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26. Mexico City

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It is not that we weren’t prepared. I had read extensively on where in Mexico City we could find the murals of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros, and what needed to be done to visit them. Not all of them are in museums, some of the most famous ones are in the National Palace – where [...]
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20. Campeche

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Colonial city-wise, things are getting better. Was Valladolid a bit of a disappointment, and Merida quite nice, but a little big and crowded, Campeche is a charming and well-preserved town, with a lot of atmosphere. Well, it is a big city in its own right, but the historical centre, within its original defensive wall – [...]
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16. Ashgabat (2)

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The last day of our trip we spent in Ashgabat, without the group, but still with guide; the concept that you would wander around without is too uncomfortable for the Turkmen authorities (although at the end of the day I do manage to leave the hotel unattended, and make a few purchases in nearby shops). [...]
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06. Turkmenbasy

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After our visit to Old Nisa we head for the railway station. We have been booked on the night train to Turkmenbasy, Turkmenistan’s port at the Caspian Sea – the Caspian being an inland sea, of course, so this is not a very large harbour. Turkmenbasy was named after the first president, Niyazov, who awarded [...]
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18. Osorno, the town

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Some 100 kilometres away from the volcano is the town of Osorno. There is no real, touristic reason to stop here, but the weather is miserable, not inviting for a drive through the country side, as any lakes and volcanos will not be very photogenic on a day as today. So we decide to spent [...]
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17. Puerto Varas

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Had the weather been better, we would have reconnected with Volcan Osorno, on the other side of the lake from Puerto Varas, Lago Llanquihue. But the peak remains obscured in the clouds, this time. Puerto Varas is a small town, its lake side quite touristic, with a small beach, kayaks for rent and several bars [...]
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Calcutta’s colonial architecture

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Because I have so many pictures of the fabulous, if deteriorating buildings of the Calcutta colonial era, I have added an extra entry, on some of the structures that didn’t make the main entry on Kolkata. I could have included many more… and there is more to Kolkata (2)  
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64. Kolkata

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Somehow I always had the impression that Kolkata – or Calcutta, as it used to be called – is the most chaotic Indian city of all. The old centre of Delhi was busy, when we lived there 20 years ago, and Mumbai, I recall, was a nightmare negotiating. And on this trip we experienced Guwahati, [...]
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18. Panam Nagar

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Panam Nagar, or Panam City, was the 15th C capital of what was called the Bhati region, obviously predating Bangladesh – although de people here refer to it as the old capital. It flourished during Mughal times, but declined in the 17th C, when it lost its status as a capital city. In the 19th [...]
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17. Dhaka (2)

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As I said earlier, Dhaka doesn’t have a lot of tourist sites to visit, yet, we manage to squeeze in several stops in our one-day tour. On the evening of our arrival, almost two weeks ago, I mentioned that there was even some mildly attractive modern architecture around. I hadn’t seen the Parliament Building yet! [...]
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    • the murals June 6, 2026
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    • 26. Mexico City May 28, 2026
    • 25. a bit more Mexican history May 23, 2026
    • 24. arrival in Mexico City May 23, 2026
    • Museo de Antropología de Xalapa May 17, 2026
    • 23. the way back to Mexico City May 17, 2026
    • 22. the Tren Maya May 14, 2026
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