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I am not sure if this gorgeous Indian Pitta* I spied on ‘my’ mango tree, was just taking a break on his way someplace else, or if he will continue to grace us with his presence through the cooler season. I hope it will be the latter, and I will soon have a whole brood of […]
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Taj Mahal, India, travel guide. Find inspiring Taj Mahal photography and travel tips to optimise your visit to the exquisite UNESCO monument.
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On the couple of sublimely solitary hours we got to spend revelling in the magnificence of this necropolis and the serene silence of its pink stones.
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Ganga aarti photography from Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi. Presented with sound effects to evoke the dramatic atmosphere and the faith of solemn devotees.
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Granted, my earlier visits had been limited to meetings with modular furniture makers and interior contractors, but charm was still the last thing I expected to find in Delhi. An insidious allure that gets under your skin even as you wilt in the heat and the pollution smothers your lungs. “Do tourists really get to know […]
Read MoreA mid-morning chai break. See that lady in the blue sari in the background? R is convinced she is the old man’s wife…..”No question!”. Her body language (see below), according to him, resembles mine during the days when I briefly tried to give up all caffeinated beverages in the vain hope of losing my weight […]
Read MoreWe are back from our 1700 kilometer road trip – excluding our flight to and from Delhi – that covered more tombs and places of worship than we have visited in all our years of travel! It was an intense roller coaster ride into centuries of Indian history in reverse, from imperial New Delhi to […]
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There are no massive city gates to welcome you here. Nor stone covered causeways over gigantic moats to traverse. But what Banteay Srei – Khmer for Citadel of the Women* – lacks in monumental scale and significance, it makes up for with its exquisite sculptural adornment. Each intricate carved inch of its centuries old pink […]
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These should have been in my superstition gallery. And certainly not under the harmless old wives tale category, considering the number of creatures that have had to give up their lives for someone’s imagined increase in libido. R was informed by our boatman, that the contents of one of the jars was elephant penis! Not […]
Read More“In fact, everything we encounter in this world with our six senses is an inkblot test. You see what you are thinking and feeling, seldom what you are looking at.” ~ Buddhist Quote “There is nothing insignificant in this world. It all depends on the point of view.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Read MoreWith the exodus of our neighbours to pastures fruitier, the mango season has officially come to an end. That sadly means curtains for the daily spectacle outside my kitchen window. But look who got invited to a final farewell feast!! A very, very shy and skittish female Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus), that had been skulking around for months, in search of […]
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Bakheng is the most popular spot for sunset viewing in Angkor. And natuarally the most crowded. So we chose Pre Rup instead. The relatively quieter state temple of the 9th century Khmer king Rajendravarman II. There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale to our four day visit than to watch the sun slip quietly behind the […]
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The Urge To Wander 