The mountain with ten thousand gates, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine), is built at the base of Inari Mountain by the Hata family in the seventh century. It is said to be the most famous of several thousands shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto God of rice. In Japan, foxes are thought to be Inari’s messengers, and as a result, there are many fox statues scattered across the shrine grounds. Over the centuries, it established itself as the primary shrine for over 30,000 Inari shrines all over Japan. Now, it is the most visited shrine—during the new years more than 3 million people travel …
Cambodia Tourism: Exploring Angkor’s most secluded temple, Beng Melea
I love movies like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider where the protagonist explores hidden temples and uninhabited jungles; the anticipation of adventures, hidden treasures awaiting discovery, or even the thoughts or unforeseen dangers, what’s not to love?! So when I heard that Beng Melea hasn’t gone through restoration process, other than the clearing of landmines, I had to go. East of the main temple complex and about 40 km through the Cambodian countryside of endless rice paddies, orange dirt roads, palm sugar stalls and stilted bungalow galore, I went to explore Angkor’s most secluded temple. Like Angkor Wat, Beng Melea is one of …
Road Trip Planner: The Icefields Parkway Towards The Sea to Sky Highway
This summer for Canada’s Day we wanted to celebrate it in a different way. Not lazily bbq-ing at the park, or gawking at firework display at Niagara Falls, but to fully celebrate Canada by enjoying its vast open road. Canada offers plenty of exceptional regions, provinces and coast to explore, but a road trip through the scenic Icefield Parkways towards the Sea to Sky highway has always been on my travel wish list. Browsing through photographs of Canada’s glacial tipped mountains and turquoise lake, serene rolling hills, scenic highways and quaint beaches brought wanderlust to my eyes and for that reason, …
