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Jungle Adventure – a Kinabatangan River cruise in Borneo, Malaysia

August 6, 2020

15 March 2020 There are two things I remember about the very long bus ride from Sepilok to the lodge …

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Here Be Dragons – Kiyomizudera Temple and the Seiryū-e Festival, Kyoto

July 25, 2020

13-14 March 2019 It begins with a long mournful drone on conch shells. The sound fills the air like a …

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Born Of All The Sacred Waters – rituals and devotions to the Ganges River in India

July 8, 2020

She begins high in the Himalayas, a rivulet from the Gangotri Glacier that becomes a stream that becomes a river …

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People of the Forest – the orangutangs and other wildlife of Borneo, Malaysia

June 27, 2020

13-17 March 2020 Initially Don didn’t want to go at all. As usual when we’re planning a trip he checks …

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A Moving Work Of Art – a glimpse into the world of the geisha

June 17, 2020

A short anecdote about childhood curiosity: When I was ten years old and living in Melbourne, I was in a …

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The Life of the Town: the people and wildlife of Rishikesh, India

May 29, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 I recently read an opinion piece in India’s The Telegraph by …

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Yes, We Have No Orangutangs. But we do have a lovely town: Kuching, Malaysia

May 21, 2020

10-12 March 2020 We didn’t really know what to expect of Kuching, on the northwest edge of Borneo, other than …

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You Can’t Trust the Man Behind the Bar; food and fashion in Kyoto

May 11, 2020

11-26 March 2019 After thirty hours of non-stop travel from Delhi we finally arrive at our Airbnb in the Gion …

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A Hindu Hallelujah – India’s Ganga Aarti

April 24, 2020

Our first introduction to the ritual is from a boat on the river in Varanasi.Looking towards the “stage” we see …

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Turtles Turtles Yeah Yeah Yeah! Bako National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

April 16, 2020

11 March 2020 The trail is narrow, and lumpy with tree roots and rocks, which makes it a continuous negotiation. …

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Kyoto By The Sea: Amanohashidate and Ine

April 5, 2020

20 March 2019. The houses are lined along the shore like soldiers, creating an organic seam that joins the sea …

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Love In The Time Of Corona – finding our way home

March 19, 2020

We got in by the skin of our teeth, but we’re not home yet. Our journey began February 8th with …

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Workin’ Man Blues – daily working life in Rishikesh, India

March 2, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India India’s unemployment rate of about 7% is lower than …

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Rishikesh Redux: baggage and street vendors

February 14, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India Twice she asked us. Would you like to take …

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