Is this still India, I ask myself sometimes. The streets clean, almost no cows or pigs, stray dogs not to mention. The landscape is green, tropical , only sporadic shanties, mostly there are pretty houses – many with painted porches and quite colorful. And women on the streets everywhere. Yes, Kerala is different. It is … Read More “Kerala “God’s own country” or the Indian Switzerland” »
“Madam, do you want a Rickshaw? I can organize all tours for you, and I can guide you”. No matter where you are going- just shortly after the arrival there is a certain guarantee to be addressed in this way every few meters. This does often not correspond to our idea of a nice arrival, … Read More “Joy and burden with Rickshawdrivers” »
Hampi is a place to slow down. It radiates a serenity and beauty with its temples and the very peculiar stone landscape. I spend my days in peace. Mostly I am active for half of the day – looking at temples, going to the lake and hiking through the beautiful landscape along the river. The … Read More “Hampi – a short overview” »
A small village on the coast of Goa – a Catholic church, small hotels on the beach with cabins, a few restaurants, private guesthouses. At the beach, more cows than people and more locals than tourists. I’m accommodated in Simrose, a nice place to arrive – in a breezy beach cottage overlooking the sea, with … Read More “Silent days in Agonda” »
Whereever you go, go wth all your heart (Confucius)I have never prepared myself for a trip as well – read so many books,asked people, watched videos. And yet I have the feeling, I know nothing. India is very different from Southeast Asia, where I’ve been in recent years – that’s what everybody agreed upon. The … Read More “Off to India” »
The temples around Angkor Wat in Cambodia are among the world’s most important cultural assets. On the internet you can find many references to it as the 8th Wonder of the world and for many travelers these temples are the culmination of a trip to Southeast Asia. Many of them are not aware of the … Read More “5 Tips for Angkor Wat” »
In the theoretical debate tourism is often descrbed as production and consumption of images. Touristical publicity films and folders are produced to create desires and the travelers themselves make photos not only to show to everyone where they have been, but also to preserve for themselves the places of their longings. Both the promotion material … Read More “Some thoughts on photography, or: Making photos of Angkor Wat” »
