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Reassuringly unexpected travel in India, Nepal and Bhutan

A sadhu, or Hindu wandering holy man, Kathmandu

Kathmandu tour: how to avoid headspin in Kathmandu’s cultural melee

The semi-nomadic Samburu have always used camels to move their belongings

Camel safari: Camel trekking in Kenya’s wild northern frontier

Dancers wear elaborate costumes and masks at a Bhutan festival

Bhutan Festivals. Why festivals are the high point of life in Bhutan

Artists at the World Sufi Spirit Festival

Cultural interactions at the World Sufi Spirit Festival, Nagaur

Takstang - the Tiger's Nest Monastery, Paro

Bhutan Trip: Finding Thunder Dragons and Tigers Nests in Bhutan

Devotee returning from prayers at Yiga Choeling Monastery, Ghoom

Darjeeling and Sikkim; a Himalayan pick-me-up

Courtyard inside Trongsa Dzong

Bhutan Monasteries: where phallic symbols aren’t rude (or funny)

Defensive walls marking out former kingdoms stretch over the ridges of Rajasthan's Aravalli Hills

Rajasthan Tour: Iconic & forgotten forts and palaces in Rajasthan

Holy cows and bright saris - all part of the colour of Rajasthan

Rajasthan Holiday: How to find the heart of rural Rajasthan

View from a terrace over the rooftops and cupolas at the Lake Palace, Udaipur

Udaipur Lake Palace: Udaipur & other (more quirky) royal retreats

Beyond the curtain there's a warm welcome and fascinating insight into local life at a homestay

A Kerala Homestay; home cooking and the best of life in Kerala

Sit back and watch the world go by from the deck of a houseboat

Kerala Tour: India in slow motion; Kerala’s backwaters & homestays

Gods from the Hindu pantheon richly adorn temple towers all over Tamil Nadu

Tamilnadu Tour: Why one god isn’t enough (and nor is 300 million…)

A Riding safari in Morocco’s High Atlas Mts

Explore Morocco’s unique culture, food and history

The view that you wake up to in the Koija Starbeds, northern Kenya spreading before you

Relaxed safari Lodges on Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau

A safari on a private game ranch on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau

Young women on Ibo paint their faces with "muciro" - a thick cream extracted from an indigenous shrub

An escape into coastal culture on Ibo Island, Mozambique

Mobile safaris in the remote northwest of Namibia

Dhow safari around the islands of the Quirimbas, Mozambique

Evening hunting party

Tracking with the Bushmen of the Kalahari