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My recent posts
- The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World
- The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
- Key Points from Book: Trillions
- Key Points from Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Key Points from Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- Key Points from Book: THE SPECTRE OF WAR: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM AND THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II
- Key Points from Books: Unraveled – The Life and Death of a Garment
- Key Points from Books: The Examined Life
- My New Year Covid Experience
- Key Points from Books: The Economist’s View of The World
- Key Points from Book: The Magic Money Tree and Other Economic Tales
- Key Points from Books: Blowout
- Key Summary from Books: Red Roulette
- Key Points from Iran: A Modern History
- Key Points: Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge To American Primacy
- Key Points from Book – VALUES: BUILDING A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL
- Summer Trip to Gaspesie and Tadoussac, Quebec
- Six Years After: A Personal Reflection
- Key Points from Book: The Price of Peace
Tag Archives: landscape
Mexico Trip Day 8 and 9: Chichen Itza, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum Ruins
Chichen Itza, One of The Seven Wonders of The World, in Yucatan Today we left Merida for Playa Del Carmen, with a stop in Chichen Itza in between. We departed early at 8am, after having breakfast in the hotel, and … Continue reading
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Tagged archeological, beach, chichen itza, itinerary, landscape, Mexico, playa del carmen, Travel, tulum
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Laos D4: Hot Air Balloon in Vang Vieng, Road Trip to Vientiane
Vang Vieng from a hot air balloon ride during the sunrise This morning I woke up at 5 am to catch the sunrise on a hot air balloon. It has been my dream, for quite a while, to go … Continue reading
Posted in Laos, Travel
Tagged hot air balloon, landscape, Laos, photography, sunrise, Travel, vang vieng, vientiane
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Laos D3: Vang Vieng, Nam Xay, Blue Lagoon, Tara Hotel
On the road to Vang Vieng, Laos Today we started our day 9.30am, driving toward Vang Vieng from Luang Prabang. Vang Vieng was the “party capital” of SE Asia up until 2010 when the authorities cleaned up the city image. … Continue reading
Posted in Laos, Travel
Tagged blue lagoon, itinerary, landscape, Laos, nam xay, photography, tara hotel, Travel, vang vieng, viewpoint
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Laos D1: Luang Prabang, Kuang Si Waterfalls, Mount Phousi
Kuang Si Waterfalls in Luang Prabang, Laos This morning we took a flight from Singapore to Luang Prabang with Scoot airlines, one of the budget airlines serving a more exotic destination in SE Asia. Our flight took about 3 hours, … Continue reading
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Tagged itinerary, kuang si, landscape, Laos, luang prabang, mount phousi, night market, photography, Sunset, Travel, waterfall
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Western Canada Trip D6-10: Le Canadien Train Ride
Day 6 to 10 If there was ever a plot on my trip, today is the first chapter of the climax, because it is a part of the trip that I have been most excited about, even more than seeing … Continue reading
Posted in canada, Travel
Tagged alberta, canada, jasper, landscape, le canadien, photography, review, ride, toronto, train, vancouver, via rail
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