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Mamallapuram Lighthouse and Museum

Posted by Annette Johnson on February 20, 2019

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #heritage, #india, #landmark, #monument, #nadu, #old, #outdoor, #people, #sculpture, #sky, #stone, #summer, #tamil, #temple, #tourism, #tourist, #tower, #travel, #view, ancient, archeology, architecture, asia, attraction, background, beach, beauty, blue, building, coast, coastline, green, historical, history, landscape, light, lighthouse, maha, mahabalipuram, mamallapuram, nature, ocean, rock, sea, south, tamilnadu, tree, unesco, vacation, water. Leave a comment

In 2015 I was on a four month trip round Southern India. In the state of Tamil Nadu is the town of mamallapuram, famous for many things but this slide show focuses on its wonderful lighthouse and it’s recent new museum.

Originally closed in 2001 during tensions between the country and insurgents, Mamallapuram Lighthouse has now opened to the public for exploration. The modern circular lighthouse (dating back to 1905) stands atop a rocky outcrop next to the country’s oldest temple/beacon, built in 640 CE. Enter the lighthouse and climb its many stairs for spectacular views of the sea and the ancient temple carved into the rock face. Come prepared to climb and bring plenty of water.

Mamallapuram Lighthouse has been open for public view since 2011. The circular masonry tower of the Lighthouse is made of natural stones . Climbing on the stones and atop the Lighthouse (yes, you are allowed to climb) can be a real treat. From the top, the view is capable of captivating its audience.

Malabar Beach Kerela

Posted by Annette Johnson on February 14, 2019

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #india, #indian, #kerala, #malabar, #old, #outdoor, #sky, #summer, #tourism, #travel, #view, abstract, arabian sea, asia, background, beach, beaches, beautiful, blue, calicut, clouds, coast, coconut, day, evening, green, holiday, kerala tourism, kozhikode, landscape, malabar coast, nature, ocean, palm, paradise, piers, rock, rusty, sand, scenic, sea, serene, sunset, surf, tropical, vacation, vintage, water, waves, wharf. Leave a comment

One of the most pristine and panoramic beaches in kannur- India. We stayed here to attend the Theyyam rituals particular to North Kerela. The bonus was the stunning Beach reached by the backwater pool left by the tide which was out.

This was one of our most unexpected highlights of the trip which I did on 2015, but also one of the most welcome, it is fast becoming a popular place to go as more and more people discover it, I would highly recommend it before it gets overrun with holiday makers, oblivious to it’s deeper beauty!

One of the hardest things when photographing this was because of the unstinting sunlight, getting the colour of the sand right and trying to get it the correct colour. A near impossible task!

KHAO KHO SACRIFICIAL MONUMENT

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #heritage, #landmark, #monument, #park, #people, #sky, #summer, #symbol, #tourism, #tower, #travel, #view, asian, base, battle, beauty, brave, bright, camp, concept, famous, fighting, green, hero, heroic, history, khao, kho, meadow, memorial, memory, national, nature, orange, patriotic, phetchabun, place, promote, sacrifice, sacrificial, soldier, story, sunrise, sunset, thai, Thailand, tree. Leave a comment

he Khao Kho Sacrificial Monument was constructed as a monument for civilians, soldiers, and police who lose their lives to protect the border between Phitsanulok, Petchaboon, and Loei from communists from 1968-1982. The monument is a triangular slab of marble that is 24 meters in height, signifying the Buddhist year of 2524 or 1981 when civilians, soldiers, and police held a joint operation to crack down on the communists for good. The interior wall is inscribed with a description of the fight and the names of those who lost their lives.

The Khao Kho wind farm is located on an area of 350 rai and uses GE Thailand Company’s technology. There are a total of 24 windmills that are 110 meters in height. The windmills do not create much noise pollution since each emits less than 50 decibel of noise and can produce 60 megawatts of electricity or 140 million units a year. It has been in operation since May 2016 and apart from generating electricity for the province, it has also brought in tourism revenue.

Yangon

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Myanmar. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #gold, #golden, #heritage, #holy, #landmark, #religion, #sky, #skyline, #temple, #tourism, #tourist, #travel, #view, #worship, asian, attraction, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, Burma, burmese, dagon, dusk, famous, great, Myanmar, night, pagoda, paya, place, rangoon, religious, sacred, scenery, shrine, shwedagon, southeast, spiritual, stupa, sunset, twilight, yangon. Leave a comment

In early 2015 I visited Myanmar. During my three weeks I travelled from Yangon to Bagan, to Kalaw in the mountains and then down to Inle Lake.

This is the first slide show showing you Yangon and some of the wonderful colonial and modern buildings along with some of the religious buildings too.

Yangon stands on the east bank of the oceanic River Yangon, about 30km from the Andaman Sea. It came to prominence in the latter half of the 19th century when the British made it the capital of their new imperial possession. The colonial port area is still the commercial centre, though the heart of the city remains the gigantic gold Shwedagon Pagoda, visible from most places and so the main focal point.

Mount Phousi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Lao People's Democratic Republic. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #golden, #heritage, #landmark, #religion, #road, #sky, #temple, #tourism, #tradition, #traditional, #travel, #view, asian, attraction, buddhist, buildings, green, horizontal, khan, landscape, lao, laos, light, luang, mekong, mount, mountain, nature, phou, phousi, phu, prabang, river, si, sights, southeast, streets, sun, town, tranquil, tree, unesco, viewpoint. Leave a comment

During my travels round Laos in 2013 I visited Luang Prabang and visited Mount Phousi and enjoy the stunning views of Laos. I hope you enjoy it too!

