Far-Eastern Russia – Vladivostok Photos
I’ve been to Moscow and St. Petersburg, but there was a desire to see the OTHER far-eastern end of Russia…
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A Taste of Colonial Portugal in Fort Kochi, India Photos
Almost immediately upon arriving into Fort Kochi, India, you feel how ancient everything is.
Add in the architecture from multiple religions that co-existed at one point here, and you have a mess of a very deep and vivid history.
You literally have a mix of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Communism, and British and Portuguese Colonialism, all in one.
Also, there is a fun element of animals wandering around freely here, goats, cats, chickens, dogs… but no cows this time?
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Welcome To The Jungle District of Wayanad, India Photos
It’s rain season, so everything is wet… but everything is also beautifully lush and green.
Oh, and there was an abundance of mosquitos…
But luckily I brought 2 canisters of mosquito repellent. So for the rest of the few days of being in the freshest air in the world… we smelled like industrial chemicals – But atleast no mosquito bites, right?
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Mysore, India Photos Like You’ve Never Seen Her Before
Arriving in Mysore, you immediately feel that it is WAY less chaotic than Bengaluru. Still just as dirty with garbage thrown around on every corner, street, green field, crevice and what not, but otherwise, less chaotic.
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life Review
This is a very approachable self-development read, with a witty sense of humor, and a very fun way of communicating ideas.
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Bengaluru, India Photos Like You’ve Never Seen Her Before
All of those fairy tales and hype you hear about India are just that… hype.
The mystical, spiritual place that is supposed to be India, is the most contrasted place to all other nations I have ever been in. A full 180 degrees in the opposite direction of sanity and order. But at the same time, there is beauty in the Chaos as the saying goes.
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Getting To India Was Ridiculous
But once we were about 30 minutes away from New Delhi, the plane started doing circles, and an announcement indicated we could not land due to a crazy rain storm. We ended up landing in Ahmedabad, India, and were told to stay in the plane.
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Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes Review
My fascination with neanderthals has to do with apparently being 2.8% neanderthal myself (genetically speaking).
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Vilnius, Lithuania – A Look Into Old Eastern Europe
Walking around the old-town, you can feel that some of the buildings haven’t been repaired since their soviet-era days, with the decades-old decay of their exteriors. While others have been refurbished for the rapidly growing tourism industry in Vilnius.
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Top 7 Photos from Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal was my first destination of a long 1-year tour of the world. The city immediately displays its Roman-esque red rooftops, and low-rise buildings in the central core.
You definitely feel like you are in old-europe, and yet, deep down, I wondered how much of Brazil looked like old Portugal.
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Top 7 Photos – Porto, Portugal – The City That Is More Beautiful Than The Capital
Taking the train from Lisbon, Portugal into Porto, Portugal, is one of the most scenic experiences you can get!
The view of the bridge, crossing the 2 cliffs, is a sight to be seen, most definitely.
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Top 12 Photos – Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
I looked on google maps to see the routes in Salvador, and it basically looks like an ant colony… squiggly lines going everywhere, with no clear direction. Clear evidence of an amazingly deep historical growth and evolution.
Nonetheless, Salvador was colonized almost 500 years ago through a series of shipwrecks, and eventually became an epic hub of slavery and despair for native Americans and Africans from all over the world.
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Top Photos – Downtown Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver is considered one of the top 10 best cities to live in, year after year. I had 4 days of sun while here, so it was a great time to explore.
The city itself is very safe, and organized, yet there are several drug addicts roaming around the streets.
There is a very modern feel due to the current rapid development of the city.
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Top Photos From Shannon Falls Mountains, British Columbia
The Shannon Falls hiking trail, located 1 hour north of Vancouver, British Columbia, is amazing!
It’s a straight climb to the top, so get your quadriceps ready. There are 3 peaks, with a bonus one for fun. The paths are not always linear, and you can get lost here from peak 2-3.
The view is amazing, and you will definitely thank yourself for coming here and climbing to the top.
One of my favorite hikes of all time (so far).
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One Day You Will Be Old and Useless: Being Mortal Review
“It is not death that the very old tell me they fear. It is what happens short of death—losing their hearing, their memory, their best friends, their way of life. As Felix put it to me, “Old age is a continuous series of losses.” Philip Roth put it more bitterly in his novel Everyman: “Old age is not a battle. Old age is a massacre.”
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A Review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.”
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When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures Book Review
For an Italian, time considerations will usually be subjected to human feelings. “Why are you so angry because I came at 9:30?” he asks his German colleague. “Because it says 9:00 in my diary,” says the German. “Then why don’t you write 9:30 and then we’ll both be happy?” is a logical Italian response. The business we have to do and our close relations are so important that it is irrelevant at what time we meet. The meeting is what counts. Germans and Swiss cannot swallow this, as it offends their sense of order, of tidiness, of planning.
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Book Review: The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
Every single epic or terrible idea that you have ever had in your life, has never been your own.
In fact, every idea in human society, has been a collection of ideas that have ‘evolved’ from a long history of ideas.
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Book Review: What is the Origin of Life, Meaning, and The Universe Itself?
this is a complex book that ties together quantum mechanics, the universe, chemistry, biology, human psychology, sociology, and philosophy into one ‘big picture’.
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How To Get A Discount of 20-50% on AirBnB
The prices on Airbnb are super inflated. The hosts are typically trying to make a 200-500% Return on Investment. For every $100 they spend, they want $100-500 in profit. This is fine, if you want a place to stay for 1-3 days, but you can see why paying $1800 for a 1 bedroom apartment, in a 3rd world country can be REALLY OBVIOUSLY overpriced.
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