Berniegourley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3743 )

• DAILY PHOTO: Street Food Art

  

  Taken in Bangkok in September of 2014. This street vendor made crepes in the shape of various cartoon characters. The little drawings hanging from the front of... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ajanta Wall Murals

  

  Taken on November 19, 2014 in Ajanta Caves In the caves of Ajanta, many wall paintings have been preserved. As harsh light can damage these artworks, some of... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tree on a Barren Hilltop

  

  Taken on November 19, 2014 at Ajanta. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Yogic Management of Common Diseases by Dr. Swami Karmananda

  

  Yogic Management Of Common Diseases by Satyananda Saraswati My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page The title of this book gives one a nutshell description. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Crawford Market by Night

  

  Taken November 22, 2014 in Mumbai Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Bombay, city,... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Young Man on a Fort

  

  Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad Fort Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Falls on the Waghur River: 3 Views

  

  Taken November 19, 2014 These are the falls just down the Waghur river from the Ajanta Caves. This is above the falls. This is looking down the toward the falls. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Stairway to Aurangabad Caves

  

  Taken on November 18, 2014 at the Aurangabad Caves Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Sleep: A Very Short Introduction by Lockley & Forester

  

  Sleep: A Very Short Introduction by Steven W. Lockley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is one book in a large series of books put out by the Oxford... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Red Building, Bombay

  

  Taken on November 22, 2014 in Mumbai Except for old firehouses, one doesn’t see a lot of red buildings. So this one in the Fort District caught my eye. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Besant

  

  An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Besant My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Given what the word “yoga” brings to mind these days, I’ll first note that this isn’... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tower & Tree

  

  Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad Atop the cylindrical structure to the right is an 18-foot long cannon that is ornately engraved so as to be a work of... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• My 2014: A Year in Review [w/ Photos]

  

  2014 will be our first full year living in India. Having said that, I spent almost 50 days in Thailand, and Lilla and I will spend the last two weeks of the yea... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: White Lotus

  

  Taken at the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad on November 18, 2014 Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Motorcycle by Mosque

  

  Taken on November 18, 2014 in Aurangabad Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Oriental Building in Mumbai

  

  Taken on November 22, 2014 in Mumbai. This Victorian landmark building dates to 1885. It’s across the street from the Flora Fountain. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Pirate of the Far East by Stephen Turnbull

  

  Pirate of the Far East: 811-1639 by Stephen Turnbull My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Unfortunately, the first thing one notices about this book is what seem... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Seated Buddhas at Ellora

  

  Taken in the Ellora Caves on November 20, 2014. Ellora has Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain caves–in that order. By B Gourley in Buddhism, India,... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Out Past the Minaret

  

  Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad. This is taken from the path up to the citadel at Daulatabad Fort. Daulatabad is a 14th century hill fortress that... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ajanta Sanctuary

  

  Taken on November 19, 2014 There are two types of caves at Ajanta; chaitya-grihas (a.k.a. sanctuary, prayer hall, or meditation hall) and sanghārāmas... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL