Petra is a historical and archaeological park located in southern Jordan. It can be accessed either by the scenic King's Highway, where the journey is as inte...
Petra happened the next day and we left a sleepy Amman at 4 in the morning. Lou dozed off immediately in the taxi and I watched a beautiful soft sun rise over t...
My friend Lou and I spent a very relaxing day at Amman before making 2 enjoyable day trips. We luxuriated on lazy breakfasts with Hany, the Egyptian manager of ...
I woke up sometime around late noon and went out for a walk. The nap was not as refreshing as I had expected because strangely the hotel suffered from 2 brief p...
Out of everything amazing that Jordan has to offer, 3 things stand out in my mind- the Jordanians themselves, Dead Sea and the phenomenal number of expats, most...
I completed the rest of  Khajuraho temples after a few days and took long evening walks around the colourful dusty town. The Chaturbhuj, Dulhadeo, Chausanth Yog...
"In the embrace of his beloved a man forgets the whole world, -- everything both within and without; in the same way, he who embraces the Self knows neither wit...
I started with the Varaha temple which is located on the left side of the entrance of the Western group of Khajuraho temples. Built in 925 A.D, it is one of the...
While Khajuraho is the crown jewel of the Chandela dynasty, none of the kings ever lived there. It was built as what it still represents today, a magnificent te...
I found it extremely difficult to write about Khajuraho, India's famous sex temples without mentioning anything graphic or explicit. It is impossible to tone do...