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| 2nd December 2009 mitchelle tobing | verry good - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba wah, informasinya sangat membantu saya dalam menyampaikan info budaya melalui media elektronika. sbg penulis naskah, kadang saya bingung nyari info kebudayaan. tapi dengan adanya info ini, jadi tau deh tentang kampung sendiri. Kueren abiezzz |
| 1st December 2009 NightRunner | Many thanks! - From: 70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city I used your pictures for my research in history class. many thanks! |
| 29th November 2009 mahendra gohil | temt to visit - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex apart from the sex subject good collection of khajuraho temple arts( carving in stone).good photography for collection. |
| 30th October 2009 Lama Gyalwangpedma | about monastery architecture - From: 48) The large Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Zhongdian i want to know about tibetan monastery architecture and its design. how it should look like. its colour. and about its structure. i am from buddhist deevote family i am planning to built monastery so i want to know. |
| 29th October 2009 GuruCharan | Beware of the priests in the temple. - From: 38) Varanasi - India's holiest city I have just returned from Varanasi. It is my first visit to this place and I have been there to perform my father's last rights as per the Hindu tradition. The journey and the visit to the place is good, a little tiring though. Inside the temple, when you visit different temples/Gods, the priests would ask to offer Rs50/100...etc. They simply ask for your name and gotra and would ask( I would say demand rather) to offer money. Just be careful and offer as much as you can. There is no compusion that you need to offer as much as they ask. The money you offer would not go to the temple, but would go to the priest himself. This is from my personal experience. |
| 23rd October 2009 Prince | Good work - From: 9) Kochi, the European city The description wa good one.Loved the place when lived there. |
| 20th October 2009 Madhusudan | Haveli - From: 25) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelis Nawalgarh is my birth place i have studied in Seth G.B.Poddar College I wanted to say that as far as painted havelis concern they are the best eaxmple of our ancient art & culture wich is going to disappear from our country i request to all of that pl. try to save our natural art & save our old ancient havelis as a national Property. |
| 13th October 2009 SHIKHA | all pics ae amazing.....collection of india. - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex all pics ae amazing.....collection of india |
| 11th October 2009 Dirk | Bogor Gardens - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden I went to the Bogor Gardens in 2006. They are beautiful. Did you see the corpse lilly? It has a colossal blossom from time to time. It wasn't in bloom when we went but we took photos of many of the other plants in the gardens. I love the fruit stands outside the gardens. |
| 9th October 2009 Richard Hood | great garden - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Hi I am in the USA and looking for someone who can help me find alsomitra macrocarpa seeds I would be gratful for any help you could give m thanks |
| 9th October 2009 kmk | good sences - From: 76) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in Bagan I can see here the architecture of Myanmar. |
| 22nd September 2009 Hitesh from BHUSAWAL | beautiful area on all over the world - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta Ajanta and Ellora is a very beautiful area on all over the world. i have not see the real ajanta and ellora caves just picture but i love my country and i proud on my country. i thankyou for this photo you saw me. i will try to seen the ananta and ellora caves really. |
| 17th September 2009 nilkanth | - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures beautiful |
| 26th August 2009 Nicolas | - From: 49) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi culture The beauty of these Chinese temples just blows my mind... |
| 19th August 2009 Leslie Xavier | The old house in Kochi - From: 9) Kochi, the European city Hi Stephan and Klaudia, My name's is Leslie and I came across your blog quite accidentally. But the picture of the "old house" in this entry captured my imagination. It was my school, my ninth grade class to be exact. And here's a reply to your blog entry, a poem nothing else.. :-) And reading your blog, I get a feeling you guys missed a lot of things in Kochi, perhaps because you would have stuck to the guide books and what the hoteliers say. I grew up there and though am living in Chennai on the east coast now, my heart is still in Kochi. But she is losing her charm... just because she is losing her people, replaced by hotels and businesses. Anyway do chek the poem and comment and hope next time you come to Kochi we can meet and maybe talk about it. regards, Leslie Xavier. The blog link is: http://xavierleslie.blogspot.com/2009/08/that-old-house.html |
| 19th August 2009 jaytee | wow-ness - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument awesome! 8D |
| 13th August 2009 Sunil SHinde | wonderful post - From: 14) Bangalore - the IT capital of India Guys, I am in Bangalore next week and am planning a trip to Belur & Hallebid. I lived in Bangalore for 3 years and yet never thought of visiting. And here I am, grabbing a weekend every trip I make to go to some exotic place in India. WOnderful job with the blog. I write up my travelogue religiously at http://sunilshinde.typepad.com/ |
| 28th July 2009 Ruchi | - From: 35) Sanchi - a peaceful hill crowned by a group of stupas it was so much fun seeing these photographs..i m from India ..and i have not visited all the places (indian) you have shown here...and seriously, i m just tempted to do all of them ..thanks for this. |
| 23rd July 2009 Andre | I like Bogor - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Bogor has a nice wheater. It is so diffrent with Jakarta. Jakarta is hot and wet. I dislike it. I love Bogor very much. And that's why i get my College in IPB-Bogor |
| 23rd July 2009 Andre | That's cool - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden I like bogor's palace image |
| 17th July 2009 donie | wrong name - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden banana family called as palm and red trunk palm called bamboo also pandanus called palm tree... actually you can see their name on the tree itself. |
| 9th July 2009 Sylvia | Thank yo so much - From: 70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city After long time of your posting finally I came across to read you. I am a Burmese residing here in the Philippines and your writing brought me back to my country with all these feelings of pride, sad, and happiness. Thank you so much. |
| 9th June 2009 ZInajda | I do have one word for all this - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba - FANTASTIC |
| 27th March 2009 sandeep soni | about sex statues - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex hi, I think these statues had been made for teaching us the lesson of good sex . the expression of faces of boy & girl while sex are so relaxive. they enjoy sex without fear& tension |
| 26th March 2009 sandeep | roof - From: 49) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi culture wow great.roof |
| 15th February 2009 arvind | Very nice photoes and informative write up - From: 25) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelis It was great to have a look at your blog. I wish you were in mandawa and Ramgarh and Mahansar in shekhawati too. Pl. have a look at the web www.shekhawatimandawahotels.com . There is a guide book "The painted towns of Shekhawati" by Ilay Cooper. Stay at Hotel Chobdar Haveli Mandawa and make your holiday worth it. There is a lot more to Shekhawai. Regards Arvind |
