun for all of us to see now that we were reentering the horse world. Tizimin is located north of Valladolid but even though we were traveling back west from Merida, the trip turns out to be about equidistant (time-wise) from Playa del Carmen. Taking the road that runs parallel and to the north of the Cancun-Merida cuota was fast and easy and only took us about 1.5 hours. Once in the town of Tizimin, finding the fairgrounds was not difficult. There was a LONG line of cars all headed (at a snail's pace) in the same direction and hundreds of buses bringing visitors from across the country. It is fair to say the town was filled to capacity!O...
Travels in the Yucatan - Parque Centenario and the Zoo
2011-01-11 22:01:00 Six years ago, the first time we visited the Merida Zoo, the kids were not much more than babies. We were in the city doing some exploring and celebrating Cole's 2nd birthday so a trip to the zoo seemed like the perfect way to spend the afternoon. It turned out to be the perfect time for both little one's to spike a fever and come down with some sort of horrible virus that landed us in our hotel room for a few days. Two words: diarrhea and tights. Not a good combination especially in a public restroom at a playground.This visit was entirely more pleasant with two happy healthy children set loose in acres of fun! The Parque Centenario is free and open to the public 7 days a week. Within the perimeter of the park you will find a small but well kept zoo, a sizable playground, gardens and walking paths and a variety of vendors peddling everything from palomitas to pony rides. First on the list were the bumper boats, always big fun. Who doesn't like a stinky hot boat motor pe...
Movie Review - Gulliver's Travels with Jack Black
2011-01-07 15:47:00 Even though it came out in 2010 I am nominating "Gulliver's Travels" as the worst movie of 2011. Yes I know that we still have 11 months and 3 weeks to go but there can't possibly be anything worse then this piece of CRAP. How bad was it? Think the Expansion N.Y. Mets. Think the Tim Floyd era Chicago Bulls. Think the worst sporting event you have ever seen and then go down 3 more levels. WTF were they thinking putting this pile of dung together? The funny, or not so funny, thing is that this movie could have been fairly decent. Certainly everyone knows the story of Gulliver and his travels and how he finds himself a giant in a...
Year-End Movie Reviews Pt. 2: True Grit, Yogi Bear, Gulliver's Travels
2010-12-28 03:45:00 TRUE GRIT (****)This remake of the John Wayne-starring film is a refreshingly old-fashioned, straight-up Western. Though it comes from the Coen Brothers, apart from some typically clever verbal sparring among the characters, you'd be hard pressed to recognize it as such. This is probably the Coens' most vanilla, crowd-pleasing effort yet, and it's sure to meet with more commercial success than the brothers are used to. If that's read as a knock against the movie, fine - I was hoping for something a little more unique but most are going to appreciate this effort. Not unlike the original, this True Grit is a basic revenge tale - 13 year-old Mattie Ross (newcomer Hallie Steinfeld) hires a one-eyed, vengeful lawman named Rooster...
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT at Writers' Theatre
2010-10-26 23:00:00 Writers' Theatre presents Travels With My Aunt directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden featuring LaShawn Banks, Sean Fortunato, John Hoogenakker and Jeremy Sher November 9, 2010 - March 27, 2011 Glencoe, IL- Writers' Theatre continues its 2010/11 Season with Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal, directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden. The production runs November 9, 2010 - March 27, 2011 at Writers' Theatre, 664 Vernon Avenue in Glencoe. Henry Pulling, a mild-mannered retired banker, leads a quiet life tending his beloved dahlias and never strays too far from his Southwood, England home. But when his eccentric and outrageous Aunt Augusta suddenly appears in his...
Mockingjay and Travels with Charley: Could Two Books Be More Different?
2010-09-20 10:00:00 So what have I been doing this past week? Uh . . . not much writing, obviously. I'll give you two words: jam and jam. You'll hear more about that later--and you'll probably hear more about our extremely wonderful week later as news develops but suffice it to say that there was much rejoicing with all that jam and jam and unspecified, yet highly satisfying "good stuff" happening.But besides all that I've been reading.You see, I had my kids sign up for the summer reading program at the library and to be a good example I signed up for the adult summer program--giving them encouragement and all that. Well it turned out that I won a set of movie tickets during one of the weekly drawings and then I won the grand prize at the end of the program. The big mother prize! The big prize, that is, not the mother who won.I was pretty excited to get that call and hear I'd won but then I had to laugh when I heard what I'd received: a gift basket from Kaladi Brothers, a local gourmet coffe...
