by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 21st, 2007)
I’m pretty detailed oriented. Annoyingly so sometimes One thing that I’ve learned in my travels is to program phone numbers into my phone prior to departing. I recently purchased a smartphone that I now love to travel with because I can quickly check my email without firing up my laptop and I can keep all [...]
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by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 19th, 2007)
Stupas, like this one in Kathmandu, can be found throughout Asia and increasingly in other parts of the world. A symbol of Buddhism, stupas represent an enlightened mind. The base of a stupa varies, generally depending on where it has been constructed and the origin of the religion (Buddhism from Tibet, Nepal, India, Burma, etc.). [...]
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by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 17th, 2007)
I have a couple of favorites with regards to guide books. The Eyewitness guides from DK is one series that I love because of all of the photographs. While I consider my own photography to be glorified snapshots, I love to take as many as possible (especially since digital photography is so cheap) and I [...]
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