Post Tagged with: "Places"

Tham Poukham, the Blue Lagoon

Tham Poukham, the Blue Lagoon

Don Det, Laos May 2013 Para leer in Español The towns name is Vang Vieng. Just a couple of years ago it was known as the party city of the country. Where hundreds of tourists gathered to party in the bars close to the river. It was also known for […]

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Luang Prabang: the boutique vacation town

Luang Prabang: the boutique vacation town

Pakse, Laos, May, 2013 For many tourists Laos is famous for two things:  it’s wonderful ecosystem and it’s relaxed atmosphere due in great part to the friendliness of the people who inhabit this corner on earth. And even here on this ” corner” there is even a smaller place , […]

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Kashgar Animal Market

Kashgar Animal Market

Kashgar, China, November, 2013 It smells like poop, hairs and dust. The donkeys cry, two camels try to hit each other and a small boy wanders around searching for his father. The cool wind feels a lot warmer in between all the sheep. The Kashgar Animal market – also known […]

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The hairy guards of the ten thousand steps

The hairy guards of the ten thousand steps

Read this article in German White Christmas on the Emei Shan January 2013, Emei Shan, Sichuan, China A wet snowflake landed right in my neck. For a moment, I enjoyed the refreshment, then I pulled the hood up. Twenty steps to go, now fifteen. I almost made it. I took […]

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Giant Panda breeding and research center

Giant Panda breeding and research center

Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen Giant Panda breeding and research center I squeeze my nose against the window. I am only a centimeter away from the cutest living being: a Panda baby. The cub walks through his playpen, hugs his sleeping mates and constantly tries to climb outside to look […]

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Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

Read in English or Español His ears are seven meters long, his shoulders are wide enough to play basketball on them and to reach his toes I needed to climb down several steps from his head. And he is not even standing. The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue is a 71 […]

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The Terracota Army

The Terracota Army

Xi’An, China. December 2012 Leer en Español The Terracotta Army In 1974 a group of farmers were digging a water well 45 km from the city of Xi´An in the province of Shaanxiwhen out of serendipity they discovered what it seemed to be a sculpted head of a human being. Within the […]

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Why We Will Return to Kyrgyzstan

Why We Will Return to Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 2012 Read this Article in Spanish Defined by the CIA World Fact Book as: A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, 45 days in Kyrgyzstan for us were not enough to unveil it´s true beauty. Kyrgyzstan has an average of 2,750 meters […]

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