As we jump on the bus from the road outside the elephant reserve (near Dambula), to go North into Tamil country, we are conscious that it is a newly-gained privilege to travel in this part of Sri Lanka. Not long ago, travel throughout the war torn…
A day in Mandalay, Myanmar
From Bagan, we thought we might take a slow boat up the river to Mandalay, but then decide to take the short plane flight of 30 minutes, rather than spend 2 days on a boat. In addition, I (Peta) was…
Reflections on a 14 month nomadic odyssey in Asia
Our good friend Sharon R. asked for some reflections on our 14 months odyssey in Asia… “Do you feel changed by your time in Asia? By your nomadic style? What have you gained, lost, how are you different from when…
Photographs of The Pushkar Camel Fair ~ India.
After a few days of settling into our life in Pushkar , we start to experience the annual population explosion. The desert area, of course, is starting to build up. What were a few dozen camels have grown to a…
Kochin, India ~ of Spices, Kathakali story telling and Keralan beauties
If our first Indian stopover, in Verkala, was imbued in Indian-ness, due to the Hindu-centric activities of the holy beach near the town’s 2000 year old Hindu temple, Kochin is an entirely different experience. It is the multiplicity of foreign…
Bangkok ~ First impressions (and tastes!) from the Kingdom of Thailand
There are few things (for us) more exciting than being about to land in a new country… A Thai adventure is around the corner (or down the runway, more precisely). Our beaten up, written up, tagged pages of our travel…
Saigon ~ Good bye Viet Nam, for now…
We are on our last stretch, making our way toward Saigon, a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City. Bus travel, we have found, is exceedingly easy, other than for the fact that it’s best not to look at the road ahead because…
A ferry trip to Vinh Long (Mekong Delta) where it’s all about the market ~ Viet Nam
Our entry into Vinh Long, further South into the Mekong Delta, is memorable. First is the easiest set of logistics, by local bus from Ben Tre and large ferry over one of the tributaries of the Mekong River. The ferry…