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Taveuni Is., Fiji
Travel - Always an Adventure

I love to travel. To me it is the true learning experience. I have visited about 38 states of the lower 48, as well as, 39 different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. In the Peace Corps I lived for two years in the small remote village of Chintalipudi in Andra Pradesh state of south India. As a consequence of that stay I was able to travel extensively in India, from Kashmir to Calcutta to Bombay to Madras. I received a Fulbright in 1990 for the Study of Culture and Art of India after a twenty year absence. The smells and sounds felt like I had come home. Three years later I received another Fulbright Grant to study the Culture of Indonesia where I discovered great similarities to India, as well as, wonderful differences. The trips back from these places took me to Nepal, Thailand, China and Japan. In 1998, because of these travels, I gave a talk at the International Conference on Society and Culture in Sydney, Australia. This allowed me to travel to Ularu (previously known as Ayer's Rock), New Zealand and Fiji. All of this Asian travel was put to use in my History of the Art of Asia that I taught each Fall quarter in the evening.

One of my other hobbies was leading tour groups with my friend and French scholar, Scott "Serge" Bernhard. On our joint trips we have visited many picturesque villages in mostly southern France. France is a very special place to me since it has such fine appreciation of art. It has fabulous museums and nice places to sit with a glass of wine and watch the world go by. It's the only country that I know that had put a picture of an artist on its money instead of a politician. It's too bad that they had to adopt the euro. Although we have closed our tour business after our tour in 2012 you will find my France watercolors among my other art techniques pages. France sketches and photos

In the Fall of 2001 Cheryl, Kristen (our 18 year old daughter) and I took an unbelievable voyage around the world. I have put together a series of pages that link the photos and watercolors as the voyage progressed. Some of the new countries on my list include new photos from Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, India, Seychelles, South Africa, Brazil, Paraguay and Cuba have been included. Individual photos are linked below. 

                                             travel bags 2016
                                                               Our travel bags of 2016
 
                                                       By the way, I don't count airports as a visit.
                                       (which would include - Iceland, Finland, Kuwait, Pakistan, Portugal, Panama, etc.)

Here are few pages which I've linked to my photos and travel sketches as time allows.
Austria
   Hellbrun Castle
Australia
   Sydney bridge
   Daintree River (photo)
   Ularu (photo)
   Aboriginal art, Ularu (photo)
   Grasses, Ularu (photo)
   A Spring, Ularu (photo)
Belgium
   Brugge (photo)
   Brussels Sq. (photo)
   Mannequin (photo)
Brazil
   Salvador women(photo)
   Sao Pedro Dos Clerigos, (wc)
   Bonfim (photo)
   Two Christs (photo)
   Iguassu Falls at sunrise (photo)
   Sunset off Brazil(photo)
Cambodia
   Sunrise at Angkor Wat (photo)
   Sunrise at Angkor Wat (wc)
   Head at Bayon (photo)
   Buddhist Nun at Bayon (photo)
   Ta Prohm ruin (photo)
   Ta Prohm tree (photo)
   Banteay Srei (photo)
   Tonle Sap Lake (photo)
Canada
   Telegraph Cove, B. C.
   Alert Bay forest, B. C.
   Desolation Sound, B. C.
   Lake in B.C.
   "SS Universe Explorer"
   Helmcken Falls, B. C.
China
   Hong Kong at night(photo)
   Tai O, a fishing village
Crete
   see Greece
Cuba
   Hotel Ambos Mundos (photo)
   Hemingway's house (photo)
   Fidel Castro speaking (photo)
   House in Havana (photo)
   Cathedral in Havana(wc)
Denmark
   
Boats in the old port in Copenhagen
   Central square, Copenhagen
   North Sea and Cliffs in Jutland
   Jelling Church and Old Gorm
   Viking Ship Museum
   Roskilde Cathedral Interior
   Lindholm Høje Viking  Cemetery
Ecuador
   Quito and the Equator
   Galapagos -
   Galapagos -tortoise
   Galapagos land iguanas
   Galapagos -marine iguana
Fiji
   Taveuni beach (photo)
   Buoma Park (photo)
France
   France sketches and watercolors index
   Amboise (photo)
   Annecy(sketch)
   Annecy canals (photo)
   Swan and Canal, Annecy (photo)
   Notre Dame (photo)
   Notre Dame at Night (photo)
   Boulevard St. Germaine, Paris (sketch)
   Chateau de Chinon, (pano)
   Chateau in Beaune (photo)
   Roussillon (sketch)
   Pont-en-Royans (photo)
   Monet's House(photo)
   Monet's boat(photo)
   Rocamadour (photo)
   Chateau Beynac, Dordorgne (photo)
   Dordogne River (panorama)
   Pont du Garde, (photo)
   Minerve & Cathars (photo)
   Carcassonne (photo)
   Lods (photo)
   Roussillon arch(photo)
   Villefranche (photo)
   St. Emilion (photo)
Germany

