Author Archives: Sarah
Dominica: Whale-watching 15-23 January 2023
Sperm Whale Watching 15-22 January 202 Why this trip? Mark Carwardine, a British zoologist leads groups to watch wildlife, whales and birds. I first met him on the Wrangle Island expedition in 2019 and joined his grey whale watching expedition in Baja, Mexico in 2020. I am curious about sperm whales and decide to join … Continue reading
Dominica to Namibia: 8 January – 24 March 2024
Why this Journey I have joined a sperm whale watching trip in Dominica in mid January and an expedition by boat from Puerto William, Chile to Walvis Bay, Namibia in March. As a result, I decide to stop at Amsterdam, London and northern eastern part of Brazil during this journey. January 8-9: Amsterdam & London … Continue reading
Shikuko Pilgrimage 2023 (3)
November 26 Sunday Temples 55- 59 & 61-64 We had a busy day visiting nine temples that are not far apart. They included Temples 55 Nankobo (南光坊) (deity – Daitsu-chisho Butsu); 56 Taisan-ji (泰山寺) (deity – Jizo Bosatsu); 57 Eifuku-ji (栄福寺) (deity – Amida Nyorai) ; 58 Senyu-ji (仙遊寺) (deity – Senju Kannon); 59 Iyo … Continue reading
Shikuko Pilgrimage 2023 (2)
November 23 Thursday Temples 37- 40 (4 temples) Today we visited only four temples as they are far apart. We started with Temple 37 Iwamoto-ji (岩本寺) (deity-Fudo Myoo, Kannon Bosatsu, Amida Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai and Jizo Bosatsu); then drove 82 km to reach Temple 38 Kongofuku-ji (金剛福寺) (deity-Senju Kannon). This is the longest stretch between … Continue reading
Shikuko Pilgrimage November 2023
Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路) , an UNESCO site in Shikuko, comprises a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with Kukai (774-835 ), a Buddhist monk commonly known as Kobo Daishi who founded the esoteric Shingon School of Buddhism. The walking course approximately 1,200km long may take 30 to 60 days to complete on foot. I joined … Continue reading
Vanuatu & Sydney 2023
Soloman Islands 2023
Papau New Guinea October 2023
Indonesia (2) 2023
Papau New Guinea – Vanuatu 24 October – 7 November 2023
Indonesia Bali 2023
Why Bali – Vanuatu on Heritage Adventure 2023 I had booked two expeditions with the Heritage Expedition to explore the coast of Sea of Okhotsk and Kamchatka in May-June 2020. COVID 19 threw the world upside down. A year later the Ukraine war made it impossible to visit Russia. I therefore switched to a one-month long expedition … Continue reading