temple — Around The World On A Toilet

11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video

March 23, 2012 By Lianna 21 Comments

We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing journey and we are glad we were able to share all our stories and photos with all of our followers through our blog.

We have compiled some of our experiences backpacking Asia, the Middle East and Europe into a 4 minute video. We hope you enjoy it.

originally published Jan 16,2011

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Day Hikes to Ancient Sites in Petra

October 30, 2010 By Nick 4 Comments

As we navigated the darkness by the warm glow of candles down the never-ending siq towards the treasury, I couldn’t think of a more fitting ending to our time spent at one of the greatest sites our world has to offer, Petra.

Rewind a few days earlier…

We arrived in Wadi Musa on a small minibus a few hours after leaving Amman passing by road signs pointing in the direction of Saudi Arabia and Iraq helping to remind us we were certainly a long way from home. We were surprised to arrive at what we thought would be a small village but instead, was a good sized bustling town. We were met at the station by the charismatic owner of Sabaa Hotel, Ibraham, who promptly drove us up the hill to his guesthouse which would be our base over the next few days. Ibraham and his English wife Gail were full of advice and suggestions for how we should go about tackling the massive site of Petra. We decided to wait until the following morning to make the journey down the hill.

Photo Essay – 10 Spiritual Places in Asia

August 20, 2010 By Nick 2 Comments

Asia as a destination offers a kaleidoscope of religions and belief systems for the traveler to experience. There is certainly no shortage of spiritual places usually alive and buzzing with the faithful who arrive in droves to worship. Often some of our best experiences were simply wondering around these unique and inspiring places getting a glimpse into a belief system completely alien from our own sometimes joined by a knowledgeable local who would explain their faith.

The sheer amount of temples, mosques,pagoda’s and shrines throughout the continent is mind blowing but this post highlights the top 10 that we wont soon forget.

Temple to Temple at Angkor Part Two

June 28, 2010 By Nick 1 Comment

Having visited the “Big Hitters” the first day I was unsure of what to expect for my second day of temple hopping.

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Filed Under: Cambodia, South East Asia Tagged With: ancient, Angkor wat, Asia, beng, Blogsherpa, Cambodia, carving, city, east, jungle, melea, phnom penh, siem reap, south, temple

Temple to Temple at Angkor Part One

April 22, 2010 By Nick 4 Comments

A few years ago when the topic of travel came up in conversation with a friend he spoke of his goal to see “the 7 wonders” of the world. In my personal experience, these, the best known sites in the world have never lived up to the hype surrounding them and are always crawling with massive tour groups making the chances for a unique individual experience quite difficult. Local populations living around these places, more often than not, are so used to dealing with tourists and taking their money that it creates a lot of hassel for the budget traveler who does not care about tacky souvenirs and amusement park like attractions such as camel riding to the Taj Mahal.When I think back to some of the most amazing places and people i’ve met thy very rarely include a countries top tourist destination. Having heard the praise for Angkor a thousands times before, I was pessimistic to say the least as to what the next few days would hold.

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Filed Under: Cambodia, South East Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Asia, bayon, Blogsherpa, Cambodia, east, jungle, monk, siem reap, south, ta prohm, temple, tourist

One Pagoda, Two Pagoda, Three Pagoda, More!

March 30, 2010 By Nick 6 Comments

When I heard the warning from fellow backpackers in Yangon about the long bus trips necessary to get from destination to destination, I feared the worst on my 14 hour overnight journey to Bagan. I think I must have lucked out because the ride was relatively comfortable and routine aside from when I was just dozing off, I was shook awake to have my passport checked at the military checkpoint. Luckily, there was only one.

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Filed Under: Myanmar, South East Asia Tagged With: Asia, bagan, Blogsherpa, Burma, east, Myanmar, pagoda, Plains, south, temple

Dagoba Overdose

January 21, 2010 By Nick 3 Comments

While Sri Lanka may be best known for its pristine beaches and producing some of the best tea in the world in the hill country, it also contains some of the finest archaeological wonders in Asia. North of the hill country lies the “Cultural Triangle” including ancient Buddhist caves in Dambulla, the giant rock citadel in Sigriya, the endless ruins of Anuradhpura and plenty more in between. With extremely high entrance fees and time for only one site we polled each group of travelers coming from the opposite direction and decided to head to Anuradhapura.

Playing Indiana Jones in Hampi

December 31, 2009 By Nick 7 Comments

It took some pulling and prying to remove Lianna from the sands of Palolem in Goa but afterwards we boarded our sleepless sleeper bus for the 12 hour trip to Hampi. Immediately upon arriving we knew this was a place quite unlike anything we had seen.

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Filed Under: India South, India Subcontinent Tagged With: Blogsherpa, boulders, empire, Hampi, hindu, India Subcontinent, Karnataka, monkey, rock, ruins, temple

11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video

Day Hikes to Ancient Sites in Petra

Photo Essay – 10 Spiritual Places in Asia

Temple to Temple at Angkor Part Two

Temple to Temple at Angkor Part One

One Pagoda, Two Pagoda, Three Pagoda, More!

Dagoba Overdose

Playing Indiana Jones in Hampi

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