| 15th February 2009 AndyNClaire | Thanks for the detailed blog. - From: 53) Struggling through to the Komodo Dragons Hi guys, Thanks for the really detailed blog entry... we are in Bali trying to avoid paying $300 round trip to see the Dragons - we think there must be a better way... this is almost 4 months wages in Bali.... however we can see the sort of journey we would need to undertake!! Thanks again. |
| 9th February 2009 kumar | comment from www.southindiainfo.com - From: 16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal The article and photos are Very nice...keep it up..... |
| 29th January 2009 anonymous | - From: 39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park hello. how lucky you are to see this place alive... i just wanted to say that those are Gharials, not crocodiles. |
| 4th December 2008 Vidya Kulkarni | Awesome pictures - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures Honestly I felt proud in seeing them as they are of my native. |
| 1st November 2008 Krishna Narayanan | An interesting pice of history associated with these forts-A top warrior who captured these tough forts - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures Krishnadeva Raya, the emperor of Vijayanagar captured all these forts and gave the former Bhamani sardars the run for their money. In the military history of Deccan/South India this was indeed an amazing feat. As long as he was alive the Mulim Sultanates ceased on their ventures south. |
| 31st October 2008 Darwin Marpaung | Great pictures and notes - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba Thnks so much for visiting Batak heritage, our village and home. This can be a valuable story telling to share with our children who are now living far away from that place. |
| 23rd October 2008 akhildasiyer das | anciant of hindu - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument 5000 years old visit them ship of prabnja south indians generation go go the hinoosya |
| 23rd October 2008 lani | borobudur - From: 62) Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist Stupa my sister and i are planning to visit borobudur nxt year...unfortunately, dont have my passport yet.but definitely,nxt year,i'll have one..cant wait for nxt year..im excited coz it's my first time to go out of the country.... |
| 27th September 2008 KOPPINEEDI GIRI | wonder full - From: 30) The extraordinary Moghul city of Fatehpur Sikri oh very great. right now i am studying B.A 2nd year. so thats i visited your website to watch moghul forts. i feel very happy.. GIRI KOPPINEEDI. |
| 8th September 2008 aldi nainggolan | - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba Stephan and Klaudia, this is a great job you have been doing especially to report whatever you have seen during your travelling. I visited several times that island but never reached many places like you did. Good jobs and hope foreigners or tourist do not forget this Island forever in their hard. |
| 11th June 2008 P Bhardwaj Adv. | - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex hi,thanks for visiting and bringing the actual fame of khajuraho to others. |
| 4th June 2008 puja | indiana - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex i am really very much obliged that india has got such artfull temples. the statues are really very good. one can learn many poses through these. |
| 2nd June 2008 santi | nice pictures - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden it's an interesting article that will help me much as I am now teaching someone who likes plants. I myself never see the bogor's botanical garden since I am not too keen with plants and I live far away in Jember East Java but having read it I would let myself try to see it someday. |
| 23rd May 2008 Bikwasizehi Dickie | Impressed with your work. - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Hello, Am called Dickie from Uganda, and am soo impressed with your work. I like gardening and land scaping. |
| 18th May 2008 natalia | its great - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument i have been in Yogya since 3 years. that is a beautiful town....expecially prambanan temple...........i think prambanan is a great place to visit |
| 6th May 2008 Sucheta Ghosh | Beautiful Write up - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Hi. I am sucheta. Though I live very colse to khajuraho but this was the first time i got a chance to visit the place. Of course we went at the wrong time (in summer) But its the most beautiful place and your blog has described it very accurately. I just want to add that you did not mention about the two water falls very close to khajuraho. One of them is called Pandav Falls. Its the most serene and tranquil beauty I've seen till now. Of course not a seen that many places till now. But still I loved it. I could hear my inner voice in that place because it was so peaceful and calm. You take care and enjoy Life and all the places you keep visiting. Sucheta |
| 23rd April 2008 Anil K Chugh | - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Beautiful pictures of wonderful master pieces of art |
| 13th April 2008 jenda | name of the demons - From: 65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats Hello, I just returned from Bali and I forgot to ask an original inhabitant (and cant find elsewhere) the name of the demon that wears checked loincloth? |
| 10th April 2008 Barry | fantastic - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit Would just like to say what an fantastic site, Love your photos, made my day, Barry |
| 20th March 2008 shyam | excellent - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit its relly amaging work done by u both, keep going ALL THE BEST with regards Shyamsunder, hydertabad |
| 18th March 2008 Ashar | Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex No religion teaches other than humanity, only different human beings interpret things differently. One whoz tyrant get burried in the soil of time and the one who learns the morals of humanity is remembered through the golden pages of history. One who can think different & ahead of time is only the real human of his time. "History teaches us nothing, but to learn from the mistakes that our Ancestors has made so that we should not repeat them and to build upon the base of their creative thoughts". India is a country of diversity and unanimity, so lets give this strong message to the world as well. |
| 13th March 2008 Dasanudas | the demon Aurangezeb - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Yes. People need to understand about the cycles of reaction, and they need to understand that these things happened not as isolated instances, but over the course of about 500 years. Today India is constantly in danger of terrorist attacks but some people are more inclined to immediately point out how undesirable to the hindu nationalist organisations are, not understanding that after so many centuries of mohameddan aggression, there is bound to be some reaction like this. The beneficient ruler Akbar patronised academia and philosophy and contributed to the building of great temples. Then his son Aurangezeb came to power (in the process having his brothers head taken to his imprisoned father) and caused many temples and deities to be destroyed. |
| 27th February 2008 Anurag | Pseudosecularism-Media propagada - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I can`t understand why the people can`t accept reality.The Muslim Rulers(plunderers) like Nadir shah,Timur Shah,Aurangzeb and many others tried their best to eliminate hinduism.They destroyed temples,defaced the beautiful idols,burnt massive libraries of Nalanda and built mosques in place of temple.The history has enough proof. Its not about RSS or politics,its about accepting the truth.Its the pseudosecularist media who always are against hinduism in name secularism. |
