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Once Upon a Time In The Himalaya | Adventure is Out There
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Trekkers and Porters at Langtang National Park | Nepal Himalaya “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an…
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Photography Tips | Learn To See The Light Like a Pro
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Cameron Highlands Tea Plantation | All Photographs Taken With 24mm Prime Lens on Canon 5d Mark II The photographs above were taken at Cameron Valley or Bharat Tea Plantation, it is located at the main road going up to Tanah Rata from Ringlet. This is among the most visited tea plantation at Cameron Highlands due to its location, easy access from the main road compared to Habu Boh Tea Plantation and Sungai Palas Boh Tea Plantation, where you need to travel a bit deeper from the main road to get access into it. This is the favourite stop for picture taking, camera toting tourist to get…
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Travel Photography | The Rungus People Of Sabah | Malaysia North Borneo
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | The Rungus People of Sabah | Malaysia North Borneo The Rungus are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in northern Sabah in the area surrounding Kudat. A sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, they have a distinctive language, dress, architecture, customs, and oral literature. Considered one of the most traditional ethnic groups in Sabah, many Rungus live in longhouses, with each family having its own separate quarters off a common hall. At the edge of the communal hall, a well-ventilated platform of split bamboo with outward sloping walls provides a place for socialising and communal work. The Rungus longhouse is quite different from the Murut longhouse.…
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Malaysia Day Golden Jubilee Celebration | Face of Sabah Malaysia North Borneo
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Face Of Borneo Sabah is a unique land, a melting pot of many indigenous and immigrant groups. The population comprises over thirty-one different ethnic races and 80 over different languages or dialects. The beautiful thing is all these diverse ethnic groups live together harmoniously while at the same time preserving their own culture, traditions, festivals and customs. The indigenous group in Sabah include the Kadazan Dusun, Bajau, Murut, Rungus, Lotud, Brunei, Orang Sungai, Kadayan, Bisaya and many others sub-groups. The photograph above were taken during the celebration of Malaysia Day Golden Jubilee at the Prince Philip Park, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu Sabah. She was standing…
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Travel and Photography | Trams in Istanbul
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Trams in Istanbul | Sultanahmet Area The most efficient and cheap way to get from point A to B in Istanbul by public transportation is undoubtedly by metro, tram, funicular and/or ferry. These means of public transportation are very efficient, quick and punctual. Not in the least because they don’t suffer from Istanbul’s constantly clogged streets. They are very frequent, meaning that you don’t to wait long to get a tram or metro. Most of the trams or metro here have a fixed fees, whether you wanted to travel from point A to B or from point A to Z (last destination), the fare is the same, in…