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Khajuraho’s Kama Sutra temples
India is a strange place when it comes to sex and sexuality. On one hand, the vastly popular Bollywood films are nearly devoid of kissing (let alone sex), girls marry young and while premarital sex is increasingly common, it’s hidden and denied. On the other, there’s the ancient tradition of kama sutra. Here in Khajuraho … Continue reading
Ajanta Caves photos
At the hotel in Aurangabad, I teamed up with John (a Portuguese Aussie living in London), Astrid from Belgium and Ashley from San Francisco for a little more cave touring. I’ve met very few Americans while traveling here in India, and only a handful from the Bay Area during my year (year!) on the road. Ashley … Continue reading
Photos –> 2-week road trip in Karnataka, India
My friend Chiara (a crazy talented designer, force of nature and nope, cuz a lot of you have asked, not my g/f) and I took a road trip through relatively ‘undiscovered’ parts of the state of Karnataka — avoiding cities such as Bangalore (India’s IT capital) and Mysore (Ashtanga yoga capital), and going to places like Sirsi … Continue reading
Paul, Nepal and Old Monkey
By now, in all likelihood, you’re expecting some angst-ridden self-exploration – turned – epiphanous onion-peeling quasi-gourmet psycho-babble feast. And, believe me, there’s volumes: from the day I melted down in Kung Fu breathing / meditation, unable to stop the incessant babbling of ancient voices of negativity – reminding me of all the ways I had … Continue reading
Photos – China
Some initial photos from China — Beijing, Great Wall,T. Square, Guilin and Yangshuo. http://picasaweb.google.com/MIchael.StrausCom/China2010ForMSblog
Angkor Wat
Back in 1995, I visited Cambodia for the first time. The sprawling and magnificent ruins of Angkor Wat had only a few year before become accessible, as the horrific civil war (had mostly) ended. My friend David who was living there at the time, and I were warned to stay on the well-marked trails in … Continue reading





