Posted on November 6, 2017
by neuroticphilosopher
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I return from various trips and plan to write about them, I get caught in routine things or wallow in the vanity or vacuousness of anything I can ever write, those tales find places in the crevices of my mind. Some of them will… Continue Reading “Best remembered trips: Ayahuasca in the Amazon rainforest”
Category: Entertainment, Environment, Evolution, Philosophy, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Amazon rainforest, Amazon stories, Ayahuasca, Boat, Cures, Dennis Osorio, eco tourism, Guides, Hallucinogen, International Expeditions, Iquitos, Johnny, Latin dancing, Machete, Medicinal plants, music, Naturalists, Nature photography, Peru, Peruvian food, River cruise, Riverboat, Riverboat cruise, Segundo, Shaman, Snake bites, Tourism, Travel story, Travelling, Villagers, Zafiro, Zafiro riverboat
Posted on August 14, 2017
by neuroticphilosopher
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Our next stop in the Andamans, from Port Blair, was Havelock, a promise of a lot of water activities, snorkeling, coral and colorful fish. Also, the day my mom needed her anti-rabies booster, after being bitten by a feral dog three days before our… Continue Reading “Coral present: The Andaman and Nicobar islands (part 2)”
Category: Environment, Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Andaman and Nicobar islands, Army, Beaches, birding, birds, Branching coral, Brown Shrike, Coral fish, Corals, Dolphin boat ride, elephant beach, Fringe coral, Grooved brain coral, Havelock Island, India, India travel, Living coral, Makruzz ferry, Marine life, North-Bay island, Parakeet, Radhanagar beach, Rose-breasted parakeet, Shrike, Snorkeling, sunset, Travel story, Travel tips, Traveling with parents, TSG blue resort, Undersea walking, Undersea walking rules, White-rumped munia
Jodhpur, the less celebrated of Rajasthan’s cities, founded by the lesser known Rathore king: Rao Jodha (at least, lesser lored) in 1497, still holds its own in the extravagant cultural and historic agglomerate, that is Rajasthan. The most famous of the kings who lived… Continue Reading “2 days in Jodhpur for the brave”
Category: I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Art, artist, Baoli, Black-winged stilt, Clock tower, Cousins, Family trip, food, Gift shop, Havelis, Hotels, Igneous rocks, India, Indigo, Jewel palace, Jodhpur, Mehrangarh fort, Miniature paintings, Moti mahal, Pal Haveli, Patronage Devi of Marwar, Phool mahal, Rajasthan, Rao Jodha, Restaurants, Sheesha Mahal, Street photography, Terraces, Travel, Travel India, Travel story, Turbans
From a vacation I don’t expect much, the expected, the unexpected, the surprising and whenever possible, the bonus! I am nothing if not easy to please. So, when after a few years of discussion and postponement as I resist being predictable to the greatest… Continue Reading “Canyons and canyon people around the grand and ancient – Grand Canyon National park, AZ”
Category: I think.., Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Anasazi, Arizona, Bengaluru, Bright Angel lodge, Canyon De Chelly, cliff dwellings, El Tovar, food, geology, Grand Canyon National Park, Hopi, Mary Colter, Navajo, New Indian Express, Newspaper, Pueblos, Ruins, Sinagua, stories, Travel story, Travel writing, Walnut Canyon National Monument, We cook pizza and pasta, winter travel, Wupatki National monument
Implicit Self 