Welcome
Travels 2023
Slowly up the Ganga
>
Calcutta
Embarkation
Temples & Hare Krishna
Brass & Baul
Life of the Nawabs
A Day on the River
Another Day on the River
University
Bhagalapur
Bathing in the Ganga
Good Brakes, Good Horn & Good Luck
Varanasi
A Crazy day in Varanasi
Kochi
A Glimpse of the Thar
A Walk in the Tea
The Tea Museum
Walk in the Mist
Kerela Coast
England
Travels 2022
New Page
Travels 2021
Travels 2019
Luxuriating in the Seychelles
Coffee and Tigers
Travels 2018
The Lowlands & Highlands of Souther Laos
>
Thai Smile to Ubon
Waterfalls Galore
Coffee Galore
On the Riverside
Riverside
En route to Don Daeng Island
Cycling on Don Daeng
Wat Phou
Slow Days by the Mekong
The Land of Happiness
>
Planes, Cars and Taxis
A Walk in the Forest
Driving up the Haa Valley
Stupas and Forts
A Pine Forest Walk
A Big Buddha, a Walk and a Massage
Festivals and Monasteries
Paro and Back
Tigers Nest
Paro and Home
Spring in Japan
>
Tokyo to Toyo Oka
Kinosaki Onsen
Off to Kyoto
Nara in the Heat
Rainy Days and Wednesday Afternoons
Trains, Buses and Taxis
Temples & Geishas
Hong Kong Bound
An Alpine Road Trip
Travels 2017
The Southern Summer
>
Over the Andes - Santiago
South and a Sharp Turn East
West to Port Howard
Geese, Gentoo Penguins, Oyster Catchers and Shags
Rockhoppers Galore
Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island to Stanley
Volunteer Point
Back to Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas
North to Lima
Lima
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Across the Antiplano by Train to Puno
Puno & Lake Titicaca
Puno - Juliacia - Lima - Santiago
Summer in Slovenia
A Journey into the Tea Country
>
Delhi in the Smog
The Road from Guwahati
Manus National Park
A Step into Bhutan
Heading to the Brahmaputra
Upstream via the Silk Road
Ashore Once More
Elephants & Orchids
The Not So Wild Mahseer
Enjoying the Local Countryside
Market Day
Tezpur
Nameri National Park
Homeward Bound
Travels 2016
Tohoku Travels
>
North to Morioka and the Oshuku Onsen
Milk Farms and Department Stores
Kakunodate - Minus the Cherry Blossoms
Akita
Southwards to Naruko Onsen
Ginzan Hot Springs
Yamagata
Punting in Geibikei
North to Morioka and Swiftly South to Sendai
Matsushima
A Week in Serendip
Mittel Europa mit AC
A Farewell Junk Trip
Travel 2015
A Kyushu Week to start the Year of the Goat
>
Day 1 - Fukuoka - Temples, Plum Blossom and Shopping
Day 2 - Southwards to Kumamoto
Day 3 - Punting on the Canals of Yanagawa
Day 4 - Towards Mount Aso and Onsens Galore
Day 5 - Snow and Mount Aso
Day 6 - Beppu and Onsen Heaven
A Slow Trek through Nepal
>
Day 1 - An unscheduled stop in bangladesh
Day 2 - Katmandu Highlights
Day 3 - More Katmandu Highlights
Day 4 - The road to Bandipur
Day 5 - Hiking to romtok
Day 6 - Onward to Pokhara
Day 7 - The sights of Pokhara
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
Day 9 - Boxing Day in Pokhara
Day 10 - Pokhara South to Chitwan
Day 11 - villagers, Elephants and Crocodiles
Day 12 - River Hike and lake safari
Day 13 - Northwards to Nagarkot
Day 14 - The Hills of Nagarkot
The Backroads of Myanmar
>
Day 1 - Three Ways to be Deported (almost!)
