Best of World Trip 1995-96 Photo Gallery by Paul Davies at pbase.com

Best of World Trip 1995-96

Have you ever thought back to a year in your life which really stood out as amazing? For me this year was 1995 into 1996 when I began my first big trip of a lifetime around the world. I was aged 22 and a bit naive, wanting to discover the best places the world had to offer. I set off through Asia, into Australasia and onto the Americas and sampled some unforgettable experiences. I saw some amazing sites and met some lifelong friends. In this gallery I have attempted to share with you just some of the experiences which changed my life for the better. I have since revisited many of these places, but the first year I ventured to these places stands out unequalled, and I savour it as the best year of my life.

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Me in my backgarden in Yorkshire	Lahore Gate to Red Fort, Delhi	Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Delhi	Auto Rickshaws at Paharganj, Delhi	Shanty Dwellings in Delhi
Farmland in Rajasthan	Buildings by Lake Picchola, Udaipur	City Palace, Udaipur	Overlooking Lake Picchola and Udaipur	City Palace across Lake Picchola
Festival Palace, Udaipur	Twilight over Lake Piccola, Udaipur	Sunset over Lake Picchola, Udaipur	City Palace at Twilight, Udaipur	Lake Picchola at Twilight, Udaipur
Sunrise over Rajasthan	Main Road in Jaipur Rajastan	Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) Jaipur	Amer Hill Top Palace	Amer Palace Ceiling, Rajasthan
Courtyard of Amer Palace	Red Fort at Agra	Taj Mahal in the Morning, Agra	Taj Mahal in the Afternoon, Agra	Sunset by the Yamuna River, Agra
A Mogul Tower at Agra	Paul, Ian and Meg at the Taj Mahal	Paul and Angus on a rickshaw	People Besides the Ganges River, Varanasi	Street scene in Varanasi
Ghats of the Ganges, Varanasi	Street celebrations in Gorakphur	House on the Terai	Trisuli River	Mahabharat Range
Davi Falls near Pokhara	Women in the Rice Fields, Pokhara	Pokhara and Phewa Tal	Phewa Tal at sundown, Pokhara	Machapuchare (Fish tail) Mountain
Annapurna and Machapuchare	Snake charmer in Pokhara	Tibetan Settlement near Pokhara	Durbar Square in Patan	Pashupatinath and Bagmati River, Kathmandu
Pashupatinath rooftops, Kathmandu	School children in Kathmandu	Tamadi Tole in Baktapur	A pagoda in Baktapur	Three old men in Bakhtapur
Orange seller in Baktapur	A girl in Baktapur	Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu	Buddha Eyes on Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu	Smoggy street at Bodhnath, Kathmandu
The Langtang Range	Rooftops of Bodhnath	Old Woman in Durbar Square, Kathmandu	Rickshaw Boy, Kathmandu	Men carrying heavy loads, Kathmandu
Bearded Old Man in Kathmandu	Old Man on a Stool, Kathmandu	A Street Corner in Kathmandu	Buddhist Monks in Kathmandu	The Valley at Shivalaya
Likhu Khola Valley	Bridge over Likhu Khola	Marci, Jill and Tania on the Everest Trail	Marci bathing her feet	Tania by a waterfall
First sight of Everest, Junbesi	Bridge over Beni khola	Mountain Boy, Sagarmatha National Park	Sun rays over Bupsa	John, Paul and Pat on the Everest Trail
Pete and Martin on the trail	Paul and John cross a bridge	Paul and the gang in Namche	Stupa at Kunde	Village of Khumjung
Paul and all the gang at Everest View	Paul and the gang at Kunde	Mount Everest Sunset	Mount Everest at sunset	Alpen Glow on Mount Everest
