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Need Help: China 2009: Shanghai, Bejing, Xian, Hangzhou
A Travel Blog by caj08
... Teahouse (Huxinting) Visit adjacent bazaar /Changhai's Chinatown Attempt to eat at Nanxian Dumpling House if line not long Visit Jade Buddha Temple, 20 RMB for both buddahs; watch monks sing at 4 p.m. Eat dinner on street Taxi back to hotel and ...
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Bars, Beaches, Buddhas & Ladyboys - 6 May - 21 May
A Travel Blog entry by samphilpott from Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
... Big Buddha. Situated on the top of Mount Nakkerd, over looking Phuket City, this is the world’s biggest Buddha statute constructed of reinforced concrete and financed purely by donations from Buddhist followers from throughout the world. It is free ...
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Going Places in Japan (My Idea for Japan Travel)
A Travel Blog entry by misocutlet from Taketoyo, Aichi, Japan
... , Bolshoi Circus, Ichinomiya Star Festival, Sophia Nanzan Exchange Meeting, Takeshima Island, Tsushima Tennoh Festival, Shurakuen Giant Buddha & Autumn Leaves, Shinnittetsu Festival, Souri Pond Plum Forest, Agui Industrial Festival, Agui Town ...
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And now the end is near, the final curtain
A Travel Blog entry by stevieg from Ko Samet/Bangkok, Thailand
... 't fit in a handbag these days... and some stones from before the days of coins!) and royal regalia, most significantly the Emerald Buddha's other two seasonal costumes. We got an ice cream when we came out, to keep us going, and caught the river ...
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Hong Kong
A Travel Blog entry by annemarie.demp from Hong Kong, China
... climb before you get up to the Buddha, it was nothing in comparison to the Great Wall of China! There are statues surrounding the Buddha and the view is great. There wasn't really a lot to do on the island apart from eat! So we went back to the mainland ...
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Hong Kong December 2006
A Travel Blog entry by keagirl from Hong Kong, China
... to the Giant Buddha, the trek was worthwhile, though I do recommend extremely comfortable shoes for this leg of the journey. The Buddha itself is an incredible sight, and we got there just as the sun was setting. We then wandered through Po Lin ...
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Da Lat: The Romantic City
A Travel Blog entry by thasegashira from Da Lat, Lām Šồng, Vietnam
... . Bayar VND180000/person untuk seaten bus. Oh ya, di luar gedung, banyak orang yang nyewain motornya, karena banyak baca review traveler lain, kalau reputasi tukang ojek/sewa motor di Vietnam kurang bagus reputasinya, jadi kita juga agak berhati-hati. ...
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Art in the Kansai Area Field Trip #1
A Travel Blog entry by audrangea from Nara, Japan
... by a member of the imperial family. To get in we had to cross over the pond, and take off our shows to sit and view the Buddha image there. It was the Buddha of the future. The graceful lines and posturing make it appear very effeminate. There was also a ...
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Everybody loves.... Chiang Mai!
A Travel Blog entry by jenandjeffmilum from Chiang Mai, Thailand
... had questions. And in the meantime, we learned quite a bit about his perspective on Buddhism which roughly translates to: Buddha came up with a very practical method centering on meditation to solve the individual's unhappiness with the ...
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Universo Parallelo New Years Party
A Travel Blog entry by inoursuitcase from Pratigi Beach, Bahia, Brazil
... i have ever been on. We saw many sets here including Paul Taylor- UK, Hujaboy- Israel, Wrecked Machines- Brazil, Laughing Buddha- UK, The First Stone-Brazil, Liquid Soul-Argentina, Ace Ventura-Israel, Rinkadink-South Africa, Atmos-Switzerland, many ...
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Everybody Loves Chiang Mai (Short Version)
A Travel Blog entry by jenandjeffmilum from Chiang Mai, Thailand
... had questions. And in the meantime, we learned quite a bit about his perspective on Buddhism which roughly translates to: Buddha came up with a very practical method centering on meditation to solve the individual's unhappiness with the world. So, ...
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Not quite what I expected
A Travel Blog entry by will from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... Hindu mythology, iconography and philosophy into one big whole. There were hundreds of concrete sculptures of Vishnu, Shiva, Garuda, Buddha, and all my other favourite characters from around Siem Reap! The statues were not ordered at all; instead they ...
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Moustache Brothers of Mandalay
A Travel Blog entry by rofo from Mandalay, Myanmar
... to Kuthodaw Pagoda famous for being the site of the world's largest and heaviest book. Inscribed on 729 marble slabs are Buddha's teachings all housed in separate mini white stupas with golden peaks. Visiting more stupas after pagodas led us to the ...
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Hoi An
A Travel Blog entry by kstubbs97 from Hoi An, Vietnam
... monks lead the congregation in worship, one of them chanting into a microphone. Found the Hung Phuo restaurant which received a very good review in Lonely Planet for their fish in banana leaf. Full when I arrived but a guy at the front table was just ...
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The quietest capital city in the world!
A Travel Blog entry by hil-john-quayle from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... of steel-reinforced concrete sculptures of characters from the hindu and buddhist religions. The focal points are a giant reclining buddha, and a massive concrete pumpkin! You enter the pumpkin through the mouth of a freaky head at the base, ...
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Uncle Ho, Pho Bo and high traffic flow!
A Travel Blog entry by nicandsazontour from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
... ! A further walk, much further than anticipated due to our map skills, to Long Son Pagoda a striking building with a golden reclining buddha, plus a steep ascent to the top of the hill enabled great views of the city and a much larger white buddha with a ...
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"The Most Important Dinner of My Life"
A Travel Blog entry by a.szalwinski from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
... end until January 21, I wasn't needed to teach after January 7th because the other teachers needed to have my class periods to review for final examinations, the end all be all to Chinese education. So I found myself on vacation two weeks early, waiting ...
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Revised: Letter to Parents of Hogwarts Students
A Travel Blog entry by selenapan9 from London, England, United Kingdom
... me. http://www.buddhaonabicycle.com/store/ 8) The Apple Market: The Jackpot!!! After leaving Buddha on a Bicycle, I decided that I had seen my share of "occulty" stores. So I went in search of a pharmacy ...
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Beijing
A Travel Blog entry by harryandnorah from Beijing, China
... - finish packing, breakfast and then taxi to the nearby check-in station for the airport express train. That is until I have a mental review of the situation and realize that I've packed the US dollars, needed for the local payment of the China trip, in ...
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Sikh hospitality in the hills
A Travel Blog entry by will from Kalaw, Shan State, Myanmar
... do such a thing for a ten minute walk! I got a little lost trying to find the Golden Lily guesthouse, which received a rave review in the guidebook and was one of only two privately owned guesthouses in the town, but I soon found myself ringing a very ...
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Longmen Grottoes
A Travel Blog entry by dee4diesel from Luoyang, Henan, China
... give the term "hard sleeper" an entirely new meaning. Tonight the dorm'll probably be packed. Tuesday: We are reclining beside Buddha at the Longmen Grottoes, a 17 metre high carving into the side of the mountain, with oodles of other disciples and ...



