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Cambodia’s Forgotten Capital

Friday, April 18, 2008 11:33 Comments

Long one of the most inaccessible of the Angkor-era temples, Koh Ker could easily be described Cambodia’s forgotten capital. Tucked away in the forests of Preah Vihear province in the north of the country, Koh Ker was briefly the Khmer capital during the reign of Jayavarman IV (928-942 CE), who moved here from Angkor after [...]

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Cambodia’s Forgotten Capital

Friday, April 18, 2008 11:33 Comments

Long one of the most inaccessible of the Angkor-era temples, Koh Ker could easily be described Cambodia’s forgotten capital. Tucked away in the forests of Preah Vihear province in the north of the country, Koh Ker was briefly the Khmer capital during the reign of Jayavarman IV (928-942 CE), who moved here from Angkor after [...]

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Yangmingshan National Park

Monday, March 31, 2008 8:15 Comments

Yangmingshan National Park sits on the edge of Taipei city. With the 1120m Qixingshan as the highest peak in northern Taiwan, Yangmingshan is a favored destination for hikers. This post is going to be just photos. Thanks to Todd at The Daily Bubble Tea for the inspiration behind them.

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Roof of the World

Saturday, February 23, 2008 21:59 Comments

In the last post, we saw a number of photos of the Dalai Lama visiting a Buddhist temple in Bodhgaya, India. So this seems as good a time as any to take a visit to his homeland, Tibet.
At the bottom of the post under my signature, you can click on the slideshow link to see [...]

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Alishan Forest Railway

Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:43 Comments

Alishan (Mt Ali) in the mountains east of Jiayi is one of Taiwan’s top tourist destinations. High mountain tea, panoramic vistas and 1000 year old forests are all must-see attractions in the area, but perhaps the most famous attraction of all is the Alishan Forest Railway .

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Changhua’s Fan-shaped Garage

Saturday, January 12, 2008 17:30 Comments

A couple of weeks ago Ashish from Tumbling in Taiwan posted about a recent trip he made to Changhua. In it he mentioned seeing a sign at the train station that said “fan-shape garage” and was wondering what it was. So, with today being a beautiful winters day with clear blue skies, I decided to [...]

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