***Everything after South China (June-July 2023) is a post-retirement post. I won’t be writing about travel anymore but will still post photos of trips here and update my travel ratings page***
Retirement Highlights – Favorite pics of my 4 year retirement (not including both Burning Mans because then this becomes a Burning Man album)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sPoL8qjy3NEq9RWcA
Australia December 2024 (Outback, Sydney, Blue Mountain National Park, Melbourne):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WsFmd86uoqNTvfAm6
Xinjiang November 2024 (Kashgar, Tashkorgan, Turpan, Urumqi):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xqNX8GRtr5rsfvAS6
Northeast India May-Aug 2024 (Kaziranga National Park, Meghalaya, Field Visits to Gogamukh):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xjhMhGxjdWXpZQGA9
Yunnan April 2024 (Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Dali):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rXhFcpobBTSHBkG97
South Korea March 2024 (Seoul, Bukhansan National Park):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PKJykfZkfwBPfxqm7
Cebu Feb-March 2024 (Moalboal, Malapascua):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rCZVdcLNfJwMxUNcA
Taiwan Jan 2024 (Taipei, Jiufen):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WD6HpLFrJ7wXK1ak7
Morocco Dec 2023 (Rabat, Chefchaouen, Tangier, Volibulis, Meknes, Fes, Merzouga, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Casablanca):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9xKYhSWx1fx8E9Zg7
Coron and Apo Reef Dec 2023:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6PNbqGgRmsmAW4VG9
Kerala Nov 2023 (Thiruvanathapuram, Kumarakom, Kochi): https://photos.app.goo.gl/eJDJLKCv94MSeupH7
Andaman Sep 2023 – https://photos.app.goo.gl/5bGqkdfiu1wjwGNo8
South China June-July 2023 (Guangzhou, Macau, Hong Kong, also some London pics for my retirement finale):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rhVCwzz5RwtXwXn79
Tibet June 2023 (Lhasa, Yamdruk Lake, Gyantse, Shigatse, Sakya, Lhatse, Saga, Kailash, EBC):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5GByhCpYMu28DncCA
North China June 2023 (Beijing, Yungang Grottoes, Pingyao, Longmen Grottoes, Xi’an):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MDcSYsRdxqJuuB576
Upper Mustang May 2023 (with a couple of pictures of Muktinath in the end):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/19NVQ7tP7vVDnU986
Israel and Palestine April 2023 (Caeseria, Tel Aviv, Acre, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Masada, Timna Park):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/e66D8Tu4UDZxSxyh9
Madagascar March-April 2023:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6JB71bU7JmYKTfqC8
Thailand and Malaysia March 2023 (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Penang, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jkdkb885pmvp74Ay5
Kansai, Chugoku, and Kyushu Feb-March 2023 (Kyoto, Osaka, Himeji, Nara, Koyasan, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Nagasaki, Fukuoka):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2bCq6AnPZs2wYuMz9
Kanto and Chubu Feb 2023 (Tokyo, Kamakura, Nikko, Hakone, Takayama, Kanazawa):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/n2PPvK6pkz9CAKJC8
Komodo Jan 2023:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RGY6TyTvaM1qwCLi7
Java Jan 2023 (Prambanan, Borobodur, Jogja, Solo, Bromo):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/57YW8hzeKBsygPwVA
Sumatra Jan 2023:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z2eKReRkgb7NSAXj8
Fiji Dec 2022-Jan 2023:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eVkHaU1ZMVmJhCxx8
New Zealand South Island Dec 2022 (Christchurch, Mount Sunday, Wanaka, Queenstown, Fiordland National Park, Mount Cook National Park):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y8B72xtokjNYJDtQA
New Zealand North Island Dec 2022 (Hobbiton, Tongariro National Park, Wellington, Kaitoke Forest, Putangirura Pinnacles):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uhL3Uxf8J7wc4tvJ8
India Hodgepodge Nov 2022 (Chennai Lightning, Ahmedabad, Modhera Sun Temple, Rani ki Vav, Adalaj Stepwell, Champaner Pavagadh, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Warangal, Sanchi Stupa, Udayagiri Caves, Heliodorus Pillar, Bhojpur Shiva Temple):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oVDaF6MvUVeFE4fJ8
Afghanistan Oct-Nov 2022 (Kabul, Balkh, Mazar, Bamyan, Band-e Amir National Park, Herat, Kandahar):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2o5VUQDpaEv7j3kU8