Ama Dablam at sunset	Thamsurku at sunset	Everest from Machermo	Memorial of a trekker in Luza	Stream at Machermo
Martin, Marci and Paul in Dole	Paul's trekking gang near Machermo	Paulo on Gokyo Ri	Paul and Mount Everest, Gokyo Ri	Cholatse and Gokyo Lakes
Everest seen from Gokyo Ri	Roof Top of the World	Ngozumpa glacier near Gokyo	Moonrise over Everest	Cholatse at dawn, Dzongla
Ama Dablam in Full Moonlight	Everest and Nuptse from Kalapattar	Everest at Sunset	Clouds over Khumbu Valley	John, Paulo, Paul and Pat in Kathmandu
A Sadhu in Kathmandu	Traffic chaos at night, Bangkok	Traffic Chaos at sunset, Bangkok	Golden Mount at sunset	Bangkok highrise from Golden Mount
Old and new buildings, Bangkok	Big Buddha, Ko Samui	Big Buddha, Ko Samui	Rainforest at Lin Hat, Ko Samui	Na Muang waterfall, Ko Samui
Big Buddha at late afternoon, Ko Samui	Rainforest at Lin Hat, Ko Samui	Chaweng Beach, Ko Samui	Paul on Chaweng Beach, Ko Samui	Sam and Paul from Australia
Woman selling beer at Chaweng, Ko Samui	Chaweng Beach at Sunset	Palm tree silhouette, Ko Samui	Hook Island, Whitsunday Islands	Lake MacKenzie, Fraser Island
Dingo on Fraser Island	Champagne Pools, Fraser Island	Maheno Shipwreck, Fraser Island	Pushing a 4x4 on Fraser Island	Lake Wabby, Fraser Island
Paul and the gang, Fraser Island	Luxury house in Brisbane	Brisbane shopping area	Brisbane old and new buildings	Surfing at Byron Bay
Cape Byron Lighthouse	Cape Byron	Paul at Cape Byron	Byron Bay Sunset	Sydney Opera House close-up
Circular Quay, Sydney	Sydney Harbour Bridge	Endeavour Replica, Sydney	Sydney Harbour	Sydney Opera House and Bridge at Sunset
Sydney Opera House at Sunset	Sydney Skyscrapers at Sunset	Sydney Skyscrapers at Night	Hills of Sassafras	Tram at Melbourne
Melbourne Botanical Gardens	Melbourne Cricket Ground	MCG from Rialto Towers	Melbourne viewed from Rialto Towers	Moonrise over Dandenongs
Storm approaching Melbourne	Twilight over Melbourne	Americas Cup Yacht, Auckland	Old car by Auckland Harbour	Tudor Towers, Rotorua
Steam rising in Rotorua	Pohutu Geyser in Rotorua	Paul in Rotorua	Craters of the Moon near Taupo	Waikato River Gorge
Bunjy jump over Waikato Gorge, Taupo	Lake Taupo from Mount Tauhara	"Beehive" Parliament, Wellington	Old Parliament Buildings, Wellington	Wellington seen from Brookyln
Cross Island Ferry near Wellington	Paul in Wellington	Stream in beech forest, Heaphy Track	Beech Forest on the Heaphy Track	Sunset at Mackay Hut, Heaphy Track
Coastline Forests on the Heaphy Track	Mouth of the Heaphy River	Westland Coastline	Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki	Waterfall on Haast River
Southern Alps Sundown	Morning mist on Lake Matheson	Morning mist over Lake Matheson	Lake Matheson sundown	Sunset at Lake Matheson
Mount Tasman at sunset	Lake Hawea, Otago	Paul at Fox Glacier	Remarkables Range near Queenstown	Mount Aspiring
Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown	Overlooking Queenstown	Paraglider over Queenstown	Mitre Peak and Boat at Milford Sound	A Hanging valley at Milford Sound
Waterfall in Milford Sound	Milford Sound, Southland	A tram in Christchurch	Moon over Sigatoka	Sevens rugby tournament, Nadi
Markets in Sigatoka	Sigatoka Market	Market trader in Sigatoka	Natadola Beach	Sun Reflections off the sea, Sigatoka
Sparkle and the storm, Sigatoka	Sunset at Sigatoka sand dunes	Paul and his surfboard at Sigatoka	Surfer riding big wave, Sigatoka	Surfer riding in a big wave, Sigatoka