| 28th January 2008 Dr Ch Subrahmanyam | Rickshaw over-priced - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I read with amusement that the person who is pulling rickshaw is over pricing!!! His status is the lowest in economic sense and what he takes with the over priced amount does not make him report qtr/qtr a profit percent like the Air carrier you would have travelled or the Hotels you would have used. I think, when they ask more than what is considered over price, is because, he is never appreciated. He never could become anything bigger than what he began his life as Rickshaw puller. Best Regards |
| 21st December 2007 Vineeta | Beautiful!! - From: 76) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in Bagan Loved your pictures and text. Myanmar is definitely on my travel destination now. |
| 16th December 2007 cayung siagian | horas - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba amazing shots, these are my home and missed 'em all. thanks for putting em up!!! take care alyssa & cayung |
| 10th December 2007 ashok | Finding Facts - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Dear friend I visited Khajuraho in 1981 along with my wife and other family members and had a chance to see each and every creation very minutely - I am very fond of sketching and have done farely well I understand how difficult it is to put live expressions into any sketch on a piece of paper and that too just two dimension figure I can well imagine how much acuracy concentration of mind and steady hands with clarity in imagination is required for a man to be able to achieve this perfaction - The questions that comein my mind time and again who was the person who gave instruction to these artists what did he have in his mind at that time and what he wanted to show the world ? can you throw some light on this please thanks rgds ashok |
| 9th November 2007 Manish khamesra | Beautiful post - From: 25) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelis Hello Stephan and Klaudia, I read this travelogue on Shekhawati. I must say that its very beautifully narrated and is quite informative. Its also good to see that you have travelled extensively in India. I invite you to visit www.ghumakkar.com, I have posted two posts on Shekhawati there. I hope you will have feeling of "Deja Vu". Again, beautiful pictures and wonderful narration. I hope you continue travelling and keep on providing us good information. |
| 9th October 2007 Srinivas Kulkarni | It is Great - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures Being a gulbargian it is great to my hown town place.I love gulbarga. |
| 27th September 2007 Angelique Nasution | Thank you.... - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba Hi I just wanted to thank you for sharing your experience at Lake Toba. To see your amazing photos is wonderful Thank you so much for this. I hope one day I can travel over there and see how my Batak Ancestors lived and what my people are all about. Take care, Angelique |
| 7th July 2007 Srini | Nice writings - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Your writing is very lucid and the images are excellent. Though I live in India, I have never been to Khajuraho. I will make my visit soon |
| 28th June 2007 Donald Stay | So perfect I felt as I had returned - From: 53) Struggling through to the Komodo Dragons Greeting Klaudia and Stephan , your story and pic's were terrific. WHAT A JOY. I know you enjoyed all of it. I have your pages for my collection as "I so love Indonesia.and THOSE FANTASTIC Komodo Dragons i was there in 05-06 and am returing soon. I am so PLEASED. The best to you. sincerely yours Donald Stay |
| 16th June 2007 Jenny | Great! - From: 68) The multi-cultural panache of Georgetown Really interesting blog, with lots of great tips. Thanks! |
| 31st May 2007 abdul | woh allah - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex ITS SUPERB. THE CREATER IS EXCELLENT |
| 15th May 2007 anil bhatt | amazing - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex its really nice pics, you two are really good traveller..........i hope so, sex is not a fun its all about yoga......................think and feel. |
| 14th May 2007 ranjini george india | very impressive - From: 30) The extraordinary Moghul city of Fatehpur Sikri a visit to fatehpur sikhri and the other buildings built by akbar made our histroy books come alive. Hope the archaeological survey of india will do a good job of restoring a lot of the sites and the whole of agra fort is open to the public if we had to see only 20 per cent and were wonder struck wonder what the other 80 would do |
| 9th April 2007 Hemant | Design - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Outstanding Sculptures and Architecture |
| 5th April 2007 Gita | I love my birh place - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta to day I see this all picture I proud of my county. I have not see real ajanta ellora caves just picture. but I love it. it touch my feeling my heart bits. you are make good photo's, I salute you. thanks bye.......................................................................................... |
| 16th March 2007 swathi | really nice - From: 16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal thanx, you have shown me a way to model an old historical temple in 3d. I really love this place. you have done great job. |
| 1st March 2007 ankita | ummmmmmm - From: 30) The extraordinary Moghul city of Fatehpur Sikri fabulous fantastic beautiful sensible |
| 1st March 2007 Patti | - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit Hi you two! First of all, I would like to say that I enjoyed reading your blogs and admiring the great pictures. I know that I'm a little late in commenting since you finished travelling over a year ago, but I have been waiting for more travelling and more fantastic pictures and blogs. Secondly, are you going to be doing anymore travelling? Sure hope so!! |
| 28th December 2006 bathing | explained - From: 12) Mysore’s surroundings Girls are not excluded. They have a separate place where men dont go, for privacy. |
| 19th December 2006 Greg | - From: 5) Tiruchirappalli also known as Trichy Hi enjoyed reading your blog. I stayed for 3 months with friends in Trichy, and travelled to Kerala, Dehli, Simla, Goa -- Had the best time of my life, I was always with friends who spoke the lanuages Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and English! |
| 19th December 2006 travelbuffs | real cool - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Happened to check your blog. Real neat. I've hrd a lot abt ths place-Now got to see how it looks like. Will sure visit some day! |
| 17th November 2006 Atti | Thanks - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Hi, My name is Atti and I am Bogorian. I found your writing coincidentally. It's good to read about Bogor Botanical Garden written by people who are not Indonesian. I like reading your writing about Bogor Botanical Garden. The pictures you took are beautiful. I like them. Thanks for telling the garden and publish it in the Internet. |
| 20th October 2006 ken | Nothing wrong with the comment - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace In reply to Mr.Venkat's comments on "He is enjoying........tender female hands". I think there is nothing wrong with your comments on the image. I am also an Indian and I do not think the comments potray a wrong meaning. It is time that Indians started to look outside world and start to understand the other world cultures. In fact, India is the only place where aragnged marriage system still exists which does not allow the unfortunate Indian youngsters to have 'boy friend' and 'girl friend'. Everywhere else in the world "girl friends" and "boy friends" are the norm before you marry that person. Sad state of affairs in India, indeed. regards, ken. |
| 18th October 2006 Khun Laser | Thanks for your pa.oh race photos.. - From: 75) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake Inle I love the photos of pa.oh people. Thanks very much. http://khunlaser.blogspot.com |
| 17th October 2006 anna | great - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden i've been there before and i had a great time just as you did. i would like to go there one more time as the fasinating plants are so cool |
