The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World
By Joshua | September 20th, 2007 | 
5 Comments » 
Check out these remarkable photos of The Ten Most Amazing Temples in the World (via Neatorama.com). The collection is exclusively Buddhist and Hindu (otherwise, I would suggest a Maya temple or two to the list). From the Tiger’s Nest Monastery, pictured here atop a 3,000-foot cliff in Bhutan, to the ruins of Angkor and Prambanan, this is quite an impressive gathering.
I’m happy to say that the Tranquilo Traveler has visited three of the top ten. Here are some flashbacks to my original posts about visiting:
Angkor Wat — Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Golden Temple — Amritrsar, India
Varanasi — India
If clicking through these quiet, beautiful places inspires you to sit and take a few breaths, mosey over to this online Zen meditation room: The bell rings…
5 Responses to “The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World”
The only one I have seen is the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. One down; nine to go. Thanks for this fabulous link.
Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com
Just spend an enjoyable hour browsing through your archives - great stuff, Josh, you’re an inspiration.
-Tim
Great to see that Angkor Wat has got the first rank.
to read more about Cambodia, should visit the website : http://www.netvibes.com/cambodia
I really want to see the top ten most tranquilo temples in the world.
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The Hozoviotissa Monastery on the Greek Island of Amorgos is pretty sweet as well (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/girardin/168558611/ ).