Day 2 - The Monsoon and the Golden Rock ‘Kyaiktiyo’ Monastery
Day 3 - Pagodas Galore - how many can you see in one day?
Day 4 - Caves, Canoes and Confusion
Day 5 - The Last Pagoda - almost !
Day 6 - Weighing In for the Beach
Day 7 - A Lazy Day by the Beach
Day 8 - Sun and Rodents
Day 9 - The Final, Final Pagoda of Our Trip
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Travels 2014
A Taiwan Road Trip
A Malaysian Road Trip
A Ride Through Rajastan
>
Dehli to Udaipur
Udaipur
A Short Hop to Eklingji
A Day Trip to Kumbhalgarh
Udaipur to Jodhpur via Ranakpur
Jodhpur to Jaiselmer
Jaisalmer - the Golden City
Into the Thar Desert Page
The Road from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur
A Lazy Day in Jodhpur
A Trip to the Bishnoi Villages
Last Day in Jodphur and a search for a 6x9 dhurry
Jodhpur to Delhi to Hong Kong
Travels 2013
Têt in Cân Thơ
A Weekend Road Trip To Nashik
Our Weekend Trip to Matheran
Overland in Jammu and Kashmir
>
Day 1: Srinigar - Home of the Luxury House boat
Day 2 : The Road to Kargil
Day 3 : Kargil to Leh
Day 4 : a day in Leh
Day 5 : How High is the World's Highest Motorable Road?
Day 6 : Back Over K Top
Day 7 : a mad shopping day in Leh
In Search of the Dalai Lama
Viaggi in Italia
>
Trieste
A Day Trip to Slovenia
Trieste to Padova
Bracciabianca a Venezia
Un Giorno in Dolomiti
Bangkok to Brisbane and Back
>
Jimbaran Bay
Benoa or Bust
Photography Lessions
Komodo National Park
All at Sea
Kisar
Banda Neira
Two Days at Sea
Thursday Island
Orion Reef
South from Cairns
Resting at Mission Beach
Airlie Beach
On to the Rain Forest
Homeward Bound
Travels 2012
>
Harbin
Mountains & Hill Stations
>
Delightful Delhi
Climbing Up to Darjeeling
Downtown Darjeeling
Monasteries and Trains
the road to Sikkim
Valleys, Lakes and Hills
On the Road to Gangtok
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Monasteries, Tea and Big Bazar
Flowers and Vegetables
Down to the Plains of West Bengal
Taiwan Hot Springs
Highlights of the Motherland
>
A Smoggy Day in Beijing
The Long Drive to the Great Wall
Zipping to Xi'An 西安
The Terra-cotta Warriors of Xi'An
The Back Roads to Jiu Xian Village ( 旧县)
Slowly Down the River Li
Slow Rafting on the Yulong River
Daxu
Eastward Ho
>
Taxi, Trains and Planes
Snow Monkey Morning
Day Trip to Obuse
Kerala - a trip through God's Country
>
Bangalore or Bust
Planes, Cars and Hills
Thekkady or is it Kumily?
