I am basically a mountain lover. Water, swimming, snorkeling, etc doesn’t excite me. However I have often imagined and appreciated the experience of a person snorkeling in the crystal clear reefs. While in Hawaii. I had an opportunity to be standing at a very high vantage point, looking down on...
The fairy chimney rock formations around Göreme, in Cappadocia, Turkey are nothing less than a fragment of another planet. These surreal rocky geological formations are a result of intense volcanic activities, around 65 million years ago! Experience the region through this series. Click first photo below to view entire series...
Of the many lakes on the Tibetan plateau, some have a notorious image and go by the common name of “Poison Lake”. These lakes have high mineral content, which does not permit any life to flourish in them. In driving westward from Lhasa to Guge kingdom, there comes a...
Oahu, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands. All around the island, the deepness of the ocean creates a rich blue colour. During the winter months, these waters are known as surfers paradise for their high rising waves. My visit to the island was not during the surfing season...
At Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, one will find hundreds of monks in scarlet robes. Myriad monks, scattered all around the premises do create a challenge to isolate subjects for visual photographic appeal. As I walked around patiently, my eyes searched for patches of natural light. At...
Built in AD 996, the Zhada Toding Monastery is in the remote Ngari prefecture of Western Tibet, very close to the Indian border. The famous Indian buddhist scholar, Atisa was invited here in AD 1042 to translate large volume of scriptures. He died here in AD 1054. This monastery was...
The Island of Hawaiʻi, also called the Big Island is a volcanic land mass in the south east chain of Hawaiian islands, in the North Pacific Ocean. A visit to Hawai’i volcanoes national park was a one day trip. I took a short flight from the island of O’hau, where...
Once you have read this post, I recommend viewing the series of 5 photos in slide show mode by clicking on one of them and scrolling to next. As I started my westward journey on road from Lhasa, that would keep me on the wheels for 10 days, the first...
The Bosphorus is a 32 km long strait, joining the Sea of Maramara with the Black Sea. It varies in width from about 500 meters to 3 km and in depth from 50 to 120 meters. This waterway flows right through Istanbul and separates the continents of Europe and Asia....
Istanbul is one city that lies both in Asia and Eurpoe. Across the bosphorus strait is a bridge that connects the two continents. This is a series of six shots that covers the bridge across bosphorus, some shots from across the strait and some silhouette of the mosques. Click first...