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Capture the Color and Watch Other People Win Prizes

Sep 28, 2013 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Bird flying above a temple in Kathmandu Nepal

TravelSupermarket.com's annual Capture the Color contest is back, which is a great opportunity for me to watch other bloggers with much nicer photos than mine win some prizes. I actually wasn't going to bother entering at all, mainly due to laziness, but when Corrinne from Reflections Enroute nominated me, I resolved to go out and shoot five photos specifically for the contest. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: India, Goa, Nepal, sand dunes, Dunhuang, photo contest, Jiuzhaigou, Berlin, Kathmandu, China, photography

Dunhuang – Playing in China’s Sandbox

Aug 16, 2012 by Daniel McBane 11 Comments

Mingsha sand dune in Dunhuang China at sunset

China has several large deserts and numerous sand dunes, but when the average Chinese person wants to play in the sand, they go to Dunhuang. Located in northwestern Gansu province in western China, Dunhuang was a major stop at a crossroads of the ancient Silk Road. These days getting there from most major Chinese cities is relatively easy and simply requires a day or two of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, desert, sand dunes, Dunhuang, Gansu

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