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Photographing Fungi in Rainforest of Southeast Asia | PhotoTravelAsia We have encountered fungi in our lives either through our favorite cream of mushroom soup or the molds that grow on a piece of stale bread. Fungus is a simple fast-growing type of organisms such as mushroom and mold. While some fungi are edible, others can... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching, Bird Photography in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a joy for bird watching and bird photography. It is a delightful country with friendly people, beautiful landscapes, delicious food and rich in wildlife with its long tradition of conservation due to the long history of Buddhism ideology. Today, there are 33 endemic birds from... Continue Reading →
Bird watching, bird photography in Kutch, Gujarat, India This plain looking bird would not attract any casual photographer. It is a rare bird indeed. There are 5 members of the Bushchat family in India. The Stoliczka’s Bushchat is virtually endemic to the desert plains in scattered bushes. In the midst of our arduous search, driving... Continue Reading →
Photographing Birds of Fraser's Hill | West Malaysia (28 March- 6 April 2013) Photographing Birds of Fraser's Hill|West Malaysia Fraser's Hill has been a favorite destination for a long time especially for the locals to escape the tropical heat. It is also a popular birding destination in peninsula Malaysia . Located just 1.5 hours from... Continue Reading →
3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India. was held in Kutch, Gujarat, India in January 2013. We took part in the The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference and extended our trip to explore other parts of the Greater Rahn of Kutch. Gujarat... Continue Reading →
Skip the hotels and motels, why not experience more with the locals by staying with them? That was what we did at Mesilau, which is situated on the east side of Mount Kinabalu, a point where some climbers start. After the driver picked us up from the Cottage Hotel, we took a short drive to... Continue Reading →
My daughter left for school at 7:25 am. She messaged me "Daddy, there's a hornbill outside". i got the camera and dashed downstairs but the hornbill was not there. It was supposed to be just outside our apartment near the gate. Later, at about 8:05 am, I took my labrador for his usual morning walk.... Continue Reading →
// Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India Singapore to Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat,India Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. In January, we were in the 2nd Global Bird Watcher Conference in India to observe the exotic birds and wildlife of Gujarat starting with... Continue Reading →
Flamingos in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Excited about what we were going to see this morning, we left at 9.30 am after waiting for 3 other visitors from Ahmedabad to join us just for the flamingos expedition. The journey would take 1.5 hours one way through the scorching sun and barren land over... Continue Reading →
Reddish Scops Owl | Birds of Borneo I was in Kubah National Park Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo in October 2011 looking for owl with Yeo Siew Teck. It was about 8 pm on the main road in the park. The road going up into the national park was pitched dark as soon as we past the... Continue Reading →
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 2011 & Bird Photography in Sepilok, Sabah A pair of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher @ Borneo Bird Festival Sabah The Borneo Bird Festival was the melting pot for bird lovers, conservation enthusiasts, ornithologists, for the local residents and international bird communities. It was a 3 day event in Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo... Continue Reading →
Turtle Island Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo White sandy beach of the Turtle Island in Sabah Turtle Island Sabah Borneo We were in Turtle Island Park in eastern Sabah. The islands are sanctuary for Green and Hawksbill turtles. They come to lay their eggs on the islands at night. That evening, I watched a female green... Continue Reading →
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 2009 & Bird Photography in Sepilok, Sabah The first Borneo Bird Festival was held at RDC ( Rainforest Discovery Centre ) in the city of Sandakan near the world's famous Sepilok Orang Hutan Sanctuary from 10 October to 15 October 2009. The occasion was graced by Datuk Masid Manjun, Tan Sri... Continue Reading →
6 Day Borneo Rainforest and Nature Photography Workshop with John Nat Arifin Birding Sarawak Borneo- Bako National Park The 6 day trip to Borneo rainforest recently was by far one of the most productive trips we ever had. Not only we saw good sighting of elusive tropical birds and frogs, collectively as a team of... Continue Reading →
There is nothing like a good cup of coffee and a kaya (egg jam) toast whenever we visit Malaysia or a Teh Tarik and Roti Chennai . We transited at KLIA ( Kuala Lumpur International Airport ) on our way to China. Closest thing we got was at the Old Town White Coffee Outlet to... Continue Reading →
Cross Bridge Rice Noodles of Yunnan, China We met a gentleman from Singapore who had stayed 20 years in Kunming. Peter told us that we must try the Yunnan famous noodle, Guoqiao Mixian. Literally means Cross Bridge Rice Noodles of Yunnan,China One of the legends had it that about 100 years ago near Ming County,... Continue Reading →
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