This is Irminger Sea between Iceland and Greenland. It is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean, named after Danish vice-admiral Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger (1802–1888).

照片中的伊尔明厄海是位于北大西洋的一片边缘海（沿岸海域），在冰岛西南面，格陵兰东南面。是根据丹麦的舰队副司令卡尔 · 路德维希 · 克里斯汀 · 伊尔明厄的名字而命名的。

I took this picture on a ship during a whale watching tour starting from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. I only spotted a couple of whales 🐳 at last, and lots of dolphins 🐬 . But this stunning sea view was already worth the trip.

我当时从冰岛首都雷克雅未克乘船出发去观鲸🐳 ，后来鲸鱼只看到几只，倒是海豚🐬看到不少， 😄 当然看到的还有这片靠近极地的海域。

Different from the tropical sea, this vast dark ocean looks so surreal at sunset. The cold waves are dancing and shimmering. A seagull flies over, outlining a beautiful silhouette.

这片广阔深沉的海在日落前的光线下有着一种不同于热带海洋的壮美，冰冷刺骨的海水闪着微光，一只海鸥掠过海面，留下剪影。

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I spotted these cute guys on Raymond Island in Victoria, Australia (where else in the wild can it be? ;p)

我在澳大利亚维多利亚州东部的雷蒙德岛近距离看到这些可爱的考拉（树袋熊/无尾熊）。以前只在动物园隔着屏障看到过，这还是第一次在它们生活的野生环境中见到。看它们悠然自在的样子，是不是很可爱？

If you want to reach Raymond Island, first go to Paynesville, the town where you can catch a ferry ⛴ over to the island.

The ferry operates on a daily basis from 6:40am till after 11pm. You can take the ferry by foot or bicycle for free, or by car for $12. We parked our station wagon at Paynesville terminal (located on The Esplanade near Victoria Street), and caught the ferry by foot. It only took a few minutes to reach Raymond Island.

Remember to bring some drinking water with you as there are no shops on Raymond Island. We didn’t know that and were almost dying from thirst strolling the hot and dry island. ;p

我们先来到Paynesville这个小镇，从这里每天有轮渡往返于雷蒙德岛。早上第一班6:40开始，每半小时到一小时一班，一直运营到晚上11点或更晚。步行和骑车免费，摩托车5澳元，汽车12澳元。我们把旅行车停靠在Paynesville的码头，步行上渡轮，短短几分钟就到了岛上。

上岛前记得带足饮用水，或者需要野餐的吃喝，因为岛上是没有小店的，我们当时忘记带水，结果在又热又干的岛上走了一圈，差点没渴死，最后奄奄一息地挪向码头，等到开过来的渡轮，那感觉，仿佛荒岛余生的人盼到了营救的船只 - 终于有了水源的希望！

On the island, there is a clearly marked 1.3km route of Koala Walk, but we soon strayed from it being distracted by the colorful birds, pretty residential houses surrounded by flowers, and 2 echidnas!

Since koalas only eat Eucalyptus leaves, chances are big you spot them in a gum tree. It is a great experience to see them in their own habitat looking so natural and cozy. I also spotted a baby koala(joey) on his mother’s back high up in the tree, but I didn’t have a telephoto lens with me to get the close-up picture.

The koalas were first introduced to this island in the 1950’s, and recently their overpopulation and lack of food have caused some deaths. So some koalas are being relocated, and there are volunteers working with the Koala and Wildlife center on the Island.

岛上有1.3公里考拉步行路线的标示，但是我们很快就不知道走到哪里去了，因为路边好多漂亮的民居，度假屋，老式房车，鲜花，色彩鲜艳的鹦鹉等各种鸟类，还先后看到两只针鼹鼠在觅食！

考拉是只吃桉树叶的，所以睁大眼睛在桉树枝间仔细找，不难看到它们的身影。这次先后看到大约一打考拉，高高低低地，或坐或挂或睡在树上，慵懒惬意的样子，非常萌。我还看到一只考拉宝宝趴在妈妈背上，真是超级可爱，可惜在很高处，离得太远，没有长焦镜头，只能拍到两个小小的灰点。

雷蒙德岛上的考拉是上世纪50年代引进的，最近的数量激增和食物缺乏导致不少考拉死亡。所以有些考拉被转移到别处，岛上还成立了考拉和野生动物保护中心，也有志愿者帮助照顾这些可爱的小家伙。

Koalas sleep for around 18 hours a day, so this is a common sight:

考拉一天要睡上18个小时左右，所以下面这幅模样就挺常见啦：

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Whisky Bay is a peaceful stretch of sheltered beach inside Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia. This park is the most southern national park in the country, 157 kilometres southeast of Melbourne.