Uttarakhand Oct 2022 (Rishikesh, Gaumukh Tapovan Trek, Gangotri):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hhV6QToV2X8R6c46A
Himachel Pradesh Sep-Oct 2022 (Shimla, Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ATXqLCGtais4xDkp6
Indian Kashmir Sep 2022 (KGL Trek, Srinagar):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gWeTHYeNmVSN69ka8
Burning Man Aug-Sep 2022:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nWQU3bh3gm54W1557
Bolivia July 2022 (Sucre, Uyuni, Toro Toro, La Paz, Tiwanaku, Huayna Potosi):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5U9DBFDEPHwfiuUJ8
Ecuador June 2022 (Quito, Cotopaxi National Park, Riobamba, Galapagos Scuba Liveaboard):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BdZq4NBUHrvaCwks7
Cusco and Lima May-June 2022:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/snjTHhro8EACMdVt8
Peruvian Amazon May 2022 (Tambopata National Resere):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bi1FjpXMXGXxbZoN6
South India April-May 2022 (Delhi for a week in April, then Myosre/Kabini Tiger Reserve/Doddagaddavalli/Belur/Halibedu/Shravanabelagola/Nuggehalli/Bangalore/Chennai/Kanchipuram):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j1cDy6R5GLdgs1Sc9
Cambodia April 2022 (Angkor Wat/Banteay Kdei/Ta Som/Preah Khan/Ta Prohm/Angkor Thom walls/Bayon/Koh Ker/Beng Mealea/Banteay Srei/Banteay Chhmar):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nHMaXK31RNPqmiDEA
Argentina March 2022 (Buenos Aires/El Calafate/El Chalten/Ushuaia):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9jkyxfjWtsNyqHyp8
Iceland Feb 2022:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YK6amh5q5SbPj4ER6
Scotland and Ireland Jan-Feb 2022 (Edinburgh/Scottish Highlands/Dublin/Glendalough/Kilkenny):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZRmKpkZJTAnEC2B6
Southern England Jan 2022 (London/Canterbury/Dover/Dartmoor/Glastonbury Tor/Castle Combe/Stow-in-the-Wold/Burwash/Wartling/Oxford/Northampton):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WLoJtLqa5KoUbQPu6
Northern England Jan 2022 (Leeds/York/Yorkshire Moors/Whitby/Liverpool):
ps://photos.app.goo.gl/u8HuHrbb8XsU1Prr5
The Balkans Jan 2022 (Split/Sarajevo/Mostar/Dubrovnik):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3cLAzsJ5EjRWkWeJ8
Spain Dec 2021 (Toledo/Segovia/Madrid/Girona/Barcelona/Cordoba/Sevilla/Granada):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EmkCXDDN3KViywhn8
Northern France Dec 2021 (Tours/Chenonceaux/Paris/Amiens/Versailles/Chartres/Bayeux/Mont St. Michel/Rouen):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NsJw6k1YcLSmN6BT8
Eastern France Nov-Dec 2021 (Lyon/Colmar/Reims/Strasbourg):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/reLNLdor817wfCq17
Northern Italy Nov 2021 (Florence/Bologna/Ravenna/Milan/Venice):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CHZZPzL1SXBhQw1N9
Southern Italy Nov 2021 (Rome/Herculaneum/Pompeii/Napoli):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KVNwQtjEDPGGLHit7
Greece Oct-Nov 2021 (Athens/Corinth/Mycenae/Mystras/Sparta/Olympia/Delphi/Meteora/Mount Olympus/Aigai/Thessaloniki):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zyhEjMKyyFvYBh7WA
Iraq Oct 2021 (Baghdad/Babylon/Najaf/Ur/Samarra):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2seJ1iErU3yyP5D97
The Caucasus Oct 2021 (Tbilisi/Svaneti/Kutaisi/Stepantsminda/Mtskheta/Yerevan/Garni/Echmiadzin):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vimM2nxWBhtQveow9
Uzbekistan Sep 2021 (Tashkent/Samarkand/Shahrisabz/Bukhara/Toprak Kala/Khiva/Angren/Kokand/Rishton/Andijan):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HK8JcFHtzGUiPUwi6
Kyrgyzstan Sep 2021 (Alay Mountains horse trek, Karakol, Ala Kul Trek, Burana):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bLGcX5v6Tm5tQCBY9
Tajikistan Aug 2021:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jVuwb4j2nzTu3UNN9
Montana/Wyoming July 2021 (Glacier National Park/Yellowstone National Park/Grand Tetons National Park, plus 2 wedding shots from July and a brief LA pic in Aug):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MTN5gsMhppinXLBX9
Rest of Tanzania June 2021 (Ngorongoro/Serengeti/Zanzibar):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/46hfPGxN8TAJf1K66
Mount Kilimanjaro June 2021:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gFj5Y7Sq5zgQETW47
Honduras April-May 2021 (Copan, Utila):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j59mYdzi8LGFoVPa9
Northern Guatemala April 2021 (Tikal/El Mirador Trek):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sZsY2Zo3YgRpaMKNA
