Oct. 29, 2020

JAPAN TRAVELOGUE – DAY 12 – THE MONASTERY AT KOYASAN

♫♫ Shukubo Yochi-In - Koya San ♫♫ Some temples in Japan, especially in popular pilgrimage destinations, offer temple lodgings (宿坊, shukubō) to visiting…

by angil

July 28, 2020

Kloster Eberbach (Deutschland/Germany) - December 2019 -…

Kloster Eberbach (Eberbach Abbey) is not an abbey anymore but it used to be a Cistercian monastery (near Eltville, which we visited here, here and here). It is,…

by bjornroose

April 03, 2020

Tibet | Part 28

by vladmeytin

March 27, 2020

Tibet | Part 21

by vladmeytin

March 23, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 4

Anyway, after visiting the Uhrturm (see here) we descend along the same road and we arrive via the Schlossbergplatz (see here) at the Mur, the river that…

by bjornroose

March 21, 2020

Tibet | Part 15

by vladmeytin

March 19, 2020

Tibet | Part 13

by vladmeytin

March 16, 2020

Tibet | Part 10

by vladmeytin

March 12, 2020

Tibet | Part 6

by vladmeytin

March 10, 2020

Tibet | Part 4

by vladmeytin

Dec. 12, 2019

The best-ever photograph I didn't take

This is the story of a photograph I would love to have taken, but didn't. I'll try to explain and paint the scene in words instead. I think this story is…

by johnw

Nov. 26, 2019

Spain - Montserrat

Montserrat is a rocky mountain situated about 50km away from Barcelona. A day-trip definitely worth the detour if you're in the area.

by emmateas

Nov. 11, 2019

Palpung Monastery, Sherabling

I arrived here last Thursday week & have been full time since last Monday. Did a wonderful week of teachings with Rinpoche. Was honoured to be allowed do Refuge…

by cemalina

Nov. 02, 2019

Forest walk to Sherbaling

by cemalina

Aug. 07, 2019

Kalimpong

by jinqi

Aug. 05, 2019

kalimpong

by jinqi

March 06, 2019

Place of worship

by noergreen

Dec. 16, 2018

Nepal Days 6 and 7: Kianjin Gompa Monastery and Yak Cheese

On the way to Kianjin Gompa (a hours walk from Langtang village) we made a couple more stops. At 3,870 m I was so complete in the walking. We spent a rest day…

by shastaparavati

Oct. 01, 2018

Stepping back in time

I decided a trip to the seaside was in order today, to make the most of the sunshine. I headed south west to Tenby, with its rainbow coloured houses and busy…

by girafferacing

March 11, 2018

Monastery of Christ in the Desert Abiquiu, NM

Off NM-84 in Abiquiu, not far from Georgia O'Keefe's Ghost Ranch, is Forest Road 151. It wanders along the Chama River, and ends at a place that is quite…

by enchantedbyways