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Ancient Angkor Temples – Day One
I was very excited to be visiting Angkor temples (or wats) for 4 days. The first morning we went to see Angkor Wat as it is the largest temple in Ancient Angkor. But before I describe that amazing complex, let me take you back through the history of Angkor, the ancient city area and seat of […]
Ancient Angkor Temples – Day Four
Kbal Spean Shrine After a light breakfast of fruits and croissants, we headed for Kbal Spean. It was about an hour ride from Siem Reap but was told, worth the journey. Kbal Spean is one of the most ancient Hindu shrines in the Angkor area, and is famous for its depictions of Hindu Gods, […]
Ancient Angkor Temples – Day Three
Ta Prohm Temple-Day 3 On day three after a warm breakfast of stir fried rice noodles and eggs, we headed to Ta Prohm (Ancestor of Buddha, in Khmer), located about 1 km east of Angkor Thom. Ta Prohm was built in the late 12th to early 13th centuries, during King Jayavarman Vll’s reign, and dedicated […]
Ancient Angkor Temples – Day Two
Bayon Temple-day 2 On our second day visiting Angkor, we headed for Bayon Temple after a delicious breakfast of local Khmer noodles and fruits and French style pastries. Bayon Temple is located in the center of the fortified walled city of Angkor Thom (which means Great City in Khmer), once the largest city in the […]
Cape Town, South Africa-Part 2
Cape Town, South Africa-Part 2 Table Mountain and the National Botanical Gardens Next morning we took the hop-on and hop -off bus towards Table Mountain, a looming figure anywhere you go in Cape Town area. There is plenty wildlife here with many species of flora, porcupines, baboons and guinea-pigs or rodents called dassies who live […]
Cape Town, South Africa-Part 1
Cape Town, South Africa-Part 1 My dream trip was about to come true. I have always been active in issues of social justice and starting in the 1980s I joined the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. I worked closely with the African National Congress in New York, pushing for sanctions against South Africa and […]
Uganda-Kampala Area and Ugandan Wildlife-Part 2
Part 2 W e decided to explore the Source of the Nile for couple of days and drove east of Kampala towards Jinja town located right near the source of the Nile, along the shores of Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria is where the Nile River begins, and makes its amazing journey to the north to […]
Uganda-Kampala Area and Ugandan Wildlife-Part 1
Uganda-Kampala area and the Ugandan Wildlife Part 1 Africa is a continent that always held intrigue for me. We had visited Morocco few years back but that is a different Africa. I have always been waiting to see Sub-Saharan Africa, and the opportunity came last Xmas holidays when we decided to visit my daughter who […]
Happy Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year ! Gong Hee Fat Choy to my Chinese friends and readers! Chinese New Year, also referred to as Lunar New Year, is the most important celebration for Chinese and Chinese Peranakans in Malaysia. It begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the […]
Singapore: The Lion City
Singapore: The Lion City Let me give you a brief history of Singapore before I begin my recent trip there. Singapore is a city-state that lies at the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. Singapore is comprised of many little islands, about 63 in all. The written historical record of Singapore goes back to late […]
Happy Thanksgiving
A Very Happy Thanksgiving to my family, friends and all. If you would like to try something new or add a new flair to your meal, try the recipes I have given below. The roast, stuffing, gravy or the dip can take you to new flavor heights for your Thanksgiving meal, with a touch of […]
Happy Deepavali/ Diwali
A very happy Deepavali/Diwali to my family, friends and everyone! Deepavali, known as the ’Festival of Lights,’ is celebrated around the world by Hindus. It falls anywhere from late October to mid November according to the Hindu calendar. On Deepavali day, families don new clothes, participate in prayers and share meals and sweets with family and friends. Below is a Deepavali family story and a […]
