Video: Volunteering at a Buddhist Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal

Rachel and I are currently volunteering with i-to-i Volunteering, teaching English at Karma Samten Ling Buddhist Monastery here in Kathmandu, Nepal. We have been getting so much out of the experience – we feel even more than the little monklets we teach! We put this video together to help share this very special experience with all of you.

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Video: Daily Commute to Karma Samten Ling Buddhist Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rachel and I are currently volunteering with i-to-i Meaningful Travel, teaching English at Karma Samten Ling Buddhist Monastery here in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition to the teaching itself, we love all the unique sights, sounds and experiences that we get to share in on our 45-minute commute each day. We put this little video together to help share this very special experience with all of you.

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Sunrise over Borobudur Temple Photo

Photo of the Week: Sunrise over Borobudur

This week’s photo is dedicated to Jim’s recently passed Grandparents, Frank and Ruth. We enjoyed this sunrise here in Yogyakarta, Indonesia yesterday morning, just a few hours before Frank’s memorial services back in Naperville, IL. We like to think this amazing experience was a gift from Frank and Ruth.

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Milford Sound Day Trip: The Queenstown Conundrum

Some visitors to New Zealand are fortunate to have enough time that they can take a few extra days to stay in the small towns in and around Fjordland National Park, to enjoy Milford Sound and the surrounding area at a much more leisurely pace. Many more visitors are like me, however, having only have enough time in their itinerary for them to get to Queenstown. It is in this situation that the debate surrounding a visit to Milford Sound comes to life.

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Desa Seni Bali Photography

Photo of the Week: Indonesian Charm at Desa Seni, Bali

Rachel and I had the very fortunate experience of staying at Desa Seni – A Village Resort, located in Canggu, Bali. This was a shot taken from the garden of the traditional Indonesian-style house that we got to call home for 5 days.

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