Jhumpa Lahiri mentions betel leaves and a small stall that makes, them in her book: the Lowland. As usual, she can just touch a cord and strike a tune in my brain. It reawakened a familiar image in my mind, similar to the photo… Continue Reading “Dressing up betel leaves and more”
Category: Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Betel leaves, Chandni Chowk, charmed presence, Delhi, embroidered, India, Jhumpa Lahiri, Street photography, Travel
A week ago I returned from the most unforgettable trip of my life. Like I told the expedition leader Dennis in an email, I am not so old that I have seen it all, but I am old enough to… Continue Reading “People of the Amazon”
Category: I think.., Philosophy, Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, Uncategorized, World CultureTags: Amazon rainforest, Amazon villagers, children, International Expeditions, Mayor, Naturalist, People, Peru, Portrait photography, portraits, smiles, Travel, writing
Posted on November 7, 2013
by neuroticphilosopher
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What does an old city have ( and by old I mean at least one millenium) that can’t be beaten by claims of ‘modern technology’ made by a new one? And I agree with anyone who thinks that new cities have no right to… Continue Reading “Dilli and Kolkata’s lesser known secrets.. famously hidden”
Category: I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Bow Barracks, Chandni Chowk, culture, Delhi, food, Kolkata, life, Naughara Lane, Old Delhi, Paranthe wali gali, Photography, Streets, Tourist, Tours, Travel
I knew that I would go to Provence, with the dreamy landscape that has inspired so many artists I admire, any time I went to France. Therefore, I spent a while looking for a suitable destination in Provence that we could see in about… Continue Reading “Up and about in Paris and London- Part3- Avignon, Provence”
Category: Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, Uncategorized, World CultureTags: architecture, Avignon, buildings, Cicadas, culture, France, L'Horlodge, lavender, Notre Dame, Palace, Provence, Saint Benezet, Saint Pierre, Strikes, Trains, Travel
\ What would you expect in a city that you have read and heard so much about? In every romantic or artistic movie, in every modern and Renaissance artist’s life history and more recently in ( somewhat unpalatable) thriller mysteries (read Dan Brown)? I… Continue Reading “Up and about in Paris and London, part 2- Paris”
Category: Travelogue, World CultureTags: cafes, Louvre, Metro, Montmartre, Notre Dame, Paris, people watching, Pont Neuf, Sacre Coeur, Travel