Southern Guatemala April 2021 (Antigua/Volcan Pacaya/Volcan Acatenango/Hobbitenango):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Roz35Y5FqidnJbi19
Mexico March-April 2021 (Chichen Itza/Merida/Palenque/San Cristobal/Oaxaca/Monte Alban/Puebla/CDMX):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3xFvdhk7iv2ukL7m9
Jordan Feb 2021 (Amman/Aqaba/Wadi Rum/Petra/Umm Ar-Rassas/Madaba/Ajiloun/Jerash):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uQzs9uSALb4RPJLSA
Uganda Jan-Feb 2021 (Lake Bunyonyi/Bwindi Impenetrable National Park/Lake Mutanda/Queen Elizabeth National Park/Kalinzu Forest):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/V3ne42K6FFpTvruc7
Mozambique Jan 2021 (Maputo/Vilankulos/Bazaruto):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/z8FJ5rZBxUbPvqxbA
Victoria Falls Jan 2021 (Zambia Side):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/icp9nJ7n1Qvb9tAd7
Namibia Dec 2020 (Etosha National Park/Solitaire/Sossusvlei/Aus/Kolmanskop/Luderitz/Fish River Canyon/Quiver Tree Forest):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hfcNVA3DeTVRxBah6
South Africa Nov-Dec 2020 (Cape Town/Hout Bay/Muizenberg/Cape of Good Hope/Simons Town/Stellenbosch/Franschoek/Bloubergstrand/Umkomaas):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Mmus4SGVGiFuua2v8
Egypt Nov 2020 (Hurghada, Luxor, Cairo):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MnCeUGjemNDGabnc6
Ukraine Oct 2020 (Kyiv, Chernobyl, Odesa, Lviv):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3EkyJbVXPc6gTUBj7
Turkey Oct 2020 (Istanbul, Edirne, Izmir, Ephesus, Bergama, Alacati, Cesme, Antalya, Sagalassos, Termessos, Perge, Aspendos, Side):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AbEfH1qZYxdf95MU6
Utah + Colorado Aug-Sep 2020 (Arches, Canyonlands, Black Canyon, Rocky Mountains):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3N92qxyGFsyMXWoLA
California July 2020 (Joshua Tree, Pinnacles, Muir Woods, Yosemite):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tQ25qJ2m49Qe8jDK8
American Southwest June-July 2020 (Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/912yNAnmwByzN2438
Quarantine (NYC May 2020 + Acadia July-Aug 2020):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/N3EWVeGvyLfWE1iG7
Bali March 2020:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dT3To71d7DfRzbkUA
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur March 2020 (Marseille/Aix-En-Provence/Arles/Nice/Eze/Saint-Paul-De-Vence):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8yFStSyzCwuMXyGeA
East India Feb 2020 (Konark/Puri/Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/Darjeeling):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kXAULK3NdFbU7peZ7
Indian Punjab Feb 2020 (Amritsar/Wagah Border):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xSR5XSqjXeujd6Sf7
Western India Jan-Feb 2020 (Goa/Mumbai/Ajanta/Aurangabad/Ellora):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cRya5XiP3M9ceaKx9
Tamil Nadu Jan 2020 (Mahabalipuram/Madurai/Rameswaram/Chettinad/Gangaikonda Cholapuram/Kumbakonam/Thanjavur/Trichy + Chennai Feb 2020):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sYdeKAdvXJpFBAFv9
Myanmar Dec 2019-Jan 2020 (Bagan/Mandalay/Inle Lake/Yangon):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3PnMBkJjAhQiJ4DT6
Hampi Dec 2019:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6xXGvrTcELx5eQ7T8
Ladakh Nov 2019:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NzdCRwiAmgRUwQ9C6
Rajasthan Nov 2019 (Jaipur/Jaisalmer/Jodhpur/Udaipur):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/t9B6QTgTQuabu2aJ8
Sri Lanka Oct-Nov 2019 (Dambulla/Sigiriya/Kandy/Nuwara Eliya/Galle/Colombo):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MKd5m5Gma3oMZZd9A
North India Oct 2019 (Delhi/Agra/Khajuraho):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/UKSnfqcLRdpFZ26g6
East China Sep 2019 (Shanghai/Suzhou/Nanjing/Hangzhou):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WjLehTeAsrdgMfrNA
Burning Man Aug-Sep 2019:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gkousDaJy9GjHFQY7
Russia June 2019 (Pre-Retirement, Volgograd/St. Petersburg/Vladimir/Suzdal/Moscow…posting even though it’s pre-retirement because it was close to retirement and the pics are great):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oQwZCRwC7qcHQUFS9
Kenya Aug 2018 (Pre-Retirement, Amboseli/Masai Mara…posting even though it’s pre-retirement because it was close-ish to retirement and the pics are great):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YC16p9LxBKPc1dZK6