Located in the heart of Anhui Province, Mount Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) consists of massive granitic boulders and ancient pine trees emerging through a perpetual sea of clouds. Intrigued by the four wonders of pine trees, oddly shaped rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs, we planned a 2D/1N trip to Mt. Huangshan in 2011 to …
Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park When I visited in 2012, Tian Men Shan is not included in tour packages but offered as an optional stop. Located 8 km south of Zhangjiajie City, Tianmen Mountain National Park is not in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, which is about 40 minutes away. In 263 …
I first visited Siem Reap in 2001. I returned 15 years later to participate in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon (AWHM) on 4 December 2016. The idea of running through the ruins of Angkor Wat was irresistible. The flat course allayed anxieties of not completing the race, allowing me to truly savour the novelty …
Dundgobi, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia I can hike these rocks all day! That thought crossed my mind when Baga Gazriin Chuluu ‘pile of rocks’ came into view. Arranged in a unique formation, Mother Nature has stacked together flat layers of granite rocks to form towers, ridges and columns, wind-polishing the granite canyon rock faces into …
Fun to climb and so instagrammable Just 15 minutes out of Melaka city, Malaysia now has its very own desert!Stretched out over a vast expanse of reclaimed land, the man-made dunes is a result of many piles of sand left behind by abandoned beachfront projects, from a decade ago. Having totally enjoyed my first dune …
Winter Cliff Top Walk In a bid to walk off some Christmas excesses, we braved the wintery weather on Boxing Day and headed for the Sussex Heritage Coast in southern England, between the towns of Eastbourne and Seaford, to see the finest example of unprotected chalk cliffs in Britain. The white chalk is the result …
Guaranteed dragon sightings On the last day of my 6D/5N KOMODO Island dive trip on a liveaboard, we stopped at Rinca Island to see the legendary Komodo Dragons, native to Indonesia. After 5 days and 16 dives, we had accumulated over 12 hours of no-fly-time, so this was a good way to pass time until …
Today, all of 8 main temples and 8 small shrines in the inner zone are reconstructed Deciding to be adventurous, we took the bus to Prambanan from Maliosboro. This was recommended by a waiter at dinner the night before. We arrived after an hour’s ride and made out way on foot to the temple complex. …
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