NABATAEAN ROSE
A rocky landscape like giant scoops of ice cream in southern Jordan. You can imagine any flavor. Though a Strawberry Cheesecake or a Chunky Monkey was not the holy grail Indiana Jones was looking for. Walk the gorge and discover the treasury of the middle east in this archaeological city.

Petra, Jordan, 10 april 2019

#petra #jordan #indianajones #unesco #treasury #middleeast #siq #nabataeans #arabian # البتراء # الأردن #silkroad #travel #voyage #archeology #colors #worldwonder #adventure #slow #landscape #movielocation #rocks #wadirum #filmmaker #film # #travelling

"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!" - Benjamin Franklin

A random find on a random walk through Beijing... .

#chinesechess #beijing #courtyard #silkroad #overland #streetphotography #photography #travel #china #travelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel #throwback

"The first time you see something that you have never seen before, you almost always know right away if you should eat it or run away from it." - Scott Adams

#chinesefood #duck #holeinthewall #xian #china #silkroad #solotravel #solofemaletravel #foodporn #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography

"Fate whispers to the warrior, 'You can not withstand the storm.'
The warrior whispers back, 'I am the storm.' "

#terracottaarmy #xian #china #silkroad #solotravel #solofemaletravel #travel #overland #photography #travelphotography #history

"To follow the Silk Road is to follow a ghost. It flows through the heart of Asia, but it has officially vanished leaving behind the pattern of its restlessness: counterfeit boarders, unmapped peoples. The road forks and wanders wherever you are. It is not a single way, but many: a web of choices." - Colin Thubron


#xian #silkroad #solotravel #solofemaletravel #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #night #lights

"The old tales of China tell us that all things may grow and change. A stone may become a plant. A plant may become an animal. An animal may become a human. A human may become a god... "

#chineseopera #chengdu #china #silkroad #solotravel #solofemaletravel #art #culture #opera #photography #travel #travelphotography

"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." - J.R.R Tolkien

#fullmoon #chengdu #china #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #quote #night #solotravel #solofemaletravel

“To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
― Marilyn vos Savant

Sertar, largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world. Oh, how I wish I could study there ...

#buddhism #study #china #sichuan #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #streetphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel #quote

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." - Socrates

The ancient buddhist monasteries and temples of Sichuan province. What an impressive sound scape of cacophonous OHMMMMMs.

#budhhistmonastery #monk #sichuan #china #silkroad #overland #travel #budhism #travelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel #photography #quote

“No matter how beautiful a view is, it is not real unless you go inside the view!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

#mountains #rainbowmountains #china #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #nature #solotravel #solofemaletravel #view #quote #streetphotography

"My teacher asked my favorite color. ... I said ‘Rainbow’...." - Saket Assertive

#mountains #rainbowmountains #china #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #nature #solotravel #solofemaletravel

“At such moments
felt my mind wake up with the temptation of life
gathering courage for flowering beauty
even in the desert of living.”
― Suman Pokhrel

The sand dunes of Dunhuang. A desert caged in fences and security cameras ... .

#desert #dunhuang #oasis #china #travel #overland #silkroad #photography #adventure #nature #tavelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel

"Whether it's a house or the stars or the desert, what makes them beautiful is invisible." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#desertlife #turpan #china #silkroad #travel #photography #travelphotography #overland #desert #solotravel #solofemaletravel

"There in the mist, enormous, majestic, silent and terrible, stood the Great Wall of China. Solitarily, with the indifference of nature herself, it crept up the mountain side and slipped down to the depth of the valley." - W. Somerset Maugham

The magnificent if not beautified most western part of the Great Wall of China - the Jade Gate.

#greatwall #china #jadegate #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #landscape #mountain #monument #travelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel

"She is silk-- essence of power,
in command." - Tara Estacaan

#silk #spinning #hotan #china #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #travelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel #culture #quote

"Feel alive. Splash a little color around. " - Anthony T. Hincks


#dye #silk #hotan #china #silkroad #overland #solotravel #solofemaletravel #art #photography #travelphotography #quote #travel

“I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food”
― Erma Bombeck

A delicious snack in Hotan.

#hotan #china #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #foodporn #travelphotography #solotravel #solofemaletravel #quote

Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Said the old man, "I do that too."
The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."
I do that too," laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, "I often cry."
The old man nodded, "So do I."
But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems
Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
I know what you mean," said the little old man.”
― Shel Silverstein

A random encounter in old Kashgar.
In the West it sometimes feels like aging and old age is a burden, while in the East I experience elders to be deeply respected within their family, their people, their customs.

#kashgar #silkroad #travel #overland #china #solotravel #solofemaletravel #travelphotography