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Solar Halo, check your skies today!

From this site“The solar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that can be seen unexpectedly frequently for example when the weather is changing for the worse. The halo has a radius of about 22...

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Khumjung (5): Sherpani carrying basket with goods from Namche

Ok, back to Khumjung, Nepal! Just when I thought that I was acclimatised and fit after a week of decently hard trekking, this woman raced past at at least double my speed… It was misty as the clouds...

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Khumjung (6): Buddhist wisdom in Khumjung monastery

Many Buddhist Monasteries have a collection of these ancient texts, neatly piled up in huge cupboards. The Khumjung monastery is nowadays mainly known for Legend says that if you walk underneath, the...

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Khumjung (7): Nepali boy in schoolyard

This little boy was watching me when I took the other pictures in the schoolyard. When I gestured that I wanted to take a picture of him as well, he did not say anything, but just looked like this… I...

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Khumjung (8): Sherpani in Kitchen

I am finishing this second and final part of the Khumjung miniseries with the same kitchen I started with. But this time Ang Temba’s wife is in it, pouring me some deliciously sweet milk tea. I was...

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La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1)

La Boca is a barrio in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. As you can see it is very colourful, in many ways. It is popular by tourists as it is the center of the Tango bars as well as a haven for...

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La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2)

Part 2 of 2, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires is huge, the larger city has almost the same amount of people as the total of The Netherlands, close to 15 million. But this artistic part of...

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Climber Alex Abramov coming up Everest, 7300m, Tibet

Colleague Expedition Leader and friend Alex Abramov is coming towards me on the snowy ridge between North Col camp and Camp 2. Even though it is clear, the wind can be brutal here and under-dressing...

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Happy Woman in Kathmandu with prayer flags

Even the Maoist strikes and the government curfews and all the resulting inconvenience could not break the good temper of the poor people from Kathmandu, Nepal. The Nepali were not allowed to go on the...

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Sand dunes near Dubai, UAE

The fake plastic world of this small Emirate is just a thin line along the coast. Just a short drive away from the busy city of Dubai, a complete wilderness can be found. No 7 stars hotels, no air...

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