Afternoon at Borobudur

February 14th, 2021 Hey, Valentine. After yesterday’s visit to the market, today we’re exploring Borobudur in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I’ve refreshed the photos and added more to this post, originally published in 2014. Hope you love! ♥ More tomorrow, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series

Revisiting Thaipusam, 2014

  January 30th, 2021 After yesterday’s introduction, today we’re back at Thaipusam. This post is refreshed from 2014, my second year viewing the event. Tomorrow, we’re back on the magic carpet. See you then, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from

By Horse Cart Through Bagan

Re-post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 25th, 2020 Today we’re exploring Bagan, Myanmar by horse cart with our driver Naingshwe. Enjoy the ride! More tomorrow, Kelly *** After two days

Photo of the Day: Faith

Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 4th, 2020 This is take two for Thursday, June 4th. As a writer of a travel blog (or any blog) the questions always loom:

Borobudur

The world’s largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur, sits on the Indonesian island of Java. It’s interesting to note some similarities Borobudur shares with other significant sites around the world. Borobudur was constructed around 750 AD — about the same time Tikal was at the height of its power as a kingdom of the Mayans in what we know today as Guatemala.

Thaipusam

Last Friday was the culmination of Thaipusam. I attended from 11:30 p.m. Thursday night until 4:30 a.m. Friday morning at the Sri Srinavasa Perumal Temple in Singapore. This is the second year I’ve attended, and I’ve come to realize (and anticipate) that I’m going to have a long relationship with Thaipusam, spanning as many years as I end up living