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Cameron Cayer is a Rhode Island–born writer with a love for maps, history, and the quiet diplomacy of travel.

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Mikasa Memorial Warship

Yokosuka, Japan

Mikasa Memorial Warship

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

Sarushima Island

Yokosuka, Japan

Sarushima - "Monkey Island"

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

Ancient Siam Miniature Park

Phraeksa, Thailand

Ancient Siam Miniature Park

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

Erawan Museum

Bang Muang Mai, Thailand

Erawan Museum

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Wagah Flag Ceremony

Hardo Rattan, India

Wagah Flag Ceremony

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

Golden Temple

Amritsar, India

Golden Temple

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Hindu burning ghats along the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Varanasi.

Varanasi, India

Cremation Ghats of Varanasi

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple

Varanasi, India

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Panoramic view of the Jaisalmer Fort skyline.

Jaisalmer, India

Jaisalmer Fort

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

 Mehrangarh Fort

Jodhpur, India

Mehrangarh Fort

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Brahma Temple in Pushkar.

Pushkar, India

Pushkar Brahma Temple

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

Overlooking a sea of blue. (Photo:

Jodhpur, India

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Diwan-i-Khas, Amber Fort

Jaipur, India

Amber Fort

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

Jal Mahal

Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Sir Edwin Arnold thought Hawa Mahal was "a vision of daring and dainty loveliness, of storeys of rosy masonry and delicate overhanging balconies and latticed windows. Soaring with tier after tier of fanciful architecture in a pyramidal form, a very mountain of airy and audacious beauty through the thousand pierced screens and gilded arches of which the Indian air blows cool over the flat roofs of the very highest house." As quoted in, Delhi Agra Jaipur, by Surendra Sahai.  See more at https://kimcarpenterphotos.smugmug.com/Hawa-Mahal-Jaipur-India/.

Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Sheroes' Hangout

Agra, India

Sheroes' Hangout

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

Marwari horse.

Gundisar, India

Marwari Horses

Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.

A statue of Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti.

New Delhi, India

Gandhi Smriti

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

Agrasen ki Baoli

New Delhi, India

Agrasen ki Baoli

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Rats of Karni Mata Temple

Deshnok, India

Karni Mata Temple

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique
Permanently Closed

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

At Nai Mong Hoi Thod, the oyster omelet is worth waiting for.

Bangkok, Thailand

Nai Mong Hoi Thod

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.

Wat Yannawa, the Boat Temple.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Yannawa Boat Temple

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Wat Arun.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

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