Expedition to Ojos del Salado, Chile: March 6-15, 2017
 Standing in front of Ojos del Salado 11/03/2017 & my Polish friends at the summit 13/03/2017 (left) |
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South America 2017 (2): Chile March 6 – 18, 2017
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South America 2017 (1): UK & Chile February 27 – March 5, 2017
Taunton, London & Copiapo: February 27 – March 5, 2017
South America was not on my 2017 travel plan till I discovered a possible doable hike to Ojos del Salado (over 6000m) in Chile. I found a 12-day hike with Aventurismo Expediciones from March 6 to 17. As I had to be back to Hong Kong in early April, I could only make a 36-day trip to Chile and Argentina with a brief stop in the UK on my way to Chile. Read more
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The Philippines (2) January 10-20, 2017
January 15-20, 2017: El Nido & Manila
 Leuk & Lili on Zip Line, El Nido |
 Saint Augustine Church, Manila |
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The Philippines (1) January 10-20, 2017
January 10- 14, 2017: Puerto Princesa El Nido
 Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park |
 El Nido |
I made my third trip to the Philippines with Leuk and Lili (my nephew and niece) as they were both on holiday. We spent 11 days in Puerto Princesa and El Nido in Palawan and Manila in Luzon. Read more
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Japan (5): December 28, 2016 – January 4, 2017
January 1 -4, 2017: Kumano Sanzan, Shingu, Kumano, Ise, Nara & Osaka
 Grave of Ganjin, Toshodai-ji, Nara |
 Horu0ji |
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Japan (4):December 28, 2016 – January 4, 2017
December 28 – 31, 2016: Kyoto, Nara, Kiikatsuura- Kumano Sanzan
 Kokfuku-ji with its five-story pagoda |
 Steep ascent to Kamikra-jinja, Shingu |
I climbed Mt. Fuji last August and had no plan to return in 2016 until I learnt about an opera performance “Monk Ganjin Sailing East” in Kyoto on December 28. My friend TIAN Hao Jiang would be playing the role of Ganjin. After seeing the superb performance, I spent a week visiting several World Heritage temples in Nara and Shinto shrines in Kumano Sanzan and Ise in Kii Peninsula. Read more
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3 Months-3 Continents (19): September 4 – December 10, 2016 – Epilogue
Spending three months on the road is nothing new. But my three-month trip beginning in Elba, Italy on September 10 and ending in Sri Lanka on December 9, 2016 is the best and most memorable three-month trip I have ever had. Read more
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3 Months-3 Continents (18): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
Kandy, Galle, Yala National Park, Whale Watching & Colombo: December 4 – 9, 2016
Damabulla Cave Temple
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3 Months-3 Continents (17): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
Pilgrimage Tour- Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa & Kandy: December 1 – 5, 2016
 Sacred Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa |
 Jetawana, Anuradhapura |
I joined a pilgrimage trip to Shikoku, Japan organised by a Buddhist charity organisation in Hong Kong in December 2012. When I discovered it would be organising a pilgrimage tour to Sri Lanka on December 1 – 5, I decided to join after my African trip. My friend Cat joined me and we spent five more days in Sri Lanka after the pilgrimage trip. Read more
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3 Months-3 Continents (16): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek: November 19-25, 2016
 Standing at the Roof of Africa (5895m) at 11am on November 24, 2016 |
 View of Kilimanjaro from High Camp on November 25 |
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