Durbar Square (durbar means palace) is a collection of various pagodas, temples and the old palace of the King of Nepal. The palace itself no longer houses the King, but …
When I first planned my travel route through India I was woefully ignorant. I tried to see too much too fast. I don’t regret anything and I loved India, but …
Jaisalmer is in the middle of the Great Thar Desert, which stretch across northeastern India and up into Pakistan. I arrived in Jaisalmer at about 5 AM to what has …
Meherangarh, or the Majestic Fort as it’s known in English overlooks Jodhpur India. As its English name indicates, it is indeed perched majestically atop the only hill around, and seems …
The Jagdish Temple, the oldest and largest temple in Udaipur was just behind my guesthouse. It has some amazing relief carvings. Other photos in this set are from Bagore-ki-Haveli, which …
I spent a couple days just wandering around Udaipur India, checking out the lake, stumbling across an Indian wedding and other miscellanea. The accompanying luxagraf post is also called
On the hill on the far side of the lake Udaipur, India is the Monsoon Palace. If I remember right this was the summer palace of the King. It’s currently …
By the time I reached Udaipur I had largely sussed out how to travel in India so I was finally able to wrap my head around a place. It also …
The market at Anjuna is quiet the um well now we know where old hippies go. It was good fun though. Old hippies are good peoples. You can read more …
Goa India. You’ve heard about the parties, the hippies and raves. And if you’re anything like me that makes you want to stay in the southern part of Goa where …
There’s a big network of canals, channels and rivers around the Cochin area and one of the more popular things to do is take a tour of the "backwaters" I …
My first stop in India. I had no idea what to expect. It ended up being lovely, though far more tropical than I was expecting. And oh my yes, you’re …
Week three in Paris. The Louvre in all its overwhelming glory as well as my most favorited photo here on Flickr (which only has like two votes, sad really, but …
Another week or so in Paris during which I managed to make it to the Centre Pompidou, Sainte Chapelle and Père Lachaise Cemetery. There’s of course a travel essay to …
First impressions of Paris. There’s also a travelogue entry to accompany these photographs, have a look at Living in a Railway Car
Just before I left to travel the world, I went up to San Francisco to visit some friends.