A Touch of Nature
The Long and Winding Road to the Coast
Fort Cochin and Matancherry
Alleppey - the Venice of Kerala
Southwards along the Arabian Sea
New Year’s Eve - Kerala Style
Varakala by the Sea
Mumbai - City of Contrasts
Travels 2011
>
Penang - Pearl of the Orient
Okinawa
Burmese Days
>
Bangkok to Yangdon
The Road to Mandalay
Mandalay and the Irrawaddy
A Short Hop to Bagan
A Rural Drive to Mount Popa
Heho & Inle
Inthein & Back
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
A Morning Walk in Khaung Daing Village
Hua Hin by the Sea
Slowly Up The Mê Kông
>
Sai Gon to the Delta
Cai Be and Binh Thanh Island
Slowly up the River
Phomn Penh - the Paris of Asia
A Day on the River
Slowly up and the down the River
The Tonle Sap River
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Welcome
Travels 2023
Slowly up the Ganga
>
Calcutta
Embarkation
Temples & Hare Krishna
Brass & Baul
Life of the Nawabs
A Day on the River
Another Day on the River
University
Bhagalapur
Bathing in the Ganga
Good Brakes, Good Horn & Good Luck
Varanasi
A Crazy day in Varanasi
Kochi
A Glimpse of the Thar
A Walk in the Tea
The Tea Museum
Walk in the Mist
Kerela Coast
England
Travels 2022
New Page
Travels 2021
Travels 2019
Luxuriating in the Seychelles
Coffee and Tigers
Travels 2018
The Lowlands & Highlands of Souther Laos
>
Thai Smile to Ubon
Waterfalls Galore
Coffee Galore
On the Riverside
Riverside
En route to Don Daeng Island
Cycling on Don Daeng
Wat Phou
Slow Days by the Mekong
The Land of Happiness
>
Planes, Cars and Taxis
A Walk in the Forest
Driving up the Haa Valley
Stupas and Forts
A Pine Forest Walk
A Big Buddha, a Walk and a Massage
Festivals and Monasteries
Paro and Back
Tigers Nest
Paro and Home
Spring in Japan
>
Tokyo to Toyo Oka
Kinosaki Onsen
Off to Kyoto
Nara in the Heat
Rainy Days and Wednesday Afternoons
Trains, Buses and Taxis
Temples & Geishas
Hong Kong Bound
An Alpine Road Trip
Travels 2017
The Southern Summer
>
Over the Andes - Santiago
South and a Sharp Turn East
West to Port Howard
Geese, Gentoo Penguins, Oyster Catchers and Shags
Rockhoppers Galore
Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island to Stanley
Volunteer Point
Back to Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas
North to Lima
Lima
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Across the Antiplano by Train to Puno
Puno & Lake Titicaca
Puno - Juliacia - Lima - Santiago
Summer in Slovenia
A Journey into the Tea Country
>
Delhi in the Smog
The Road from Guwahati
Manus National Park
A Step into Bhutan
Heading to the Brahmaputra
Upstream via the Silk Road
Ashore Once More
Elephants & Orchids
The Not So Wild Mahseer
Enjoying the Local Countryside
Market Day
Tezpur
Nameri National Park
Homeward Bound
Travels 2016
Tohoku Travels
>
North to Morioka and the Oshuku Onsen
Milk Farms and Department Stores
Kakunodate - Minus the Cherry Blossoms
Akita
Southwards to Naruko Onsen
Ginzan Hot Springs
Yamagata
Punting in Geibikei
North to Morioka and Swiftly South to Sendai
Matsushima
A Week in Serendip
Mittel Europa mit AC
A Farewell Junk Trip
Travel 2015
A Kyushu Week to start the Year of the Goat
>
Day 1 - Fukuoka - Temples, Plum Blossom and Shopping
Day 2 - Southwards to Kumamoto
Day 3 - Punting on the Canals of Yanagawa
Day 4 - Towards Mount Aso and Onsens Galore
Day 5 - Snow and Mount Aso
Day 6 - Beppu and Onsen Heaven
A Slow Trek through Nepal
>
Day 1 - An unscheduled stop in bangladesh
Day 2 - Katmandu Highlights
Day 3 - More Katmandu Highlights
Day 4 - The road to Bandipur
Day 5 - Hiking to romtok
Day 6 - Onward to Pokhara
Day 7 - The sights of Pokhara
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
Day 9 - Boxing Day in Pokhara
Day 10 - Pokhara South to Chitwan
Day 11 - villagers, Elephants and Crocodiles
Day 12 - River Hike and lake safari
Day 13 - Northwards to Nagarkot
Day 14 - The Hills of Nagarkot
The Backroads of Myanmar
>
Day 1 - Three Ways to be Deported (almost!)
Day 2 - The Monsoon and the Golden Rock ‘Kyaiktiyo’ Monastery
Day 3 - Pagodas Galore - how many can you see in one day?