| 16th October 2006 JN Singh | No more travels? - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit Hey, waiting eagerly for more of your travel blogs. Stopped travelling or blogging? Lovely , painstaking and very very well-done. Cheers!!!!!!! |
| 16th October 2006 J N Singh | Excellent comments - From: 65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats I am a travel buff myself, but as yet I have not expereinced such a thorough and interesting blog. I started with Mount Bromo which I plan to do in April next year, but I have found your entire blog series so enchanting that I plan to read whole of them. Guys( and of course lady) pl do complete a travel book on your entire series. Your photos are also praiseworthy despite poor light and often rainy conditions. All strength to both of you. |
| 15th July 2006 Nichole | Heavy heart - From: 76) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in Bagan I must say that as I peruse the beautiful photos of scenery and people, My heart is heavy. I hope that everyone who has enjoyed Burma so much seeks a bit more truth and reality to the situation there and have compassion with yourselves as you realize your travel there has legitimized the BRUTAL MILITARY REGIEME and encourages more forced labor to keep up with the tourism industry. I hope to travel deeper into Burma one day after the regieme has handed over the elected government officials to their seats. As you were travelling obliviously within the country, I was on the periphery, helping with all of the refugees that the military government want dead. Mass genocide is a SERIOUS matter. Ignorance is harmful to all. Help save these beautiful people by educating yourself. Please don't delete this entry - maybe this will reach someone willing to help! Peace to you. |
| 15th July 2006 Datt Bhave | Please try to understand Philosophy behind Pictures. - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace Dear Stephan and Klaudia, Your article is very good but please try to understand Philosophy behind Pictures. If possible write it below picture.Few of us chant prayer in the Morning that reflects following meaning. "We think Laxmi as our Earth.We request Her to forgive us as feet touches to earth(we walk/perform daily activities on Earth).Lord Vishnu vital power which keps living organisam alive, regulating our systems.who is there in every living/nonliving things. I have written it in short . Best wishes. Keep on travelling, learn History and Philosophy. |
| 9th July 2006 vivian | advertising - From: 10) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary It is interesting the effort anns homestay making to seel itself. Is that a homestay or a travel agents portal. Just remember we are not fools .We read the blogs to have an initmate info about places and we do not want to go to frequented places and we run away form selling |
| 8th July 2006 pravin | the heaven of love - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex both of you done remarkably fabulus work to show these hevanly creaters of love to our world,and you sho thw world that its not all about sex.yuo are geneous , we thank you from bottom of our heart that you show us such hevenly creaters of love and sclpture , that we stiil not seen ,thank you keep going |
| 6th July 2006 Shufei | ? - From: 68) The multi-cultural panache of Georgetown I hope you got permission before you took those photos inside the temples and of worshippers. It's really very rude when tourists go and do that. Many temples forbid all photos, especially of the god statues. |
| 4th July 2006 frederik | wooden palace? - From: 11) Mysore the city of palaces Is there anything available about the burned wooden palace? Sent on frederikblom@yahoo.com |
| 27th June 2006 Karen | Cute elephants - From: 39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park I enjoyed reading this blog. It makes me want to go to Nepal and I don't even have it on my list of travels. The elephants at play are so cute! Great photos and comments! |
| 26th June 2006 renuka | Good Collection of Orchha Pictures - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace Good Collection of Orchha Pictures |
| 22nd June 2006 Sally | WOW - From: 68) The multi-cultural panache of Georgetown Wow what great photos well done. |
| 21st June 2006 Simone | sweet memories - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta I've been there in august 2003, it is a very magical place you are a good photographer your photos renew my feelings Bye, Bye Simone Parri, Florence, Italy |
| 14th June 2006 qian nu | the 3 cute figures - From: 46) The Jokhang Temple - the spiritual centre of Tibet hi :) about the picture with the 3 figures, just look at Tibet's flag: there are the 2 lions and the eagle is representing the mountain reaching the sky! of course, this is only my interpretation. wonderful blog you've got here! all the best qian nu |
| 12th June 2006 Pratima | very nice place to go - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex very beautiful. lots of intricate works and extraordinary pictures you guys. great job. and oh the faceless fight of words that you all can bring to any part of this world. what is the use crying over spilled milk? muslims being good/bad makes no one look any better or worse. if they were all so bad and still are then why do muslims exist in this world? only cos there is still some good in this world and that's worth living. |
| 1st June 2006 Tera | peacock gate - From: 26) Jaipur - Rajasthan’s colourful capital Wow! Great site with fascinating photos. I was looking for peacock arts and your peacock gate photo is really beautiful. Have bookmark your travel blog. Now I am planning a trip to Bagan. Glad if you could give me some info on the safety there as well as the cheap lacquerwares that I can buy. My email: soi41@hotmail.com Cheers |
| 30th May 2006 sachin | WOW - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument These pictures are wonderful. I travelled to Indonesia recently and LOVED the tolerant and very nice people and the exquisite beauty of the country. Reminded me of my motherland India. We in India never even knew that this huge wonderful place was so culturally close to us. |
| 28th May 2006 mahendran | awesome... - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument Thank you. It is so awesome. |
| 27th May 2006 Maureen | Bukit Lawang - From: 57) Our close encounter with the ‘hairy man’ Great to see photos of Bujit Lawang and biog. I was there in 2002 and had not heard any news of the Jungle Inn since the flood. Really good to see! |
| 13th May 2006 Kunal Arya | Muslims Plundered - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Of cause muslins destroyed great architecture around the world, who are we fooling? Its a miracle these monuments were not discovered by muslims |
| 9th May 2006 anonymous | - From: 68) The multi-cultural panache of Georgetown A very comprehensive blog about your trip to Penang. I love it! I love those pictures as well! |
| 6th May 2006 krishna | What an eye opener! - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I live a few hundred kilometers from khajuraho and never visited it. The tourism dept. brochures and photos were so drab I felt it's a waste going there. As we Indians all know but rarely admit, it takes a foreigner to appreciate and bring out the real worth of a place. To discover after all these years that yes, it's not all about sex! |
| 5th May 2006 budhi | tank you - From: 62) Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist Stupa thank to you who had put the borobudur picture in tht internet. those pictures are valuable to all of human kind history . Hope fully those able to remain every body to life in peace full way among the world nation |
| 23rd April 2006 John | excellent photography - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I would appreciate Stephan and Klaudia for such beautiful photography. I believe the sculptures are surely beautiful but capturing beauty is an art known by few. Pls don’t comment on any religion, religion consist of good and bad followers. We cannot blame muslims for having few cruel leaders. |
