Travel photos

One of the best things about travelling is the memories and for me the best way to retain those memories is through the photographs that we take along the way.

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Deep fried chilli anyone? #travel #photography #india

Blessings - vegetable market in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, #india #travel #photography

Unforgettable face from Gujarat, #india #travel #photography

Bats inside Surya Mandir's Garbhagriha - Modhera

View back to Sabha Mandap from Garbhagriha at Surya Mandir, Modhera

Carved pillars of the Sabha Mandap at Modhera

Carved pillar inside Sabha Mandap at Modhera

Carvings on outside of Sun Temple at Modhera

View of Suryakund through 'Toran' pillars - Sun Temple, Modhera

Sabha Mandap at Surya Mandir, Modhera, Gujarat

Sabha Mandap and 'toran' pillars at Surya Mandir, Modhera, Gujarat

Sabha Mandap and Suryakund water tank at Surya Mandir, Modhera, Gujarat

Locals enjoying the Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat

Suryakund water tank at Surya Mandir, Modhera, Gujarat

Market trader at vegetable market in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India #travel #photography #india

Water seller at roadside diner, Gujarat, India #travel #photography

Village elder, India #travel #photography

Two cheeky school girls from village in Gujarat, India #travel #photography

An unforgettable face... Gujarat #india #travel #photography

Delightfully friendly girl in small village with beautiful necklace - Gujarat, India

Camp at farm on fringes of Gobi Desert, China

Tent and sunset, Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China

Sunset over camp site at farm at edge of Gobi desert

Sleep under stars - Great Wall of China (Jaiyuguan)

Wild camp by Krak des Chaveliers, Crusader castle, Syria

Shisha whilst wild camping - Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang, China

Remote wild camping - Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang, China

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Sun Temple at Modhera (16 photos)

The Solanki period Sun Temple (Surya Mandir) at Modhera in Gujarat, India. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Overland Travel & Camping (32 photos)

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Travel Portraits (Instagram) (40 photos)

India (Gujarat) (3 photos)

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Ancient Nubia (27 photos)

Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush. Kushite ruins in Sudan. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Bingling Si (33 photos)

Bingling Si - Giant Buddha and grottoes in an inexcessible gorge on the Luijaixia Reserviour in Gansu Province, China. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Troy (Troia) (7 photos)

Ancient Troy (Troia), Anatolia, Turkey. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Cappadocia - Hot Air Ballooning (16 photos)

Hot Air Ballooning in Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Dead Sea (Al-Bahr al-Mayyit) (6 photos)

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Gateway to Hell (9 photos)

Gateway to Hell at Darvaza (Derweze) in Ahal province of Turkmenistan. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Overlanding - Truck Life (1 photos)

Tashrabat - Making a tushuk blanket (10 photos)

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Khan Atlas (King's Silk) - Hotan (38 photos)

Making Khan Atlas (King's Silk) at the Atlas Silk Workshop in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Xi'an Great Mosque (18 photos)

Xi'an Great Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Towers of Silence - Yazd (14 photos)

Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Jety-Oguz (7 photos)

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Zayandeh River (Isfahan) (13 photos)

Night time photographs of the bridges and parks along the Zayandeh River in Isfahan, Iran. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Palmyra (27 photos)

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Todai-ji, Nara (11 photos)

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Margilan & Kokand (19 photos)

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Krak des Chevaliers (20 photos)

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Giant Buddha Temple - Zhangye (7 photos)

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Around Iran (59 photos)

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Iranians (31 photos)

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Persepolis (11 photos)

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Syrian People (28 photos)

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Around Sudan (23 photos)

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Omdurman - Whirling Dervishes (14 photos)

Sufi muslims worshipping at Hamed an-Nilm mosque, Omdurman, Khartoum. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Kashgar (12 photos)

Kashgar in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, western China. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Marrakech (49 photos)

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Marrakech - Djemaa el Fna (19 photos)

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Sahara (17 photos)

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki (17 photos)

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Hagia Sofia (9 photos)

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Around Turkmenistan (22 photos)

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Around Mongolia (18 photos)

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Around Russia (27 photos)

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Around Vietnam (24 photos)

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Cao Dai (11 photos)

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Perfume River - Hue (26 photos)

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Karakul Lake & Karakorum Highway (37 photos)

Karakul Lake and Taxkorgan on the Karakorum Highway. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Terracotta Warriors (15 photos)

The Terracotta Warriors of the first Emperor of China (Qin Shi Huang Di), discovered by farmers digging wells near Lishan, near Xian in Shaanxi Province in 1974. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Hotan (25 photos)

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Turpan & Turpan Depression (40 photos)

Turpan and the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Jiaohe Ruins, Gaochang Ruins, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Su Gong Ta (Emin Minaret), and the ancient 'Karez' well systems are some of its attractions. Turpan can get very hot (up to 48 degrees). The area has the second lowest point on Earth at 155m below sea level. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Kashgar - Yekshenba Market (26 photos)

Kashgar in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, western China, and Yekshenba (Sunday) livestock market. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Around China (88 photos)

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People of Kyrgyzstan (60 photos)

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Around Kyrgyzstan (39 photos)

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Flying camels (8 photos)

Flying camels of the Tolkuchka bazaar on the outskirts of Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Abyaneh (10 photos)

A historic village near Kashan in Isfahan Province. It sits at the foot of Mount Karkas is at lea st 1500 years old and retains its distinct red mud-brick houses. The people here still speak Middle Persian, an early version of Farsi from centuries ago. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Jordan (33 photos)

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - deserts, mountains, the Dead Sea, Lawrence of Arabia, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, and the bedouin... Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Beirut and Baalbek (8 photos)

A very short (too short), one day trip to see Beirut (once the Paris of the Middle East) and the monumentally scaled temple ruins of Baalbek (Heliopolis - City of the Sun) in the Beqaa Valley. The Temple of Jupiter was said to be the largest in the Roman empire! Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Great Wall (16 photos)

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Panoramics via mobile (24 photos)

A bit of fun with my phone's panoramic stitch feature... these photographs are not the best technically, but interesting nonetheless! Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Turkey and Kurdistan (53 photos)

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Taklamakan Desert (17 photos)

Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, and Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan to the west and north. The name probably means 'abandoned place', but it is popularly believed to mean "go in and you'll never come out". Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Samarkand (24 photos)

People of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Goreme Chapels (11 photos)

The rock cut chapels of Gerome in Cappadoccia, Turkey. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

India

China

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Iran

An amazing country, full of wonderfully helpful and friendly people. The seat of ancient super power of Persia - a place I feel privileged to have been able to visit. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Japan

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Jordan

Kyrgyzstan

A remote country of stunning landscapes and wonderfully warm, hospitable and friendly people. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Lebanon

A troubled country, but one that I'd like to visit again one day. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!

Mongolia

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Morocco

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Russia

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Sudan

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Syria

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Turkey

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Uzbekistan

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Turkmenistan

A surreal place at times, especially on the streets around the palace in Ashgabat, but as with the rest of central Asia full of colourful and amazing people. Take a look at the Retrospective Traveller website for the stories behind the images!