NEPAL | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 | Views [137]
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Buddha
As the Buddha was having his last conversation with his long-time companion and cousin, Ananda, he mentioned that there were four places that pilgrims should go and if they did, they would be more ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 | Views [139]
Manakamana
When I was in Nepal for the first time in 2000, my colleague, Jeet Joshee, and I were leading a group of students from the University of Connecticut on a three-week study abroad program. Jeet’s brother in Kathmandu had put the ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
religious sites
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NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Hindu Temple
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NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
From Namche Bazar to Tengboche
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NEPAL | Monday, 17 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
mountains
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NEPAL | Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 | Views [134]
Back in Kathmandu
It has been nine years since my last trip to Nepal, and in the meantime the 2015 earthquake did a tremendous amount of damage and cost almost 9,000 lives. It has been fascinating to see the changes time and the renovations ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
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NEPAL | Friday, 14 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Dakshinkali, Pharping, Guru Rinpoche, Champa Devi
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NEPAL | Friday, 14 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Vajravaharini, Patan, Nepali National Museum, Swayambhunath
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NEPAL | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
old towns, temples, on the road
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NEPAL | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Budhanilkantha, Sankhu, Boudanath, Pashupati
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INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
temple
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INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Views [94]
Ranikhet to Corbett
Today’s sacred highlights included visits to the Dunagiri Devi Temple in Dwarahat and in Ranikhet, the Jhula Devi Temple and Ram Mandir. The day ended with a very muddy, but nonetheless beautiful, walk through the ... Read more >
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INDIA | Saturday, 8 Oct 2022 | Views [117]
Almora, Bagheshwar and Baijnath
The drive from Nainital to Almora consists of windy hill roads with some steep hairpin turns. There was more damage on this stretch of the road from the monsoon rains than even the section from Delhi. ... Read more >
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INDIA | Friday, 7 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
temples and forests
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INDIA | Thursday, 6 Oct 2022 | Views [112]
Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
The province of Uttarakhand in Northwest India borders Nepal on the east, Tibet on the north, Himachal Pradesh on the west and Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the south. It used to belong to Uttar Pradesh under the ... Read more >
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INDIA | Wednesday, 5 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Temples
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INDIA | Wednesday, 5 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery
Lake District and Goddess Sites
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SLOVENIA | Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 | Views [139]
Zagreb and Ljubljana
Flew to Zagreb from London on Friday to visit the National and City Museums. Unfortunately, both are still closed due to renovations caused by earthquake damage. The rest of the city was also pretty barren as everyone ... Read more >
Tags: cities, history, museums, towns
CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022 | Views [170]
After 50 Years: Returning to Prague
The last time I was in Prague, in August 1972, I was greeted at the border by guards with guns who tore the seats out of my VW beetle looking for contraband, which they promptly found. My girlfriend and Olympic ... Read more >
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SLOVENIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery
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CROATIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery
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CZECH REPUBLIC | Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [204]
FETHIYE
After visiting a number of Eastern and Northern European capital cities and their national museums, I wanted to take a few days somewhere surrounded by ancient historical sites and nature to work on these blogs. The Lycian ... Read more >
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TURKEY | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Photo Gallery
ancient ruins, museum, beach, Lycian Coast
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KOSOVO | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [171]
PRISTINA
Took the bus from Belgrade to Pristina, which took just under six hours and cost less than E20. There are a couple of control points during the journey, so it was good to have the ID and passport handy. While Serbia still considers ... Read more >
Tags: churches, cities, history, museums, towns
SERBIA | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [184]
BELGRADE
Arrived in almost 30 degrees C Belgrade from 8 degrees C Stockholm. After all the extremely long lines to get through security at Arlanda Airport, getting into Serbia was a breeze. The cab ride into town didn’t take too long ... Read more >
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SWEDEN | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [132]
Kings, Grand Dukes, Town Councils and Tsars: A Brief Excursion to Historical Northeastern Europe 5
STOCKHOLM
Arrived in the morning after a quick flight from Helsinki. It was drizzling and cold, but the brightness of the city came through ... Read more >
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