| 22nd April 2006 Nitin | Monomaniacal Muslims! - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Unfortunately people still do not acknowledge how the muslim rulers have plundered and looted Hindu Temples, Severed Hindu Idols and Deity images and brutally massacred Hindu Women and Children as infidels for nearly 400 years all in the name of faceless Allah! |
| 21st April 2006 chaz | cool - From: 65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats im indonesian, and i really like the way u tell us bout bali. i love bali, very beautiful place.. thanks for the article chaz ichanoel@yahoo.com |
| 10th April 2006 illika | more on stories and legends behind the monuments - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta gud site. but could have given some more info about stories about the monuments. |
| 29th March 2006 Rajesh Kunchur | bandhavgarh - From: 37) The Bandhavgarh National Park famous for tigers would like to see tigers photos shot from a gypsy at eye level |
| 11th March 2006 Krupesh | Amazing pictures - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument just like to say, you guys have taken some amazing pictures of this site.... didnt even know it existed untill i stumbled upon this journal! take care Krups |
| 8th March 2006 Roxi | WOW - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Seriously beautiful pictures! I love them! |
| 7th March 2006 shiva | Awesome - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex pic's are really excellent .We did not get the opportunity to go there but because of ur pic we got any opportuity to see the temple. All the best and take some more pic of other temples. |
| 5th March 2006 billy | great! - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex It's incredble!How marvelous! |
| 2nd March 2006 Anup Shrestha | Fabulous Photography - From: 42) Patan - the artistic and architectural centre of Kathmandu Valley I live just around the place where most of these pictures in Patan are taken. It is marvellous to see such attention to detail in every picture and information about the places. The article truly represent the exact lifestyle and culture where we live. I congratulate Stephan and Klaudia Mandl for a truly splendid job. Cheers!!! |
| 26th February 2006 Ruth | Fantastic narrative and beautiful photos - From: 72) Monywa - One million Buddhas and we still did not have enough My husband and I spent 10 days in Myanmar last March and because he is handicapped, we did not have the adventurous travels outside of Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay. We had a wonderful time and the natives were all very helpful and pleasant. But I really enjoyed reading your adventures and looking at the wonderful photos you took. The inside shots in the caves were especially clear and colorful. Thanks for letting us enjoy you experiences. |
| 8th February 2006 naddy | good comment, anindya! - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex i love to read that there's someone who really visited this place - seems to be very interesting there! maybe it's worth it to travel there and see for myself though i'm from germany... |
| 7th February 2006 The Open Road | Greedy Turtles - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit I always thought of turtles were wise and patient animals. I suppose Franklin Books and Saturday morning cartoons created these romantic ideas. Thank you for changing my views on turtles. Your dedication to detail also is astouding! |
| 14th January 2006 ravi shankar | good - From: 48) The large Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Zhongdian You are doing well. But not sufficient You can do more better. |
| 12th January 2006 Luigi | Bellissimo! - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit Ciao Klaudia and Stephan, I also say that you are doing a wonderful job! Your pictures and reports are really amazing! By the way, thanks a lot for your card you sent me from Cambogia! Have a wonderful new year! All the best Luigi!!! |
| 12th January 2006 Peter | Bagan - great photos guys - From: 76) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in Bagan G'day from New Zealand, Just checking out your latest page and it's bringing back a load of great memories - thanx. It has also reminded me to get off my backside and get my own shots up on line. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Peter (from Bagan and Okinawa guesthouse) |
| 11th January 2006 Kate | Yet Another Fantastic Entry - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit Well done Steven & Klaudia. I am really enjoying your blogs and am vicariously living through you both until its time for me to leave on my big OS trip. Safe travels. Kate from Oz www.kateonthego.blogspot.com |
| 11th January 2006 Joey | Brilliant photos - From: 77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit your photos are absolutely amazing. Really great photography. I feel as though I'm actually there. |
| 3rd January 2006 narpat singh | wonderful udaipur - From: 19) Udaipur - welcome to Rajasthan Udaipur is really most colourfull city of the world |
| 27th December 2005 sunita Jain | Ranakpur Hotels - From: 20) Ranakpur and its wonderful Jain temple complex We were there to see Ranakpur jain temple, after visiting temple we were going to Jodhpur by road, and we saw a Palace (just about 4-5 km from temple) and it was very good hotel their it is known as Fateh Bagh. http://www.fatehbaghranakpur.com |
| 12th December 2005 Visakha | Hunger in Burma - From: 71) The royal cities around Mandalay Don't close your eyes! There is appalling hunger and malnutrition in Burma. The human rights situation is also ghastly. Check out the many websites devoted to exposing the rapacity of the generals. Daw Suu has pleaded with us to use our freedom to help the Burmese get theirs. It isn't too much to ask! With metta, Visakha |
| 9th December 2005 itzik | the bat is beautiful - From: 31) Agra and the world’s most famous tomb it is RHINOPOMA SP |
| 4th December 2005 anonymous | AMAZING PICTURES - From: 75) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake Inle Your photography is simply amazing. I just found your site through Ali's site, and he is right on about your pics. Now I'll have to go back to your first blog and start reading them! Thanks for sharing. |
| 3rd December 2005 Anindya | Good read - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I am just back from a visit to Khajuraho. Your piece was very refreshing. The retoration works seems to be over - no scaffoldings any more - and the gardens are beautiful. I had missed the sculpture of the dancers - so good to see it. Re comments by others, Shahryar is not a hindu name - more likely muslim - so the comment is an expression of secular views, i imagine. We in India are proud of our heritage - whether hindu, muslim, sikh, jain or christian... |
| 1st December 2005 Fritz Bernhard | Great Report Fritz - From: 74) The great Phaung Daw U festival I was there the same day with a group of 12 people out on a boat, same location. What a great report and wonderful pictures. Thank you. I love Myanmar, what a great country and wonderful people. |
| 1st December 2005 Gloria, Palo Alto California | It's a shame you had so much trouble - From: 70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city Your Burmese commentary sounds painfully labored. Too bad that you had so many things that mildly disturbed you. Foreign travel is best made by those who have a lot of patience and tolerance for other cultures. We enjoyed our time there tremendously and found neither the problems, irritations, or other comments that you described. It is a truly beautiful country with beautiful beautiful. The one thing you said that I will agree with is that you must go there to find out for yourself. Cheers PS I'm 66 years old and have a lot of travel under my belt. |
