Category Archives: Indonesia

Barong Dance – Bali’s Traditional Lion Dance

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Suyash Chopra

Bali is well-known for its cultural heritage – its temples, music and dance forms. One of the intricate dance forms you simply cannot miss when in Bali is the lion dance or locally known as the Barong dance. When we … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Indonesia, Music, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bali Culture, Bali Lion Dance, Bali Temple, Balinese Dancers, Balinese Music Gamelan, Barong Dance, Batubulan Village in Bali, Fight between Barong and Rangda, Keris Dance, Rangda, Ubud, Where to see Barong Dance in Bali | 18 Comments

Connected by Love

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Suyash Chopra

This post was inspired by weekly photo challenge: Connected

Posted in Indonesia, Life, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bali, Childhood, children, Connected by Love, Eat Pray and Love in Bali, Kuta Beach Bali, Life, Life is like a Box of Chocolates, love, Memories of Childhood, Mother's Love, Photography, Warmth of a Mother's Love | 33 Comments

Sunset at Pura Tanah Lot Temple in Bali

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Suyash Chopra

For me, beautiful and gorgeous views like this one is the Inspiration to travel. *** More shots of Bali in my other posts: Eat Pray and Love in Bali Container of Bali Kuta Beach

Posted in Art & Culture, Indonesia, Nature, Photography, Sunset, Travel | Tagged A Traveler's Muse, Bali, Bali Culture, Bali Temple, Eat Pray and Love in Bali, Indonesia, Inspiration for Travel, Kuta Beach Bali, Landscape, Photography, Pura Tanah Lot Temple, Sunset Colors, Travel, Twilight Best to Photography | 41 Comments

A Traveler’s Muse

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Suyash Chopra

A traveler’s muse is often the new places and cities he visits. And so is mine. At the slightest mention of a trip to a new city or place, I get super charged. I start imagining about the place, do … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Photography, Singapore, Spain, Travel, USA | Tagged A Traveler's Muse, Aqueduct in Segovia Spain, Arlington Bridge Washington DC, Best Cobblestone Street in Europe, Best Cobblestone Street in Mexico, Chapultepec Castle Mexico City, Clouds Descending over Singapore, Cobblestone Street of Toledo Spain, Colorful Houses of Guanajuato Mexico, Guanajuato Mexico, Howrah Bridge Kolkata, Kuta Beach Bali, Old City Hyderabad, Toledo | 42 Comments

5 Day Black & White Challenge: Day 5

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Suyash Chopra

Aha. So much i enjoyed this challenge. Posting black & white photos for five days. I have begun to have much more fascination towards these monochrome photos. Credit for nominating me to this challenge goes to Norma Shilpi. You can also … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Indonesia, Life, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bali, Black & White Photography, Fly, I Long To, Indonesia, Kuta Beach Bali, Monochrome, Photography, Travel | 6 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Suyash Chopra

Minimalist can “effectively tell a story, in spite of its relative simplicity”, as rightly pointed out by Jen Hooks in this week’s challenge. This is the replica of Eiffel Tower which i located on top of a skyscraper building in … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Indonesia, Life, Nature, Photography, Thailand, Travel, USA | Tagged Bali, Bangkok, Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad, India, Minneapolis, Minnesota State Fair, New York, Photography, Sikkim, Statue of Liberty, Travel, USA, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers of Bali

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Suyash Chopra

These photos are part of Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge – Containers. Containers of Bali (Indonesia) provide a glimpse into the local culture, faith and beliefs of the population and their daily life. Here I present few photos clicked in Bali, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Indonesia, Life, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bali, Bali Culture, Coffee, Containers, Eat Pray and Love in Bali, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | 22 Comments

Eat, Pray and Love in Bali

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Suyash Chopra

This is a post by guest blogger, Lakshmi Kanchi (@LakshKanchi) Like a shy maiden in a lush meadow, she greeted me. Bedazzled I followed her soft footprints on the golden sand. When I truly saw her, her rustic beauty, her … Continue reading →