Arrived into Sao Paulo, overnight from Dallas TX, red-eyed, stayed right in the middle of the city, to turn my eyes into beige color, a block away from Avenue Paulista, great restaurants and museum scene. Next day, flew into Cuiaba, capital of Moto Grasso state in the south central part of Brazil, landed around 10am. … Continue reading Sighting Jaguars of Pantanal
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Storybook town of Chenini, Tunisia
Adobe among the mountains in dry arid lands, herding cattle and trading on camels, homes and granary carved around 12th Century in the wind hollows of yellow sandstone mountain, steep climbs to carry meger water, built by the Amazighs across north Africa on the upper lip of Sahara, is one of those towns in south … Continue reading Storybook town of Chenini, Tunisia
Boquete – A banquet amid the highlands of Panama
Panama, the only country I have been to that has everything - Ultra modern skyline, dense jungles, beaches, global trade, multi culture, deep rooted tribes and bad local food. Panama does not have a good local food scene, except fresh grilled fish with lime at few little coastal towns. Food was not the reason I … Continue reading Boquete – A banquet amid the highlands of Panama
Observing the walls of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
This modern day, in 21st century, I saw bullet holes, crevices, cavities, posters, flags, graffitis and paintings splattered on the walls of a modern metropolitan city that defined, we human beings have out grown ourselves; we have reached a point in our being that does not define our humanity. This was in 2018 and I … Continue reading Observing the walls of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Island Hopping in Okavango
Remoteness, conservation and wilderness are 3 elements that defines Okavango Delta visit. It is extremely remote, lodges are severely conservation conscious and experiences are unfathomably wild; filled with encounters that you will never get anywhere in any organized African Safari. There is a difference between staying "By Okavango Delta" vs "In Okavango Delta" and I … Continue reading Island Hopping in Okavango
Story Book Town of Dubrovnik
Except for finding a parking spot, you will not go wrong anywhere else in this town; situated in the southern most edge of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, it's a 11th century walled city preserved to perfection; a port-of-call by many cruise ships and a prime Balkan destination for all other travelers. We hopped all around Balkans … Continue reading Story Book Town of Dubrovnik
Cheetah day in Masai Mara
Towards the early dusk hours with sun still up and our second day in Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, we were looking for some more excitement - may be a rarer game, a bigger pack of lions, wildebeest crossing the Mara river again, or a killer's chase - and we got lucky - our guide Erick, … Continue reading Cheetah day in Masai Mara
A day spent on Silk Road in central Anatolia, Turkey
Silk roads are actually network of roads about 4000 miles long stretching from China/India to Europe (Vienna, Italy to be precise), there wasn't just one Silk Road linking Asia to Europe, there were many tributaries of it and I always wanted to travel on one of those roads. While planning my vacation in Turkey, I found two … Continue reading A day spent on Silk Road in central Anatolia, Turkey
Hopping Phi Phi and Maya Bay
Phi Phi Island Photo and the Weather
