Asia Tour 2005

Date	Blog Title	Location
February 13th 2005	1) Arrival in India	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai
February 13th 2005	2) Mamallapuram our first contact with India	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mahabalipuram
February 16th 2005	3) The Chola Temple of Chidambaram	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chidambaram
February 17th 2005	4) Thanjavur and its World Heritage Site	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Thanjavur
February 19th 2005	5) Tiruchirappalli also known as Trichy	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Tiruchirappalli
February 20th 2005	6) Madurai the overcrowed city	Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai
February 22nd 2005	7) The Sea, the Arabian Sea at Varkala	Asia » India » Kerala » Varkala
February 26th 2005	8) Kerala Backwater Trip	Asia » India » Kerala » Kollam
February 26th 2005	9) Kochi, the European city	Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi
March 1st 2005	10) Animal spotting at Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary	Asia » India » Kerala » Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary
March 3rd 2005	11) Mysore the city of palaces	Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
March 4th 2005	12) Mysore’s surroundings	Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
March 6th 2005	13) Hassan and the Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebid	Asia » India » Karnataka » Hassan
March 7th 2005	14) Bangalore - the IT capital of India	Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore
March 9th 2005	15) Hampi - the capital of a forgotten empire	Asia » India » Karnataka » Hampi
March 13th 2005	16) Badami and the cradle of Hindu Temple architecture in Aihole and Pattadakal	Asia » India » Karnataka » Badami
March 14th 2005	17) Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar - Muslim architectural treasures	Asia » India » Karnataka » Bijapur
March 19th 2005	18) Aurangabad and the famous caves of Ellora and Ajanta	Asia » India » Maharashtra » Aurangabad
March 22nd 2005	19) Udaipur - welcome to Rajasthan	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur
March 27th 2005	20) Ranakpur and its wonderful Jain temple complex	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Ranakpur
March 29th 2005	21) Jodhpur and its mighty Mehrangarh Fort	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur
April 1st 2005	22) Jaisalmer - the golden city in the Thar desert	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer
April 4th 2005	23) Camel safari in the Thar desert around Jaisalmer	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer
April 6th 2005	24) Bikaner - the unexpected gem in the desert	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bikaner
April 8th 2005	25) Shekhawati, the region of the painted havelis	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Shekhawati
April 9th 2005	26) Jaipur - Rajasthan’s colourful capital	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
April 11th 2005	27) Jaipur’s Gangaur Festival	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
April 14th 2005	28) Delhi - the metropolis of contrasts	Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
April 21st 2005	29) Barathpur and the Keoladeo National Park	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Keoladeo National Park
April 26th 2005	30) The extraordinary Moghul city of Fatehpur Sikri	Asia » India » Rajasthan » Fatehpur Sikri
April 27th 2005	31) Agra and the world’s most famous tomb	Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra
April 29th 2005	32) Gwalior - again a terrible city with stunning monuments	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Gwalior
May 1st 2005	33) Orchha - an oasis of peace	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha
May 3rd 2005	34) Datia and a hill full of white Jain temples	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Datia
May 4th 2005	35) Sanchi - a peaceful hill crowned by a group of stupas	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Sanchi
May 6th 2005	36) Khajuraho - it's not all about sex	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Khajuraho
May 10th 2005	37) The Bandhavgarh National Park famous for tigers	Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Bandhavgarh NP
May 12th 2005	38) Varanasi - India's holiest city	Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi
May 24th 2005	39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park	Asia » Nepal » Chitwan
May 27th 2005	40) Pokhara - backpacker's dream on the Phewa Lake	Asia » Nepal » Pokhara
June 3rd 2005	41) Kathmandu - testimony of Nepal's cultural wealth	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu
June 6th 2005	42) Patan - the artistic and architectural centre of Kathmandu Valley	Asia » Nepal » Patan
June 9th 2005	43) Bhaktapur, a city exuding a sense of the past	Asia » Nepal » Bhaktapur
June 11th 2005	44) The Friendship Highway from Kathmandu to Lhasa	Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
June 15th 2005	45) Lhasa - the land of gods	Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
June 20th 2005	46) The Jokhang Temple - the spiritual centre of Tibet	Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
June 22nd 2005	47) The Tashilunpo Festival in Zhigatse	Asia » China » Tibet » Zhigatse
June 25th 2005	48) The large Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Zhongdian	Asia » China » Yunnan » Zhongdian
June 26th 2005	49) Lijiang - the capital of the Naxi culture	Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
June 28th 2005	50) Dali and its famous pagodas	Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali
June 30th 2005	51) Hong Kong - South East Asia's metropolis	Asia » Hong Kong
July 7th 2005	52) Our mid-trip crisis in Bali	Asia » Indonesia » Bali
July 23rd 2005	53) Struggling through to the Komodo Dragons	Asia » Indonesia » Komodo
July 30th 2005	54) Flores - our island of disasters	Asia » Indonesia » Flores
August 7th 2005	55) Singapore - Asia's tiny model state	Asia » Singapore
August 12th 2005	56) Melaka - Malaysia's oldest town	Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
August 16th 2005	57) Our close encounter with the ‘hairy man’	Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukit Lawang
August 18th 2005	58) The centre of the Batak culture at Lake Toba	Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Lake Toba
August 22nd 2005	59) Bogor's beautiful Botanical Garden	Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
August 24th 2005	60) Yogyakarta - Indonesia's cultural capital	Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta
August 30th 2005	61) Prambanan, Indonesia's greatest Hindu monument	Asia » Indonesia » Java » Prambanan
September 1st 2005	62) Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist Stupa	Asia » Indonesia » Java » Borobudur
September 3rd 2005	63) The sulphurous world of Mount Bromo	Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
September 5th 2005	64) Lovina - a good combination of beach and culture	Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina
September 9th 2005	65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats	Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
September 13th 2005	66) Kuala Lumpur - a tale of economic success	Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
September 17th 2005	67) The Perhentian Islands - a paradisiac place to relax	Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Besar
September 20th 2005	68) The multi-cultural panache of Georgetown	Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
September 29th 2005	69) Koh Phi Phi - the setting of a blockbuster	Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi Don
October 9th 2005	70) Mandalay - Myanmar's golden city	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay
October 12th 2005	71) The royal cities around Mandalay	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay
October 14th 2005	72) Monywa - One million Buddhas and we still did not have enough	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Monywa
October 16th 2005	73) Lake Inle - a beautiful place to cool down	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 17th 2005	74) The great Phaung Daw U festival	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 20th 2005	75) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake Inle	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake
October 21st 2005	76) Myanmar’s plain of wonders in Bagan	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan
October 26th 2005	77) Bagan, the Buddhist plain of merit	Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan

Date

Blog Title

Location

February 13th 2005

1) Arrival in India

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

February 13th 2005

2) Mamallapuram our first contact with India

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mahabalipuram

February 16th 2005

3) The Chola Temple of Chidambaram

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chidambaram