By: Scribbit
Photo Hunt #53: Framed
2010-08-28 09:07:00 Sharing two of my favourite photos taken not too long ago: The enigmatic stone faces found inside the Bayon Temple complex, framed by a small window in one of the "chambers" found inside the temple. An old door-hall (or what remains of it), one of the many found in the Bayon temple, perfectly framed us.
Photo Hunt #52: Numerical
2010-08-21 10:32:00 I have three pictures to share. First one is map showing the route that my husband took on his cycling trip of Western Europe: The numbers written in red ink represent the dates he spent on the camp sites in France.The following photos are Japanese samurai and geisha dolls on display at Asakusa, it was screaming take me home at me... I would've wanted to buy all these for souvenirs but darn these numbers - they're too expensive! Do the maths here, at the time I was in Tokyo, the dollar to yen exchange was $1 = 129yen. So, I only got myself this pretty geisha doll with the green umbrella =)
Photo Hunt #44: Purple Skies
2010-06-26 15:59:00 Here's my comeback entry for Photo Hunt: The purple skies of Kep, with the Bokor Mountain on the horizon. This was taken last year while I'm on holiday with my husband at, where else but our favorite Kep. I said it before, and I'll say it again: Kep, arguably has the best sunset in Cambodia. Sure, some of you heard about or experienced purple haze, or have listened to the song Purple Rain, but how many of you have ever witnessed a purple sky? Not many, and not that often, I suppose. On one August afternoon (last year), as soon as the sun started to descend on the horizon, my husband and I watched the sky as it changed colors. The sky was splashed with shades of purple, fortunately for us, it was well captured by our ever-reliable point-and-shoot digi-cam. No alterations via Photoshop or other editing programs have been done in this photo. The sunset was a perfect background for our dinner and set the tone for a wonderful, relaxing night. Beat that. ***Perhaps due to diffe...
A weekend in Kep Malibu
2010-06-02 10:08:00 I'm still here, folks, trying to accomplish many things despite the scorching weather.Yesterday was the hottest. According to my landlady, the temperature inside her house reached 40C; outside, higher. Can you imagine? Hothothot. Adding insult to injury is the annoying brownouts at any time of the day and night, for several days now. This morning, I made a bad decision of making a quick trip to the market for some supplies. It was around 11am, and the midday sun is hovering above my head. Even if the market is a mere less than a mile walk from the house, I took a motodup to avoid getting baked in the sun. My head felt like a radiator while I was outdoors and now I'm having a bad, bad headache. This year's summer heat is a lot different than last year's. It's the kind of heat that penetrates and stays in your body (and head) all day long that all you want to do is submerge in a swimming pool. Good idea! A pool like this one: Tempting, isn't it? This is actually in Kep Ma...
Chi-town Stars: People, Places and Instinctive Travels
2010-05-31 15:52:00 I love Tribe. Hence, the shout-out in this post title.But this isn't about my musical tastes. Well, some of it is, but mainly I am offering you a round-up of what I think is hot locally, and feel free to let me know about you, or someone you know, in comments below. I promise to investigate. But anyhoo, this week, I offer you the following. Take a break from the grill and get your earbuds and Outlook calendars ready....
Driving to Kep
2010-05-22 18:31:00 It's been nearly a week now since coming back from our weekend getaway in Kep, and you know how the feeling goes after returning from a holiday. It's always the case whenever my husband and I have taken a holiday, regardless whether it's within Cambodia or overseas - coming back and resuming "normal" activities is just the hardest thing to do. Although going to Kep was a very welcome respite from our daily grind, it was in fact, a decision made at the 11th hour. Paige, our trusty old Pajero, conked out two nights before the date we set to drive out to Kep. So dear husband was stressed out thinking that the weekend holiday would vanish into thin air. So after coming home from work Wednesday last week, he examined the leaking radiator and, after an hour or so of seeking advise he set on to fix it. On the eve of our departure, I still didn't make any hotel reservations yet thinking we might not be able to leave after all. So Rob burned the midnight oil soldering the holes of the ra...
Yngwie Malmsteen: travels light
2010-05-20 22:54:00 MMI: Baggage Mr. Malmsteen and family ... have known sooner we would have saved a lot 'of trouble ....
