Street Photography in Varanasi 🇮🇳 People and Urban Animals
Canceled the flight to Tbilisi, Georgia, going to Pokhara, Nepal, don't ask me why - too psychological, too complicated. 😖 In the meantime, it's quite hot in Uttar Pradesh…
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Remembering Kolkata: The City I Didn’t Get Enough Of in 2026. Street Scenes and Cats
The irony is that I had wanted to revisit Kolkata the most, yet it's the only city I left too soon in 2026. Why? I prioritized friendship. During my life in Asia from…
Meandering in the Lanes of Varanasi with a 24mm 🇮🇳 Today’s Street Photo Stroll for #WednesdayWalk
The last 10 days were dark. Got ill again, four days of fever, with a heavy cough, the heaviest since the first COVID. Everything turned annoying beyond the edge during this…
Spiritual Life at the Ganga River 🇮🇳 Hindu Ascetics in Varanasi
Varanasi is an ancient city by the Ganga River, with the riverside designed as stairs descending from the lanes to the water, known as the ghats. The ghats serve not just…
A Walk Along the Ghats of Varanasi 🇮🇳
Time to show the map of my wanderings from December 22, 2025, to January 10, 2026 - the black, dark blue and pink lines:…
Exploring a 259-Year-Old British Cemetery at Calcutta 🇮🇳 For c/Tombstone Tourism by @grindle
All good people love walks through old cemeteries, and those who don’t are either villains or madmen... I can't recollect which writer told this, but I remember he is very…
Kolkata Can Shock With Its Contrasts and Extremes, but It Is Actually Good for Living. Photos and Thoughts
I bragged about my immunity to colds, which I developed in November after having flu in Jodhpur, believing sneezes and coughs in the crowd wasn't a problem... But my…
A Visit to Mullick Ghat Flower Market 🇮🇳 Wandering in Kolkata with a 24mm Lens
When someone hears "India", they probably think about jungles, tigers, elephants, and unbearable heat. But not many people know about the chilly winter months in the North…
Pushkar on a Tight Budget: $3-a-Day Guesthouse, Food Options, Town Vibes
Writing from Kolkata, where I arrived on December 27... Sharing my last story about Pushkar, summarizing a month I spent in this unusual town in November-December…