Volcano sunset in Central Java

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  Feb 15, 2012

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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

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  Feb 15, 2012

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  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

• 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

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  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