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Indonesian Herbal Tonic
So we started our morning by consuming various Indonesian herbal tonics called Jamu. We were told by the herbal tonic specialist that they have various healing qualities. She showed us all the bottles that she had prepared containing various tonics and explained what they did. So I picked three and they came in shooter glasses. A couple tasted good and the other is one of those things that gets yo...
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Feb 15, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
Magical Borobudur - a temple of beauty
The alarm went off about 3:30am and shortly after we made our way down to the lobby from our room where our driver was waiting to take us to Borobudur. The streets were empty naturally at that time of the morning and our almost hour long drive finally brought us to the entrance t
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Feb 14, 2012 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 sounds of birds and water flowing along the irrigation system. Central Java, Indones
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Feb 12, 2012 Central Java
Volcanos in the mist. Good morning from Central Java, Indonesia. A half hour later...
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Feb 10, 2012 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 Thai. The festival is celebrated grandly at Batu Caves and it was very special to
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Feb 4, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
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 spiritual power that is extremely palpable. Our group was blessed to have the oppor
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Feb 4, 2012 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 Caves for the grand Thaipusam festival on Tuesday. Tweet
