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man looking at old documents — Once upon time, in the faraway land of Srinagar, lived a raja named Sher Ahmad Khan. He was proud, ferocious and powerful. His opponents, subjects and Rani (his wife) feared and respected him. Even though he was a just man, he had a dark arrogant side— the Raja Sher Ahmad […]

Once Upon A Time In Kashmir

27 Oct, 2012 in Blog / Mountains & Nature / Pakistan / Photography / Reflections tagged history / Kashmir / Srinagar by Humpty

SONY DSC — When we first arrived at safari, I would say Humpty and I were about 95% excited and 5% scared about going out in an open air jeep in the wilds near Kruger Park in northeast South Africa. The scared part was the unknown. I can’t really say that the ratio […]

What Animal Are You Most Afraid Of?

21 Oct, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Fears / Photography / South Africa tagged animals / big five / Fear / Ngala / Safari by Dumpty

Endangered Rhino walking — Right now I hear the crackling leaves being blown by the wind. It’s only 11:20 and already I can feel the dry steady heat getting stronger. I see a family of water hogs with bent front leg knees nibbling away at the grass. Impalas are just around the bend with […]

Ngala Safari: Living in the Moment

10 Oct, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Photography / South Africa tagged Kruger park / Ngala / Safari / South Africa by Humpty

photo-12 — Knock knock. “Hello!?”. No response. I bang on the door this time. Still no response. We just arrived at The Robberg House B&B in Plettenberg Bay after driving for six hours from Gansbaai. I was super annoyed and the beach right behind us didn’t calm me down. After another five minutes […]

Plettenberg Bay’s Furs, Feathers & Beaches

6 Oct, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Hiking / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / Reflections / South Africa tagged animal sanctuaries / Beaches / Birds of Eden / Leopards / Lions / Monkeyalnd / Monkeys / Parrots / Plettenberg Bay / Robberg Nature Reserve / Tenikwa by Humpty

De Kelders in Gansbaai — Dumpty asked me some serious question while on our drive to Cliff’s Lodge. I changed the topic. He didn’t relent. “Why do you always blame your past?” Dumpty asked me. I had been complaining how terrified I am of writing a book and perhaps I should just drop the idea. […]

The Gansbaai Sharky Honeymoon

30 Sep, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Fears / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / South Africa tagged De Kelders / Gansbaai / Garden Route / Ocean & Beaches / sharks / Whales by Humpty

Istanbul at sunset — 8 was the number of times we did yoga at Cihangir Yoga studio. For only 100 TL ($50) per person, we got a thirty-day unlimited membership pass. The yoga classes were one of the best parts of our Istanbul trip. After just a week of doing it, we saw dramatic improvement […]

Istanbul By the Numbers

4 Sep, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Photography / Turkey / Yoga tagged cats / Hagia Sofia / Istanbul / mosques / Turkey by Humpty

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