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Photo of the Week: Periya Koil Temple in India

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Popularly known as the Periya Koil (Big Temple), this marvellous piece of Tamil architecture is the world’s first complete granite temple. It is located in Thanjavur (Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This photo was taken by Shivani Suresh who is a Third Culture Kid (Born in India, Brought up in [...]

February 9, 2012 0 comments READ MORE →

Hiatus on the Alleppey Express

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The train grinds to a screeching, unscheduled stop. From the window to my left, the ground falls away sharply and only a nineteenth century stone bridge separates our dilapidated carriage from the murky Keralan estuary that sweeps away into the distance. To my right I can see across the stifling carriage, through the glassless windows, [...]

January 31, 2012 1 comment READ MORE →

Photo of the Week: the Drum Tower in Xi’an, China

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Today’s featured photo is the Drum Tower in downtown Xi’an, China.  Sequestered between bustling streets and hidden behind trees, it holds great mystery for the Chinese and tourists alike because of the swallows that soar around it day and night. This image was taken by Bethany West who is a 20-year-old student with a passion for traveling that started when she went to [...]

January 12, 2012 2 comments READ MORE →

3 Little Known But Must See Places in Karnataka, India

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India is popularly defined by its exotic food, culture and religion. While many magnificent architectural feats, such as the Taj Mahal, make it into tourist guides and agendas of culture seekers, a vast number of temples still remain unknown to many. It is my intention to seek out these incredible and lesser known monuments and [...]

January 10, 2012 2 comments READ MORE →

Beautiful Thailand through Instagram

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Thailand by itself is a gorgeous country. Full of color, activity and emotion it’s hard to imagine taking a bad photograph of the people or places within Thailand. Not being too Photoshop savvy and being quite in love with Instagram, I gathered a few of my favorite photographs from my recent trip to Thailand with [...]

December 24, 2011 5 comments READ MORE →

Reader Perspective: Volunteer Vacation in Nepal

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Nepal is a small country located north of India in the midst of the Himalayas. Honing world’s largest peaks including Mount Everest, it is also called the top of the world. People come here primarily for trekking, mountaineering, bungee jumping, river rafting and other adventures. However, I decided to check out Volunteer Initiative Nepal (VIN), [...]

December 24, 2011 0 comments READ MORE →

Hotel Aficionado: Anantara Golden Triangle

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Recently I had the opportunity to tour Anantara Golden Triangle hotel in the Northern region of Thailand where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos intersect.  With very little knowledge of the region, I was completely unprepared to find such an incredible jewel. This Chiang Rai resort is situated in the hills overlooking a working rice [...]

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