Da Lat Crazy House

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Tagged: #exterior, #modern, #ornament, #sky, #tourism, #travel, #view, apartment, architect, asian, construction, contemporary, crazy, da, dalat, dang, decoration, design, downtown, fairy, fantasy, guesthouse, hang, holiday, hotel, house, imagine, lat, lifestyle, new, nga, orange, strange, style, vacation, viet, vietnam, villa, weird, window, yellow. Leave a comment

One of my favourite places in Vietnam was the hilll station town of Da Lat. Cool and friendly I enjoyed the atmosphere of the town and this utterly crazy and weird guesthouse. Yes you can stay in it and you can just look around if you want to. Very Hansel and Gretal!

Historical Walk Round Ipoh

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Malaysia. Tagged: #heritage, #landmark, #old, #park, #road, #sky, #skyline, #stone, #street, #tourism, #travel, #view, #white, aerial, asian, chinese, cloud, dome, evening, famous, food, green, holiday, house, houses, intersection, ipoh, lake, landscape, Malaysia, mount, mountain, nature, pattern, perak, rock, roof, scenic, square, sunset, textures, top down, town. Leave a comment

The amazing Heritage walk round one of my favourite Malay towns of Ipoh where the food is amazing too! The heritage walk is about 4 miles long covering most of the historically important places and might take approx. 2 hours to complete all the places.

In fact I am so keen for you to find out about Ipoh, I am attaching a link for 7 free heritage walk maps and info on Ipoh. Yep FREE!! Please subscribe and go to the download Below http://www.mediafire.com/folder/0u5sy…

Sankar Pagodas

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Myanmar. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #heritage, #landmark, #old, #religion, #site, #sky, #temple, #tourism, #travel, #view, #worship, amazing, archaeological, brick, buddhism, Burma, burmese, civilization, dry, famous, historical, inle, interest, mwetaw, Myanmar, pagoda, panorama, paya, place, ruins, samka, samkar, sankar, scenery, scenic, season, shan, stupa, takhaung, tharkong, tour, touristic, wallpaper, zone. Leave a comment

The Famous floating Pagodas of Sankar, which sadly due to the droughts that Myanmar recieve are now not floating

Graffitti and Street Art Singapore

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Singapore Singapore. Tagged: #culture, #exterior, #heritage, #illustration, #landmark, #old, #outdoor, #red, #street, #symbol, #tourism, #traditional, #travel, #vector, #view, antique, asian, beauty, business, china, chinese, classic, colorful, decoration, design, draw, facade, home, house, lantern, light, Malaysia, paint, peranakan, shop, singapore, style, Thailand, tour, town, urban, vintage, wall, window. Leave a comment

In 2013 I was in the amazing city of Singapore where I sought and found some of the wonderful street art you will see here in this slide show.

Classic Hot Rods and Pick up Trucks – Phayao- Thailand 2018

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #illustration, #modern, #road, #symbol, #vector, #view, #wheel, #white, 3d illustration, 4x4, american, auto, automobile, automotive, behind, big, cab, car, cargo, carrier, delivery, design, drive, engine, front, generic, heavy, icon, isolated, large, motor, off-road, offroad, pick, pick-up, pickup, rear, roof, side, silver, suv, Thailand, transport, transportation, truck, trucking, up, van, vehicle, window. Leave a comment

During my road trip Last year in December 2017 I took a road out from Phayao toward the Doi Phu Nang National Park. About 10klm out there is a place edged by huge plastic sunflowers and a giant entrance and you can’t fail to see these amazing restored and fully working Classic cars and pick ups! They all have their papers in and some you can open the doors and sit in and have your photo taken. I have in my past been a great classic car fan and restorer, these I could not pass by and the quality of the restoration is as good as anywhere in Europe or America.

Ürümqi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: People's Republic of China. Tagged: #grass, #landmark, #modern, #park, #sky, #skyline, #summer, #temple, #tourist, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #view, #white, artificial, beauty, boat, bridge, china, chinese, cloud, day, forest, green, heaven, high, island, lake, landscape, mountain, nature, office, panorama, skyscrapers, snow, sunny, tianshan, trees, urban, urumqi, xinjiang. Leave a comment

In 2012 I crossed from Kyrgyzstan in the the Western corner of north China, along my one month journey across China, I stopped at many places and this is a quick snapshot of one of my favourite Chinese Cities, Ürümqi.

A very big city that has managed to keep hold of it’s historical architecture and modern buildings in an eclective mix. Along with three amazing and beautifully landscaped parks along with their own historical buildings which have been made central features to value them and where they can be appreciated by many.

Wat Pa Lak Roi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #outdoor, #park, #red, #spring, #travel, #view, #white, beppu, boiling, famous, flower, garden, geological, geothermal, gray, green, heat, hell, hot, japan, japanese, jigoku, kyushu, landscape, mineral, national, natural, nature, oita, onsen, place, pond, pool, rock, scene, sea, skin, smoke, spa, steam, Thailand, thermal, tree, trip, water. Leave a comment

My most recent photography project from my visit to Wat Pa Lak Roi a Buddhist hell garden. Approx 17km from Nakhon Ratchasima this Garden aims to instruct the Buddhist believer in the ways of Karma and it’s consequences for the lack of. I hope you find this as interesting as I did!

Journeys From A Small Room

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Mamallapuram Lighthouse and Museum

Malabar Beach Kerela

KHAO KHO SACRIFICIAL MONUMENT

Yangon

Mount Phousi

Da Lat Crazy House

Sankar Pagodas

Graffitti and Street Art Singapore

Classic Hot Rods and Pick up Trucks – Phayao- Thailand 2018

Wat Pa Lak Roi

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