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Category: Asia

This section spotlights travel experiences, articles, and photography covering places and regions I’ve explored in Asia – from Southeast Asia to central Asia and more.

Nepal for Lonely Planet + G Adventures

by Lola AkinmadeAsia, Reviews + PartnershipsPosted on June 14, 2017June 15, 20177 Comments

Off to Nepal on assignment…

Kwang Yaw, Cambodia

by Lola AkinmadeAsia, Travel NarrativesPosted on May 23, 2017May 31, 20172 Comments

A sharp turn off the main road leads to discovery…

25 Everyday Photos from Bangkok, Thailand

by Lola AkinmadeAsiaPosted on November 20, 2015December 12, 20158 Comments

Regarding my photos from a recent trip to Bangkok, Thailand, I’ve shared my Muay Thai boxing experience and traditional Khon dancers as well as a relaxing afternoon ferry cruise down the Chao Phraya River…

Muay Thai Boxing in Thailand

Photos: That time I tried Muay Thai Boxing in Bangkok

by Lola AkinmadeAsiaPosted on November 17, 20152 Comments

Training at the gym owned and run by world champion Muay Thai boxer Buakaw Banchamek. He is arguably the most famous boxer in Thailand…

Bangkok, Thailand

Slides from #TBEXAsia: Improving Your Travel Portraits #TBEX

by Lola AkinmadeAsiaPosted on November 4, 2015November 4, 20152 Comments

After my talk on telling your travel stories through photography at TBEX Toronto, I was invited back to speak on photography at TBEX Asia in Bangkok. I knew immediately that I wanted to focus on photographing strangers and improving your travel portraits…

In Photos: An afternoon cruise in Bangkok

by Lola AkinmadeAsiaPosted on October 26, 2015October 25, 201512 Comments

I came to Bangkok with no expectations. Mostly because I was in town for just four nights with all my daytime hours consumed by TBEX Asia and the last thing on my mind was a river cruise in Bangkok…

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  • Dragging in a deep breath to anchor me, I dip my right foot in, slowly sliding down before drawing my other leg into the tub. The sensation is instant. Tiny sharp pricks racing across my skin as my body tries to regulate and protect itselt from the jarring shift in temperature.
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Two minutes in an ice-cold plunge bath, steadying my breathing, reminded me that in a fast-paced dizzying world, I already hold power in stillness.

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Organizations such as @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg , @afrosvenska_forum_for_rattvisa, @afrosvenskhistorievecka, @blackarchivessweden, @southnord, @africa_nmwc_swe, and @etnografiska, among others, have events planned all month long in celebration and honour of those who have come before us and who continue to lift us up.

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It is the only trade show dedicated to wellness travel and I can’t wait to experience this transformative community - https://www.theretreatshow.com/

Beyond meeting some incredible partners, companies, and facilitators within the travel wellness snd retreat space, as invited media, I’ll have the opportunity to (in their words):

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Dragging in a deep breath to anchor me, I dip my right foot in, slowly sliding down before drawing my other leg into the tub. The sensation is instant. Tiny sharp pricks racing across my skin as my body tries to regulate and protect itselt from the jarring shift in temperature.
I close my eyes, a palm over my heart, focusing on my breaths under the expert guidance of Dr.
Rob Williams, PhD (known as ”The Breath
Doctor”) - @drrobwilliams 

Two minutes in an ice-cold plunge bath, steadying my breathing, reminded me that in a fast-paced dizzying world, I already hold power in stillness.

Read the rest of my thoughts and reflections from @synergyretreatshow over on my @substack - LINK IN PROFILE 

#synergytheretreatshow #travel #wellnesstravel #inspiration #womenintravel @synergyretreatshow
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Dragging in a deep breath to anchor me, I dip my right foot in, slowly sliding down before drawing my other leg into the tub. The sensation is instant. Tiny sharp pricks racing across my skin as my body tries to regulate and protect itselt from the jarring shift in temperature. I close my eyes, a palm over my heart, focusing on my breaths under the expert guidance of Dr. Rob Williams, PhD (known as ”The Breath Doctor”) - @drrobwilliams Two minutes in an ice-cold plunge bath, steadying my breathing, reminded me that in a fast-paced dizzying world, I already hold power in stillness. Read the rest of my thoughts and reflections from @synergyretreatshow over on my @substack - LINK IN PROFILE #synergytheretreatshow #travel #wellnesstravel #inspiration #womenintravel @synergyretreatshow
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Every October in Sweden, we celebrate the lives and contributions of Afro-Swedes historically and in the modern day all month long.

Organizations such as @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg , @afrosvenska_forum_for_rattvisa, @afrosvenskhistorievecka, @blackarchivessweden, @southnord, @africa_nmwc_swe, and @etnografiska, among others, have events planned all month long in celebration and honour of those who have come before us and who continue to lift us up.

On this end with ÅFRÖNỌ̀RDÍC and ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩, we have some exciting upcoming announcements which we are eager to share, and which will continue to take this visual celebration globally and regionally.

Learn more about  the History of Afro-Swedes here - https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/projects/afrika-pagar/the-history-of-afro-swedes/

Music by two iconic AfroSwedes - @seinabosey and @w.aterbaby 

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Every October in Sweden, we celebrate the lives and contributions of Afro-Swedes historically and in the modern day all month long. Organizations such as @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg , @afrosvenska_forum_for_rattvisa, @afrosvenskhistorievecka, @blackarchivessweden, @southnord, @africa_nmwc_swe, and @etnografiska, among others, have events planned all month long in celebration and honour of those who have come before us and who continue to lift us up. On this end with ÅFRÖNỌ̀RDÍC and ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩, we have some exciting upcoming announcements which we are eager to share, and which will continue to take this visual celebration globally and regionally. Learn more about the History of Afro-Swedes here - https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/projects/afrika-pagar/the-history-of-afro-swedes/ Music by two iconic AfroSwedes - @seinabosey and @w.aterbaby #blackhistorymonth #afroswedishhistory #afroswedishhistoryweek #afroswede sweden
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