The vast, central courtyard of Amber Fort. Red sandstone pavers, red sandstone walls; baking hot surfaces, air swirling in the midday heat. On the edge […]
Castles in the Himalayas? Timber castles? Belonging to a long, lost dynasty? Yes; it’s all true; it’s all here, in Naggar, in the Indian Himalayas. […]
The Kullu Valley pushes its way deep, deep, deep into the Indian Himalayas. Zoom in on the valley’s most northerly point and you’ll find the grungy […]
Through the waves of heat, through the illusions of pooling water, through the thick, churning air, emerges the form of Kailasa Temple. It’s the largest […]
Everyone has heard of the Taj Mahal. It brought Shah Jahan, its creator, everlasting fame and respect. It doesn’t surprise me to hear that others tried to […]
Jodhpur, India, is the Blue City. Why Blue? Because Jodhpur sits on the fringe of the Thar Desert, and daytime temperatures soar to 40 – 45 degrees […]