Autumn will appear in early October

Picture courtesy of KoreaTimes. (Psst..that's gonna be Tut, Hanim and me hiking Seoraksan..ngehehe)

As per Korea Meteorological Administration said the autumnal tint this year will appear 1~8 days later than usual.

Yatta!!

20% of the mountain is dressed with autumnal tint, we call it "the first foliage", at 80% it is called "the peak foliage time".

2009 Autumn Foliage Schedule

Mountains, First Foliage, Peak Time

Seoraksan (설악산), 1st Oct, 20th Oct
Jirisan (지리산), 13th Oct, 24th Oct
Hallasan (한라산), 19th Oct, 4th Nov

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I'm caught up with Hari Raya!

I'm caught up with this festive season - Hari Raya Aidilfitri. After having fast for one whole month (this is definitely not a diet option), this is the time to celebrate. So for the past whole week my activities revolves around:
1. Buying and choosing cookies
2. Shopping last minute for gifts and Hari Raya clothes
3. Make my own 'MUST DO' cookie.
4. Service my 'aging' car
5. Meet all my friends (if possible) before I go to Korea

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Nongnooch Tropical Garden : Pattaya, Thailand

"Heaven on Earth"

This piece of green land of about 652 hectares, is located in the extraordinary tropical gardens & Resort, where the large varieties of rare and exotic plants, palms, Cycads, trees, shrubs, vines collected from around the world, planted around our gardens. Everyone is just waiting for you to come and enjoy

"Thai cultural performances"
We present our Thai cultural show, where you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of our authentic performances of our artists show their elegance, costumes, music and dance movements.

"Elephant Show"
We are proud to show our smart and funny elephants. You will always enjoy the show they participate in sports, dance, painting, and its activities for their enjoyment.

"Garden Activities
In our garden we have organized a wide range of activities that are ready to serve our clients, such as elephant riding, bicycles, paddle boats, or walking through our skywalk, to see just how beautiful our gardens, it can be reviewed.

See more in http://www.nongnoochtropicalgarden.com

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Kurukshetra - Holy place of Bhagwad Gita

Kurukshetra- This historic town is where Lord Krishna is believed to have preached the Bhagwad Gita to a hesitant Arjuna on the battle4fields of the Mahabharata. Kurukshetra is a 2 and half hour drive from Delhi along the Grand Trunk (Karna) Road.

It’s said that to bathe at the Brahma Sarovar here during an eclipse or on amavasya nights is spiritually cleansing. Visit the Sarveshwar Mahadev

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