Yarchen Gar, The World´s Second Biggest Buddhist School With 20 000 Monks And Nuns.
Yarchen Gar not to be mistaken with Larung Gar, even tho both are located in close proximity to each other in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous …
Yarchen Gar not to be mistaken with Larung Gar, even tho both are located in close proximity to each other in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous …
Sao Tome & Principe, often just called Sao Tome, is a tiny island nation and the second smallest country in Africa, after only the Seychelles. …
Off the eastern coast of Madagascar lies the small island of Ile Sainte Marie, which was home to pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries. …
Massawa on the banks of the Red Sea has an extremely rich history. It’s been part of some of the world´s most important kingdoms and …
On the outskirts of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, lays an infamous tourist site, the Military Tank Graveyard. The place is covered with military vehicles …
Legend has it that Khiva is a city that dates back more than 2500 years. For the next thousands of years, Khiva has developed a …
There´s something about the religious buildings in Asia that does magic to you. Yes, we do have some impressive ones in Europe as well, especially …
Arg-é Bam was once a famous stop on the historical trade routes through the middle east. The Citadel in the centre of Bam was once …
Tbilisi, the capital of the country of Georgia, for me, is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. If you’re looking for the …
Taktshang Goemba, which is popularly known as the Tiger’s Nest Monastery, is the most impressive building in the world for me. It is also high …
Lijiang, in Yunnan Province, is the closest thing you will get to a real wonderland. Well, that’s how it would seem without the crowds of …
Within the Gansu province of northwestern China lies the Jiayuguan Fortress. It creates either the beginning or the end of the Great Wall (depending on which …