Some of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka KoreanaSome of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana   Daegu is a convenient base to head out to yet another amazing temple – Haeinsa Temple. …

From Gyeongju we traveled to Busan, a bustling port in the south of the country with plenty of US sailors everywhere – the USS Reagan had just docked, with 5,000 sailors on shore leave! …

Enjoying the view from the peak where the cable car lets you off.Enjoying the view from the peak where the cable car lets you off. There’s a fairly big mountain that you can go up in a cable car – If it takes 7 mins and goes 10 miles an hour, how far up the mountain did we

Fireworks over the Lake Palace for New Year'sHappy New Year!  We rang in the new year in style at Ambrai Restaurant.  They had a really nice outdoor buffet last night, right on the lake and overlooking the Lake Palace here in Udaipur.  There were a ton of fireworks

This photo is taken from our hotel, Hotel Temple on Ganges, which is in Assi Ghat. This is a view towards the main ghat. We arrived in Varanasi yesterday afternoon and are leaving tonight (we hope) on the night train at 11:30pm.  (Maybe – that’s what it says on the t

We arrived in Amritsar at night, and went directly to see the beautifully lit Golden Temple. Our next destination was Amritsar. This was not a night train, it took about 4 hours.…

Edfu Temple on the Nile River Edfu was our first stop as we made our way south towards Aswan. Here was where we met our new guide. He spoke English better than our first guide, but overall was not much more competent then the first guide.…