Day 4 - Caves, Canoes and Confusion
Day 5 - The Last Pagoda - almost !
Day 6 - Weighing In for the Beach
Day 7 - A Lazy Day by the Beach
Day 8 - Sun and Rodents
Day 9 - The Final, Final Pagoda of Our Trip
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Travels 2014
A Taiwan Road Trip
A Malaysian Road Trip
A Ride Through Rajastan
>
Dehli to Udaipur
Udaipur
A Short Hop to Eklingji
A Day Trip to Kumbhalgarh
Udaipur to Jodhpur via Ranakpur
Jodhpur to Jaiselmer
Jaisalmer - the Golden City
Into the Thar Desert Page
The Road from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur
A Lazy Day in Jodhpur
A Trip to the Bishnoi Villages
Last Day in Jodphur and a search for a 6x9 dhurry
Jodhpur to Delhi to Hong Kong
Travels 2013
Têt in Cân Thơ
A Weekend Road Trip To Nashik
Our Weekend Trip to Matheran
Overland in Jammu and Kashmir
>
Day 1: Srinigar - Home of the Luxury House boat
Day 2 : The Road to Kargil
Day 3 : Kargil to Leh
Day 4 : a day in Leh
Day 5 : How High is the World's Highest Motorable Road?
Day 6 : Back Over K Top
Day 7 : a mad shopping day in Leh
In Search of the Dalai Lama
Viaggi in Italia
>
Trieste
A Day Trip to Slovenia
Trieste to Padova
Bracciabianca a Venezia
Un Giorno in Dolomiti
Bangkok to Brisbane and Back
>
Jimbaran Bay
Benoa or Bust
Photography Lessions
Komodo National Park
All at Sea
Kisar
Banda Neira
Two Days at Sea
Thursday Island
Orion Reef
South from Cairns
Resting at Mission Beach
Airlie Beach
On to the Rain Forest
Homeward Bound
Travels 2012
>
Harbin
Mountains & Hill Stations
>
Delightful Delhi
Climbing Up to Darjeeling
Downtown Darjeeling
Monasteries and Trains
the road to Sikkim
Valleys, Lakes and Hills
On the Road to Gangtok
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Monasteries, Tea and Big Bazar
Flowers and Vegetables
Down to the Plains of West Bengal
Taiwan Hot Springs
Highlights of the Motherland
>
A Smoggy Day in Beijing
The Long Drive to the Great Wall
Zipping to Xi'An 西安
The Terra-cotta Warriors of Xi'An
The Back Roads to Jiu Xian Village ( 旧县)
Slowly Down the River Li
Slow Rafting on the Yulong River
Daxu
Eastward Ho
>
Taxi, Trains and Planes
Snow Monkey Morning
Day Trip to Obuse
Kerala - a trip through God's Country
>
Bangalore or Bust
Planes, Cars and Hills
Thekkady or is it Kumily?
