Apart from the wild tiger/rhino/bear/crocodile populations of Chitwan National Park, there seem to be domesticated elephants EVERYWHERE! It isn’t at all uncommon to pass an elephant going the other way on a walk down the main street in Sauraha village just outside the park. Even on the day that I […]
Tag: World Heritage Sites
Chasing Confucius in Qufu
The city of Qufu is super famous in China as the birthplace of the sage Confucius. Though he didn’t always fare so well in life, after his death Confucius’ descendents were promoted to nobility by Imperial decree. Qufu is replete with Confucian sites, but the big three are known as […]
Lhasa’s Sera Monastery
One of my personal highlights from Tibet was the Sera Monastery . In the mountains just outside of Lhasa and admittedly touristy, it was still a nice experience to be in a Tibetan Monastery at the heart of Tibet watching robed monks debate each other in Tibetan. Certain groups were […]
Namtso Lake’s Holy Waters
A couple hours’ drive outside of Lhasa, our trip to Namtso Lake was the only time Matt and I really got out of the city to any extent. A couple of pictures, here, of memorable people from Namtso: And of course, while at the holiest lake in Tibetan Buddhism, you’ve […]
Potala Palace
No photos allowed inside but, here, two exterior shots of Lhasa’s Potala Palace. The inside of beautiful and ornate and bejeweled, and brings to mind a lot of questions about the ideals of asceticism in practicality.
Himeji Castle
You know what’s almost as good as the 14th century World-Heritage castle at Himeiji? Ninjas! Unfortunately, airport security took my ninja stars when I tried to board my flight to Hong Kong with them. What’s next, Japan, no samurai swords in public?!
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.