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Kyoto Festival

Around the World Interview Visits Japan!
October 28, 2011|| ,

Welcome to the Around the World Interview series on Ordinary Traveler! Every couple of weeks we will have a new guest who has either lived or spent an extended amount of time in a particular country.

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Chained Elephant - Chitwan, Nepal

Elephants Were Put On This Earth To Entertain Us
August 15, 2011||

Our nature walk from hell ended with a trip to an elephant breeding center where all the elephants including the young ones had both of their front legs tied together and chained to a pole.

I didn’t want to snap photos like all the other tourists, but realized I needed to document this to share with the world.

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Dhading, Nepal - Ama

Nepal in Black and White - Photo Essay
July 05, 2011|| ,

I’m partial to viewing photos with saturated colors that pop out at you, so finding photos to convert to black and white is usually tough for me. Even though I really like the color version of some of these photos, I think the black and white..

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Remembering the Dead - Nepal

Lakh Batti - 100,000 Lights
June 30, 2011|| ,

This ceremony is called Lakh Batti, also known as one thousand lights. This ceremony is performed for many different reasons in the Hindu religion including; remembering the dead…

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Tiger in Thailand

Around the World Interview Series Visits Thailand!
June 24, 2011|| ,

Welcome to the Around the World Interview Series on Ordinary Traveler! Every couple of weeks we will have a new guest who has either lived or spent an extended amount of time in a particular country.

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Smoking Man - Pashupatinath Temple

Smoke It Up, Holy Man!
June 22, 2011|| ,

The blazing sun shines down, warming the ground as we walk through Pashupatinath Temple, exploring every nook and cranny from behind a camera lens. A bead of sweat drips down the back of my leg as I take shelter from the heat under..

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Nepali Woman - Bhaktapur Nepal

The Colors of Bhaktapur
June 16, 2011|| ,

Bhaktapur is one of my favorite tourist towns in Nepal. It’s a photographer’s dream. An ancient city in the Kathmandu Valley which was once the capital of Nepal during the great Malla Kingdom.

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One Horned Rhino

Nature Walk from Hell - Chitwan, Nepal
June 13, 2011||

Part II to Boat Ride from Hell

Our guide’s safety briefing left me even more confused than if he hadn’t said anything at all regarding what to do if we see each of the deadly animals.

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Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria

Around the World Interview Series Visits Syria!
June 10, 2011|| ,

Welcome to the Around the World Interview Series on Ordinary Traveler! Every couple of weeks we will have a new guest who has either lived or spent an extended amount of time in a particular country. Each guest will give valuable insights and tips to a different destination around the world.

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Chitwan, Nepal Canoe Tour

Boat Ride from Hell - Chitwan, Nepal
June 06, 2011||

“What?… All seven of us are getting into that sliver thin canoe?”

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