Hyde Park – Australia
Feb 9
Lunar New Year (Part 3) Dragon Dance – Vietnam
This post is a continuation from the post on Lunar New Year (Part 2) Lion Dance. The Lunar New Year Dragon Dance and the Lion Dance are part of the same celebration. I chose to make separate posts because I wanted to have individual focus on each part of this celebration. The photos in this…
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Feb 8
Lunar New Year (Part 2) Lion Dance – Vietnam
Being in Ho Chi Minh City during the Lunar New Year is a unique experience. Normally the city is very busy but on New Year’s Day the city seems almost deserted. It is really strange, the normally packed streets are empty, restaurants and stores are closed. Over the next few days thing start to re-energize….
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Feb 5
Lunar New Year Celebration – Vietnam
Happy New Year! Today is New Year’s Day for people that celebrate the Lunar New Year. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in Asia for the Lunar New Year? I had always wanted to see a Lunar New Year Celebration in the Far East and I finally had that opportunity…
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Feb 1
Melbourne Wall Art – Australia
Some people think wall art is nothing more than graffiti or vandalism but some cities have embraced the practice and think that it adds to the character of the city. Melbourne, Australia is one of those cities. The Central Business District (CBD) of Melbourne not only allows the practice of wall art but in some…
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Jan 25
Chao Phraya River – Thailand
The Chao Phraya River is the largest river in Thailand. Like all urban rivers, the Chao Phraya River has been fashioned after the city that it runs through. In this case, traveling along the Chao Phraya River will allow you to get a vision of present day Bangkok. The visions that I saw was that…
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Jan 18
High Roller Ferris Wheel – Nevada
The High Roller is a giant Ferris wheel located one block off the Las Vegas Strip near the LINQ Casino. Like most things in Vegas, this Ferris wheel is built to be over the top and it is because it is currently the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. The High Roller Ferris Wheel stands…
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Jan 15
Crested Oropendola (Corn Bird) – Trinidad
The Crested Oropendola also known as the Corn Bird is a larger size bird that is about the size of a black bird which we commonly see in the city. The reason that I compared them to the black bird is because they are from the same family as our black bird. Corn Birds can…
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Jan 11
Roman Forum – Italy
The Roman Forum was the original downtown of Rome. It consisted of temples, government buildings and markets. The portion of the original Roman Forum that remains today provides just a hint of this historic site. The surviving remains are a mixture of triumphal arches, once important buildings, standing columns and unidentified relics lying tumbled on…
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Jan 4
Garden by the Bay – Singapore
The Garden by the Bay is located on the Marina Bay in Singapore. It is next to the Marina Bay Hotel and is within walking distance from the Downtown Core. It is a large garden that covers 250 acres of reclaimed land. The Garden by the Bay is one of the top attractions in Singapore…
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Dec 28
Rose Parade – California
The Rose Parade is held in Pasadena, California every year on New Year’s Day. The parade was established on January 1st 1890 and has evolved into one of the most watched events of the year. Approximately 1 million people line the 5.5 mile parade route to watch the parade in person and millions of others…
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Dec 21
Sukhothai Historical Park – Thailand
Between Bangkok and Chiang Mai is an ancient Thai capital full of ruins and evidence of its one-time glory as the Kingdom’s capital. The ancient city of Sukhothai was the first unified kingdom of Siam and was founded in 1238. Prior to this the area was governed by the Khmer empire of Angkor. The Sukhothai…
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Dec 18
Flowers and Plants of Trinidad and Tobago #1
Trinidad and Tobago is a dual island Caribbean nation that is the southernmost island in the West Indies. The islands are tropical and the terrain ranges from mountains with the highest point being at 1800 feet to swamps at sea level. With this dramatic range in terrain it enables a substantial variety of plant life…
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