威士忌海湾位于澳大利亚维多利亚州的威尔逊海角国家公园内，这是澳洲最南部的国家公园。往墨尔本东南车行约1.5小时就可以到达。

After the free entrance of Wilsons Promontory National Park and stops at a few lookouts, we drove to Whisky Bay car park in the heavy rain, then walked through a moist gully along Whisky Creek, and passed over sand dunes to this beautiful secluded beach. Luckily it’s turning sunny at this moment. There we saw huge orangeish rocks at one end, and green rolling hills at the other. Swayed by the chilly wind, white waves of the blue sea were gently tapping the sandy shore. Later, the sun started setting. The hills, the beach and the rocks were all kissed by the warm glow, tinged with a stunning golden shade.

威尔逊海角国家公园入口处有工作人员发放地图，可以免费进入。我们进去后一直在下暴雨，在几个观景瞭望台短暂停留了一下，就驱车前往威士忌海湾入口处。这时天公作美，雨过天晴，停好车后，开始沿着威士忌小溪边的岩沟往远处的沙丘走，等翻过小沙丘，这块绝美的静谧海湾就完全展现在眼前了。凉风习习，碧蓝的海水冲刷着沙岸，一边是橙红色调的巨石，一边是和缓起伏的山丘。在浅滩上踏了几回冰冷刺骨的海浪🌊，又在巨大的岩石间兴奋地攀爬了一会儿，看太阳开始慢慢下落，周边的一切渐渐镀上一层明媚灿烂的金辉。

Like most breathtaking views, words can’t do them justice. So I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

就像所有令人惊艳的风景一样，语言难以形容那摄人心魄的美。所以就让我用这些照片来表达吧。

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Hey everyone! Today I’d love to share with you my visit to Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, this mythical water temple complex near Bedugul, in Bali,Indonesia. Its ethereal beauty has long attracted the gaze of admirers from around the globe.

大家周末好！这次我来和你们分享印尼的水神庙的几张照片和介绍。这一庙宇群在巴厘岛中北部的Bedugul附近，以独特的外形和缥缈的水上仙境般的周边景致而吸引着世界各地的游人前来观瞻。

Pura Bratan is built in 1633, located on the shores of beautiful Lake Bratan (Lake of Holy Mountain), a main source of irrigation in central Bali. This temple complex is used for offerings ceremony to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu. You can see how important this temple complex is for Indonesian people, since it’s even featured in 50,000-rupiah (second to 100,000-rupiah) banknote of Indonesia.

水神庙建于1633年，坐落于美丽的圣山湖(布拉坦湖）岸。圣山湖是巴厘岛中部灌溉用水的主要源头。当地人在这些庙宇里祭祀巴厘岛水湖河女神Dewi Danu。庙宇群的身影还被印在印尼钞票五万卢比的背面（仅次于十万卢比的面额），可见它在印尼人民心目中的神圣地位。

Part of this temple complex, the 11-storey temple in the photos is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Parvathi. Buddha’s statue is also enshrined in this temple.

庙宇群中十一层高的主庙用来供奉印度教三大主神之一的湿婆（苦行/毁灭/再生之神）和他的配偶雪山女神。庙里的神龛中还珍藏着佛主的雕像。

Located 1200 m above sea level, this lake area is considerably colder than the lower regions on the island, which is a real bless when travellors get enough or too much heat in most other places. I felt so refreshed when I reached the lake in the late afternoon, from the sweltering South. The clouds and the colour of the sky were changing rapidly, and the breeze turned into a heavy blow in a few minutes, making ripples on the water. Shrouded in light mist and surrounded by lush greens, the temples looked truly enchanting at the water edge.

由于海拔一千两百多米，圣山湖及周边地区要比巴厘岛炎热的低海拔地区凉快不少，是颇受欢迎的避暑胜地。我从闷热的南边一路来到湖区这一块，凉爽的空气拂面，感觉非常舒服。在庙宇群间穿行，天空的色彩和云朵变幻无常，缓缓吹拂的轻风也迅速升级为强劲的狂风，在湖面掀起一片片涟漪。水神庙笼罩在薄雾之中，背靠青山，繁花掩映，绿树环抱，一派水上仙境般的迷人风光。

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I took this photo in a village near Turmi, south of Ethiopia. I was strolling the streets of the village when these cute kids came to me to say hello. They were quite curious about me, this strange outsider, just as I was curious about their community and culture.

