Mahayana or Buddhist Tibetan gompas (monasteries) dominate the Ladakh landscape. They are still active places of worship and teaching.
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The homebase is Hothot. The first day was devoted to visiting the grassland in Xilamuren which is 80 kms from the homebase.
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It is an island almost as big as Bali and is situated 125 kilometers off the west coast of Sumatra.
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It took us twenty six (26) hours starting June 16, 2008 after taking the flight of two (2) hours and ten (10) minutes to Hong Kong, with intervening gap of seven (7) hours after arrival before departing Read more!
The sixteen (16) tribes of Nagaland (which include the Angami Rengma, Ao, Konyak, Wanchu, Sema and Lotha) were once headhunters. Naga warriors collected heads during raids. The custom was Read more!
When I and Chino arrived at the Ambon Airport we found difficulty looking for the Welcoming Party (WP).
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My first visit to the place was when I visited Lake Toba which appeared to be the biggest lake in Southeast Asia as it comprised of 1707 square kilometers. At the middle of the lake is a wedge-shaped Read more!
I was privileged to visit the island with a westernized, youthful, beautiful lady companion to assist my old self.
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The elevated setting in Ladakh similar to that is Tibet. It is bordered in the Southwest by the great Himalaya Range including the impressive peak of Nun (7135 meters) and Kun (7087 meters) the highest Read more!
Visited Goa on December 26. I saw the undecomposed body of St. Francis Xavier who arrived in 1542.
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