Adventure, Travel, Photography, Culture
We have had the opportunity to spend time on safari in East Africa and Central India were we’ve had the rare pleasure to see and photograph African Lions and Bengal Tiger in their natural environments. Both large cats are absolutely magnificent, they are in fact the two largest cat species alive today. An adult male…
The flight from Mumbai to Aurangabad was pleasant and we had a leisurely discussion about what do. There were quite a few sights to see and we were most interested in the Ellora Cave complex. The most remarkable aspect of the Ellora caves being the “great Kailasa”. This is a large Siva temple that was…
Udaipur lies in the southern region of Rajasthan, or as our friend Rohit says, it is Heaven. Having spend a few days there I can’t disagree. In addition to being Rohit’s hometown, Udaipur is a resort destination for both domestic and international travelers. It’s appeal was immediately clear. When we arrived, we could see just…
We had one full day in Prague both to explore the city and have fun. When I planned the European portion of our adventure I made sure that all our lodgings were within walking distance of the most important sights. In older European cities most of the activity swirls around the city center where there’s…
We’re off on our next Grand Adventure. The trip to the airport was uneventful. Along the way we stopped and picked up a new lens, a Fuji 50-140, about a 70-200 equivalent on full frame. More on the Fuji system later. The first leg of our journey had us flying to Frankfurt, Germany. Our plane…
This was our first full day on our round the world adventure without jet lag so we decided to explore Vienna. Thankfully the old city center is small enough to be circumnavigated in a day. The morning was cold and after some wonderful local food and amazing Viennese coffee we headed for St. Stephen’s Cathedral…
I was having this conversation with a friend a few days before we left on our current Europe/Morocco expedition. She was asking me what I found most interesting as a traveler and why I found it so important to study history. I expressed my phrase, “I like to take the long view”. For instance, I…
Tokyo is a wondrous city, full color and light and vibrant energy and lots of people. It is a also a city that honors it’s past and traditions as we experienced at the Nakajima-no-ochaya teahouse in the family garden the the Tokugawa Shogun. Tokyo Teahouse and Tokyo.
Travel to Uzbekistan and you will be hard pressed to experience a land and people with as deep a history so close to the surface. The people of Uzbekistan are friendly and beautiful. During our Silk Road trek, we crossed Uzbek desert and steppe overland because we wanted to see it all. From the viewpoint…
Tomorrow is the deadline for the 2012 Zeiss Photo contest and I have selected this photograph as my entry. I captured this image in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem over the holidays. A lengthly line had formed at the tomb of Jesus and I noticed a candle off to one side. A…