SINGAPORE | Thursday, 2 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [18]
SINGAPORE IS EVERYTHING INDIA ISN’T. It is a city and an island and a country, not a “sub-continent.” It is sparkling clean—spitting carries a hefty fine—and traffic jams just don’t happen. It even rains here! ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [14]
SOMEONE ONCE TOLD US THAT YOU had to have a reason to visit India—a yoga retreat or a meditation seminar—maybe a hip replacement. I had to keep reminding myself our reason was birding—especially amid the dust and squalor, 4AM wake-ups, ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 30 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [16]
THE “FOREST OWLET EXTENSION” was a logistic nightmare requiring three-hour drives each way from our plush hotel outside Mumbai to the Tansa Forest area where we picked up a local guide. Connie, Richard and I were actually outnumbered by guides ... Read more >
TIMOR-LESTE | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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ROMANIA | Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery
Emma got a bonus long weekend from school for the Unification of Romania day so we put our thinking caps on to see where we could get to on the limited transport options from Timisoara. We came up with going to a small village called Borlova and doing ...
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INDIA | Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [13]
RAJ OWNS DESERT COURSER ECOLODGE and drives like a lunatic but seemed to know where every bird in Little Rann of Kutch could be found—he should since his father started the place 40 years ago! Even before we dropped our bags he lead us to a pair ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 21 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [13]
AFTER A FREEZING MORING IN OPEN jeeps Bablu’s sharp eyes spotted a pair of Great Indian Bustards in the tall grass of the Thar Desert. At 150 meters they were difficult to see and impossible to photograph. We found another pair—or possibly ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023 | By merantau | Views [33]
INDIA | Tuesday, 17 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [18]
INDIAN TRAINS ARE AN EXPERIENCE, even if you travel inside, not on the roof! After a 3:30 AM wake-up, Rob from Rockjumper and our local guide, Bablu, herded the eight of us to Delhi station in the dark and wrangled several porters to carry our bags up ... Read more >
