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South Korea’s `most beautiful temple`!

In Busan outskirt lies the most beautiful Buddhist temple of South Korea, as they stated themself : Haedong Yonggungsa.

At the edge of a rocky coast line lies this big temple complex. Many corners and niches in buildings but also between rocks with statues and holy shrines. Worshippers come to pray, to be thankfully for success or begging for a good luck in a healthy and wealthy future. But also non-believers get stunned by its beauty and the rich cultural heritage it hosts. And then there is still the undeniable hunger for good signs, which makes us humans too. So, i was too tempted to try my luck by throwing a lucky coin into a several meters away stone bowl. And hit it at my second attempt. The future will show…

Juni 5, 2024Juni 4, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, humansofplanetearth, landscape, reportage, travelTags: Asia, buddha, buddhism, buddhisttemple, busan, coast, daytour, haedongyonggungsa, korea, landscape, people, religion, renebauerphotography, reportage, SouthKorea, temple, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Taiwan: The Prison Island (Lü Dao)

There is also a dark side in the history of Green Island. For the period of so called „White Terror“, from 1949 until late 1980’s, many political prisoners were held on a prison on Green Island, which got the name Prison Island back then. Nowadays it’s converted to a museum and memorial.

There are more places outside the prison walls, which played a role in those times. Most obvious the cementery, but also a cave, in which the prisons were forced to play and watch scenes and plays in order to get the right mindset for the Taiwanese society.

März 17, 2024März 17, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, history, landscape, nature, reportage, travelTags: Asia, cave, coast, greenisland, history, island, landscape, lèdao, memorial, museum, nature, people, prison, prisonisland, renebauerphotography, reportage, taiwan, Travel, whiteterror Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Taiwan: Along The Coast Of Lü Dao (Green Island)

Fascinated from the cliffs at the sea i spent hours to watch the waves rolling over those sharp rocks when the tides came in. Just some impressions from these hours.

März 13, 2024März 13, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, landscape, nature, travelTags: Asia, bay, cliffs, coast, fareast, greenisland, landscape, landscapephotography, lüdao, longeexposure, nature, naturephotography, pacific, phillipinsea, renebauerphotography, rocks, sea, seaview, smooth, splash, sunset, taitung, taiwan, tides, Travel, waves Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Cesme

Winter in Turkey impressions #15: Cesme is a small, nice town at the coast near Izmir. A travel friend lured me there, so we could meet again, having nice diner and i got a safe overnight spot at the port. Next morning i realized this place was rich on history too. So i went for short walk to get some more impressions.

Januar 18, 2024Januar 9, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, history, Middle East, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, turkey, urbanlifeTags: castle, cesme, chai, coast, history, izmir, landscape, museum, overland, port, renebauerphotography, tea, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: back to south coast

Winter in Turkey impressions #12: I left the icy cold highlands and went back to south coast of Turkey for a few days relaxing in a warm weather. It was also the time for some maintenance on my Land Rover #TinaTortuga. Luckily i found a good mechanics back in Antalya.

Januar 15, 2024Januar 7, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: food, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, turkeyTags: antalya, beach, camp, camping, cat, chai, coast, Landrover, landroverdefender, landroverdefendertdi300, landscape, mechanic, mountains, nature, overland, renebauerphotography, snowymountains, tea, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey, workshop Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Kas and Demre

Winter in Turkey Impressions #5: A friend from Istanbul spent some times in Kas. I followed his invitation and he kindly showed me around in the area. One of the highlights was also the Church of Saint Nicholas from Demre, the real ‚Santa Claus‘, who was kind to children and gave them gifts.

Januar 8, 2024Januar 5, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, humansofplanetearth, landscape, Middle East, nature, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, turkey, urbanlifeTags: beach, boats, cats, church, coast, demre, harbor, kas, kekova, landscape, nature, overland, people, port, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, roadtrip, saintnicholas, sea, simena, simenakalesi, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Along The Coast From Lithuania to Latvia

Just cruising trough the beautiful countryside on minor roads, stopping by some unknown landmarks, watching the local sunbather at the crowded beach or listen to their nightly party music on a picnic spot next to a lake on a weekend.

The Baltic people love the outdoors. They spend the weekends out camping, enjoying fishing at the lake or just chilling at the sea. That’s why there are easily to find picnic spots in beautiful surrounding for a overnight stay including a refreshing dip in the lake after a day driving.

November 20, 2023November 19, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, humansofplanetearth, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travelTags: balticstates, beach, bordercrossing, camping, coast, europe, jurkalne, klaipeda, lake, landcape, Landrover, landroverdefender, latvia, lithuania, nature, northerneurope, overland, people, renebauerphotography, reportage, roadtrip, sea, tinatortuga, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Caesarea Maritima, Israel – Ancient Roman Life At The Sea

It’s not the most impressive Roman remains. Neither by its size, nor its preservation or buildings. The location is it, what makes it for a nice stop on my way up north along the coast.

And the location gave this town also the name: Caesarea Maritima For more details to its history follow the link i provide.

Altough there was already a few bus loads of tourists, the site wasn’t overrun. At the amphitheatre, overlooking the sea, a group of young Americans sang even a few short songs for the audience. I enjoyed it with the crowd, but later i went my own way.

The trick is, to bring patience and let pass the tour groups, try to move between the groups and find farther niches, which let me imagine how the life was around 2000 years ago.

Looking over the mosaic floor trough the archway and stepping out on the terrace to catch some sea breeze. Life wasn’t that bad here 2000 years ago…

März 4, 2023März 3, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, reportage, roadtrip, UncategorizedTags: amphitheatre, ancient, archeologicalsite, archeology, byzantine, caesarea, coast, israel, livingatthesea, middleeast, mosaics, renebauerphotography, roman, romanempire, ruins, seaside, telaviv, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Islands of Malta & Gozo Photo Impressions

Just another #throwback from 2019. I spent two weeks on the beautiful islands of Malta and Gozo and was stunned about landscape and surprised with the hospitality of the people. Another destination i priomised myself to go back!

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tradition, travel, UncategorizedTags: ancient, church, city, coast, culture, europe, gozo, history, island, malta, sea, summer Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

OST-EUROPA-MOTORRADTOUR #61: Rimini / Italien

Italien. Erst mal einen richtigen Cappuccino trinken. Ich muss zugeben, ich wusste nichts von Rimini, ausser, dass es schöne Strände geben soll. Die Altstadt überraschte mich dann mit grossen Stadttoren, römischen Ruinen und mittelalterlichen Bauten. Die Plätze und Cafés waren voll von Menschen, die das schöne Herbstwetter genossen. Die Betriebe an den Stränden hingegen fielen bereits in Winterschlaf. Ein kalter Wind wehte über den Sand den wenigen Spaziergänger entgegen. Die meisten Restaurants hatten geschlossen, verweigerten mir Schutz vor dem Wind. Dann aber fand ich doch noch eine Gaststätte, die mich mit typisch italienischen Speisen und Getränke versorgte: Pizza und Wein.