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Travel in the Year of the Dragon (2012)

All images by travel writer and photographer Amanda Castleman
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a totem pole with mountains in the background
Raven Totem
Jasper Alberta
Native Culture
Haida Gwaii
Haida Art
American Continent
Totem Pole
The Raven
Canadian Rockies
24-Jasper-Totem
Jasper repatriated the Raven totem pole that stood in this Canadian Rockies town for 94 years. In 2010, the National Park commissioned two Haida Gwaii carvers to create a new icon, honoring the coastal tribes' links with the tundra's First Nations people. Learn more on the CBC: ow.ly/esRSc. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — in Jasper, Alberta.
two people walking on the beach next to some trees and an ocean in the background
Boabab Tree Photography
Baobab Tree Painting
Boabab Tree Silhouette
Swahili Culture
Swahili Coast
Diani Beach
Baobab Trees In Madagascar
Baobab Oil
Dar Es Salaam
23-Baobab
A baobab between the Indian Ocean and the Swahili Coast's oldest mosque. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Diani Beach.
some white and yellow flowers are by the water with blue skies in the back ground
Plumeria Flowers
Nothing But Flowers
Mombasa
Flower Therapy
Most Beautiful Flowers
Hawaiian Flowers
Trik Fotografi
Alam Yang Indah
Exotic Flowers
22-Plumeria
Plumeria blooms over the Indian Ocean at the luxury Alfajiri villas on Kenya’s Swahili Coast, 25 miles south of Mombasa (www.alfajirivillas.com). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Diani Beach.
a cheetah laying on the ground in an open field
Maasai Mara Kenya
Maasai Mara
Maasai
Year Of The Dragon
Travel Writer
Kenya
Lounge
Camping
Travel
Oops!
A cheetah lounges near Serian Camp, Maasai Mara, Kenya (www.serian.net). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Maasai Mara.
two rhinos are standing in the grass
Rhinos
Animals
Oops!
Rhino sanctuary, Kenya. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Maasai Mara.
four african women standing in a field with trees in the background
Karen Blixen
Woman Singing
Out Of Africa
Vera Bradley Backpack
19-Masai-women
Women sing in front of the traditional boma (thorn-hedge) surrounding their village, Maasai Mara. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Maasai Mara.
two zebra standing next to each other on a lush green field
Baby Zebra
Super Cute
Photographer
18-Baby-zebra
A super-cute, but coprophiliac, baby zebra near Serian Camp, Maasai Mara, Kenya (www.serian.net). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Mara North Conservancy.
a lone tree in the middle of a field at night with dark clouds above it
Roasted Halloumi
Halloumi Cheese
Campfire
Elephant
Cheese
Stuffed Peppers
17-Sundowner
We roasted halloumi cheese over a campfire near this tree in Kenya's Mara North Conservancy, near Elephant Pepper Camp (www.elephantpeppercamp.com). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Mara North Conservancy.
a pick up truck parked on the side of a dirt road
Samburu Kenya
Ad Hoc
Popcorn Maker
Land Cruiser
Bar
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Land-Cruiser ad-hoc bar, near Joy's Camp, Samburu, Kenya (www.joyscamp.com). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at Samburu, Kenya.
a lion laying down in the grass
Dark Maned Lion
Maned Lioness
Lion Lying Down
Mountain Lion Photography
Mountain Lion Growling
Panthera Leo
Leopard Painting
Lions Photos
Lion And Lioness
15-Majestic-Mane
This goober had blood all down his left cheek. Nice flavor-saver in Kenya's Mara North Conservancy! Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com.
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a close up of a lion laying in the grass
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14-Lioness-Near-Elephant-Pepper
A lioness, probably from the Cheli and Peacock Pride in Kenya's Mara North Conservancy, near Elephant Pepper Camp (www.elephantpeppercamp.com). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com.
two giraffes standing in the middle of a dry grass field with blue skies behind them
Bakery Style Cake
Happy 50th Birthday
Happy 50th
Masai Mara
Travel Articles
Giraffes
50th Birthday
13-Kenya-Smoky Sunset
Giraffes stride the Masai Mara, as visitors enjoy a "sundowner" picnic in southwestern Kenya (www.maraleisurecamp.co.ke). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com.
a person standing in front of a fire with an arrow on his head and arms
Jump Rope
Peace On Earth
Papua New Guinea
12-Duk-duk-firedancer
A Baining Fire Dance by the Duk Duk tribe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Not pictured: the live python being swung like a jump rope (which later became after-bonfire-dance snack). Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com. — at New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
a large rock sitting on top of a body of water
New Guinea
11-Rabaul-Harbor
A volcanic crater now forms Rabaul's deepest harbor, Papua New Guinea. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com.
two children with face paint on their faces and one is holding the other child's head
Face Paint
Carnival Face Paint
Carnival
10-Sepik-babysitting
Babysitting in the Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Image copyright www.amandacastleman.com.