Magnificent Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) I spent a day in Milan before traveling by train through the scenic Italian alps to beautiful Lake Como. In Milan the first sighting of the Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano in Italian) took my breath away; it is magnificent. There is no other way to describe this amazing […]
Milan Cathedral – Duomo-di Milano – Galleria Vittorio Arcade – City Centre – Milano
October 25, 2012 by
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Cows – skinny white cows or oxen – Livestock – Cambodia
October 13, 2012 by
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Skinny white cows or Zebu The skinny white cows and oxen we saw all over Cambodia are known as Zebu, also known as Brahmin. There are about 75 known breeds of Zebu. A characteristic of the Zebu is a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears, and a large dewlap or long flap of […]
Water Buffalo | Wild Buffalo – Farm Animals | Cambodia
October 5, 2012 by
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Water Buffalo – important farm animals The weather cleared and gave us blue sky’s once more, we passed a field with grey water buffalo wading in the water. These are the Asian water buffalo, a domesticated farm animal that has adapted to, and enjoys being in the water. They are an important farm animal in […]
Attractions Guilin – Fountains and Silver Moon Pagoda | Guilin China
September 25, 2012 by
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Travel through China was a fascinating experience. Each day brought something new and eye-opening. I had visited Japan before coming to China, although an Asian country, it in no way prepared me for the sights of China. Ancient China is a vastly different country with so much diversity. Guilin attractions Guilin I’m sure, has been […]
Reed Flute Cave and Grotto – Guilin China
September 19, 2012 by
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Guilin City Guilin proved an enchanting city. We stayed at the Hotel Universal in Guilin which was very clean and comfortable as all our accommodation had been to date. One got the feeling that China was very geared up towards tourism and the tourists. Our room overlooked the river with a pretty garden directly below. […]
Four Seasons – Spring – Natural Science at it best
September 14, 2012 by
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The Four Seasons – Spring brings forth an abundance. Of the Four Seasons – Autumn,Winter,Spring and Summer, spring is my favorite season. Spring provides an abundance of nature doing what it does best. Buds on trees start to flower,this brings the bees and other insects to pollinate the flowers to bring forth the fruit, […]
Lake Eildon and Goulburn Valley – Vineyards and Houseboats
September 10, 2012 by
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Goulburn Valley Vineyards and Lake Eildon Driving through the Goulburn Valley, eventually we arrived at Lake Eildon, a very pretty area and a huge storage dam for the Goulburn Valley water supply. The dam is on the Goulburn River. This area is a very important wine and fruit-growing region in Victoria. Vines and more vines! […]
Yarra Valley – Vines – Grape Vines – National Park
September 5, 2012 by
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Yarra Valley – hillsides covered in Vines – Grape Vines! My last weekend in Melbourne. Sunday proved a beautiful day, drove through the beautiful Yarra Valley wine district and National Park to Lake Eildon, a two-hour drive from Melbourne. Good road all the way with plenty of great scenery, hills stretching as far as the […]
Durian – Tropical Fruit – Kampot – Landmark Old Bridge
September 2, 2012 by
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The Durian – an ancient tropical fruit A small provincial town Kampot has a very impressive roundabout in the center of town with sculptures of tropical fruit, including a giant Durian. Roundabouts throughout Cambodia often typify the products produced in the district. The Durian is a tropical fruit with a very strong smell and a […]
Plantations of Black Pepper | Salt and Pepper – Kampot
August 29, 2012 by
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Road to Kampot – Black Pepper Plantations A good paved road connects Kep with Kampot, it is only a short trip about 30-40 mins to Kampot. Leaving the crab/seafood market we continued along the seafront turning left at the statue of Vishnu (route 33a), left again at the white horse monument to route 33 the […]