ASocialNomad's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

ASocialNomad

I'm one half of ASocialNomad - been travelling since May 2014, I walk, take local transport, eat local and enjoy the cultural aspects of visiting new places. That, of course and the local beer and wine! I love sailing, skiing and scuba diving.

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Places visited in Coober Pedy, Australia

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Places visited in Kanyakumari, India

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Bodhgaya, India

Mahabodhi Temple

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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College Street

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

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Added by urvijabanerji

New Delhi, India

Iron Pillar of Delhi

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

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Mysore Palace

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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Added by adelinelum

Meenakshi Amman Temple

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

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Chittorgarh, India

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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Added by Allison

Chhatarpur, India

Temples of Khajuraho

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

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Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

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The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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Ajanta Caves

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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Added by serflac

Rajsamand, India

The Great Wall of India

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

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Abhaneri, India

Chand Baori

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Annetta Black

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Ellora Caves

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

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Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Capilano Suspension Bridge

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

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The Fox Tower at Dongbianmen

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

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Working People's Cultural Palace

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Shanghai, China

Shanghai French Concession

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

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Yungang Grottoes

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Huashan Mountain

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

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Yangshuo and Moon Hill

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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