Encircled by mountains and set 700 meters above sea level at the confluence of the Nam Khan (Khan River) and the Mekong River, the city’s mix of gleaming temple roofs, crumbling French provincial Read more!

It  belongs to  Italy, under the Sicily Region, Agrigento Province under Mayor Sebastiano Bruno Siracusa (since May 28, 2005).
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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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