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63Hong Kong's skyscrapers behind
Hong Kong is noisy, from skyscrapers littered ultra modern and full of people. This is the first impression one gains from Hong Kong, if we consider the usual postcard panoramas of the Asian...
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83The Oldest Buddhist Temple of Tibet
During my first lunch break in Tibet, I wandered down the main street, now called Beijing Road, and entered the first noodle shop I saw, because I certainly didn’t want to spend the entire lunch break...
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83Drepung Monastery in Tibet
I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing, and the driver took us to Drepung Monastery, an eleventh century monastery just outside of Lhasa. “Drepung” means “rice heap.” Gyantzing explained that sacred...
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71The Codex Gigas: The Legend Of "The Devil's Bible"
The pages are allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas, is the world's largest and the most mysterious medieval manuscript. According to the Codex legend, this disturbingly beautiful text...
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68Do you trust in God
Last Friday, November 27, 2009, in the Calgary city of the western Canada, a tragedy happened in the Panorama community which is a beautiful, quiet, and high-class community, a young dad snapped.. and killed...
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75The Town of Gyantse, Tibet
I had left Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, with my tour guide and driver. When we arrived in the village of Gyantse, I gazed at a fascinating fortress-monastery perched on a mountain. It looks impossible...
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92The Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi Thailand
The infamous Thailand Tiger Temple is located at Kanchanaburi, a couple of hours drive from Bangkok. It is very popular with visitors to Thailand and many people end up visiting either directly or as part of...
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77Travel with Hafeez: Myanmar - Part II
After staying for two days at Mandalay, I was ready to move. Generally, I do not stay at one place longer than two to three days. Some make fun of me for such a rapid travel. But it is the only way to see a...
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7310 Ways To Spot Unconditional Love
"The King Needs a Son" opening number of the musical SIDDHARTHA. We are currently making "history" by performing the musical SIDDHARTHA, a Musical Journey to Enlightenment. What makes it "historic"? First,...
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90Why I'd like to Live at a Medieval Monastery
But let's set aside the fact that I'm female, not even Catholic, and it's the twenty-first century, and consider why a medieval (rather than a modern) European monastery would be an ideal location to live --...
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