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  • Temples of Bhutan - Images of Bhutan - Bhutanese Travel Advice
    Asia,  Bhutan

    18 Photos that Show the Beauty of Bhutan

    Images of Bhutan Bhutan is often found on travel lists as the interesting and unknown country.  It’s the vacation that you’d love to take but aren’t sure where to start.  Not many people visit the Kingdom of Bhutan or know much about it in comparison to it’s other Asian counterparts.  Here are a few images of Bhutan to give you a glimpse into the country and inspire you to plan your trip.   Magical, mysterious, mountainous Bhutan.     This little land locked country is big on culture and tradition.  Some would say they are stuck in the past, that you go back in time when visiting.  I would argue…

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  • Asia,  Thailand

    Snapshot Sunday: Thai Temple

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  • Asia,  Snapshot Sunday,  Thailand

    Snapshot Sunday: Thailand in Motion, My video diary premiere

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  • Asia,  Malaysia,  Snapshot Sunday

    Snapshot Sunday: George Town Penang, Malaysia

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  • Asia,  Snapshot Sunday,  Thailand

    Snapshot Sunday: Thai Sunsets

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    A Day in Old Phuket Town

    Old Phuket Town  Old Phuket Town has it is an intoxicating mix of cultural influences that will keep you lingering, envisioning when the streets were full of Arab, Malay and European traders coming into town to barter for local tin and rubber.  The tin trade brought in the Chinese immigrants who heavily influenced the classical European architecture and coupled together it creates the Sino-Colonial (Sino-Portuguese) surroundings that brings you back to old days in Siam. Sino-Portuguese Architecture Sino-Portuguese?  It’s that old world style architecture that you’ve always loved but didn’t know about.  The buildings exude a life of their own, their worn exteriors have years of stories and smog built…

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    My 13 memorable moments of 2013

    It’s the last day of 2013!  What an amazing, exciting and rewarding year I’ve had and I can’t wait to see what awaits in the coming year.  Until then, here is a list of my thirteen best moments of 2013 in no particular order!  Enjoy and have a happy new year! 13.  Behind the scenes at Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco, California. As a child you dream of being an oceanographer, a Sea World employee (until you watch Blackfish) swimming with the dolphins or in a job surrounding yourself with wildlife for your 9 – 5.  The Aquarium by the Bay in San Francisco makes you feel like…

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About Me

Hi I’m Abbie & thanks for visiting Speck on the Globe! I’ve been traveling & working remotely since 2013.  I’m sharing sustainable and ethical tourism stories so we all can travel more responsibly.  I’m always on the look out for eco-friendly accommodations, wildlife conservation efforts & ways I can be a better traveler.  Take a look around to begin planning an upcoming trip, or to get some inspiration for a future journey!

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