The Islamic Republic of Iran

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The last time I visited was in the days of the Shah [&hellip

South India ~ Original India

“I don’t speak Hindi”, my guide at the Sri Ranga temple announced – with more than a slight sense of pride. Yes I’m in Tamil [&hellip

Biking Bagan

I’m not much inclined to get up before dawn. The more so when it’s New Years Day and I’m engaged in trying to navigate unlit [&hellip

Dubai ~ Abu Dhabi

  Ibn Batuta shopping mall    Exotic car showroom which doubles as the Dubai agent for Nepal Airways  The fountains at Dubai Mall – by [&hellip

Tunisia

 Residence L’Oued, Tozeur  Lunch for 5.5TD, or about $3.50 Tozeur and the 10square km palm grove fed by desert springs        Dates ready [&hellip

Paris – City of Light

Bengal & Benares

Calcutta, or Kolkata as it is now known, is a huge city and once the seat of British India. You would have to say that [&hellip

Cuba Libra

Cuba is extremely tough to describe. For many it is the tourist enclaves that exist at the best beaches and which actively exclude everyday Cubans, [&hellip