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A day out with the elephants!!!!
One of the best days we had in Thailand was the day we spent at Elephant Retirement Park (http://www.elephantretirementpark.com/) near Chiang Mai.Thailand is famous for dozens of Elephant parks and homes, most of...
Bali Eco-Village - a hidden paradise in Pelaga
One hour from Ubud, away from the craziness of markets, shops, traffic and night life, Bali Eco -village sits quietly in the midst of a beautiful rainforest. Any time of...
Rice fields, coffee plantation....day out in the nature!
Coffee/tea plantations and rice paddies are everywhere in west of Bali. Jatiluwih - the most beautiful rice terraces in west Bali. It is UNESCO recognized as world heritage site. The rice...
Culture, temples and religion - yes, we are in Bali!
New Zealand to Bali was a big transition. While New Zealand is nature's paradise - calm, peaceful and green, Bali turned out to be an explosion of everything! Culture, religion, people and...
Enjoying the simple things (photo essay)
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Mysteries of universe....
The universe is full of magical things....patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper ~ Eden Phillpotts~We witnessed two of these mysterious things in New Zealand - Pancake Rocks and Moeraki...
Milford Track - our first multi-day hike!
We did it!!!! Finished one of the nine Great Walks in NZ on Nov 7th, 2014 :) It was four days of intense hiking, covering 53.4km (33.3 miles) in Fiordland National...
Hiking the Franz Josef Glacier
One of the gems of South Island West Coast is the Franz Josef Glacier. It was an incredible experience hiking to the base of the glacier on one day and...
Other treasures of Golden Bay :)
While in Takaka, we did go for some site seeing and visited few other treasures of Golden Bay - Te Waikoropupū Springs (also called Pupu Springs), the Grove and Wainui falls. Pupu Springs...
Treasures of Takaka (a lovely town in Golden Bay, South Island)
Our tour of North Island ended with an amazing cruise from North to South Island on October 25th. For two hours or so we just relaxed in the ship, sipped coffee and soaked in...
Hiking is my meditation....
In past twenty days in New Zealand, we have hiked almost 85km (52miles). Short walks, long walks, easy ones, medium to difficult ones, by the beach, in the rainforest, on the mountain,...
Trip to White Island - an active volcano
White Island in Bay of Plenty (North Island) is the only active marine volcano in New Zealand. It is located close to Whakatane and 30 miles from the coast and the...
