During the days that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is convicted by the special court to 1 billion rupees fine and 4 years imprisonment. It is better to stay far from the upset crowds of Pondicherry. Boating! A video by Mareike and Alex.
The fantasy-world wonder of these living rubber fig tree root bridges is best described by pictures. Sometimes a million pixels really are worth a thousand words. (Click the images for high quality.) The most famous of all root bridges is… Read more ›
“ (…) And let us see if we, in our own time, can move the world to a just and lasting peace.” John F Kennedy White curtains drape to the floor accompanied by a captain’s globe, a low three legged… Read more ›
Fast, exciting short clip of Nepal 2070. Timelapses, slow motions and fast forwards of Nepal’s spectacular scenery with a dose of good humor from Jan. Nepal 2070 at vimeo. Cheers, Jiddu Alexander
Sams India.. pt 5 ! SO – Alex my travelling buddy has left.. just down to me to have a bit of a good time along with my camera.. First stop: MUNNAR Tea hills (CLICK FOR LARGER PIC!) Two travel… Read more ›
Dear Creator of mine, I am exhausted, I am really exhausted. Let me explain. I was born just one of many, but nine years ago you sold me to some Dutch travel maniac, Jiddu, and my life got turned up site… Read more ›
1.570 WORDS, 12 PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS I stretch, loosen and raise myself out the final position of the Five Tibetans. I have a stunning view over the misty early-morning foothills of the Himalayas. The day before we had set off… Read more ›
The President of Uganda signed a controversial bill that would see homosexuals jailed for life. The Netherlands (first to grant same-sex marriage), Denmark (first to legally recognize same-sex relations) and Norway stood up for the LGBT rights without hesitation. They… Read more ›
Health and safety standards differ massively around the globe. In Nepal they don’t seem to exist at all. Watch a man climb a self constructed bamboo ladder made for giants without safety measures and find out what he is risking… Read more ›
Raj, my computer specialist and now friend in Kathmandu, invited me to his house on the rim of Kathmandu last Saturday (Nepali Holiday). There the valley ends and the mountains start. We went for a walk up into the mountain’s… Read more ›
