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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...
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by Jonathan Look | May 11, 2014 | Adventure, Indonesia, Travel
Note: This post was written in 2014, when the room cost $65 USD per night. Prices on Lombok Island have changed since then, so check current rates before booking. My birthday was coming around so we decided to leave the peaceful little villa in the rice fields of...
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by Jonathan Look | May 8, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Travel
Ducks With a Mission Ducks Preparing to Clean a Paddy Filed of Insects in Bali There is a hidden army in the rice fields of Bali. Although small in stature the soldiers in this army perform a big job —protecting the paddies from invasion. For little glory these little...
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by Jonathan Look | May 5, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Myanmar, Photography, Travel
Sunrise on the Plains of Bagan Bagan History Located on a scenic bend on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar (Burma) the temples of Bagan are an enigma. Marco Polo called it, “one of the finest sights in the world” and I have to humbly agree. At its height, Bagan’s various...
by Jonathan Look | May 2, 2014 | Bali, Food, Indonesia, Travel
Fair Warung Bale in Ubud Bali Ubud, Bail, Indonesia is a town rich with great restaurants but Fair Warung Bale is my favorite. Bail’s cosmopolitan makeup ensures there is great food available no matter what you are craving and over the last few weeks we have...