| 27th November 2005 Esther | Amazing experience - From: 75) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake Inle Thank you for sharing your amazing photos and experience. I have never seen pictures like this before nor heard of this place even though I have travelled extensively. Keep up the great blog. |
| 23rd November 2005 Ali | Wow - From: 74) The great Phaung Daw U festival Wish I'd seen the barges when I was there! - loved Inle and Myanmar though, great photos and journal once again. |
| 17th November 2005 Ajey Balaji | French Interpretor - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures Hello Stephan and Klaudia This is Ajey an Indian who works as an interpretor for french tourists. Your pics are amazing, i was just browsing for the gulbarga, bidar sites and happened to come across your site. It is amazing. From all the big smiles you guys have, i bet you had a great time there. Keep it going! HAPPY TRAVELLING! |
| 10th November 2005 Smiffy | The wonders of myanmar - From: 71) The royal cities around Mandalay Nice selection of photo's. One might get the impression that the country has only religious monuments to offer but as you know, it covers the full spectrum from food to music, art, costume, custom and culture. For all the negativity expressed about the military Junta, they have preserved their culture and language and for the most part, the people are happy. Nobody goes hungry in Myanmar! Please Bloggers, ignore the miss-information, go to Burma before the chinese take over and spoil it forever. |
| 9th November 2005 Robert Scott | - From: 49) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi culture this was a great help for my asian history class. we are doing a project on chinese architecture |
| 8th November 2005 David | Nice blog! - From: 71) The royal cities around Mandalay Thanks so much for your wonderful photos, properly captioned and described. Enjoyed you diary too. |
| 7th November 2005 Dan | Amazing - From: 69) Koh Phi Phi - the setting of a blockbuster These photos are incredible and appear professional, they make me want to be there. Hope it was as amazing as it appears. |
| 7th November 2005 Ali | Wonderful photos and journal! - From: 70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city And great to meet you both yesterday - in Bangkok :) thanks for all the information on Myanmar - a bit of luck and I'll be there tomorrow. |
| 6th November 2005 Susan Z. Martin | Internet access in Myanmar - From: 70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city I've been enjoying your postings since India. I was in Myanmar in 2002 and at that time there was no Internet access. You could send email but not receive it (if someone sent you a reply to an email it would be printed out and you'd have to pay a dollar US to obtain it - you were restricted to sending email from hotel and Internet cafe accounts - no access to hotmail and the like) and computers in Internet cafe's didn't have browsers. I guess things have changed. |
| 29th October 2005 Sarah | Thank You! - From: 32) Gwalior - again a terrible city with stunning monuments I'm hoping to stay in Gwalior for 18 months, beginning early next year. There isnt much information about it anywhere, and not much in the way of pictures either; You've given me a taste of both, so thanks. |
| 24th October 2005 Mimi, Bernard THOYER | Souvenirs ... - From: 58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba Chers Stephan et Claudia, nous suivons votre passionnant voyage qui nous rappelle nos voyages passés, et tout particulièrement cette région d'Indonésie que nous avions beaucoup aimée. Bonne continuation et gros bisous. |
| 21st October 2005 Richard | Great Photos - From: 63) The sulphurous world of Mount Bromo Fabulous photos. I showed them to my year eight science cl;ass as an example of a volcano I visited. |
| 16th October 2005 Carlotta | Wow - From: 16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal you have certainly seen the world at it's best. it must have been a truly wonderful experience. |
| 15th October 2005 vinu | great pics - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Pics are great and place too. Especially that boar pic. Comments on muslims is uncalled. But, anyone who visited Hampi would surely remember / accept this comment. |
| 14th October 2005 A NON fanatical Hindu | nice blog, bad comments by rabid Hindus - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex I thought the blog was fantastic. However, i would say that the response from Shahryar is stupid and useless and typifies basic Hindu fundamentalist tendencies which we otherwise critique muslim fundamentalists for. All you have to do is see the RSS in India to really know what Monomaniacal means. You shame me as a normal Hindu Indian, Shahryar. I assume you are Indian, and you probably should be kicked out of the country. |
| 11th October 2005 jerry ewing | sanchi - a rest stop - From: 35) Sanchi - a peaceful hill crowned by a group of stupas I visited Sanchi Aug 1972, after traveling overland beginning Mar 15. I love all of your fabulous photos and notes. I am returning for the first time this December. The new sites will be Chidambaram and Thanjavur. I missed a lot for the 3 months I traveled thru India. |
| 10th October 2005 daniel | super - From: 67) The Perhentian Islands - a paradisiac place to relax Thanks for the info'. It's difficult to find information about the Perhentian islands. Appreciate it. Nice to see they arent silly about swimming costumes there |
| 8th October 2005 Raj | Shahryra's comment - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Hi good work and pictures Stephen & Klaudia. Though Sharyar's comments on Muslims as monomaniacal is uncalled for. |
| 30th September 2005 bushra jung | great work by u ken - From: 16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal hi, this is an archecture student(2nd yr.), i just love the temple photograhps clicked by you, this is so great work, keep it up sir, hope to see your work again |
| 30th September 2005 emsay | thanks - From: 65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats I am leaving for indonesia/bali in a few days - thank you for this useful information |
| 27th September 2005 Venkat | Orchha - an oasis of peace - Orchha - an oasis of peace - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Orchha/blog-8999.html Nice pictures . But what is the intention of writing wage comments in the some of the images? Example - one of the image says - “He is visibly enjoying the massaging of his calves by tender female hands” . This send a wrong meaning to many Westerners and (and our own people) who do not understand our value system and think that this is some fairy tale like theirs. It actually means that Vishnu is looking after the entire universe and the wife in turn tries to comfort him and this is how every individual should live. “Girl friend” is fine - but there is a different understanding to it altogether in our system. We need to know the basics before giving direct translation. English translation do not give the same meaning of the actuals. If you intentions are good - please do not give blunt statements. Rest is good presentation and inspires to visit this place. Regds |
| 26th September 2005 Paul | - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Thanks. Through you two I get to see a botanic garden I likely will never visit. Wonder if I might except some of you comments on a web site I write on walks in a botanic garden? http://www.greenzoo.net |
| 22nd September 2005 Luigi | Wonderful places! - From: 61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument Hi Stephan and Klaudia, thanks a lot for your post card from Indonesia! You are taking wonderful pictures! How long is your trip lasting? Don't you miss home? All the best Luigi |