Photo Hunt #41: Vertical Airport
2010-04-10 07:59:00 It's been a long while since I posted my last Photo Hunt entry. I allowed myself to be carried away by procrastination and sheer laziness so I distanced away from blogging for some time. Now that I have finally gotten the blogging groove back, I'm slowly creeping into the blogosphere and starting to get active again in the photo-memes that I've joined before. So this week, I'm coming back to Photo Hunt. I hope old friends find me here again, if not, hopefully new ones will come. The theme for this week is vertical, and having taken very little pictures the past few months, I decided to hunt from my old photos (taken on my first (2003) and second (2009) trips to Laos. Not so old, mind you... here it is: This picture shows the Patuxai Monument in Vientiane, Laos (also known as the Gate of Triumph or Victory Gate), arguably the most photographed landmark in the city. The monument was built in honor of those who died fighting in the war against the French. Patuxai is said to...
Obama today: Documentary travels road to White House
2009-10-29 04:28:00 Getty Images photoBy Alexia Elejalde-RuizRedEyeEarly on in "By the People," a behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling Barack Obama's presidential campaign, viewers meet Ronnie Cho, a field organizer making calls from a cubicle in an Iowa campaign office.The office is almost empty, reflecting a time, at the start of the Democratic primary, when many had never heard Obama's name."It's surreal to think that at one point I had to beg and plead for people to come to a house party in Iowa to meet him," Cho said. "That actually took real convincing."...
Travels book reviews need
2009-09-05 07:17:00 We are on the lookout for writers who will be able to write reviews on our books which are based on travels, in India and Asia. So the person concerned should have some knowledge about the areas. The reviews should have roughly about 600 words. It should be an analysis as well as a critical summary of the book. The reviewer should be able to convey the highlights of the book and also help readers to decide about the credibility of the book. Examples of other reviews that you have written should be sent to for us to decide about your suitability.
Here?s A Quick Way To Spice Up Your Travels
2009-08-31 14:07:00 When I was a kid, I remember being in my best friend’s kitchen as he suckled a bottle of Tabasco sauce for sheer pleasure. I assumed he could inherently handle it because he was Asian, and I wasn’t. In reality, the reason had to do with the differing cultural environments in which we were brought ...Your Free Subscriber Download Download "Dare Me!" now. Enjoy 17 off-the-wall adventures from a RTW trip. Related posts:Thai Delivery, Mexican, & KampucheaDare #12 ? Completed? – Vindaloo Consumption (In India)Marie Sharp’s Fiery Hot Habanero Pepper Sauce
By: GoBackpacking
Sport Fishing Travels to Alaska
2009-08-13 10:27:00 Tip! Nomad Fly Fishing Journals ? A little self-promotion here. Nomad Fly Fishing Journals are compact writing journals that let anglers keep notes on their efforts. Many fishermen are discovering the wonderful sport fishing opportunities available in Alaska and are packing their rods and tackle boxes and taking a relaxing vacation to our northernmost state ...
Google Internet Bus Now Travels Through Andhra Pradesh
2009-07-24 07:08:00 Google is expanding its Internet Bus project, which tries to educate the rural masses about the Internet. After Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, its Andhra’s turn now. The one and a half month long journey kick started from Ananthapur a few days ago and will finally ends at Chittoor (on 30th August). At the end of it all it would have covered 16 destinations (And no, it doesn’t include Hyderabad). The bus is spending roughly 2-3 days at most locations. You can track the position of the bus as well as find out its schedule over here. The major themes that it will focus on are information, communication, entertainment and education. Here’s the route map According to Dr Prasad Ram, Head of Engineering, Google India, this particular trip will lay special emphasis on access to the Internet on low cost data plans and handsets. (Source). A large number of videos related to the Google Internet bus can be found here and pictures can be found here. The Orkut community of the Google Internet B...
By: WATblog
The vehicle by which fear travels
2009-06-09 01:55:00 There is a conduit through which fear must get "to the people" and, of course, the louder and more dangerous that message, the better it fits into that pipe.
Before Your Family Travels - Teach Geography with a Game!
