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by Jonathan Look | Jun 9, 2014 | Adventure, Myanmar, Photography, Travel
We came upon this sunset scene on Ngapali beach on the west coast of Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal. We were fresh off of a fifty-mile trekking adventure in the mountains of central Burma and were ready to retire to the beach for a few days. We had come to Ngapali for...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 7, 2014 | Adventure, Minimalism, On My Mind, Philosophy, Retirement
There are all kinds of minimalism and minimalist philosophies. Some people believe that in order to be a minimalist you must not own more than 100 things. Others believe that that it is merely intentional living. Some bring a spiritual, almost religious, aspect to...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 3, 2014 | Adventure, Photography, Travel, Vietnam
One morning in Hanoi, Vietnam I couldn’t sleep so I decided to leave my hotel early and go on a mini-Adventure through Old Town. Even at 6 AM, the place was a hive of activity with shopkeepers sweeping up their storefronts, street food vendors preparing aromatic...
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by Jonathan Look | May 31, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Minimalism, Retirement
Three years ago today I began the adventure I call LifePart2. During that time I have resided in three different countries and traveled in more than a dozen others. I have been transported on everything from private airplanes to ox carts and I have slept in...
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by Jonathan Look | May 29, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Landscape, Photography, Travel
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces of Bali, Indonesia Time was passing really fast and Sarah and I were looking for one last adventure to have before we left Bali and we hadn’t even been to the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. Even though we had been in Bali a month there were...
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by Jonathan Look | May 20, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Buildings, Myanmar, Photography, Travel
About Mrauk U A visit to the ruins of Mruak U, Myanmar, once one of the richest cities in Asia, is both a source of wonder and a cautionary tale. The Mrauk U temples are incredibly beautiful but abandoned and many of them are ruins. There was once talk of making the...
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by Jonathan Look | May 18, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Photography, Travel
Holy Springs of Tirta Empul Temple in Bali For over a thousand years Balinese Hindu worshipers have been drawn to a mysterious place, that is also one of Bali attractions, the Tirta Empul Temple. Known to the Balinese as Pura Tirta Empul and more casually as Holy...
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by Jonathan Look | May 16, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Nature, Photography, Travel
A Family of Monkeys at Monkey Forest in Bali Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, near the town of Ubud, consists of three 11th-century Balinese Hindu temples on 27 acres dedicated to (again) monkeys. Around 600 of these sassy simians, monkeys otherwise known as Balinese...
