The famed Terra Cotta Warriors are Xian’s premier tourist attraction. The life-size clay army was unearthed from the mausoleum of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
Hong Kong’s international airport occupies a flat area attached to the north side of Lantau Island.
The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion, in this case both. First was a phrase I’d seen in passing, “White Rajas of Borneo”.
The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion, in this case both. First
Chhimi Lhakhang (Temple of Fertility) is situated in the Punakha region of Bhutan. According to legend, when Drukpa Kunley visited Bhutan, a demoness called Loro Duem resided at the Dochula pass.
Kuching, in Malaysian Borneo, was founded by an adventurous Englishman, Rajah James Brooke, on the Sarawak River that was the only access to the interior of that part of Borneo.
After a 3 hour trip by express boat from Sibu up the Batang Rejang, the longest river in Borneo, travel pal Jim and I arrived in Kapit. I liked the look of the place immediately. The plan was to spend a few days in this riverside…
My entire body is sticky from sweat and sweet fruit. The vendor had smiled so nicely to me, I felt that a refusal to his insistent sale might be taken as offensive. The pineapple had been tasty and quenched my thirst, but my fingers sticking together.
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The spotlight was focused on the country. The whole nation showed tremendous enthusiasm and put on great efforts for the event which was the first for the country.
To view any society one dimensionally makes no sense, of course, except maybe for the sake of a good headline (pun intended). The people of Borneo were, however, sometimes prone to settling disputes with warfare that included collecting enemy heads.
The famed Terra Cotta Warriors are Xian’s premier tourist attraction. The life-size clay army was unearthed from the mausoleum of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
Hong Kong’s international airport occupies a flat area attached to the north side of Lantau Island.
The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion, in this case both. First was a phrase I’d seen in passing, “White Rajas of Borneo”.
The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion,
Chhimi Lhakhang (Temple of Fertility) is situated in the Punakha region of Bhutan. According to legend, when Drukpa Kunley visited Bhutan, a demoness called Loro Duem resided at the Dochula pass.
Kuching, in Malaysian Borneo, was founded by an adventurous Englishman, Rajah James Brooke, on the Sarawak River that was the only access to the interior of that part of Borneo.
After a 3 hour trip by express boat from Sibu up the Batang Rejang, the longest river in Borneo, travel pal Jim and I arrived in Kapit. I liked the look of the place immediately. The plan was to spend a few days in this riverside…
My entire body is sticky from sweat and sweet fruit. The vendor had smiled so nicely to me, I felt that a refusal to his insistent sale might be taken as offensive. The pineapple had been tasty and quenched my thirst, but my fingers sticking together.
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The spotlight was focused on the country. The whole nation showed tremendous enthusiasm and put on great efforts for the event which was the first for the country.
To view any society one dimensionally makes no sense, of course, except maybe for the sake of a good headline (pun intended). The people of Borneo were, however, sometimes prone to settling disputes with warfare that included collecting enemy heads.
