Replying to @aziz_bsak
You're right, Aziz! π The Kayan people are originally from Myanmar β this photo was taken in northern Thailand, where many Kayan families live today. Did you spot the brass coils on her legs too? π
Sacred traditions preserved through music and heritage. A mesmerizing moment listening to a Kayan woman play music in her village. πΆβ¨
Quick Travel Trivia: Do you know which region of Southeast Asia is famous for the long-neck brass coils worn as part of their cultural tradition? π
#Travel #Culture #Wanderlust #ExploreTheWorld #SoutheastAsia
#Thailand
Passionflower π
This flower has a whole story in its face π
Spanish missionaries in the 1600s named it for the Passion of Christ β they said the fringed crown was the crown of thorns, the 3 stigmas the nails, the 5 anthers the wounds.
Each bloom lives just one day. She doesn't waste it β¨
#Flowers #Nature #Passionflower
Every corner of the globe has its own rhythm. ππΆ Experiencing the timeless art and tradition of street performers in India.
Quick Travel Trivia: Does anyone know the traditional name of this gourd flute instrument being played?
π π India
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This butterfly is not blue π¦π
There's zero blue pigment in a blue morpho's wings. Microscopic scales bend the light until only blue bounces back β grind the wing to powder and it's justβ¦ brown.
Nature's greatest magic trick? π
#Butterfly #Nature #Science
πΈ: Alias 0591 via Wikimedia Commons
He MEANT to do that π±πͺ
Not an accident β this is a planned BASE jump into Majlis al-Jinn, Oman, one of the largest cave chambers on Earth. He leaps through a hole in the roof and freefalls into the darkβ¦ on purpose.
Would YOU jump? π
#ExtremeSports #BASEjump #Oman
π₯: Quest Films via Wikimedia Commons
A PINK dolphin π©·π¬
Spotted this week off Qantab Beach in Muscat, Oman β swimming alongside its regular grey podmates. Experts haven't confirmed the species yetβ¦
Real, or too good to be true? π
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πΈ: Leonard Reback via Wikimedia Commons











