Adventure
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Travel Photography | Istanbul | Basilica Cistern and The Mystery of Medusa
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Basilica Cistern | The Entrance © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Basilica Cistern and Medusa It was very easy to miss this place, I’ve been to Istanbul thrice and only during my third visit that I was able to locate this place. Actually it is not hidden somewhere but very easily to go unnoticed. The entrance to the Basilica Cistern of Istanbul is across the street from the Haghia Sophia, opposite the yellow building of the Tourist Police in Sultanahmet. This immense underground water container was built during the reign of Emperor Justinian I in 532 to meet the water needs of the Great Palace. This…
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Travel Photography | Heritage Red Tram | Istiklal Caddesi | Taksim | Istanbul
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Istanbul Heritage Red Tram | Istiklal Caddesi | Taksim There are many great looking modern trams in Istanbul but this one in Taksim Square is quite unique looking, and antique. There is a long history about the reintroduction of this tram in Istanbul, but I’m not going to write about it here, I think the most interesting things is to know is how you can get on board. You can only found this Heritage Tram in Istiklal Caddesi. So if you staying somewhere in Sultanahmet area, the fastest way to get here is to take the modern tram to Kabatas, the last tram station on…
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Photojournalism | 1Malaysia Patriotic Cycling Event in Putrajaya
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | 1Malaysia Patriotic Cycling Event in Putrajaya With Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak Cycling event is nothing much to shout about, it happens all the time in this country, some are much more happening than the other like the recent Le Tour de Langkawi, they are an international events and Putrajaya have a lot of bicycle enthusiast. Anyway this is not just another cycling event, this 1Malaysia (One Malaysia) Patriotic Cycling event is something to remember, it is a history. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak also took part in this event and the other interesting fact to know is that he Najib has just announce the…
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Travel and Photography | Life is An Adventure
© 2013 A Photograph of Me Overlooking Annapurna Range From Sarangkot by Ahmad Shukri “Indeed, Allah Will Not Change The Condition of a People Until They Change What is in Themselves.” – Ar-Ra’d : 11 – “I do not want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” – Diane Ackerman – “A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.”…
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Postcard From Langtang | Into The Wild
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Langtang National Park | Nepal | Himalaya “Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself.” – Edward Abbey – “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” – Edgar Allan Poe – “Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast… a part time crusader, a half-hearted…
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