Roussillon and Gordes (Provence)
Ochre, lavender and picturesque villages
Tag: monastery
Ohrid
Ancient churches and a large lake in North Macedonia
Lake Skardar
The largest lake in the Balkans (Montenegro, Albania)
Mostar and Sarajevo
Travelling Bosnia and Herzegovina
Arequipa and Isla del Sol
A beautiful city in southern Peru and an island in Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
Sinai
Deep blue water full of coral reefs, with reddish granite mountains towering behind. So beautiful that this is the third time I’ve come to this coast. In places, the granite rocks are criss-crossed by swarms of black dykes like a zebra pattern. Nuweiba is almost deserted, the camps and restaurants are empty and the few … Continue reading “Sinai”
Damascus
The “white city” with the Umayyad mosque and excursions to the Deir Mar Musa monastery and the Roman ruins in Bosra
Turkish Black Sea Coast
Trip along the coast with Sumela, Trabzon, Amasya, Sinop, Amasra and Safranbolu
Borjomi and Vardzia
Hiking in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park and cave monasteries in Vardzia
Haghpat and Sanahin
Monasteries in the North of Armenia
Nagorno Karabakh
The self-proclaimed Republic of Nogorno Karabakh is not recognised by anyone, according to international law it is still part of Azerbaijan. De facto a part occupied by Armenia and for those living here it is 100% Armenian and always has been. There is nothing to discuss. That is a daring thesis, since an independent Armenia … Continue reading “Nagorno Karabakh”
Tatev and Noravank
Monasteries in the South of Armenia
Yerevan
In the capital of Armenia
Tbilisi and around
In the capital of Georgia
Cappadocia
Fairy-tale volcanic landscape full of old churches (Central Anatolia, Turkey)
Lhasa
A city with thin air, pilgrims at the Jokhang Temple and the Potala Palace
Ganden to Samye Trek
A trek in Tibet from Ganden Monastery to Samye Monastery: over two high passes in 4 days