DAILY PHOTO: Dunes & Sky

Taken in the desert outside Dubai in May of 2016

Taken in the desert outside Dubai in May of 2016

DAILY PHOTO: Tusker in the Tall Grass

Taken on May 25, 2016 at Chaminuka Game Reserve near Lusaka

Taken on May 25, 2016 at Chaminuka Game Reserve near Lusaka

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DAILY PHOTO: African Carpenter Bee on a Flower

Taken in May of 2016 at the Palmwood Lodge in Lusaka

Taken in May of 2016 at the Palmwood Lodge in Lusaka

 

I’m back from travels in Thailand, Zambia, and the UAE with lots of new photos. This is an African species of Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa caffra) hanging from a flower. Lusaka was in full bloom, despite the fact that it’s [southern hemisphere] winter there and the weather was cool.

DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Keralan Coastline

Taken on April 2, 2016 near Varkala

Taken on April 2, 2016 near Varkala

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Someone may have been knocked out of their crocs by the waves.

Someone may, or may not,  have been knocked out of their crocs by the waves.

DAILY PHOTO: Cannonball Tree Fruit in Varying Stages of Cannonballness

Taken in December of 2015 at Thiên Mụ in Huế

Taken in December of 2015 at Thiên Mụ in Huế

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DAILY PHOTO: Slow-boating on the Mekong Delta

Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta

Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta

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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]:

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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:

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3.) Completing Level I Examination at the Muay Thai Institute [September]:

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4.) Riding camels at Pushkar and Jaipur [November]:

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5.) Boating on the Ganges in Varanasi [October]:

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6.) Wandering around a coffee plantation near Chikmaglur [April]:

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7.) Completing the Level III and IV reviews in Kalaripayattu [February & August]:

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8.) Touring the Glenloch tea factory in Sri Lanka [May]:

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9.) 108 Surya Namaskara Against Child Trafficking [March]:

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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.

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DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Ridgeline

Taken in July of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Kullu District

Taken in July of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Kullu District

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset on a Crossroads

Taken in December of 2014 in Obuda, Hungary

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest, Hungary

DAILY PHOTO: Yellow and White

Taken in July of 2014 in Munnar

Taken in July of 2014 in Munnar