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Tag: festival

Saga: balloons that did fly

Posted in Japan, Places to visit
Tagged kyushu, festival

Hot air balloon competition at Saga International Balloon Fiesta

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Karatsu Kunchi 2016

Posted in Japan, Places to visit
Tagged kyushu, festival

Karatsu Kunchi is a noisy, crowded, exciting and beautiful event that takes place in Karatsu (Saga prefecture) in early November over the course of 3 days.

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Saga: balloons that did not fly

Posted in Japan, Places to visit
Tagged kyushu, castle, festival

My first visit to Saga prefecture. I went to see the Karatsu Kunchi festival (in Karatsu) and Saga International Balloon Fiesta (in Saga) which is a world class hot air balloon competition. This is the account of my first, unsuccessful attempt to catch the Saga balloons.

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Takachiho Yokagura

Posted in Japan, Places to visit
Tagged kyushu, festival

These traditional kagura dances based on Japanese mythology are performed daily at Takachiho shrine.

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Hai Van pass, Vietnam #vietnam #haivanpass #vietna Hai Van pass, Vietnam
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I had afternoon tea in Victoria 3 times 😂 @abkh I had afternoon tea in Victoria 3 times 😂
@abkhazigardentlc best scones
@thebutchartgardens best sandwiches
@fairmontempress best sweets

Read full post about my experiences on my website (link in bio)

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Back to small town America. #portgamble #smalltow Back to small town America.

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Driving on Utah state route 128 near Castle Valley Driving on Utah state route 128 near Castle Valley
ユタ州のドライブ
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Tulips on the field during the Skagit Valley tulip Tulips on the field during the Skagit Valley tulip festival, photo from 2016. It usually takes place in April, and this year, sadly, was cancelled. 
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Almost 2 weeks in Chiang Mai. So many things to do Almost 2 weeks in Chiang Mai. So many things to do here. I like it better than Phuket. I can enjoy beach and ocean for a couple of weeks, but in the long run it's not really my thing, temples and cafes appeal to me much more. This is one of the most famous temples inside the old town, with a stupa that I think rivals in size some of the monuments in Ayutthaya.

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Plum tree blossoming in Humble Administrator's Gar Plum tree blossoming in Humble Administrator's Garden - Suzhou, China
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At Hasedera temple, Nara prefecture, #Japan 奈良 At Hasedera temple, Nara prefecture, #Japan
奈良県の長谷寺

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Palais Garnier is the most beautiful opera house I Palais Garnier is the most beautiful opera house I’ve been to, although I haven’t been to many, especially when it comes to Europe. This time I saw Iphigénie en Tauride – nice music, beautiful voices, but I didn’t appreciate the weird modern-style production. I hope not all their operas this season are staged like this.

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Day 2 of Iceland Ring Road trip. I spent the day Day 2 of Iceland Ring Road trip.

I spent the day zigzagging around southwestern Iceland, visiting locations from Dorothy Dunnett’s “House of Niccolo” series. It so happens that each one of them has a church, so it turned out to be a church day, which was perfectly fine by me – Icelandic churches have tons of charm. Today was also my first introduction to turf houses – they are super cute, looking forward to seeing more of them up north.

Where I’ve been today:

Skalholt – one big historic church and a little one inside a turf house.

Stori-nupur – nice little church nestled under a picturesque cliffside.

Skard – charming tiny church in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful Hekla views. Yummy mushrooms growing at the cemetery :) 

Keldur – long dirt road (grrrr), amazing location and turf houses. The church was, unfortunately, under renovation.

Hlidarendi – for some it’s an important Saga place, for me it’s a Dunnett place :) Beautiful church in a beautiful location.

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American antelope (pronghorn) in Antelope Island S American antelope (pronghorn) in Antelope Island State Park, Utah 🦌🦌🦌
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Ceramic lantern in Tozan shrine in Arita, the birt Ceramic lantern in Tozan shrine in Arita, the birthplace of Japanese porcelain (Saga prefecture, Japan)

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Day 12 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was a day of p Day 12 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was a day of peculiar weather: showers and sun. Chilly, windy, hard to stay outside for more than a couple of minutes, but beautiful from inside the car :) And lots and lots of rainbows.

First I endured the same 26 miles of dirt road then yesterday, but it was much easier the second time, because I knew what to expect and wasn’t in any particular hurry. Then I continued my journey through Wesfjords, pulling out here and there, until my next stop for the night, Ísafjörður.

Should I even mention that the Westfjords are very beautiful? :) But I’m tired of rain already. Hoping that tomorrow will be a dry day.