2009-06-03 19:03:00 My working knowledge of geography is limited -- in school I'd memorize enough to get an 'A' on the test, then let it go. Having 3 boys who seem to soak up country, city, mountain, and water body names like sponges, though, has increased my interest in the subject. And now, searching for hotel family rooms in foreign locales for Sleeps5.com has doubled my newfound geography enthusiasm.A while back, wanting to buy a game that fit my kids' fascination with factoids on lands and peoples, I bought a used Take Off board game. It has airplane pieces you move from one destination to another, hopefully faster than your opponents, by rolling the dice and answering questions from info cards. Though it's a winner of parent awards, it didn't really 'take off' as a favorite pastime at our house. Perhaps it is more suitable for younger kids. 2-6 players, not available through Amazon.co.uk.Kept looking -- Still attracted to the idea of the 5 of us regularly playing a board game, howe...
By: Sleeps5.com
?Nough Said | getting close, 2009
2009-02-07 08:42:00 (courtesy of Nestor and his smartphone ) Tags: MVP Award Program MVP Summit Seattle Washington Sammamish Travels
By: Be_Lead Blog
Elizabeth gardner wrote a new blog post: travels thus far
2009-01-28 22:29:00 Elizabeth gardner wrote a new blog post: travels thus far So, on Tuesday, G and I set off for down south. Driving went off without a hitch - a few confusing spots and a great deal of traffic, but we made it safe and sound. S, G and I headed back after chatting with T's mom for a few minutes. We stopped for coffee ...
Cameron Diaz travels light
2009-01-08 02:13:00 Pacific Coast News Online OMG! What does she have in all those big suitcases? Her boyfriend? A body? Her money? addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fseriouslyomg.com%-2F%3Fp%3D10053'; addthis_title = 'Cameron+Diaz+travels+light'; addthis_pub = 'seriously';
Visiting US under Visa Waiver Program
2008-12-22 11:54:00 On January 12th, 2009 the United States of America introduced the new ESTA - Electronic System for Travel Authorization that contemplates (and obliges) to register online receiving a preventive authorization for travelling to the US. Information requested are almost the same that are requested, during travel, using the I-94W Form (the little green card you get on plane). Every passenger needs to: Fill in his/her own questionnaire (for couples travelling together, they both need to do the procedure); Provide an e-mail address where to receive the confirmation and a phone number; It is suggested to do it in advance, when you already have the travel plan, and within 72 hours before the trip; During registration, you need to have: Passport, complete travel plan and hotel name and addresses where you?ll be staying This procedure is mandatory to travel but it really takes a few minutes to fill in. You?ll then receive a confirmation e-mail within few moments. So, if yo...
By: Be_Lead Blog
Photo Hunt #35: Breakfast
2008-12-05 11:09:00 My husband and I love to spend weekends in Kep. And while there, we stay at our friend's newly opened guesthouse. Called the Kep Lodge, it offers six charming bungalows with a great view of the Gulf of Thailand and Bokhor mountain. We stay longer especially when it's holidays, waking up late, having breakfast at the restaurant and enjoying the view. Breakfast is served free at the restaurant. Although the choices are very limited for the free breakfast, however, the restaurant offers a variety of international menu for lunch and dinner. The bar might be small but you would be amazed at how many drinks they can mix for you! But I digress now.Rob and I loved this simple pork noodle soup, kiwtiew mi, prepared by the local staff for breakfast. A local breakfast fare, kiwtiew mi is served steaming hot; it's so tasty, with generous amount of pork (or chicken, or beef) and vegetables sprinkled with freshly ground Kampot pepper. A bowl of this is surely a great way to start our day.Pho...
Look who's arrived in Phnom Penh!?!
2008-12-05 10:41:00 I am very happy that after more than three weeks, several thousands of miles across the Pacific, and surviving 8-days of stand-off at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Miss Igorota, fondly nicknamed Ms. Iggy, has finally landed in the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia. Thanks, Fortuitous Faery, for entrusting to me Ms. Iggy. For now, my Max might be a little jealous of having a new member at home, rest assured they'll be BFF - best friends forever - in no time. Thanks for the greeting card, too. You are right, it's the first one I've/we've received so far :)Am so looking forward to many travels with Ms. Iggy!
Photo Hunt #34: Metal
2008-11-29 05:09:00 To add to the olde-worlde Nepal ambiance, the above heavy, antique silver cutlery are used at the classy Krishnarpan Restaurant.
