{"id":12400,"date":"2015-07-03T22:47:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T14:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?page_id=12400"},"modified":"2016-03-22T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:17:07","slug":"travel-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?page_id=12400","title":{"rendered":"TRAVEL VIDEOS . . . . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00; text-decoration: underline;\">CONFESSION:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0Neither Bruce nor I are professional videographers and therefore we can honestly attest that our travel videos are most definitely <strong>&#8220;<em>on the rubbish side<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong>. \u00a0Nonetheless, we&#8217;ve decided to post these online if only to enrich the backstories to our travel.<\/p>\n<p>Videos are organised by <strong>destinations<\/strong> &#8212; listed alphabetically and spread over several pages.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12753\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations I &#8211; L (page 2) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12546\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations M (page 3) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12775\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations N &#8211; Z (page 4) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Bhutan&#8217;s fire festival &#8211; \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>It is said that participation in this ritual burns off all the accumulated sins from the previous year. \u00a0As such, it was no surprise that the majority of the participants were rowdy young men!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-1\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_1287.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-FireFestival.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-FireFestival.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-FireFestival.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Bhutan: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Regligious festival featuring monks in animal costumes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-2\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_0688h.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-Festival-2008.m4v?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-Festival-2008.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bhutan-Festival-2008.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">(Recommended)<\/span> Burma:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Listen to a recording of a Chin village song sung by one of the elders.\u00a0 When she passes away, it is likely that this song will soon be forgotten as the \u2018younger\u2019 generation is not willing to learn the lyrics. \u00a0This was recorded in January 2011 in Khyato Village.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-3\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_5653.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-ChinTribeHarvestSong.m4v?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-ChinTribeHarvestSong.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-ChinTribeHarvestSong.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Burma:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Ballooning over temples in Bagan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-4\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TLM3812.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-HotAirBalloon.m4v?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-HotAirBalloon.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-HotAirBalloon.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Burma:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>We&#8217;d stumbled into a monastery in Yangon whilst the monklets were busy at study hall . . . Fortunately, the head monk permitted us to photograph and to video record them at their studies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-5\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_5291.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-MonkletsStudyHall.m4v?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-MonkletsStudyHall.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burma-MonkletsStudyHall.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">(Recommended)<\/span> Guizhou funeral: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>We were extraordinarily honoured when the family of the deceased (a village school teacher) invited us to witness the village funeral ceremony. \u00a0Although there were moments of mournful sorrow, the ceremony had dancers, musicians and a firework display to celebrate the man&#8217;s life. \u00a0It was a most incredible experience.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-6\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_9541.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Funeral.m4v?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Funeral.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Funeral.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Guizhou village festival: \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WARNING<\/span><\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0a pig sacrifice is captured on video.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-7\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0638a.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Festival.m4v?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Festival.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-Village-Festival.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Guizhou: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Miao folk song<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-8\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_0108.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-RedDressMiaoSinging.m4v?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-RedDressMiaoSinging.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Guizhou-RedDressMiaoSinging.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">( Recommended )<\/span> Hong Kong Sevens: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>the best of \u2026 \u00a0[\u00a0please note that this is a photo compilation set as a video ]<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-9\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0449e.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rugby-aug2015.m4v?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rugby-aug2015.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rugby-aug2015.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Hong Kong Sevens in torrential rain: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>It is said that nothing stops the Sevens in Hong Kong. \u00a0This was proven true when the games continued in the face of torrential &#8220;black rain&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-10\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/copyright_4210.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-sevens-in-the-rain.m4v?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-sevens-in-the-rain.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-sevens-in-the-rain.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Hong Kong opera:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Backstage practice at a small village opera production during the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-11\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TLM9575a.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/backstage-Cheung-Chau.m4v?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/backstage-Cheung-Chau.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/backstage-Cheung-Chau.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">(Recommended)<\/span> Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 ICC at night and in time-lapse<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-12\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0437hk.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-ICC.m4v?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-ICC.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-ICC.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">(Recommended)<\/span> Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0view of Victoria Harbour by ferry and in time-lapse<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-13\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0642.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-Victoria-Harbour.m4v?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-Victoria-Harbour.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hong-Kong-Victoria-Harbour.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Flying into Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-14\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0682b.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flying-into-HK1.m4v?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flying-into-HK1.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flying-into-HK1.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0fireworks from the harbour (time-lapsed). \u00a0I&#8217;ve always been impressed with HK&#8217;s firework displays &#8212; the first time I&#8217;d seen it was when I was at the Four Seasons Apartment in 2007 (my transitional home as I was relocating) and I watched the National Day fireworks from the 59th floor. \u00a0I was particularly impressed that the pyrotechnical team was able to spell out &#8220;2008&#8221; (to signify the upcoming Beijing Olympics) as fireworks! \u00a0In this video, Bruce and I watched the 2014 National Day firework display from a boat moored in the middle of Victoria Harbour.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12400-15\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" poster=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0053hk.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-fireworks.m4v?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-fireworks.m4v\">https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HK-fireworks.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Continues . . . .\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12753\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations I &#8211; L (page 2) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12546\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations M (page 3) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le-mckernan.com\/?p=12775\" target=\"_blank\">Destinations N &#8211; Z (page 4) is available here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONFESSION:\u00a0 \u00a0Neither Bruce nor I are professional videographers and therefore we can honestly attest that our travel videos are most definitely &#8220;on the rubbish side&#8220;. \u00a0Nonetheless, we&#8217;ve decided to post these online if only to enrich the backstories to our travel. Videos are organised by destinations &#8212; listed alphabetically and spread over several pages. 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