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Goritsky monastery of Dormition in Pereslavl-Zales Goritsky monastery of Dormition in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia

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Have you ever cried from beauty? Not because you’re sad or hurt, not because of a story or a song, but because you suddenly saw something so beautiful that your heart just can’t process it any other way? I’ve cried from beauty twice in my life, the first time when I first saw the Grand Canyon. The second time today, on the mountain ridge above Dynjandi waterfall, overlooking the fjord. No words or photos can describe this feeling, it stays with you for life. One of those things that makes life worth living.

Dynjandi waterfall itself is amazing, probably will be my top 2, if not top 1 in Iceland. It’s actually about 10 falls in one, it will show you many different faces the further up you go – and you have to go up, although the trail is steep and wet, you'll be rewarded in the end. But it wasn’t the best thing that happened today. I actually wouldn’t have found that spot on the ridge above if not for a sudden onslaught of topographical cretinism – totally excusable in this case, because the topography of Westfjords is crazy (besides, this was the first time in Iceland I had no signal in my phone). Anyways, I actually went in the right direction, but then started doubting myself and turned back, and on the way back just randomly pulled out and decided to stroll around with my camera, taking advantage of perfect weather. I walked up to the rim, and this huge vista opened up, with the fjord stretching below and that same river that forms Dynjandi cascading through moss covered fields, forming another waterfall, invisible all but from one particular spot, right where I was standing. As I said, makes life worth living. Swipe till the end to see the video.

After that was a long, tiresome 30-something mile drive on a dirt road with potholes through the crazy topography of Westfjords. Next time I come to Iceland, I’ll be renting a tank.

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Canyon overlook at Zion National Park - Utah, USA Canyon overlook at Zion National Park - Utah, USA
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Sakura is now blooming in Japan, but we've got sak Sakura is now blooming in Japan, but we've got sakura in Seattle too :) University of Washington. 
シアトルにも桜が... ✨
🌸🌸🌸
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Some unknown beauty on Whale Island - Vietnam #vie Some unknown beauty on Whale Island - Vietnam
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Autumn in New York 🍂🍂🍂 #autumninnewyork # Autumn in New York
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Church of Our Lady before Tyn in Prague #prague # Church of Our Lady before Tyn in Prague

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Cute little deer in Ocean Shores, WA #oceanshores Cute little deer in Ocean Shores, WA

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Street dancers at Aoba Matsuri festival on Mount K Street dancers at Aoba Matsuri festival on Mount Koya (Wakayama prefecture). This is an annual event celebrating the birthday of Kobo Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan 
高野山の青葉祭り ☸️☸️☸️
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Ono waterfall, Kiso valley, Japan
小野の滝 (長野県), 木曽八景の一つ

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Daffodil fields blooming near Mount Vernon, WA ✨ Daffodil fields blooming near Mount Vernon, WA ✨✨✨
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Traditional Yokagura dance performance at Takachih Traditional Yokagura dance performance at Takachiho shrine - Miyazaki prefecture, Japan 
高千穂夜神楽 ⛩️
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Karatsu castle - concrete reconstruction, but stil Karatsu castle - concrete reconstruction, but still pretty from the outside. Those wisterias are famous in spring (Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Kyushu island)
唐津城
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San Juan Island, American Camp Historic landmark a San Juan Island, American Camp
Historic landmark and beautiful viewpoint with amazing vistas.

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O-henro pilgrim at Zenjibuji, temple number 32 of O-henro pilgrim at Zenjibuji, temple number 32 of Shikoku pilgrimage
四国遍路第32番札所で

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Sunset at Bowman Bay, Deception Pass state park, W Sunset at Bowman Bay, Deception Pass state park, WA
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Decorative water basin at Ohara residence - in sam Decorative water basin at Ohara residence - in samurai district of Kitsuki, Oita prefecture, #Japan ⛩️
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Day 6 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was mostly spen Day 6 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was mostly spent in the Glacier Lagoon. Yes, again. When planning the trip, I listened to other travelers and allowed myself plenty of time here. Yesterday I made a quick stop for about 1 hour at sunset. Today I went again in the morning for the Zodiac boat tour (photo of me in full body armor in stories) and stayed until afternoon, taking it all in.

What can I say. There isn’t many places on Earth you can comfortably drive up to where chunks of glacier are scattered across the beach and you can go on a boat in a lake full of icebergs. This is the first time in my life I’ve seen something like this. I know in Alaska there is a similar place, but I haven’t been to Alaska yet, so can’t compare. Hopefully, someday.

#jokulsarlonglacierlagoon 
#jokulsarlon 
#glacierlagoon 
#glacierlagooniceland 
#iceberg 
#amazingiceland 
#discovericeland 
#travelnomad 
#arcticlandscape
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