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Lumbini

NEPAL | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 | Views [184]

  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 >

Tags: buddhism, sacred site


Manakamana

NEPAL | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 | Views [183]

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 >

Tags: hindu temple


Photos: Lumbini & Ramagrama

NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

religious sites
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Photos: Manakamana

NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Hindu Temple
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Photos: Tengboche Trek 2

NEPAL | Monday, 24 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

From Namche Bazar to Tengboche
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Photos: Tengboche Trek

NEPAL | Monday, 17 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

mountains
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Back in Kathmandu: Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage Sites

NEPAL | Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 | Views [169]

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 >

Tags: ancient cities, mountains, on the road, temples


Photos: Thamel and Kathmandu Durbar Square

NEPAL | Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Kathmandu Valley 3

NEPAL | Friday, 14 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Dakshinkali, Pharping, Guru Rinpoche, Champa Devi
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Photos: Kathmandu Valley 2

NEPAL | Friday, 14 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Vajravaharini, Patan, Nepali National Museum, Swayambhunath
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Photos: Bhaktapur and Environs

NEPAL | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

old towns, temples, on the road
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Photos: Kathmandu Valley 1

NEPAL | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Budhanilkantha, Sankhu, Boudanath, Pashupati
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Photos: Corbett to Delhi

INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Giriji Temple in Jim Corbett National Park

INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

temple
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Ranikeht to Corbett

INDIA | Sunday, 9 Oct 2022 | Views [135]

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 >

Tags: mountains, temples


Almora to Baijnath

INDIA | Saturday, 8 Oct 2022 | Views [227]

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 >

Tags: mountains, on the road, temples


Photos: Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

INDIA | Friday, 7 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

temples and forests
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Nainital

INDIA | Thursday, 6 Oct 2022 | Views [164]

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 >

Tags: festival, lakes, temples


Photos: Almora

INDIA | Wednesday, 5 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Temples
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Photos: Nainital

INDIA | Wednesday, 5 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

Lake District and Goddess Sites
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Ljubljana

SLOVENIA | Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 | Views [177]

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


After 50 Years: Returning to Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022 | Views [216]

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 >

Tags: cities, history, museums, towns


Photos: Ljubljana

SLOVENIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Zagreb

CROATIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC | Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 | Photo Gallery


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A Journey Through Time: Fethiye and the Lycian Coast

TURKEY | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [247]

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 >

Tags: archeological sites, beach, history, museum, towns


Photos: Fethiye

TURKEY | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Photo Gallery

ancient ruins, museum, beach, Lycian Coast
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Pristina- caught between past and present

KOSOVO | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [208]

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


Belgrade Impressions

SERBIA | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [229]

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 >

Tags: churches, cities, history, museums, towns


Kings, Grand Dukes, Town Councils and Tsars 5: Stockholm

SWEDEN | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [161]

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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