A short break during Meskel in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

Hindu devotee at the Janakai Mandir (Nepal).

Iconic image of Buddha at Wat Mahathat, the ancient capital of Ayutthaya (Thailand).

“El nacionalismo se cura viajando”.

—Pío Baroja—

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Chic corners of Kathmandu downtown!

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Vivah Panchami in Janakpur (Nepal).

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“I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”

—Mark Twain—

The Window of Faith. Lake Tana (Ethiopia)

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Reclined Buddha in BKK (Thailand).

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A brief break (Thailand).

Gondar during Genna (Ethiopia).

Shiva Lingadhyaksh, Lord of the Lingas (Nepal).

“ Il faut voyager pour apprendre que le monde est partout le même, et partout différent ”.

—Voltaire—

The Badshahi Mosque in the winter mist (Lahore, Pakistan).

A small monastery in Lhasa (Tibet)

Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur (1863-1929)  Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. (The National Museum of Nepal Rashtriya Sangrahalaya).

A key figure in the abolition of slavery and establishing the Nepal-Britain Treaty of 1923, which recognised Nepal as an independent nation and an ally of Britain.