Rice Fields in Central Java
Making my way down a hill I discovered this beautiful terraced rice field surrounded by a tropical forest. Paddy green is the most beautiful green I've seen. It was absolutely quiet with only the…
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Central Java
Volcanos in the mist. Good morning from Central Java, Indonesia.
Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves
We were fortunate to attend the Thaipusam festival held at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur on February 7th. It's a Hindu festival dedicated to god Muruga and is held once a year during the Tamil month of…
A Malaysian Dinner
We leave our comfy hotel after check in and head to a typical Malaysian restaurant for some authentic local cuisine. What a treat. It's the first time our travelers are trying Malaysian food and they…
In the sanctum of a sacred temple
We look today at day 3 of our journey where we spent the morning within the sanctum of the Arunachaleswar temple in Tiruvannamalai, South India. The temple is thousands of years old and radiates a…
Live from Kuala Lumpur
We gather with thousands of Hindus outside the Mariamman temple in Downtown Kuala Lumpur awaiting the departure of the silver chariot carrying Muruga, God of yoga and the spiritual path, to Batu…
Selamat Datang
That's Malay for welcome. We arrive in Kuala Lumpur and make the hour long drive from the airport to the hotel. Our travelers are looking forward to exploring Kuala Lumpur plus attending the grand…
Our spiritual adventure begins
Our spiritual adventure began on January 27th but we've been without internet for 9 days now so have not been able to blog about the amazing journey we've been having. We'll start to cover it in…
200 Likes and off to India!
Our blog received its 200th "Like"s today as I make my way to India to begin our spiritual adventure this Friday. Thank you everyone for all the Likes. If you haven't Liked it yet please do so.
Watching Water - the insight on surfing
I wanted to share with you a movie I watched recently called "Watching Water". It was filmed and edited by my dear friend Jo Tyrrell. Jo, originally from South Africa, is a film maker, photographer…
A Hiatus from Blogging
We've been doing some work on our blog to improve it over the last couple of weeks and hence I have not been blogging. But I'll resume blogging now that I am on the road again and our next spiritual…
Kitchen of Compassion
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is one of my favorite places for so many reasons. One major reason is that they selflessly feed tens of thousands of people every day. What an act of compassion and…
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