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东南西北 – DongNanXiBei

东南西北 – DongNanXiBei

An entry for each day I am away from home.

Category: Asia

Of Monkeys And Saints

24 hours in one of the holiest cities in the world – lost in a pilgrimage towards colors, history, and humanity.

February 18, 2019 by wxs2102

Nippon Dreams, Part I

Tokyo and Kyoto, two cities separated by 3 hours and centuries of history vs. modernity – but both oh so beautiful and delicious.

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 by wxs2102

Annapurna Is A Calorie Burna

A once-in-a-lifetime trek into the heart of Annapurna Amphitheater in Nepal, one of the most remote and incredible places I’ve ever seen.

April 23, 2018October 16, 2018 by wxs2102

Sakura Diaspora

Sakura Matsuri 2017 at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York. [April 2017] Flowers blossom just to wither. But at least in that moment, it was pure, unadulterated beauty… Read more “Sakura Diaspora”

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by wxs2102

Memoirs of Asia

Shanghai, China; Singapore; Phuket, Thailand. [March 2017] Asia should feel exotic. Distant. There should be a faint familiarity from the first decade of my life, to be overwhelmed each… Read more “Memoirs of Asia”

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by wxs2102

[Flashback] Wat Is It Good Pho

Bangkok, Thailand. [May 2014] Any traveler who returns home safe can count his blessings for dodging figurative and literal bullets in some politically unstable destinations. Three days after… Read more “[Flashback] Wat Is It Good Pho”

April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 by wxs2102

[Flashback] Angkor Performance

Siem Reap, Cambodia. [May 2014] If I had to (unjustly) distill the beauty of Angkor Wat down to one word, it would be: Mysterious. Perhaps it is the dramatic… Read more “[Flashback] Angkor Performance”

March 27, 2015April 11, 2015 by wxs2102

[Flashback] Agracadabra

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. [May 2013] Ask a tour guide in Agra “what is the color of the Taj Mahal?” and expect a spectrum of colors for an… Read more “[Flashback] Agracadabra”

January 10, 2015April 11, 2015 by wxs2102

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