Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things as a meaningful unity. — Albert Einstein

Posts Tagged ‘tuk tuk’

travel diary – day 285

day 281 – today i spent the entire day on the bus. it was a long, boring trip. i managed to get some sleep a few times and i wore ear plugs for most of the trip (to drown out the indo-pop that they insisted on playing at full volume). i talked to the bus [...]

travel diary – day 275

day 271 – the trip to borobodur required a 4am start. there were only three of us on the tour and when the car picked me up we headed straight off. after an hour we arrived at the ‘lookout point’ which was where we were supposed to watch the sunrise. we walked up a steep [...]

travel diary – day 120

day 116 – i met the german girls (eva and annika) for breakfast. they were catching the early bus to phnom penh. i said goodbye and we made arrangements to meet in phnom penh later that night, since i was catching the bus at 1pm. i rented a bicycle and rode out to angkor wat [...]

travel diary – day 115

day 111 – today was a very lazy day. i stayed in khao san road all day reading my book. in the afternoon ploy called me and asked if i’d be interested in going out. as it turns out, today was aung san suu kyi’s birthday and there was a small gathering at one of [...]