Taken on April 2, 2016 in Varkala
DAILY PHOTO: Varkala Beach
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DAILY PHOTO: Egrets in Varkala
Taken on March 2, 2016 near Varkala
I’m breaking a lifelong maxim (i.e. “Live life with no egrets.”) to bring you this post.
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DAILY PHOTO: A Bit of Ruins, a Bit of Mountains
Taken in July of 2011 in the Peruvian Andes
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DAILY PHOTO: Cannonball Tree Fruit in Varying Stages of Cannonballness
DAILY PHOTO: Fruit of the Delta
Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta
All these were taken on the islands near My Tho in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
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DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Shrine in the Himalayas
Taken in July of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park
These cairn-centered shrines are common along the trails in Himachal Pradesh. They often have unique little items left by travelers making puja. This one happens to be located on a ridge that offers a spectacular panoramic view.
The same ridge line, further on.
A couple of guides at the same shrine
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DAILY PHOTO: Fisherman on a Still Lake
Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An
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DAILY PHOTO: Slow-boating on the Mekong Delta
DAILY PHOTO: Sunrise Over Bai Tu Long Bay
Taken on January 1, 2016 on Bai Tu Long Bay
Bai Tu Long Bay is the lesser known–but geographically larger–sibling of Ha Long Bay. It’s name refers to baby dragons, and it derives from the same myth from which Ha Long got its name (i.e. “Descending Dragon.”) Like Ha Long it’s considered a scenic wonder because of the skerries jutting up out of the sea.
We were told that we got a lucky break in getting a clean sunrise during our visit because it’s usually overcast. (Our tour straddled New Years.) It was overcast almost the whole time, but I tend to be skeptical of people selling an experience.
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2015 Top 10: Highlights From the Year That Was
These aren’t necessarily in any order.
1.) Trekking the Great Himalayan National Park [June]:
2.) Teaching kids at KAMMS and Socare [September & October]: I finished my RCYT course in April and have been teaching kids when I have a chance:
3.) Completing Level I Examination at the Muay Thai Institute [September]:
4.) Riding camels at Pushkar and Jaipur [November]:
5.) Boating on the Ganges in Varanasi [October]:
6.) Wandering around a coffee plantation near Chikmaglur [April]:
7.) Completing the Level III and IV reviews in Kalaripayattu [February & August]:
8.) Touring the Glenloch tea factory in Sri Lanka [May]:
9.) 108 Surya Namaskara Against Child Trafficking [March]:
10.) Junk boat tour of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam [December]: This may be jinxing us to put it on the list, before we’ve been (we leave tomorrow) but I’m optimistic that our three weeks in Vietnam will be awesome, and I’m told Ha Long
What to expect in 2016? Lilla and I will be moving back to the States around mid-year. (To where, exactly, remains a mystery.) In January and February I’ll be doing an RYT-300 course to round out my 500 hour yoga teacher certification. I plan to make at least one more trip to Thailand to MTI for Level II. I’d also like to complete the 10-day Vipassana meditation course before returning. Lilla and I are thinking about another Himalaya trek for the summer.
I’ll also be continuing to work on press handstand progression, as that’s been a focus for me of late and I still have a ways to go.
