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India: Jodhpur, the blue city of Rajasthan

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur – UNESCO World Heritage Site. India: Camel Fair in ancient Pushkar ». India: Jodhpur, the blue city of Rajasthan. Jodhpur is our second stop in Rajasthan which we reach after a 5 hour train ride from Jaisalmer. We stay in the Haveli Inn Pal, which is a historical haveli building converted to a hotel (see our review at tripadvisor here: This is an excellent hotel! The city is also known as the Sun City because of its bright and sunny we...

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Laos: Our Mahout training at the Elephant Village

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. Thailand: Chiang Mai, Northern Thai culture centre. Laos: Life is a river ». Laos: Our Mahout training at the Elephant Village. The 'Elephant Village' located at the Nam Khan river offers various riding experiences. The neat thing about riding them Mahout style is that you get to feel the elephant's huge ears flapping against your knees and legs. The flapping ears felt natural and as though the elephant was helping to keep you on. Look me in the eye. Laos: Life is a r...

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Cambodia: Angkor Temple Complex

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. Laos: An unexpected gem, the two river city Luang Prabang. Cambodia: Village Life of Siem Reap and Tonle Sap ». Cambodia: Angkor Temple Complex. To watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat we had to leave our Hotel at 5:00am, it was worth it. 210 Panorama of inner courtyard, Banteay Samre temple. The temple ruins of Banteay Samre are still surrounded by a water-filled moat. Stone relief at Banteay Srei depicting Apsara dancers. There's nothing like being surrounded by hundreds...

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Cambodia: Village Life of Siem Reap and Tonle Sap

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. Cambodia: Angkor Temple Complex. Optimise your MacBook Pro for Nikon D800 use ». Cambodia: Village Life of Siem Reap and Tonle Sap. Khmer children from an orphanage performing Shadow Puppet Theatre. Homemade soup is a favorite dish enjoyed at all meals. We quickly became hooked ourselves. Want an ice cube? Cambodia fuel station. Roadside shops sell bottles of petrol fuel for motorbikes. Farmers market near Tonle Sap. One of the many beautiful smiles throughout Cambodia.

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India:The Backwaters of Kumarakom

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: Kerala beaches and a super-rich temple in South-West India. India: Fort Cochin – a mix of colonial influence ». India:The Backwaters of Kumarakom. We travelled north along the Kerala coast taking the Chennai-Mail train from Trivandrum (official name being Thiruvanthapuram) to Kottayam and then a short taxi to Kumarakom, a little village nestled on the backwaters. We stayed 5 nights in Kumarakom at the Kodianthara Heritage House (see our Trip Advisor review here.

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India: McLeod Ganj, Tibetans in exile

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: Amritsar – City of the Golden Temple. Thailand: Bangkok, the first stop of our South-East Asia travels ». India: McLeod Ganj, Tibetans in exile. McLeod Ganj was named after a British Lieutenant Governor, while the suffix. We spent a day visiting the Norbulingka Institute, which is dedicated to the teaching and preservation of the Tibetan language and the traditional arts. Artists are painstakingly trained in the Tibetan skills of painting, sculpting, metalw...

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Thailand: Bangkok, the first stop of our South-East Asia travels

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: McLeod Ganj, Tibetans in exile. Thailand: Chiang Mai, Northern Thai culture centre ». Thailand: Bangkok, the first stop of our South-East Asia travels. This long string of Buddhas is my favourite place in the Wat Pho temple. They are extremely noisy, but sometimes speedboats are just the fastest mode of transport on Bangkok's Chao Phraya river. Sunset over Chao Phraya river seen from our hotel, the Chatrium. Monks always bring life to the Thai temples.

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India: Agra Fort and Taj Mahal, the best of Mughal architecture

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: Camel Fair in ancient Pushkar. India: Varanasi during Dev Deepavali festival ». India: Agra Fort and Taj Mahal, the best of Mughal architecture. But we are here for grand masterpieces of Mughal architecture and so we embark on a Tuk-Tuk (3-wheeler rikshah) tour exploring the historical sites starting with the Agra Fort. This entry was posted in Blogs. India: Camel Fair in ancient Pushkar. India: Varanasi during Dev Deepavali festival ».

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India: The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur – UNESCO World Heritage Site

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: Delhi to Jaisalmer. India: Jodhpur, the blue city of Rajasthan ». India: The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur – UNESCO World Heritage Site. Any astronomer would probably want to spend a whole week exploring Jantar Mantar, but due to our lack of astronomical skills and the burning sun, we prefer to find some shade in the adjacent Jaipur royal palace. This entry was posted in Blogs. India: Delhi to Jaisalmer. India: Jodhpur, the blue city of Rajasthan ».

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India: Mumbai (formally known as Bombay) Landmarks

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LAND OCEAN IMAGES – JAN ABADSCHIEFF. India: Fort Cochin – a mix of colonial influence. India: Amritsar – City of the Golden Temple ». India: Mumbai (formally known as Bombay) Landmarks. As the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world with a population of 20.5 million, Mumbai is vast, complex and has a lot to offer. But instead, we choose to take it easy here during our 3 days and just visit a few of the major landmarks. This entry was posted in Blogs.