Nepal – architecture
A photo gallery of temple architecture in the Kathmandu valley. In the West, these refined statues and carvings would be locked away in a museum, but not here!
A photo gallery of temple architecture in the Kathmandu valley. In the West, these refined statues and carvings would be locked away in a museum, but not here!
A photo gallery of cycling through Southern Morocco. The country has some of the most stunning landscapes in the world. Combined with gorgeous architecture and hospitable people, it’s a winning combination.
Evenings in the Djemaa El Fna, are pure street theatre wherein everyone has a role. Musicians play, snake-charmers entertain while restaurants fire up their grills and beckon strolling tourists to come taste their fare.
As night falls, the lights go on in Taddert’s main street. There’s an air of expectancy as everyone waits for the cars and busses to arrive.
From the summit of Tizi n’Tichka we took the backroad down to Aït Benhaddou. The route is staggeringly beautiful, especially the contrast between the oasis valley floor and the surrounding mountains.
Thais were gathered on the river banks, waiting for something. But we couldn’t find out what.
Then the Royal barge procession began.
Ah, Coca-cola. That cold sugar rush after a long hot day. It’s the addiction of Western touring cyclists in East… Africa.
Ah, Coca-cola. That cold sugar rush after a long hot day. It’s the addiction of Western touring cyclists in East… Africa.
Blue is a ‘calming’ color yet our hotel room was anything but. Paul opened the door for some ventilation. In… wafted the scent of the toilet down the hall. Then he tried the window.
A photo gallery of some of our favorite bicycle touring pictures from around the globe. These images show what it’s… like to pedal
A photo gallery of some of our favorite bicycle culture pictures from around the globe. These images show how bikes… are used for
A photo gallery of bicycle culture in Bangladesh. Rickshaws vastly outnumber two-wheelers in towns, whereas bicycles are more common in… the countryside.
They’re used to travel to outlying places from where you can’t flag down a three-wheeler to get back home.
A photo gallery of Bangladesh rickshaws. If there’s one thing that’s a symbol of Bangladesh, it has to be its colorful rickshaws… These moving works of art are everywhere.
A photo gallery of the ancient Buddhist monastery of Paharpur. Paharpur dates back to the 8th century and was once… the largest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalaya.
The backstreets of old Dhaka are permanently clogged. Since our touring bikes are quite narrow, we managed to maneuver through… the traffic jams. And when we couldn’t spot an opening, friendly chauffeurs would point to places they thought we could squeeze through.