[ Jaipur, Rajasthan ] Happy post-Easter to all of you folks back in the West. I hope those who observe the day had a wonderful time with family and friends, and ate so much...
[ Pushkar ] After I found and photographed Bob et al, how I spent the day: (1) Drinking tea and chatting away the afternoon with a local gypsy woman and her family in their...
[ Pushkar, Rajasthan ] Happy Easter to all my Christian friends! In honor of the holiday, I present you with a joyful, sacred, and ultra-cute Rajasthani alternative to the Easter...
[ Udaipur, Rajasthan ] To everyone, everywhere: Happy Holi! The Festival of Colors begins today at the evening (sunset) puja. My friends in Nepal have already celebrated with...
[ Jodhpur ] Days 5-7: My third day out of Jaipur, yet only the second on the motorcycle. Why? Because yesterday was spent locked in my hotel room sick, running a mild fever,...
[ Jaipur, Rajasthan ] In which Yours Truly charms an assembled crowd at a street wedding, nearly gets trampled by an elephant in traffic, tattoos a camel, laughs (uncharitably,...
[ Kot Village ] Bhojpur Solo Trek, Days 7-15: Dalgaun – Kot Village The main reason for this trip is to visit my Nepali family in Kot, a small village across the Pikhuwa...
[ Mane Bhanjyang ] Bhojpur Solo Trek, Days 5-6: Mane Bhanjyang – Dalgaun Climbing through an unknown forest by moonlight alone? A bit intimidating. The most worrisome...
Bhojpur Trek, Days 3-4: Simle – Ghoretar – Mane Bhanjyang After Simle, the trail climbed steeply and quickly away from the river, vanishing into the deep woods...