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Vientiane, Laos: Wat Si Saket And Ho Phra Kaew

The oppressive warmth of the late summer rays turned the relatively short stroll into a chore. The occasional sight of drivers sleeping on hammocks hanging in their tuk-tuks made me wish I was also in the middle of a siesta in our Funky Monkey Hostel room — not minding its funky smell. Vientiane, although a…

Madurai, India: Meenakshi Amman Temple

Waking up to the smell of fresh bread whether it’s just been pulled out of the oven or fished from a frying pan, is my ideal morning (it used to be garlic fried rice but I guess that’s the effect of constant displacement on me). Pair that with the aroma of brewed tea with milk,…

Temple Of The Tooth

Which came first, the temple or the tooth? Definitely the tooth. You are probably equally perplexed as I was the first time I heard of this Buddhist temple’s name. So how important is this tooth relic to be housed in such grandiose temple sitting on The Royal Palace complex? Well, it’s believed that whoever possessed…

Borobudur: A Chaperoned Monthsary

As planned, we got there for our monthsary (pardon my mushiness). Our Couchsurfing host Sandi, who didn’t have work then because of a public holiday, drove and accompanied us to the magnificent-but-darn-crowded Borobudur. Boroudur’s stupas. Thank goodness I managed to take a photo of a deserted spot. My desire to visit Borobudur was almost the…

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