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Asia Tour 2005

a trip by Stephan and Klaudia Mandl

From: February 12th 2005
Until: December 18th 2005
Trip Length: 10 months
Blog Entries: 77
Photos: 1930
Words: 146923
Blog Entries
February 13th 20051) Arrival in IndiaAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai
February 13th 20052) Mamallapuram our first contact with IndiaAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mahabalipuram
February 16th 20053) The Chola Temple of Chidambaram Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chidambaram
February 17th 20054) Thanjavur and its World Heritage SiteAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Thanjavur
February 19th 20055) Tiruchirappalli also known as TrichyAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Tiruchirappalli
February 20th 20056) Madurai the overcrowed cityAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai
February 22nd 20057) The Sea, the Arabian Sea at VarkalaAsia » India » Kerala » Varkala
February 26th 20058) Kerala Backwater TripAsia » India » Kerala » Kollam
February 26th 20059) Kochi, the European cityAsia » India » Kerala » Kochi
March 1st 200510) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife SanctuaryAsia » India » Kerala » Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary
March 3rd 200511) Mysore the city of palacesAsia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
March 4th 200512) Mysore’s surroundingsAsia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
March 6th 200513) Hassan and the Hoysala temples of Belur and HalebidAsia » India » Karnataka » Hassan
March 7th 200514) Bangalore - the IT capital of IndiaAsia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore
March 9th 200515) Hampi - the capital of a forgotten empireAsia » India » Karnataka » Hampi
March 13th 200516) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and PattadakalAsia » India » Karnataka » Badami
March 14th 200517) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasuresAsia » India » Karnataka » Bijapur
March 19th 200518) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and AjantaAsia » India » Maharashtra » Aurangabad
March 22nd 200519) Udaipur - welcome to RajasthanAsia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur
March 27th 200520) Ranakpur and its wonderful Jain temple complexAsia » India » Rajasthan » Ranakpur
March 29th 200521) Jodhpur and its mighty Mehrangarh FortAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur
April 1st 200522) Jaisalmer - the golden city in the Thar desertAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer
April 4th 200523) Camel safari in the Thar desert around JaisalmerAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer
April 6th 200524) Bikaner - the unexpected gem in the desertAsia » India » Rajasthan » Bikaner
April 8th 200525) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelisAsia » India » Rajasthan » Shekhawati
April 9th 200526) Jaipur - Rajasthan’s colourful capitalAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
April 11th 200527) Jaipur’s Gangaur FestivalAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
April 14th 200528) Delhi - the metropolis of contrastsAsia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
April 21st 200529) Barathpur and the Keoladeo National ParkAsia » India » Rajasthan » Keoladeo National Park
April 26th 200530) The extraordinary Moghul city of Fatehpur SikriAsia » India » Rajasthan » Fatehpur Sikri
April 27th 200531) Agra and the world’s most famous tombAsia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra
April 29th 200532) Gwalior - again a terrible city with stunning monumentsAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Gwalior
May 1st 200533) Orchha - an oasis of peaceAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha
May 3rd 200534) Datia and a hill full of white Jain templesAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Datia
May 4th 200535) Sanchi - a peaceful hill crowned by a group of stupasAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Sanchi
May 6th 200536) Khajuraho - it's not all about sexAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Khajuraho
May 10th 200537) The Bandhavgarh National Park famous for tigersAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Bandhavgarh NP
May 12th 200538) Varanasi - India's holiest city Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi
May 24th 200539) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park Asia » Nepal » Chitwan
May 27th 200540) Pokhara - backpacker's dream on the Phewa LakeAsia » Nepal » Pokhara
June 3rd 200541) Kathmandu - testimony of Nepal's cultural wealthAsia » Nepal » Kathmandu
June 6th 200542) Patan - the artistic and architectural centre of Kathmandu ValleyAsia » Nepal » Patan
June 9th 200543) Bhaktapur, a city exuding a sense of the pastAsia » Nepal » Bhaktapur
June 11th 200544) The Friendship Highway from Kathmandu to LhasaAsia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
June 15th 200545) Lhasa - the land of godsAsia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
June 20th 200546) The Jokhang Temple - the spiritual centre of TibetAsia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
June 22nd 200547) The Tashilunpo Festival in ZhigatseAsia » China » Tibet » Zhigatse
June 25th 200548) The large Tibetan Buddhist monastery in ZhongdianAsia » China » Yunnan » Zhongdian
June 26th 200549) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi cultureAsia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
June 28th 200550) Dali and its famous pagodasAsia » China » Yunnan » Dali
June 30th 200551) Hong Kong - South East Asia's metropolisAsia » Hong Kong
July 7th 200552) Our mid-trip crisis in BaliAsia » Indonesia » Bali
July 23rd 200553) Struggling through to the Komodo DragonsAsia » Indonesia » Komodo
July 30th 200554) Flores - our island of disastersAsia » Indonesia » Flores
August 7th 200555) Singapore - Asia's tiny model stateAsia » Singapore
August 12th 200556) Melaka - Malaysia's oldest townAsia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
August 16th 200557) Our close encounter with the ‘hairy man’Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukit Lawang
August 18th 200558) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake TobaAsia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Lake Toba
August 22nd 200559) Bogor's beautiful Botanical GardenAsia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
August 24th 200560) Yogyakarta - Indonesia's cultural capitalAsia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta
August 30th 200561) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monumentAsia » Indonesia » Java » Prambanan
September 1st 200562) Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist StupaAsia » Indonesia » Java » Borobudur
September 3rd 200563) The sulphurous world of Mount BromoAsia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
September 5th 200564) Lovina - a good combination of beach and cultureAsia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina
September 9th 200565) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beatsAsia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
September 13th 200566) Kuala Lumpur - a tale of economic successAsia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
September 17th 200567) The Perhentian Islands - a paradisiac place to relaxAsia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Besar
September 20th 200568) The multi-cultural panache of GeorgetownAsia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
September 29th 200569) Koh Phi Phi - the setting of a blockbusterAsia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi Don
October 9th 200570) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden cityAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay
October 12th 200571) The royal cities around MandalayAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay
October 14th 200572) Monywa - One million Buddhas and we still did not have enoughAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Monywa
October 16th 200573) Lake Inle - a beautiful place to cool downAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 17th 200574) The great Phaung Daw U festivalAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 20th 200575) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake InleAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 21st 200576) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in BaganAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan
October 26th 200577) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of meritAsia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan


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