| 21st September 2005 Charlie | Nice Writing - From: 59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden Hi, Nice report / blog entry. I enjoy reading it very well. And I'm glad you are having a good time in Asia, esp. in Indonesia. Keep up the good work. |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Wonderful! - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex Thank god those monomaniacal muslims did not discover these temples or we would see piles of rubble today! |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Ashoka - From: 35) Sanchi - a peaceful hill crowned by a group of stupas I think you should have specified 3rd century BCE! Also the four-lion capitol is the official emblem of modern India. (The wheel on the Indian flag is also attributed to Ashoka!) |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Sas Bahu Mandir - From: 32) Gwalior - again a terrible city with stunning monuments This is a brilliant photo! Shows clearly how the silhouette of the temple looks like an elephant! And the wonderful concept of a temple dedicated to the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law! (Many Indian movie melodramas are about the conflict between MIL and DIL with the poor guy stuck in the middle!) |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Beautiful Birds! - From: 29) Barathpur and the Keoladeo National Park Thank you for publishing this superb photographs! I think you should write an illustrated article on the birds - I am sure you could sell it to many journals! |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Swastika - From: 24) Bikaner - the unexpected gem in the desert The swastika is the holiest non-syllabic symbol (also see Om) in Hinduism. By extension Jainism and Buddhism also use this symbol. In the West, however, it is generally recognised as the badge of the Nazi movement. The motif seems to have first been used by early inhabitants of Eurasia. However, it was also adopted in Native American cultures, seemingly independently. The swastika is now used universally in religious and civil ceremonies in India. Most Indian temples, wedding, festivals and celebrations are decorated with swastikas. By the early twentieth century it was widely used worldwide, and was regarded as a symbol of good luck and auspiciousness. Swastikas appeared on the spines of books by the Anglo-Indian writer Rudyard Kipling, and the symbol was used by Robert Baden-Powell's Boy Scout movement. |
| 19th September 2005 Shahryar | Wonderful! - From: 23) Camel safari in the Thar desert around Jaisalmer Wish you had photographed the night sky... |
| 18th September 2005 Shahryar | English as Lingua Franca - From: 14) Bangalore - the IT capital of India I am not surprised that the only language in which the people (from all over India) who end up in the IT capital of India can mutually communicate is English! (As a person of Indian antecedents resident in the UK I have to admit I am fluent only in English - ditto all my nephews and nieces!) Anyway I am enjoying reading your blog very much and hope you continue to have a good time on your travels! At least this Sunday was well spent having discovered www.travelblog.org! |
| 12th September 2005 Linda Goldenberg | - From: 54) Flores - our island of disasters Thanks for the travelogue. Were you aware of the recent discoveries at Liang Bua? Did you consider trying to go there? lgoldenberg84@earthlink.net |
| 12th September 2005 Vinaya | Great travelogue - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace Love your writings. Great pics too. Have read a few on Sulekha. I used to be fascinated by forts and visited several as a girl/teenager in India. My fav is Golconda (Hyderabad) probably cos I visited it a few times in the 2 years I lived in Hyd (when I was 8!)I Havent been to Orccha tho. Glad you like Hampi & Bijapur and interior, 'stony' places like that. Keep writing and hope you have a great time. |
| 11th September 2005 ch.krishna chand B.Arch | useful for architecture - From: 15) Hampi - the capital of a forgotten empire i also visited hampi with my friends as a study tour.the photos you are of very useful for us in architectural point of view.thank you |
| 11th September 2005 ch.krishna chand | use ful for architecture - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures your photos are very use ful for architecture students like us.i took your photos from net and put it in may case study reports.allthe best.thank you |
| 11th September 2005 sandy smith | So sorry about the tarred road! - From: 44) The Friendship Highway from Kathmandu to Lhasa When I traveled the Friendship Highway twice in Aug & Sept of 2000 much of it was a sea of mud, overturned trucks, and very scary washed out roads on the Nepalese side. What adventure! There will probably be a 4 lane highway soon. - unfortunately. No more crossing deep chasms on a few wet logs! |
| 31st August 2005 mary | - From: 52) Our mid-trip crisis in Bali hey dont know how old this post is but im doing an assignment for school and was wondering if you had any misunderstanding with balinese people because of cultural differences. thanks if you cant help dont worry if you cant. my email is mild_jalepeno@hotmail.com mary |
| 30th August 2005 Clarence | Lhasa and Tibet - From: 45) Lhasa - the land of gods Thank you for your delightful article on Lhasa and Tibet. We leave tomorrow for our trip to visit that exciting city and country. Your preview has made it even more enticing! |
| 30th August 2005 Mridula | Hi - From: 28) Delhi - the metropolis of contrasts I live in quite close to Delhi (Gurgaon) and I enjoyed reading about your visit so much. What we get used to, it is amazing to read about it from another perspective. |
| 30th August 2005 Mridula | Wow - From: 34) Datia and a hill full of white Jain temples I came to your blog through Sulekha's site. i am so glad I discovered your blog. mridula http://traveltalesfromindia.blogspot.com/ |
| 24th August 2005 Nohakid@yahoo.com | Lovely Pictures - From: 17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures GREETINGS Hi, Its nice to see your pictures, I myself have visited Bidar and it was a great experience. I wish I could visit it once again. The Bidri Craft work, designing fascinated me a lot. Also the village and the small town which is situate next to the fort were interesting. I liked your photos very much and wish you good luck. Regards, Noha |
| 22nd August 2005 Luigi | wonderful pictures - From: 53) Struggling through to the Komodo Dragons Hi Klaudia and Stephan, thanks for all your reports and wonderful pictures!!!! You are having a marvellous and unique experiences ,right? I have been to Japan and Corea ( concerts , summer camps) now I am leaving to Sardegna for some holidays! All the best luck for the continuation of you trips! Luigi |
| 16th August 2005 Aftab | More on Physical Environment - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta It's a beautiful site providing plenty of information.But I would like to see some more info on the physical environment of the places and about stories and legends behind the monuments. |
| 8th August 2005 Stephan and Klaudia | Error corrected - From: 24) Bikaner - the unexpected gem in the desert Thanks a lot for the correction Sandeep, we do our best but sometimes we were lost in this Hindu panoply of gods... Indeed, Hanuman is always associated with Rama and therefore this mistake should not have happened. We are actually in Singapore, once again visiting some colourful Hindu temples. Hope you will follow us on our trip. Stephan and Klaudia |
| 7th August 2005 robena | love the bug shots! - From: 39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park I am heading to Nepal in three weeks...check out my blog under robena ...lloking at your pictures I have decided to take a good camera to capture some great shots...i would love to know what camera you used...could you let me know??... robenas@hotmail.com enjoy the rest of your trip....if you are still on the go! |
| 6th August 2005 Sandeep Singh Dhadwal | Paintaing Detail - From: 24) Bikaner - the unexpected gem in the desert Stephan, in this painting it is lord Ram with his wife Devi Sita and one who is standing behind is his younger brother Laxman Not Lord Shiva as you have mentioned. I would like to congratulate both you and Klaudia for your expert comments on this country. |
