An occasional ramble about my photographic journeys and such.
An early morning view of the trees and the serene landscape as viewed from the main stupa of the Borobudur Temple.
7:40am – Early morning view of the secondary forest surrounding the Borobudur Temple. If you would like to have a taste of man-made nirvana, then this place is for you. Be there at around 5am and walk up the stairs to the upper level of the temple and enjoy the serene atmosphere, beauty of sunrise and the quiet contemplation of your own life.
After a nerve-wracking and max-out adrenaline rush of the more than 6-hour taxi ride from the serene hot spring village of Lushan to beautiful Hualien via the breathtaking Taroko Gorge, the last thing on my mind would be the architecture or the interior designs of my next hotel – Bayview Hotel. However when we reached […]
5:36pm – Traditional pedal-powered trishaws (aka becaks) are perhaps the most popular mode of transport in the city of Yogyakarta. It’s cheap, fast and easy to maneuver in the ever narrow stretch of roads in the city. Even horse cart and taxi have to give ways to them when they are in motion. So, if […]
The need for internet access has become one of the most basic requirements for urban living. Email access via mobile phones and blackberry devices has become the norm instead of exception. Facebook and Twitters popularity has only added to this mad rush for 24×7 internet access. Now with the crazy success of iPad from Apple, […]
As part of our journey along the Silk Route, we made a half day journey to Mingsha Shan sand dunes. Amidst the shifting sand dunes lies the Crescent Moon Spring that has been a vital source of water here for thousand of years. Ever since that day, I had been captivated by the beauty and […]
Travel photography is sometimes random, exciting, fun and for the most part hard work. Yet many of us traverse the world and explore the many unbeaten paths for that elusive “the best” photograph that we could capture in our lifetime. And then we would hang up our camera and live our life happily ever after. […]
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