Taken in July of 2010 at Pisaq, Peru
Pisaq (also spelled “Pisac”) is a site of Incan ruins overlooking the Sacred Valley. The Sacred Valley is the river valley of the Urubamba River, which is also called the Willkanuta. This type of terracing is common around Incan sites.
Taken in July of 2010 in Cusco (aka Cuzco)
I’m breaking out some blasts from the pasts. This was taken during a 2010 trip to the Peruvian Andes. I probably never posted this before (on my previous photoblog) because I had some crud in my camera as you can see above the most prominent cloud. I don’t know whether my standards are lowering or my aesthetic sensibilities are ripening, but I kind of like this one.
Taken in Vác in December of 2012
Taken in November of 2014 at Ajanta Caves.
Taken in Kerala in July of 2014.
The answer to how one gets around in the water world of coastal Kerala? Either you hoof it down the trails that run atop paddy dikes, or you go by boat. (A dearth of bridges and hypothenusal shortcuts can make for long hauls by way of the former.) If you don’t have your own boat, the one above is the backwater version of the local bus.
Taken in Budapest in December of 2014.
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
Roasting chestnuts was always something I associated with the dead of winter in cold places like London, Chicago, or Budapest. Little did I know it has a big following in the tropics as well. It should be noted that this is–technically–the dead of winter, but in Kuala Lumpur the dead of winter is t-shirts-and-shorts weather.
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest in the City Park (Városliget)
I watched this little dog carry this stick across Budapest’s City Park. He set it down once, or maybe twice, to regrip it in its teeth, but otherwise it kept trotting along. The stick was about 1.5 times the dog’s length and about the diameter of a woman’s wrist.
The expression goes, “Don’t bite off more than you can chew,” but I applaud that this puppy was willing to shoot for the stars.
Taken in October of 2013 in Delhi
The seven white, bulbous mini-domes in the top background of the bottom shot are the same as those at the top of the upper photo. Fortifications are built out in front of the gate to add a measure of security. There is no line-of-sight view of the gate from the front.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 