ASSORTED PHOTOS:

Funeral Ghats, Kathmandu

The plaque outside the Gurkah Museum, Pokhara, Nepal.

Dust storm, Rajasthan, India

Snake charmers, Jaipur. (Stand well back & throw the money!!)










Hey, you. Yes, you. What are you looking at??

A bunch of galahs at the closing ceremony, Wagah border crossing, between India & Pakistan.

Same place, next day, looking towards Pakistan (not without some trepidation!)

Karakoram Highway, Pakistan

Part of the old Silk Road, Karakoram Highway

Police checkpoint, between Islamabad & Mianwali, Pakistan. Smiles all round!

The road to Lorelai, Pakistan. Behind the truck another is bogged in a creek. We got through ok, but had to wear some mud.

Lorelai Police compound, see what I mean.

The highway east of Lorelai, dry but soft in places.

The main street of Dalbandin, western Pakistan, from the VIP room of our hotel.

Sand drift over the road, between Dalbandin & Taftan, Pakistan.

Police escort, between Zahedan & Bam, eastern Iran

Roadside stops, Iran

Roadside mosque, Iran

View of the snow peaked Mt. Ararat (on the Turkish- Armenian border) taken from Iran.

The bizarre "fairy chimneys" of Goreme, central Turkey.

The not quite so bizarre Trulli Houses, Alberobello, Puglia, Italy.

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