A Touch of Nature
The Long and Winding Road to the Coast
Fort Cochin and Matancherry
Alleppey - the Venice of Kerala
Southwards along the Arabian Sea
New Year’s Eve - Kerala Style
Varakala by the Sea
Mumbai - City of Contrasts
Travels 2011
>
Penang - Pearl of the Orient
Okinawa
Burmese Days
>
Bangkok to Yangdon
The Road to Mandalay
Mandalay and the Irrawaddy
A Short Hop to Bagan
A Rural Drive to Mount Popa
Heho & Inle
Inthein & Back
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
A Morning Walk in Khaung Daing Village
Hua Hin by the Sea
Slowly Up The Mê Kông
>
Sai Gon to the Delta
Cai Be and Binh Thanh Island
Slowly up the River
Phomn Penh - the Paris of Asia
A Day on the River
Slowly up and the down the River
The Tonle Sap River
Sunday 26 November
HOMEWARD BOUND
Welcome
Travels 2023
Slowly up the Ganga
>
Calcutta
Embarkation
Temples & Hare Krishna
Brass & Baul
Life of the Nawabs
A Day on the River
Another Day on the River
University
Bhagalapur
Bathing in the Ganga
Good Brakes, Good Horn & Good Luck
Varanasi
A Crazy day in Varanasi
Kochi
A Glimpse of the Thar
A Walk in the Tea
The Tea Museum
Walk in the Mist
Kerela Coast
England
Travels 2022
New Page
Travels 2021
Travels 2019
Luxuriating in the Seychelles
Coffee and Tigers
Travels 2018
The Lowlands & Highlands of Souther Laos
>
Thai Smile to Ubon
Waterfalls Galore
Coffee Galore
On the Riverside
Riverside
En route to Don Daeng Island
Cycling on Don Daeng
Wat Phou
Slow Days by the Mekong
The Land of Happiness
>
Planes, Cars and Taxis
A Walk in the Forest
Driving up the Haa Valley
Stupas and Forts
A Pine Forest Walk
A Big Buddha, a Walk and a Massage
Festivals and Monasteries
Paro and Back
Tigers Nest
Paro and Home
Spring in Japan
>
Tokyo to Toyo Oka
Kinosaki Onsen
Off to Kyoto
Nara in the Heat
Rainy Days and Wednesday Afternoons
Trains, Buses and Taxis
Temples & Geishas
Hong Kong Bound
An Alpine Road Trip
Travels 2017
The Southern Summer
>
Over the Andes - Santiago
South and a Sharp Turn East
West to Port Howard
Geese, Gentoo Penguins, Oyster Catchers and Shags
Rockhoppers Galore
Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island to Stanley
Volunteer Point
Back to Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas
North to Lima
Lima
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Across the Antiplano by Train to Puno
Puno & Lake Titicaca
Puno - Juliacia - Lima - Santiago
Summer in Slovenia
A Journey into the Tea Country
>
Delhi in the Smog
The Road from Guwahati
Manus National Park
A Step into Bhutan
Heading to the Brahmaputra
Upstream via the Silk Road
Ashore Once More
Elephants & Orchids
The Not So Wild Mahseer
Enjoying the Local Countryside
Market Day
Tezpur
Nameri National Park
Homeward Bound
Travels 2016
Tohoku Travels
>
North to Morioka and the Oshuku Onsen
Milk Farms and Department Stores
Kakunodate - Minus the Cherry Blossoms
Akita
Southwards to Naruko Onsen
Ginzan Hot Springs
Yamagata
Punting in Geibikei
North to Morioka and Swiftly South to Sendai
Matsushima
A Week in Serendip
Mittel Europa mit AC
A Farewell Junk Trip
Travel 2015
A Kyushu Week to start the Year of the Goat
>
Day 1 - Fukuoka - Temples, Plum Blossom and Shopping
Day 2 - Southwards to Kumamoto
Day 3 - Punting on the Canals of Yanagawa
Day 4 - Towards Mount Aso and Onsens Galore
Day 5 - Snow and Mount Aso
Day 6 - Beppu and Onsen Heaven
A Slow Trek through Nepal
>
Day 1 - An unscheduled stop in bangladesh
Day 2 - Katmandu Highlights
Day 3 - More Katmandu Highlights
Day 4 - The road to Bandipur
Day 5 - Hiking to romtok
Day 6 - Onward to Pokhara
Day 7 - The sights of Pokhara
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
Day 9 - Boxing Day in Pokhara
Day 10 - Pokhara South to Chitwan
Day 11 - villagers, Elephants and Crocodiles
Day 12 - River Hike and lake safari
Day 13 - Northwards to Nagarkot
Day 14 - The Hills of Nagarkot
The Backroads of Myanmar
>
Day 1 - Three Ways to be Deported (almost!)
Day 2 - The Monsoon and the Golden Rock ‘Kyaiktiyo’ Monastery
Day 3 - Pagodas Galore - how many can you see in one day?
