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6 Things To Do In Sardinia That You Won’t Want To Miss
Sardinia and Sicily are two islands you absolutely shouldn’t miss when you travel to Italy. After seeing these areas, I wonder why so many people choose to go to the overcrowded Cinque Terre when these islands have so much more to offer. Sardinia is just glorious with a lot to see and do. Here are 6 things to do in Sardina that you won’t want to miss: 1. Neptune’s Grotto Neptune’s Grotto was the most astonishing cave I’ve ever been to. Neptune’s Grotto is near the town of Alghero at the foot of the Capo Caccia cliffs. Whatever you do, don’t take the boat ride here. Part of the beauty was the stunning…
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The Credits: Meet Tinmyint From Yangon, Myanmar
“I love my wife so much. She is not my wife. She is my wife, and my life. She cooks the curry, and I eat the curry.” Such simple words, but these were the words I most remember Tinmyint, a taxi driver in Yangon, Myanmar speaking to me. He mentioned his wife several times during our time together, and I couldn’t help but think of how few men praised their wives to perfect strangers. We had met under unusual circumstances, Tinmyint and me. I had suffered a long night of food poisoning. The conditions in most of Myanmar are less than sanitary. I had been warned before coming, and had…
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The Credits: Meet Chef Amit Das
The final teacher will not be found in classrooms or at satsangs or preaching in pulpits or at conferences. The final teacher is life itself, and this living teaching only begins when we truly meet what is here with open arms. How deeply can we meet? Bring to me your frustration, your confusion, your joy and your pains, your certainties and your doubts, and let us sit together awhile. – Jeff Foster As I travel this beautiful world, it is not the beautiful sunrises, beaches, or the food that I that I remember the most. It is the people. Sometimes, I don’t even speak to them. I simply notice. The…
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Morocco Culture: Experiencing The Moroccan Hammam
This piece is part of the momondo experiences series where I was challenged to visit a hammam in Marrakech. I had heard it could be a brutal experience, but the offer of a massage afterwards led me to accept he challenge. Yes, it was a bit brutal, but also invigorating. This was an experience that left my skin tingling for days. Thank you momondo for organizing the experience! I lay on a hot marble slab, a slab that was so hot, I was arching my back to avoid as much skin contact as possible. I was scrubbed so violently by a gloved women, that I was pretty sure that all of…
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Vesak Day in Bangkok
Vesak Day (or Wesak Day) is more commonly known as Buddha’s birthday. However, the event encompasses not only Buddha’s birth, but also his enlightenment and death. While Christians celebrate Jesus’ birth and death as two separate occasions (Christmas and Easter), Buddhists commemorate Buddha’s birth and death as one. Given that Buddhism is the biggest religion in Thailand, with 90% of the population practising the faith, Vesak Day is undoubtedly one of Bangkok’s most important annual events. It’s a fascinating time to visit the city. Image Source When is Vesak Day? The date varies from year to year, and from country to country – depending on which calendar is followed. In…
