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By Local Bus into the Himalayas

Posted on May 11, 2013 by sebasbuchner | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Sebastian Buchner The gods, so it is said, would not journey by bus in India. They would also not journey by train, plane or hired jeep. Their being able to traverse the country with a step or two, while leaving footprints, seas and rivers everywhere means that such modes of transport are for us mere mortals. I wanted to…

A Desert Camel Safari in Jaisalmer, India

Posted on May 10, 2013 by jessicajhill | 3 Comments

Featured writer: Miss Adventure I mount my sitting camel like a horse, unsure of what to expect from the two-day ride through India’s largest desert. Once on, our guide pulls my camel’s rope – which is connected to his nose ring through both nostrils – and he stands, back feet first, causing my back to arch in a provocative way…

Singapore Sling

Posted on May 7, 2013 by janstring | 2 Comments

Featured Writer: Janice Stringer I‘ve always been a ‘do things once’ kind of girl, but this is my second time around at spending a short stopover in Singapore, with my Husband and Daughter. This is her first time with awareness of being here. I’m interested to see the difference in our views. For our first night we stay in one…

Electronic Cockroaches! Breakfast Sushi! Shopping Tokyo’s Unique Streets!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Johnrieber | 0 Comments

Featured writer: John Rieber Welcome To Tokyo – Time To Shop! The picture above was the view of Tokyo from the 35th floor of my hotel in Shinjuku – I stayed there four times, and each time I saw a vast city stretched out before me – and I had every intention of getting to know ALL OF IT: More…

Through NGO Fellowship, The Author Discovers the Forgotten Center of China

Posted on March 12, 2013 by veryunsuspicious | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Very Unsuspicious The geographic center of the world’s most populous country sounds like a busy place. But if you stabbed a finger at the middle of a map of China, you would most likely find yourself pointing at a sparsely-populated region once known as Tibet. Today, Tibet lingers on officially only as the TAR (“Tibet Administrative Region”), while…

“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

Posted on February 26, 2013 by atmaseva | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Jamie Shannon Sawatdeeka, everyone! I’m Jamie, the latest on-site intern with ATMA SEVA! I’ll be in Thailand for four months helping primarily with social media, and also some program development. My first few weeks in Thailand have been quite the whirlwind! I arrived to a balmy Chiang Mai night in late January and was greeted at the airport by…

Hong Kong Welcomes in the Year of the Snake!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by scarletscorchdroppers | 0 Comments

Featured writer: scarletscorchdroppers Kung Hei Fat Choi! Chinese New Year is a really exciting time around Hong Kong. All the shop fronts are decorated with blossoms and little kumquat tress, their pots wrapped in gold fabric and their leaves adorned with red packets and ribbons. The night before the lunar new year, many of them will shut for the holidays, hanging…

Exciting Estuary Adventures in Mangroves of Malaysia

Posted on February 13, 2013 by endearingmoments | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: endearingmoments It was a sunny afternoon of 28th April 2012. After enjoying a meal we prepared ourselves, we embarked on a memorable journey to the estuary landscapes of Bagan Datoh and Bagan Pasir, Perak.( F.Y.I.-Bagan Datoh and Bagan Pasir are sleepy hollow fishing villages located on the fertile estuary lands of Hilir Perak. The Hilir Perak area is sandwiched by two…

Hongkong, Macau, & Shenzhen

Posted on January 16, 2013 by deniaisetianti | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Dip Here I have always wanted to go to Hongkong Disneyland. When I heard that my aunt and her family finally arranged a trip to Hongkong, I instantly and impulsively bought the ticket and tagged along with them. It turns out that my other uncle, my other aunty and my other aunty joined the trip as well. So,…

The Grand (an understatement) Palace in Bangkok

Posted on January 8, 2013 by wanderlustfullife | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Wanderlustful Life The day I went to the Grand Palace was exceptionally beautiful, complete with a cloudless cerulean sky. Although I know no different way of seeing them, I would imagine with just how ornate these 100 or so buildings are, and the way the gilded and decorated temples glistened in the sun, this is exactly the type of…