Travel Digest #257
Introduction
Hi. It's @choogirl here with another edition of #traveldigest! Enjoy!
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Travel Digest
#1 Mud village, Misfat Al Abreyeen, Oman
First, @explorernations takes us to a mud village in Misfat Al Abreyeen, Oman. It is one of the country's last remaining mud villages, and even though the local population is in decline, the remaining Omani's seek to preserve their humble lifestyle. Most of the houses have rock bases, then are assembled into different shapes and sizes. A layer of mud is overlain on the rocks and sun-dried for several days until it becomes solid.
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#2 Burning of Judas Festival, Tultepec, Mexico
Next, @daveonarrival is back in Mexico's fireworks capital, Tultepec. Over Easter, Mexicans like to make depictions of Judas Iscariot—who betrayed Jesus Christ—and then light them on fire. In Tultepec they take it up a notch by turning it into a competition and blowing up the effigies with fireworks. Families and neighbourhoods team up hoping to win first prize in either the traditional, comical/political or alebrijes (fantastical creatures) categories.
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#3 Boleskine House, Loch Ness, Scotland
Finally, @patschwork continues her Scottish adventure, this time visiting Boleskine House on Loch Ness. Boleskine House was where occultist Aleister Crowley lived from 1899–1913, performing his black magic rituals and conjuring demons. Weird stuff still happens in the area apparently. Although she couldn't enter the property, she did spend time in nearby and picturesque Boleskine Cemetery, while her conspiracy theorist husband mulled over the mysterious events of the past.
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Honorable Mentions
- Beach, Koh Phangan, Thailand by @marcelgoo
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico by @haydae
- Restaurant, Wollongong, Australia by @nickmorphew
- Thames River, London, England by @livinguktaiwan
- Roraima Tepui, Venezuela by @ubikalo
- Malaga, Spain by @quotes-haven
- Trekking, Chamonix to Zermatt, Switzerland by @martinsu
- Korakuen, Japan by @travelgirl
- Romanov, Russia by @amikphoto
- Savannah, USA by @for91days
- Bordighera, Italy by @elena1987
- Torretarrancho, Spain by @juancar347
- Statues, New York, USA by @tattoodjay
- Memento Park, Budapest, Hungary by @izzynoel
- Santiago, Chile by @world-travel-pro
- Fetsund Lenser, Norway by @tobixen
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amazing places and amazing culture :D the blowing up the judas thing seems really awesome and fun :D
great posts, imma click on each and read <3 thank you, @choogirl <3
Fun and dangerous by the looks of it!
All three are very interesting locations, ohhh I would really like to go inside that house if they allow me, though definitely not at night lol.
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From the post, someone appears to be living in it so you'd need to befriend them.
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Thanks so much for the feature!
You are very welcome! Your vlogs are always enjoyable to watch.
Woke up to being featured - I'm in such a good mood! Thank you!
Yay! Good moods are always... good. :)
Thank you for the 'honorable mention'. I am humbled. Cheers!
You're welcome!
I spent 2 months working in oman its an interesting and extremely hot place . did you notice all the hole in the rocks cliffs? They use to dig a hole and berry there dead in them. Probably ghost everywhere :s
I did not. That's pretty interesting. Although I guess most places bury people in the ground so is it much different? Unless you're cremated, you're rotting away somewhere I guess.
haha i guess so. but this are in the hills all around the city and suburbs. i was only in muscat tho. have fun :)
Beautiful .. wonderful, amazing, extraordinary.
Travel is a life school, good for you.
Well done on the pictures .. for more creativity
Thanks for checking the posts out.
Thank you so much, @choogirl & @steemitworldmap. You guys rock! Have a great Sunday :)
Thank you so much for this mention, it means a lot for me. You guys are doing an excellent job! And to travelers...you have a friend here, keep rolling and sharing the spirit