Wordless Wednesday #61: View from my office
2008-11-26 03:22:00 This was the view from my room-cum-office at the Kep guesthouse where I used to stay. There, my husband and I watched the calm waters of the Gulf of Thailand and the looming Phnom (mountain) Bokor. On lazy days, we brought out our hammocks and enjoyed the view, with the cool mountain breeze lulling us to sleep.
TechEd (online and offline)
2008-11-24 18:57:00 I recently participated in the TechEd EMEA Developers, which took place in the beautiful Barcelona. I won?t cover the technical sessions here (which many people already did) but I?ll focus on something else. Basically I had 2 main targets in my mind: Promote the MVP Award Program Network with as many people as possible I?m very satisfied with both of them as I would say I accomplished them both. I was attending the Community Booth (which was right in between the 2 Ask The Expert Zones), being available for the customers who wanted to know more about the Program. ?the ATE Briefing? I guess this is the first time (ever!) in which I don?t get any questions like ?Who are the MVPs?? ?What is the MVP Program?? or, even worse, ?Is that a Microsoft Certification??. It seems all the attendees visiting and/or passing through our Booth were very aware about the MVPs which is great! I also wanted to promote the Program internally among my peers, and I did that, meeting with ...
By: Be_Lead Blog
Experiencing old-world Nepal
2008-11-21 03:47:00 ... at Dwarika Hotel.Okay, I didn't actually stay there but I did dine there on one occasion with my colleagues. After a 30-min ride from Hotel Yak and Yeti, where we were staying, we were dropped off in the street amidst the hustle-bustle of the evening rush hour. It felt odd that we were standing out there in the biting cold of the night and in front of a nondescript doorway. We reluctantly stepped in, not knowing whether we were in the right place at all. Once inside, we were all surprised at what we saw! It felt like I was in a different world. Dwarika is a beautiful product of a restoration effort spanning 25-30 years. Built of brick and having ornate architectural bits and pieces added (hand-carved windows, door frames, pillars, etc.), all of which were obtained when old traditional buildings were torn down long ago. Additional wood carvings on the windows, the ceramic sculptures, as well as the pottery were all made in a workshop inside the premises. The result is a gorgeous...
Litratong Pinoy #17: Madumi
2008-11-20 05:15:00 ... ang salamin ng kotse namin. Kagagaling lang namin ng probinsya. Alam niyo naman sa probinsya, hindi sementado ang daan at, kapag tag-init, sangkatutak na alikabok ang babalot sa iyong sasakyan. Kaya ganyan ang hitsura. Isipin niyo na lang kung ano ang itsura ng kotse kapag tag-ulan - inangkupo! Kinuha ko ito habang papauwi na kami at tinatahak namin ang kahabaan ng Norodom Blvd. Kung maaaninag niyo sa kalagitnaan ng litrato ay ang Independence Monument. Maganda sana ang pagkuha ko kaya lang ay nasira dahil sa maruming salamin sa kotse. Tsk.
One Tree Hill travels back in time!
2008-11-19 00:40:00 In a very special episode, Chad Michael Murray pens an homage to the classic films of the 1940s. Karen’s Cafe is transformed into a glamorous nightclub with Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) as its proprietor. I can’t wait to see how the fictional writer does at writing an episode of the show he is on! By the ...
Wordless Wednesday #60: Remembering Sri Lanka
2008-11-18 18:55:00 In 2002, I was invited to a 5-day conference of environmental journalists in Sri Lanka. That being my first trip there, I decided to take extra days to explore the country. Luckily for me, I have a Sri Lankan friend who took three days off from work to give me a guided tour of the country. I was really excited about our road-trip because I only read about/watched Sri Lanka in books/television. First in our itinerary was Minneriya National Park, 182 kms from the capital of Colombo and about four hours travel by car. This man-made lake (reservoir) is the main feature of the park, covering an area of 3,000 hectares. It was built in the 3rd century by King Mahasena who was known to have discriminated Theravada Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Many temples were destroyed including Mahavihara, the main Theravada temple. During dry season, different kinds of mammals, mostly elephants, and birds roam around the park. Not far from Minneriya is Polonnaruwa, dubbed as the ancient Kingdom of Reservoirs ...
