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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
 Cemeteries, especially old ones, speak volumes. The epitaphs engraved on the headstones, tombs, and mausoleums tell stories about the living. The materials and style of the contruction, the location and orientation of the graves themselves, and the way in which they are cared for, give insights into people’s priorities. The study of burial rituals is…
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Posted inCulture,Every Day Life,Fine Arts,Memorial,Religious Practice,Thailand,TravelTags: architecture,arts and crafts,blog,buddhism,Chinese,Photo Blog,religion,sculpture,thai,Thailand,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
 Bangkok is full of golden treasures. Everywhere you look: every nook and cranny; every street and every market – there are unique and interesting artefacts to be discovered. This is particularly true in the old city, where each building and every object has historical, religious and/or artistic significance. Turn a corner and you make a…
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Posted inReligious Practice,Thailand,TravelTags: animism,arts and crafts,Bay of Thailand,blog,buddhism,buddhist,hindu,hinduism,people,Photo Blog,religion,sculpture,thai,Thailand,Travel Blog,worship
Thursday, October 13, 2011
 There is something poignant about the end of an adventure. It was cold on the morning of our last day on the Cathar trail. The pale almost-full Easter moon hung low in the dark sky behind the pog (rock) as we trudged from our accommodation in Cazals d’en Dessus back up the hill to the village…
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Posted inFrance,Nature,Rural,TravelTags: architecture,blog,flowers,France,nature,Photo Blog,Sentier Cathare,The Cathar Trail,The Cathar Way,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,walk
Saturday, October 8, 2011
 What we think we need is so dependendent on what we already have. Earlier this week, my husband and I drove the six-plus hours south from Sydney to Eden, a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia. We are having some work done on a small house we bought there in preparation for our relocation at the end…
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Posted inCambodia,Every Day Life,Nature,WorkTags: blog,boats,children,fish,fishing,fishing boats,nature,people,Photo Blog,rural,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,work
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