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Travel and Photography | Winter Wonderland In Sonamarg Kashmir
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Sonamarg | Kashmir “When you travel, you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don’t even understand the language the people speak. So you are like a child just out of the womb. You begin to attach much more importance to the things around you because your survival depends upon them. You begin to be more accessible to others because they may be able to help you in different situations. At the same time, since all things are new, you see only…
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Travel and Photography | Istanbul | Grand Bazaar On Instagram
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Grand Bazaar Istanbul | Photograph Taken With iPhone | Edited With Instagram The Grand Bazaar is located inside the walled city of Istanbul, in the district of Fatih and in the neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle) bearing the same name (“Kapalıçarşı”). It stretches roughly from west to east between the mosques of Beyazit and of Nuruosmaniye. The Bazaar can easily be reached from Sultanahmet and Sirkeci by tram ( Line “T1”, tram stop “Beyazıt-Kapalıçarşı”). The construction of the future Grand Bazaar’s core started during the winter of 1455/56, shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Sultan Mehmet II had an edifice erected devoted to the trading of…
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Travel and Photography | Photography Equipment | Have Camera Will Travel
© 2012 Ahmad Shukri | Langtang National Park Nepal | Photograph of Me Taken by Ahmad Shukri People often ask me, what type of camera and lenses I carry when I travel, actually I’ve answer this question more than I can remember, I like to travel light and currently I just have one camera body with me which is Canon 5D Mark II and two sets of prime lens, 24mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4. I’ve to say from my experience, prime lens is not user friendly lens when it come for travel photography, there is so much limitation, it is not practical. But then, I’m traveling just for the sake…
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Travel Photography | Nepal | Sunrise Over Annapurna Range | View From Sarangkot
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Sunrise From Sarangkot | Pokhara | Nepal Sarangkot is the most popular tourist destination from where the tourist can enjoy the great view of the Pokhara Valley and the magnificent view of the Annapurna Range. Sarangkot is only 5 km from Lake Side, Pokhara. Sarangkot is the highest view point for a sunrise and it is just 1592m high. Sarangkot is 5 degrees cooler than Pokhara. Sarangkot can be reached easily by 45 minutes by a car ride to the top from Pokhara and then 45 minutes hike up to the main view point. Many tourists come to Sarangkot for sunrise view and go back…
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Travel Photography | From Kathmandu to Syabrubesi
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | At 6:30 a.m, Getting Ready for The Adventure | Thamel | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | A Quick Stop at Dhunche | Langtang National Park © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Taking a Break at Hanging Bridge | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Bus Arrived at Syabrubesi | Langtang National Park | Himalaya At 6 a.m on November 12 the phone rings, someone called and said that, the car is ready, he is actually our driver that will take us to Syabrubesi. Actually the night befire I’ve made an arrangement with Annapurna Guest House Manager, Mr. Manjit Tapa that we need a…