Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu always sounded like a place I wanted to see. I never knew exactly why. I never saw photos before going or anything. I just always heard people use it like “It’s not like we are in Kathmandu or anything”. Almost like it was a different world. Not dangerous, but someplace where everything is done differently….
Pokhara, Nepal – Trekking in the Himalayas
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 38mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Very tired, I stepped out of a taxi in Pokhara, Nepal. I had been driving with my bags piled ontop of me through the winding mountains for the last 6 hours. Francisca threw up on the way, she just couldn’t endure the back and forth motion of the road. We had not ate for an entire…
Varanasi, India
- Aperture: f/2.2
- ISO: 500
- Shutter Speed: 1/20 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Varanasi, India… probably the center for dirty trash, cow shit, and a culture completely opposite of mine. Don’t get me wrong yet, I loved Varanasi only because it was so different from what I am used to. You will probably think I hated it from reading this entry but that is not true. I am only being…
Jaisalmer, India
We took a nice air conditioned bus heading to Jaisalmer, India in the afternoon. I was very skeptical about the bus because I have heard India is super famous for a great transportation system but very bad conditions. This bus was a little more expensive and was supposed to be better. We had a sleeping bus and…
Holi – Jaisalmer, India
- Aperture: f/3.5
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 42mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
For almost 10 years I have watched as pictures from Holi come across travel websites and occasionally in magazines. I always flipped through the photos saying “One day I will go to India for Holi” and I said it with a deep sense of doubt! I said it the same way I said I would go…
Udaipur, India
- Aperture: f/2.8
- ISO: 125
- Shutter Speed: 1/200 s
- Focal Length: 17mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Between most cities in the state of Rajasthan, the farmland is full of culture. It is a complete different way of life for the people than in the cities. Girls get married at 13 years of age in arranged marriages even though you have to be 18 to be married and arranged marriages are illegal….
Jodhpur, India
We only stayed over 1 night in Jodhpur. Mainly because there was not a lot to see and because we were paying our driver $50 a day to sit and do nothing other than take us across town once or twice. Not exactly the going rate in India for a taxi. But if you want…
Pushkar, India
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 250
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s
- Focal Length: 10mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Pushkar is a small town that surrounds a small lake. There are no cars allowed within the center areas of the city around the lake, only motorcycles and tuk tuks which is too much already. Pushkar is a very holy town, at least for the Hindu religion. The lake is used as a bathing area…
Jaipur, India
There is not a lot I can say about Jaipur because we only spent one day around the town. There are a few palaces and forts in the small mountain ridge surrounding the town. From the town, you can see the walls to many of the forts going up and zigzaging around the hills. Jaipur…
Agra, India – Taj Mahal
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/640 s
- Focal Length: 13mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
The Taj Mahal is pretty much what makes Agra, India one of the most famous places in the world and one of the 7 man made wonders. A palace/tomb made by a king in the 17th century for his 2nd wife who died during child birth. The complex is accompanied by a large mosque and…
Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Aperture: f/3.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/800 s
- Focal Length: 34mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Instead of running around seeing everything we possibly could in Chiang Mai, we did absolutely nothing for 90% of the 10 days we spent there. Francisca and I both had a stomach bug where every time we ate, we became very full after eating hardly anything. We laid around in our hotel watching TV and…
Luang Prabang, Laos
- Aperture: f/3.2
- ISO: 1000
- Shutter Speed: 1/40 s
- Focal Length: 21mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
When I rolled into Laung Prabang I was not too impressed. I thought it was going to be just another city with nothing special. However, that was not the case. To further my initial dislike of the city, motor bikes were $20 a day instead of the usual $5 or $6 a day seen all…
Nong Khaiw, Laos and Nam Ou River
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 250
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 31mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
We arrived at the border of Laos from Vietnam without a clue to continue. Our driver left us and turned back to Vietnam. After checking out of Vietnam we were lucky to find a bus that was ready to leave, maybe even the only one for many hours. We jumped on as it was rolling…
Sapa, Vietnam
Finally, I was able to get a nice train ride. Our train to Sapa from Hanoi was in a 4 person sleeping cabin and was much needed after all the buses and horrible transportation we have had recently. The bed was comfy, we had electricity and it was clean. I watched movies on my laptop…
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi is a very beautiful city at night, during the day the streets are filled with traffic. As you walk you have the constant feeling that a motor bike is going to come by and run into your shoulder. You don’t wait to cross the street here, you just step out in front of the…