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Photographing Covered bridges with fall color is on my "wanted"image list each time I go to New England. Sometimes you get a great composition but the leaves aren't quite there... it's all part of the chase!
From Wikipedia: Muaro Jambi (Indonesian: Candi Muaro Jambi) is a Buddhist temple complex, in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The temple complex was built by the Melayu Kingdom. It is situated 26 kilometers east from the city of Jambi. Its surviving temples and other archaeological remains are estimated to date from the eleventh to thirteenth century CE. The archaeological site includes eight excavated temple sanctuaries and covers about 12 square kilometers, stretches 7.5 kilometers along the Batang Hari River, much of it as yet unexcavated.[1] It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient temple complexes in South East Asia.
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. Close to midnight, villagers in the community of Koto Renah, Sungai Penuh, Kerinci gather to perform a dance in honor of their ancestors. During the dance, commonly performed throughout Kerinci during Kenduri Sko events, possession by ancestral spirits is common (sometimes taking the form of an ancestral tiger). On this night, cycles of dancing, singing, possession, and exorcism by the local "dukun" or shaman continued until 4 am.
You can see some of the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U5w8xAXFw
Alex and Monica, during the hike to Mt. Bobotov Kuk (2,523m), the highest peak in Durmitor mountain range, located in Durmitor National Park, northern Montenegro.
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Female hiker standing by Latpari lake, a small alpine lake on top of Latpari Pass (2,834m / 9,297ft), in Caucas Mountains, Svaneti Region of Georgia.
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The villagers life. Playa Rincon, Samana - Dominican Republic
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is off the beaten path but worth the side trip. This state park is located between Mount Carmel Jct. and Kanab, Utah.
The pink sand is courtest of Navavjo Sandstone from the middle Jurassic geologic period. The same iron oxides and minerals that created the red rock country also contribute to this coral sand color.
If you hit the Coral Pink Sand Dunes at the right time of year, you can see where snow has accumulated and melted to create ponds of water upon the sand.
Stunning view of the crystal-clear turquoise waters by Porto Timoni beach, a double beach on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. The beach is accessible via a ~20-30 minute hike from Afionas village or by boat.
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Charleston Historic District, South Carolina
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The Pendung Semurup waterfalls, approximately 15-20 meters in height, can be found on the eastern hills near the town of Semurup, and are reached after an easy, roughly one hour hike through relatively flat farmland and agroforest. Be prepared to get your feet wet wading through a few mountain streams on your way there! See more detailed descriptions here: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.599289883456558.1073741...
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Come compatriots arrive and offer help. Actually. they stopped and exchanged some tips then went on their way.
Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
See more detailed descriptions of the pictures at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592735630778650.1073741...
and read more about the Kerinci area at www.wildsumatra.com
The blue dome of the Monastery of St. John's of Deti, originally known as Agios Ioannis, on the rocky coast of Monastiri, overlooking the beautiful bay of Naoussa, in the northeastern part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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A 4x4 jeep driving on the winding road on Latpari Pass (2,834m / 9,297ft) in Caucasus mountains, in Svaneti Region of Georgia.
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Georgian couple in traditional costume, getting married at Motsameta Monastery, located 6 km northeast of Kutaisi, in Imereti region, western Georgia.
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The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. Close to midnight, villagers in the community of Koto Renah, Sungai Penuh, Kerinci gather to perform a dance in honor of their ancestors. During the dance, commonly performed throughout Kerinci during Kenduri Sko events, possession by ancestral spirits is common (sometimes taking the form of an ancestral tiger). On this night, cycles of dancing, singing, possession, and exorcism by the local "dukun" or shaman continued until 4 am.
You can see some of the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U5w8xAXFw
Bougainvillea blooming in the narrow winding alleys at Ano Syros (“Upper Syros”), a picturesque medieval settlement established by the Venetians around 1200 AD, on the island of Syros, South Aegean, Greece.
Ano Syros was sometimes referred to as the “hill of Catholics,” as it used to be inhabited by mainly Catholics islanders, who trace their origins to Venetian merchants and Frankish crusader and settled there as a safer location during the Middle Ages, when the island was subject to frequent raids by pirates.
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Dusk light over the summit of Mount Rinjani (3,726m), the second highest volcano in Indonesia, on northeast side of Lombok island.
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Just off Highway 2, buried in trees and train sounds, is a town you won’t see unless you know to look. No stoplight. No shoulder. Just a sign, a rusted rail, and wildflowers refusing to stay in their lane.
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. Close to midnight, villagers in the community of Koto Renah, Sungai Penuh, Kerinci gather to perform a dance in honor of their ancestors. During the dance, commonly performed throughout Kerinci during Kenduri Sko events, possession by ancestral spirits is common (sometimes taking the form of an ancestral tiger). On this night, cycles of dancing, singing, possession, and exorcism by the local "dukun" or shaman continued until 4 am.
You can see some of the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U5w8xAXFw
Trullo house in the town of Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy. A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof.
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Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
See more detailed descriptions of the pictures at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592735630778650.1073741...
and read more about the Kerinci area at www.wildsumatra.com
Details of a large cruise ship at the port of Mykonos town (Chora), on the island of Mykonos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece.
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Tourist enjoying the unique lunar landscape at Sarakiniko Beach, on Milos, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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Overnight camp out in Chiselbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort on the top of Fovant Down, famous for it's Great War camp badges carved in the chalk of its slopes. A 40+ mile ride from home in Southampton, up to Salisbury via Romsey and the National Cycle Network Route 24, then to Salisbury Racecourse where I picked up the old cattle drove that goes all the way to Shaftesbury.
Dusk falling meant I overshot my destination in the poor light! I rode another mile or two to Ansty before realising my mistake, and had to backtrack, so by the time I reached the old fort I had missed the sunset there and it was properly dark.
The sunrise made up for that though. Up at 5.30 and a short walk to the chalk cap badges while I brewed up some tea.
Back on the road shortly after, keen to get back before the midday heat.
This one I am certain is the main house. The Hohenberger's spent 73 days on an ocean voyage, leaving Germany in 1855, arriving November 20, 1855.
They settled in Luckenbach, Texas, approximately 10 mi. N.E. of this location. They purchased and resettled to this location 1871.
Hohenberger was engaged in farming, but was also a freight driver, traveling between San Antonio, Texas and Indianola, Texas on the Gulf Coast.
A cruise ship sailing past Little Venice in Mykonos town (Chora), on the island of Mykonos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece. Little Venice a scenic neighborhood famous for its 18th-century, whitewashed fishing houses with colorful balconies built directly on the sea edge.
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