The Path Seeker - Tasmania @ Australia

The Path Seeker - Tasmania @ Australia

The reason I post this "old" photo (10 years ago)... not because it was well taken. In fact this photo is one of my favourite too. Don't you agree that it is interesting? Able to see the group trying to figure out together for their way. That's what we call team work. Of course, except 1 person of the team is not "helping" at all... the photographer... :-D

It was taken in Tasmania @ Australia. Tasmania is an Australian island located at the south east coast of the Australian mainland, separated by 240 km (150 miles) of water called Bass Strait. Tasmania is a state of Australia even though it is an island – the 26th largest island in the world

There are 17 national parks and many rugged coastlines with deserted beaches and mountains. In fact if I remember correctly the photo in this post is taken in 1 of the national park called Freycinet National Park. I believe we are trying to look for the Wine Glass Bay in the Freycinet National Park.

Sock Drying - Bern @ Switzerland

Sock Drying - Bern @ Switzerland

In fact this is not the first, neither is it the last. Anyway, we didn't bring along many pair of socks with us. Hence we have to wash our sock on the way of our travelling. And here's goes our secret "Socks Drying Process"... We try all ways and this is what we do in Bern @ Switzerland. We uses the "Heat" from the lamp. Shine shine shine, by the next day we travel, we already have a new dry pair of sock. Alright, now that you know, keep it a secret for us, okay

As for Bern, it is the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The official language of Bern is German. And from what I know from the web, Bern is among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life.

Fort Worth Stockyards - Fort Worth, Texas @ United States

Fort Worth Stockyards - Fort Worth, Texas @ United States

Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population.Fort Worth is located in North Texas. It is the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas.

In the late 19th Centuries, due to the arrival of the railway in Forth Worth, it turns Forth Worth into a premier cattle industry and in wholesale trade, making it into a transit point for cattle shipment.

The picture shown here is one of my favorite. It was taken in the Fort Worth Stockyards. It is a National Historic District located in Forth Worth. The stockyards are a former livestock market in Texas.

If you are still interested to see variety of “western” people like the cowboys, cattlemen, bartenders and bankers, this is the place to visit. And if you want to know more about the glorious Western heritage, you got to watch the “Fort Worth Stock Show and Championship Rodeo”. (that's when the picture was taken) It showcases over 22,000 livestock and features activities such as professional bull riding, live rodeo and carnival rides. If you search around the web, you will realize that's the reason why Fort Worth is also known as the city "Where the West Begins."

Castles in Germany (Rhine Valley @ Rhine River) – Koblenz to Mainz @ Germany

Castles in Germany (Rhine Valley @ Rhine River) – Koblenz to Mainz @ Germany

Rhine River started from the Alps of Switzerland, flow north, passing through Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, and The Netherlands before it reaches the North Sea. Both Koblenz and Mainz are cities situated on the banks of the Rhine River and Mainz is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The trip between Koblenz and Mainz offers lots of steep vineyard-covered mountains and castles. There are basically 4 means of travelling along this valley. The car, the train, the boat and if you can really walk ;-P

I tried going by water… Okay, I mean going on a river cruise from Koblenz to Mainz through the Rhine Valley. I tried the Koeln-Duesseldorfer (KD) Line that runs many slow and fast boats daily between Koblenz and Mainz. The journey took us (I was there with my wife) about 4-5 hours as the boat stop at many riverside towns along the way. The trip is really worth going if you go to Germany. There were lots of beautiful castles, vineyard, noble castles, fields… and more castles and more vineyards and… Seriously is really beautiful. It just makes me wonder, why in the world Germany have so many castles and how come Singapore doesn’t even have one. ;-P

The Fortune Teller - Taipei @ Taiwan

The Fortune Teller - Taipei @ Taiwan

Taipei (台北) is the largest city in Taiwan and served as the capital (provisional capital) of the Taiwan. Taipei lies in the relatively narrow, two valley's of the Danshui (淡水) and Keelung River(基隆河) and Xindian River (新店溪). It is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country.

To tell the truth, I don't really remember where did I took this picture. However after digging thru deep inside my memories, I believe it is taken in Raohe Night Market (饒河夜市). It is one of the popular night market to eat in Taipei. It is located within 10 minutes walk from Wufenpu (五分埔) and just behind Song Shan train station (松山火車站).

Anyway about the picture, a lady fortune teller opening her stall in the market. Well, since long long ago, Chinese have a rich history in fortune telling. They (or maybe I should use WE instead ;-P ) are very well known in all sort of fortune telling methods. From Feng Shui (geomancy) to the I Ching (divination by eight diagrams) to divination by features of the face to palmistry... etc. You name it, they have it. Sometime I'm really "proud" of our creative. Don't you agree?

Something interesting about this picture is that it has this fortune telling using BIRD. Can you imagine your fortune is determine by a BIRD? Interesting right?

Gateway Arch - St. Louis of Missouri @ United States

Gateway Arch - St. Louis of Missouri @ United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwest region of United States and St. Louis is one of the four largest city in Missouri.

There is an iconic image of St. Louis. To date, it is the highest habitable structure in Missouri. It is known as The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, symbolize St. Louis as a "Gateway" between the east and western United States. Standing 630 feet (192 m) tall and 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base, it is the tallest monument in the United States.

The Arch is a structure known as a catenary curve, the shape a free-hanging chain takes when held at both ends, and considered the most structurally-sound arch shape. The span of the Arch legs at ground level is 630 feet, the same as its height.

It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947.

Elvis Aaron Presley - Memphis of Tennessee @ United States

Elvis Aaron Presley - Memphis of Tennessee @ United States

Travel 195 miles from Nashville (the capital of the United States in Tennessee), you will reach a city in the southwest corner of the United States of Tennessee called Memphis. It is the largest city in the state of Tennessee.

Over there, you will be able to locate Graceland, a large white-columned mansion and 13.8 acre estate that was home to Elvis. The picture posted above shows the grave of Elvis at Graceland.

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) a well known American musician and actor who is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth-century popular culture. He is widely known by the single name Elvis and often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll".