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The Festival of Color or Holi is one of India’s most vibrant festivals celebrated every spring. Marking the end of the winter season and welcoming the spring season with a rainbow of colors. Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil. According to the legends a once powerful king, Hiranyakashipu wanted to be considered a God and required all in his kingdom to worship him. Yet, his own son, Prahlada, refused and was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Furious with this decision the king attempted to kill his son many many many times but was saved. Which is why the festival is considered to symbolize victory of good over evil. The tradition of Holi brings people together, enemies become friends, class lines disappear, and it becomes a colorful & messy cloud of paint as everyone celebrates the festival together.
Currently planning my trip back to Thailand & Southeast Asia, who’s coming wiiiittthhh me 🙋🏼‍♀️ . . . When I think of where I got my travel bug, my wanderlust, my desire to see the world, the first place I think of is Thailand. My first “oh-shit” moment walking off that airplane, having my pants instantly vacuum to my legs because of the humidity, not a sign in sight I could understand & life around me overpowering my senses, I thought to myself “well shit, what now.” After a very questionable first meal, down a very dark alley (and in retrospect probably wasn’t the smartest idea) I fell in love with the country. The people & their warm smiles, the flavors, spice and never-ending noodle supply, the hot sticky air and all-of-a-sudden tropical storms. Thailand you’ve stolen a piece of heart, changed my perspective of the definition of spice and I promise I will be back. Many more times.
I love old things. Ancient buildings, dated artifacts, bones & ruins. There is something so powerful and profound about the idea of an old building or temple or land that is older than anything you can comprehensively imagine. Walking along the same path but during an era or timeline so vastly different than the one we are living today. It blows my mind 🤯 and leaves me with an impressionable feeling I hope to never forget. • • History Lesson 📚 ☝🏼 Ayutthaya was one of those places that left me both speechless and with the urge to tell the world about it at the same time. To share the beauty behind the story of this old Siam capital with a heartbreaking past. Ayutthaya was once the capital of Thailand. A powerful & thriving capital that ruled over its neighbors due to its extensive trading ports and protective waters. It reigned for nearly 400 years before being burned to the ground in 1767, a fire that destroyed the city to pieces. Most of what you see in and around Ayutthaya today are the remains of stone temples that were salvaged from the flames. • • Have you ever traveled somewhere that left you both speechless and wildly talkative about a destination that will forever be imprinted in your mind?

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