5 October 2013 – Fukouka, Japan
After getting off the ferry from Busan, South Korea, we are boarding our first Japanese high-speed en route to Hiroshima.
After getting off the ferry from Busan, South Korea, we are boarding our first Japanese high-speed en route to Hiroshima.
A visit to the old Paradesi Synagogue in Fort Cochin, India. Unfortunately no videos or photographs allowed inside. But if you ever find yourself in Fort Cochin, go here! Fascinating murals depicting Jewish migration to Kerela, the building, destruction (by the Portuguese) of the original synagogue, and the rebuilding (by the Dutch) of the building…
Founded: 1550 by Ivan the terrible, as a military fortress-town on an island to conquer Kazanā. Pop: 250 With two days allocated for Kazan exploration, we spent first exploring city portion of Kazan. On the second, we decided to venture into countryside. The idea evolved from our desire to take Volga river cruise, which was…
Made it to the famous Mandalay Hill.
Happy international women’s day from Phetchaburi, Thailand. To celebrate, a little tour of our wonderful guesthouse, 2N. While we get around to publishing a detailed post about Phetchaburi and our stay there, you can have a look at the 2N website if you are heading that way.
We climbed all the way to the top of RatnagiriĀ hill, which hosts the small Savitri temple, to bring y’all the views of tiny (!) Pushkar.