| 26th July 2005 prakash sharma | just wowwwwwwwwwww - From: 21) Jodhpur and its mighty Mehrangarh Fort its fantastic to view these images over net,when i will come across to jodhpur from newyork,i will get loads of photogrphs from my nikon |
| 25th July 2005 Danny | ? - From: 49) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi culture Wow, nice pictures! Especially the ones shot at night... |
| 8th July 2005 quintessential | Rames : spelling correction ! - From: 38) Varanasi - India's holiest city it is not hore .. an "Hour or two" -- very sorry for the spelling mistake |
| 6th July 2005 Ramesh | Very Impressive pictures and discriptions ! - From: 38) Varanasi - India's holiest city Hello there ..I really enjoyed reading your blog about Varanasi..! In fact I too enjoyed it in Varanasi..more so because I always found a way to see it through a westerner's perspective..! Yeah,I'm an Indian and travelled through-out India like a backpacker. But Varanasi definitely caught my interest and made me stay formore than two months..and visit the place repeatedly..! It is really wonderful to see at my country through a traveller's perspective.. and inspite of their frightened expressions when I tried to talk to many western travellers , I managed to talk with many travellers .. and befriend them for an hore or two.. as I was enjoy to answer their questions and explain them the things they wouldn't otherwise know. It's a different experience.. for me.. Varnasi ..Nepal..Andamans..!! Thank you for the great pics..! ..of course I am not a tourist guide ..!:) |
| 4th July 2005 harish | great article - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex agree with bridget that articles and pictures are great. Looking foward to visit Khajuraho in dec. |
| 2nd July 2005 Chris Rudkin | Thanks for the info - From: 33) Orchha - an oasis of peace I will be travelling to Orchha in December and have been trawling the internet looking for people's experiences of the place. Your travelogue has been very informative and made me even more determined to go and enjoy! |
| 2nd July 2005 Andrea | More on the physical environment - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta Hi, The info is gr8 but can u provide more info on the physical environment at the monument. |
| 24th June 2005 Arun | I envy you guys - From: 39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park I am living in US now. But, next time when i go home to india, i am making this trip to Nepal to take bath with these elephants. |
| 24th June 2005 Shankar | Mysore Palace - From: 11) Mysore the city of palaces Your trip so far reminds me of a similar one I took in 1970. Overland from Singapore to London. Back then we did not have internet or digital camera. Great pictures. |
| 24th June 2005 bridget | congratulation to you both - From: 36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex its really amazing, pictures and articals are really marvolous, i really enjoyed reading and noticing the beautiful pictures, when i get opportunity i shall surely visit with my family. good work, keep it up |
| 23rd June 2005 KS | AWESOME - From: 18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta ITS A BEAUTIFUL SITE WID BEAUTIFUL PICS AND THE SUBTITLES UNDER THE PICS R ALSO AS GUD. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A GUD SITE AND TIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ONES |
| 5th June 2005 AnnsHomeStay | Kerala Importatnt places - From: 10) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary hi there If you are visitng Kerala make sure you visit places Munnar Hill Station , Periyar(Thekakdy) , Kumarakom Back waters, Cochin and Vagamon (Hill Station). |
| 17th April 2005 anonymous | Wonderful journal! - From: 25) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelis I visited India three times in the 90s and I am planning a return trip in 2006. I just wanted to compliment you on a simply wonderful journal (and photos). Excellent work. I hope your trip continues to be enjoyable and that you remain healthy (small problems aside). I will sign up for email alerts so that I can keep updated on your travels. I will certainly go to Shekhawati after reading your journal on it - it looks fascinating. I live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - please look me up if you ever come here. Susan - Susan Z. Martin |
| 11th April 2005 Teman | Delightful discription - From: 22) Jaisalmer - the golden city in the Thar desert Stephen & Klaudia, Yet again, thank you for potraying India in such good light. Not many westerners would see the way you guys do. I agree, the scenes of abject poverty puts them off. Well when you 1 billion as population with 1/5th of USA landmass - no wonder so much poverty arround. Enjoyed you light hearted discription. Wish you a continued enjoyment for the rest of your trip. regards, ken. |
| 25th March 2005 Teman | Badami - From: 16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal Excellent narration of your trip - light hearted and full of interesting historical facts. I missed Badami and Humpi this time. Next time I go to Goa, I will make sure to visit. I wish I could do one year tour. Enjoy. regards, ken |
| 24th March 2005 SmilingMonk | Incredible architecture and carvings... - From: 13) Hassan and the Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebid Thank you for this posting. I was at Belur and Halibeedu/Halebid last month. Everything you write is true, and more. These temples predate Somnathpura but are descended from each other during the Hoysala times (three generations of kings in that region) I found the 12th century temples to be the most beautiful places I've probably ever visit. Everything is exquisite. The rock carvings, the lathe turned pillars, the pair of Nandis at Halibeedu. This is contrasted against religious architecture in Europe which seem plain, bland, and almost immature by comparison. One thing I find interesting about these old and previously important temples is their current remoteness. That is to say, in India all the great old stuff is far removed from everyday life. It takes hours or days to reach these locations. In Europe, for instance, or even other places in Asia, major cultural artifacts can be found intertwined with everyday life and living. Not so with these truely awe inspiring Indian temples. It must have an impact on India social conciousness, right? Anyways, there are incredible treasures hidden throughout Southern India, like these two places. For a long time I used to dream of going to Northern India (Benares along the Ganges). But after seeing what Southern India has to offer, interest in the north has waned. Have a great trip! Keep up the good work. |
| 8th March 2005 anonymous | Mesmerizing! - From: 10) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary Stephen and Klaudia -- I have been on an exotic journey today, reading your journal and looking at the fascinating photos. Don't stop making your entries. I hope you keep it up, as I can hardly wait to read about your next adventure. Thank you for sharing your experiences here with us on the web. (To answer your question, I would enjoy MORE photos, MORE writen details, MORE frequently.) Good luck to you!!! Shirley - Shirley |
| 8th March 2005 anonymous | Feedback - From: 10) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary Ok, in order: 1 - I am very happy with the frequency. 2 - The length is quike ok, and the pictures just great 3 - The practical details are very important. Not that I am planning to follow you - unfortunately! - but is very good to know first hand how it is done 4 - I enjoy the style, ironic but optimistic. Sometimes I die of envy, but is good to have a window here in Frankfurt, and remember there is a whole world outside! Enjoy a lot, and take care of yourselves! Max - Max |
| 15th February 2005 anonymous | Ay, Claudia - From: 2) Mamallapuram our first contact with India Claudia, cielo, procura cuidarte, que acabas de empezar! Hay que joderse, aqui estoy yo luchando con DG-IS y vosotros en la piscina! Disfrutad mucho! Max - Max |