They tried to talk to me in loads of funny gestures they just improvised, and they were wearing the big smile on their face through the whole conversation(though it’s more like a communication by body languages ;p). I don’t think we understood everything from each other, but no worries there, all people smile in the same language.

I love their beautiful contagious smile. 😄 A smile costs nothing, but gives much. Their lovely smile brightens my day. Pretty often we underestimate the power of a smile, the gorgeous curve that sets everything straight. So smile more, it lights up yourself as well as the others around. 😃

这张照片是我在埃塞俄比亚南部图米附近的一个小村庄拍的。我当时在街上漫无目的地闲逛，这些可爱的孩子看到我这个异样的外族人，都跑过来争先恐后地跟我打招呼。一个个手舞足蹈，脸上绽放出快乐无比的笑容，我的心情也变得灿烂起来。😃

他们对我充满好奇，正如我对他们的村落和文化充满好奇一样。我们都开心地笑着，打着各种手势试图和对方交流，虽然并不能完全互相理解，但是这又有什么关系呢？各族语言不同，却有着共同的语言：微笑。

微笑它很神奇，
你不花毫厘，
却有良多获益，
点亮了他人，
也绽放着自己。

哈哈 我这是一不小心成了鸡汤诗人了吗？

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☝️Tropical Spice Garden, Penang, Malaysia | 摄于马来西亚槟城热带香料园 🇲🇾
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Sweet Prayer Plant | 甜味祈祷草

It is native to western part of Africa, and is now also commonly seen in tropical Asia. I saw this plant in the wild and in some gardens in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia… Its large papery green leaves are popular for decoration purpose.

这种植物原产于西非，现在在亚洲的热带地区也很常见。我在马来西亚、新加坡、印尼等国的野外和花园里都见过它们的芳踪 =)。它绿油油的大叶片赏心悦目，在家里庭院里都是很美的装点。

And the leaves are used for wrapping and boiling foods, like banana leaves. Local people also use them as weaving materials, building materials, and for roofing.

就像大芭蕉叶一样，人们也用这祈祷草的大叶片包裹并烹煮食物。它还被用来作为编织、建筑和房顶材料。

Plus it’s a natural source of thaumatin, a low-calorie sweetener and flavor modifier protein.

此外，它还含有奇异果甜蛋白，是一种天然低热量的甜味剂。

Its leaf sap can also be used as sedative and as antidote against venoms, stings, and bites.

叶子的汁液还被用作镇静剂和动物叮咬的解毒剂。

Have you ever seen this sweet magical plant? Where did you see it? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment below.

各位在哪里见过这种神奇的甜味祈祷草吗？欢迎留言分享哦！

☝️Ubud, Bali, Indonesia | 摄于印尼巴厘岛乌布 🇮🇩
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Rice Plant | 水稻

Rice is nice. As a cereal grain, rice is rich in nutrients, vitamins, and minerals and is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s population, especially in Asia.

水稻这种谷物富含营养素、维他命和矿物质，是世界上30多亿人口，尤其是亚洲人的主食。

There are so many ways of cooking and eating rice, and they are easy and tasty, such as steamed plain rice, with coconut milk, with saffron, with spinach juice or whatever vegetable sap; boiled into congee/porridge; fried rice with whatever vegetables and meat in your fridge (titled as Fried Rice Queen by my coworkers, I have lots of recipes to share with you in future ;p); stuffed in vine leaves for Greek Dolmades; rolled in sushi; crispy rice crust; rice cracker… the list goes on.

烹饪米饭的方式多种多样，简单又可口，比如：最简单的蒸白米饭，可以混入椰子汁、藏红花或菠菜汁等各种蔬菜汁；煮成粥；和冰箱里的菜肉做成炒饭(我被同事们称作“炒饭女王”，有很多配方想跟大家分享，哈哈）；包在葡萄叶里做成希腊式小粽子；卷成各类寿司；煎成香脆的锅巴；做成米饼……

I eat rice almost every day, and miss it a lot if there’s only bread available. 😋

作为一枚生活在西方世界被各式面包围攻的亚洲吃货，米饭这一底线却从未被突破。; )

What about you? Do you love rice? How do you normally cook it? Please tell me in the comments below. =)

你们喜欢吃米饭吗？通常是怎么做的呢？

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