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Category Archives: Asia

Southeast Asia Redux – unpublished photos from the vault

January 23, 2022

In 2010 Don and I travelled for six weeks around the Cook Islands, Australia, and Vietnam. It was the beginning …

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A Portrait of Varanasi – a photo essay

December 20, 2021

*It’s coming on Christmas They’re cutting down trees They’re putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace . …

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You Had Me At Hello: Venice, Bali, Varanasi

November 28, 2021

This is the fourth post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …

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Fantastic Fiestas: three of the world’s great festivals

October 12, 2021

This is the second post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …

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A Portrait of China – a photo essay

June 1, 2021

In 2018 I went to China. It was an epic journey lasting four weeks and covering nearly five thousand kilometres …

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Beauty And The Beast – exploring Japanese style from the whimsical to the sublime

April 25, 2021

12-25 March 2019. My first time in Japan was in 2018, and I’ve written about how I tried to take …

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The Ultimate Treasure Hunt – a flea market and a food market in Kyoto

April 8, 2021

25 March 2019. You really need to see this place! I know you love a bargain, and this place is …

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Oh deer! Nara – Japan’s Ancient Capital

February 2, 2021

21 March 2019. We know about the deer of course. It seems they are the first thing we come to, …

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The God of Rice – a Fushimi-Inari pilgrimage.

December 5, 2020

From the beginning of time we humans have worshipped mountains. They are the highest and most impressive elements of any …

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Hello to the Queen! And other tales from Rishikesh, India

November 24, 2020

Feb-Mar 2019 and Feb-Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India. Back in August I wrote this to close a post about India: In …

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Kyoto’s Magical Mountain – hiking from Kurama to Kibune

October 23, 2020

18 March 2019 I really wanted to hike the Nakasendō, a 534-kilometre ancient highway between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). It …

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Gateway to God: Haridwar on the Ganges

October 5, 2020

5 March 2019 We first went to India in 2012 and lived in Tiruvannamalai in the southern state of Tamil …

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The Harbinger of Spring – plum blossoms at Kyoto’s shrines

September 14, 2020

12-25 March 2019 I’m either too early or too late. The best time to see the wisteria in Tokyo is …

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A Portrait of India – a photo essay

August 16, 2020

When I travelled in my twenties and early thirties I never wanted to go to India. I’d heard of the …

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