30 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
A statue to Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia’s greatest authors, in New Delhi. Also some dirt, and a government run emporium for crafts (read: rugs) and such.
A statue to Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia’s greatest authors, in New Delhi. Also some dirt, and a government run emporium for crafts (read: rugs) and such.
Our first day exploring the Balkans. We are in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade — check out the statue of the victor, the confluence of Danube and Sava Rivers, and an old Belgrade fortress. Pretty neat stuff.
Ever wondered what’s it like to drive a motorcycle in Laos? Check out this video for the answer — Jenia kind of refused to get on the bike at one point. Actually, this is a small village road, its not so bad from town to town 🙂
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch…
Shopping in castle district in Ankara! I am a big believer in collecting pieces during our travels. We’ve sourced items for our home pretty much in every country we’ve visited, and in Turkey sort of hit the jackpot. Plenty of well priced items for sale – they might not be the most authentic — though we…
A sunrise visit to the travertines of Pamukkle, Turkey – totally outside of visiting hours. We couldn’t help ourselves — we wanted to appreciate the magical beauty of this natural wonder without all the people. Pamukkle literary means ‘white castle’ and is a wonderful area to play around in )
Will you look at this duck?! Most delicious meal at Kispiac Bizstro in Budapest – we rarely do this, but we ate there twice. Ridiculously delicious. As is all the food we’ve tried in Hungary. If you have no other reasons to come to this beautiful city — do it for the food. Do it…