Day 4 - Caves, Canoes and Confusion
Day 5 - The Last Pagoda - almost !
Day 6 - Weighing In for the Beach
Day 7 - A Lazy Day by the Beach
Day 8 - Sun and Rodents
Day 9 - The Final, Final Pagoda of Our Trip
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Travels 2014
A Taiwan Road Trip
A Malaysian Road Trip
A Ride Through Rajastan
>
Dehli to Udaipur
Udaipur
A Short Hop to Eklingji
A Day Trip to Kumbhalgarh
Udaipur to Jodhpur via Ranakpur
Jodhpur to Jaiselmer
Jaisalmer - the Golden City
Into the Thar Desert Page
The Road from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur
A Lazy Day in Jodhpur
A Trip to the Bishnoi Villages
Last Day in Jodphur and a search for a 6x9 dhurry
Jodhpur to Delhi to Hong Kong
Travels 2013
Têt in Cân Thơ
A Weekend Road Trip To Nashik
Our Weekend Trip to Matheran
Overland in Jammu and Kashmir
>
Day 1: Srinigar - Home of the Luxury House boat
Day 2 : The Road to Kargil
Day 3 : Kargil to Leh
Day 4 : a day in Leh
Day 5 : How High is the World's Highest Motorable Road?
Day 6 : Back Over K Top
Day 7 : a mad shopping day in Leh
In Search of the Dalai Lama
Viaggi in Italia
>
Trieste
A Day Trip to Slovenia
Trieste to Padova
Bracciabianca a Venezia
Un Giorno in Dolomiti
Bangkok to Brisbane and Back
>
Jimbaran Bay
Benoa or Bust
Photography Lessions
Komodo National Park
All at Sea
Kisar
Banda Neira
Two Days at Sea
Thursday Island
Orion Reef
South from Cairns
Resting at Mission Beach
Airlie Beach
On to the Rain Forest
Homeward Bound
Travels 2012
>
Harbin
Mountains & Hill Stations
>
Delightful Delhi
Climbing Up to Darjeeling
Downtown Darjeeling
Monasteries and Trains
the road to Sikkim
Valleys, Lakes and Hills
On the Road to Gangtok
Day 10 - Good Bye Myanmar, Hello Hong Kong
Monasteries, Tea and Big Bazar
Flowers and Vegetables
Down to the Plains of West Bengal
Taiwan Hot Springs
Highlights of the Motherland
>
A Smoggy Day in Beijing
The Long Drive to the Great Wall
Zipping to Xi'An 西安
The Terra-cotta Warriors of Xi'An
The Back Roads to Jiu Xian Village ( 旧县)
Slowly Down the River Li
Slow Rafting on the Yulong River
Daxu
Eastward Ho
>
Taxi, Trains and Planes
Snow Monkey Morning
Day Trip to Obuse
Kerala - a trip through God's Country
>
Bangalore or Bust
Planes, Cars and Hills
Thekkady or is it Kumily?
A Touch of Nature
The Long and Winding Road to the Coast
Fort Cochin and Matancherry
Alleppey - the Venice of Kerala
Southwards along the Arabian Sea
New Year’s Eve - Kerala Style
Varakala by the Sea
Mumbai - City of Contrasts
Travels 2011
>
Penang - Pearl of the Orient
Okinawa
Burmese Days
>
Bangkok to Yangdon
The Road to Mandalay
Mandalay and the Irrawaddy
A Short Hop to Bagan
A Rural Drive to Mount Popa
Heho & Inle
Inthein & Back
Day 8 - At Leisure in Pokhara
A Morning Walk in Khaung Daing Village
Hua Hin by the Sea
Slowly Up The Mê Kông
>
Sai Gon to the Delta
Cai Be and Binh Thanh Island
Slowly up the River
Phomn Penh - the Paris of Asia
A Day on the River
Slowly up and the down the River
The Tonle Sap River