   Neuschwanstein (photo)
   Heidelberg (photo)
   Bavaria (photo)
Great Britain
   York's "Oldest Pub" (photo)
   Cathedral of York (photo)
   York Cathedral, Interior(photo)
   Fountains Abbey, N. Yorkshire
   Roman Bath, Bath(photo)
   Iron Bridge (photo)
   Lake District, Patterdale (photo)
   Lake District Fences(photo)
   Lake District Farm (photo)
   Lake District Farm 2 (photo)
   Stonehenge (panorama)
   Avebury stones, (panorama)
   Oxford Camera (photo)
   The Thames at Oxford (photo)
   Sheldonian Theater, Oxford (photo)
   Exeter Chapel, Oxford (photo)
   Keble Dining Room, Oxford (photo)
Greece
   Santorini Caldera (photo)
   Santorini (photo)
   Olympia (photo)
   Crete, Knossus (photo)
   Rhodes, mosque (photo)
India
   Women of Udaipur (photo)
   Chapati Maker of Delhi (photo)
   Mahabalipuram (photo)
   Taj Mahal at Dusk (photo)
   The Great Stupa at Sarnath (photo)
   A 1500 year Mango Tree(photo)
   Brahmin Priest, S. India
   Mahabalipuram (photo)
   Khajaraho (photo)
   Kashmir vale (photo)
   Kashmir boats (photo)
   Jain Sandlewood grinder (photo)
Indonesia
   Gunung Mas, Java (photo)
   Tea Plantation(watercolor)
   Gunung Batur, Bali (photo)
   Mother Temple, Bali (photo)
   Rice Field, Bali (photo)
   Sianok Valley, West Sumatra (photo)
   House, Bukittinggi, W. Sumatra(photo)
   Carver, W. Sumatra(photo)
   Borobudur Buddha, Java (photo)
Ireland
   The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
   Stones of New Grange, Co. Meth
   Cobb, Co. Cork
   Dunmore Head of Dingle Penn, Kerry
   Hen Party in Galway, Co. Galway
   Dolman of Co. Clare
   Hill of Tara, Co. Meth

Italy
   Roman Forum (photo)
   The Coloseum, Rome (photo)
   El Duomo, Florence (photo)
   Villa d'Este, Tivoli (photo)
   Hadrian's Villa (photo)
   Gate to Pisa Cathedral (photo)
   Horses in Venice (photo)
   Houses of Burano(photo)
   Pompeii forum (photo)
Japan
   Asakusa Temple, Tokyo (photo)
   The Great Buddha, Kamakura (photo)
   Ryoanji Dry Garden, Kyoto (photo)
   Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion) Garden, Kyoto (photo)
   Diabutsuden Temple, Nara (photo)
Liechtenstein
  
(no photo/ terrible weather)
Luxembourg

   The Bridge in Luxembourg, (photo)
   Luxembourg from the river valley(watercolor)
Nepal

    The Dharmakirti Stupa, (photo)
    A old pilgrim at Stupa, (photo)
    Chunganarayan Hindu temple, (photo)
    Pashupatinath temple, (photo)
Netherlands (Holland)
    The Windmill, (photo)
New Zealand
    Aukland from Mt. Eden (photo)
    Maori meeting house (photo)
    Modern Maori Carving. (photo)
    Steam vents in Rotorua (photo)
Norway
   
Oslo Boats (photo)
   
Ringnes farm wheat fields(photo)
   
Romedal store houses (photo)
    Ringebu Stave Church (photo)
   
Nidaros Cath., Trondheim(photo)
Paraguay

    Shopping area (photo)
Peru
 
Lima
  Urubamba, Sacred Valley(pan)
  Sel de Maras, (salt works)
   Ollantaytambo
   Machu  Pichu
   Saqsaywaman
   Cusco women
   Cusco Square w/ Cathedral (pan)
Rhodes
    See Greece
San Marino
    Stamps (photo)

Scotland

   Hadrian's Wall
   Caerlaverock Castle
   Dumfries (photo)
Seychelles
   Beach on Mahé Island (watercolor)
   Beach on Mahé (photo)
   Silhouette Island (photo)
   Dauban Plantation, Sihouette Is. (wc)
Singapore
   Raffles hotel (photo)
   Skyscrapers and old port (photo)
South Africa
   Waves and wind near Hermanus (photo)
   Desert plants in Kagga Kamma (photo)
   Wildebeast in Kagga Kamma (watercolor)
   Rocks of Kagga Kamma (photo)
   Bushman artist (photo)
Spain
   Sagrada Familia (photo)
   Gaudi's Guell Parc (photo)
   Segovia's Roman Aquaduct
Switzerland
   Lake Geneva (photo)
   Grindelwald (photo)
Thailand
   Wat Arun, Bangkok (photo)
   The Palace, Bangkok (photo)
Turkey
   Bodrum bay, (photo)
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Vietnam

   Mekong river (photo)
   Cao Dai Temple interior (photo)

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