Photo Hunt #32: Ruin(ed)
2008-11-15 04:27:00 These are just some of the ghost villas of Kep. Kep, in its heydays, was once a favourite holiday town of the French colonial masters and the Cambodian elites. The villas fell into ruin during the 70s when the Khmer Rouge took over and systematically burned and destroyed all the villas and murdered its occupants. This is probably what the Khmer Rouge meant when they declared Year Zero. At present, some of the villas are occupied but most are abandoned and lying in ruins. Vegetation has set in covering the remnants but one can still see the grandiose details of the villas alongside bullet holes and burn marks. The villas are but mere reminders of the golden days of Kep, and, ironically, of the cruelty of the Khmer Rouge regime that ravaged the entire country. The first time I visited Kep was in 2002 and the sight of these decaying villas gave me shivers. To me, Kep, then, had a ghost-town feel to it. These days, however, Kep is undergoing a massive transformation. The once thick jung...
Wordless Wednesday #58: Emulating Bobbie
2008-11-04 09:53:00 Bobbie is one of the duo behind The Right Blue. If I weren't doing what I am doing now, I would probably be doing what Bobbie and Jerry are doing... *tongue-twister, eh* :)Scary-looking shark, Kuala Lumpur Aquaria... and that's "meeting" and (photo) documenting the creatures under the sea, perhaps even working with coastal communities on how to sustainably use natural resources and how to protect endangered species. I should have paid more attention to my environment/ecology-subjects in school. *tsk* :)
Bit’s Travels: The Columbus Day Run
2008-10-19 18:54:00 Well, I’ve been promising you I’d put these pics up for some time, now. These are all from our annual fall run. Since we bought a camper some years ago, we make a habit of one last run of the season on Columbus day weekend. This year, the run took on some import, since every other time we took the trailer out it rained. This time, however, the weather was wonderful, and we had a wonderful time. Took me a while longer than I figured to put this together. In my defense, I’ll say I had several hundred snaps to go through from four different sources. This is round one, whittled down to around 40 or so snaps. Each of them is commented. Drill once to get a slightly larger version of the pic, and a description. Drill twice to get the full sized pic. BitsBlog Tags: Bit's Travels, BitsBlog Related posts No related posts.
By: BitsBlog
Wordless Wednesday #55: Working girl
2008-10-07 05:05:00 My entry for the Tuesday-Wednesday edition. Taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh in December, 2002. After getting off a bus, I chanced upon this pretty girl, roaming around with this mat on her head. Through my interpreter, I learned that this girl is one of the many displaced people in Bangladesh. She used to live along the Buriganga river and constant floodings swept away her family's house and livelihood. This drove them to the capital of Dhaka where they have no permanent shelter and no food to eat. She earns money picking garbages and, sometimes, begging, too. For more wordless, visit Wordless Wednesday.
Disabled Travels
2008-09-20 09:27:00 This is a guest post by Jean Rasbridge, a disabled traveller who works for a UK Power Chair company.I recently had a very pleasant stay with family who are working in elegant Qatar - I had been apprehensive about the journey itself, as well as travelling to a totally new country where I could not even say "Good Morning" ( I am ashamed to say). However I need not have worried, my fears about a non-disabled friendly trip and reception were unfounded.I travelled from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, and was escorted from the check in desk by very friendly airline staff, to a quiet waiting area, and when the flight was called was accompanied again to boarding. My travel Power Chair was put into the hold after I was ensconced in a front seat, and the journey passed smoothly. On arrival my son had arranged for an amazing service! A lift brought the chair to the door of the plane, and I was then met by a member of a Visa handling service called Al Maha, and taken to a charming area where I...
By: Qatar Visitor
Wordless Wednesday #52: Phuket's Buddha
2008-09-04 08:26:00 Sitting on top of a hill overlooking the whole island of Phuket, this image is considered the biggest in the province.
Photo Hunt #28 and 29: Wrinkled/Beauty
2008-08-30 05:28:00 I am re-posting the image below, same one I used in last week's PH. For some reason, I couldn't leave my comment and link at the PH home. Anyways, I used the photo again because I think last week and this week's theme can be found in the said photo. Her face may be marred by age and years of hard work , yet, I find her beautiful. Who says being wrinkled and old can't be beautiful? The picture above portrays both.
Photo of the Day: Madonna Travels Immediately After Showering
2008-08-29 19:02:00 Yesterday, at an airport in Germany, Madonna walked through the metal detector wearing a bath robe, clip-on bangs and tennis shoes. Written on the back of her robe were the words, “Dancing Queen.” source: Vadge Can Do Whatever She Wants [dlisted] Copyright © 2008 Gone Hollywood. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If ...
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