Exciting news for upcoming travel plans! Unexpectedly, I’m heading back to Hungary for a few days mid-February. There’s a big festival in the south that’s more or less a local little Mardi Gras celebration, though locally known as Busójárás and celebrating the local town Mohács’ Ottoman-era success in retaking their […]
South Asia
The Rubin Museum: Himalayan Art in NYC
The Rubin Museum: Himalayan Art in NYC It was only from a fellow traveler – the kind you take recommendations from without question, because you know they know what’s up – that I knew of New York’s The Rubin Museum in the first place. It was only because of a favorite country […]
Chariots and Pierced Tongues: Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur
Chariots and Pierced Tongues: Bisket Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur It takes something special to keep me in the city of Kathmandu for an extra week instead of jaunting off to the mountains of Nepal. I’ve had good luck in the past with festivals in this country, though, whether with Tibetan […]
Photographer’s Guide: Varanasi ‘Ganga Aarti’ Puja Ceremony
Photographer’s Guide: the Varanasi ‘Ganga Aarti’ Puja Ceremony Whether for Hindu pilgrims on a spiritual journey or international backpackers on a decidedly more voyeuristic trip, the Indian city of Varanasi draws visitors from all over the world and one of the headline attractions in town is the nightly Aarti puja […]
Experienced Traveler’s Guide: Skipping Half the Tourist Places in Jaipur
Experienced Traveler’s Guide: Skipping Half the Tourist Places in Jaipur There are, quite frankly, far too many tourists sites in the world for me to have either the desire or ambition to see them all. Sometimes I make a half-hearted attempt but in a place like India where my stomach […]
Travel Budget: India
Travel Budget: India A photo posted by Stephen Lioy (@slioy) on Jan 12, 2015 at 9:51pm PST One of the things I’ve gotten away from in the past year has been publishing my travel budgets in an attempt to help other backpackers get a feel for how much they […]