surfers riding a tube, Sigatoka	Surfer caught by big wave, Sigatoka	Surfer riding a wave, Sigatoka	Surfer caught by wave, Sigatoka	Cows in floodwaters, Sigatoka
A rural house near Sigatoka	Lush green landscape, Sigatoka	Sigatoka Sand Dunes	Paul and the gang at Kula Kula	Hindu Temple in Nadi
Palm Trees and Cyan Sea	Fishing Boats, Muri Beach	Muri Beach	Island of Palm Trees, Muri Beach	Island of Palm Trees, Muri Beach
Rarotonga Sailing Club, Muri Beach	Te Rua Manga (needle)	Wigmore Waterfall	Wigmore Waterfall	View North from Te Rua Manga
View South from Te Rua Manga	Tropical Rainforest on Rarotonga	Former volcanic peak and rainforests	Escarpment and Rainforest	Tropical Rainforest
Fishermen by the Reef	Church at Matevera	Polynesian Barbeque	Locals on a Moped	A shack in the rainforests
Black Sandy Beach in Tahiti	Black sand beach in Tahiti	Windsurfers in Tahiti	Papeete Harbour, Tahiti	Island of Moorea
Deserted beach in Moorea	Beach House on Moorea	The peaks of Moorea	Peaks of Moorea	Green Peaks on Moorea
Luxury Yacht in Cooks Bay, Moorea	Local man on bike, Moorea	Fishing in Moorea	Boat at sunset, Moorea	Sunset on Moorea
Sunset on Moorea	Thunderhead Cloud at Sunset, Moorea	Sunrays over the Pacific	Fishing boat at sunset, Moorea	Thunderheads at Sundown, Moorea
Rollerblading babe at Venice Beach	Venice Beach, LA	Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, LA	San Francisco Skyline	Chinatown, San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco	Hilly Streets of San Francisco	Streetcar and Alcatraz, San Francisco	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco	Marin County near San Francisco
San Francisco from Mount Tamalpais	Paul at Palos Verdes, LA	Stan at Palos Verdes, LA	Los Angeles urban sprawl from Palos Verdes	Church in San Pedro de Atacama
Valle de la luna and Licancabur	San Pedro de Atacama	Martin, Andy and Paul near San Pedro	Paul wanders creek bed near San Pedro	El Tatio geysers
El Tatio geysers	Paul and Martin at El Tatio	Paul, Andy and Martin at El Tatio	Vicunas near el Tatio	Martin, Paul and Andy near San Pedro
Paul in a residencial, San Pedro	Chuquicamata copper mine near Calama	A truck at Chuquicamata copper mine	Paul on train from Chile to Bolivia	Late afternoon on the altiplano
Overlooking Oruru	Overlooking La Paz	Marooned on the Chile-Bolivia border	Andean folk group in La Paz	Inside a bus in La Paz
Andy, Martin and Paul in the Britannia Bar, La Paz	An alleyway in La Paz	Market Stall in La Paz	Hills beside the Rio Beni, Rurrenabaque	Andy on a boat, Rio Beni
Paul fishing in the Rio Beni	Andy and a catfish, Rio Beni	Rio Beni in late afternoon	An Amazonian fish trap	Andy and his ripped trousers
Shelter and mosquito nets, Rurrenabaque	Moths on my socks!	A spider in the rainforest	Leafcutter ants in the rainforest	The rainforest at midday
Paul beside a giant palm leaf	An Amazonian village near Rurrenabaque	A maccaw in a tree, Rurrenabaque	Paul by a church on the Takesi Trail	La Cumbre on the Takesi Trail
Martin on the Takesi Trail	Chojla Mine on the Takesi Trail	Sunset over Lake Titicaca	Overlooking Copacabana, Lake Titicaca	Copacabana from Calvario
Isla del Sol and Lake Titicaca	Festival on Isla del Sol	Women on Isla del Sol	A man in festival costume, Isla del Sol	A festival on Isla del Sol
Ancohuma and Illampu from Isla del Sol	Plaza de Armas, Cusco	Tambo machay ruins near Cusco	Andy and Paul at Qenco near Cusco	Sacsaywaman Inca ruins, Cusco
Dead woman's pass, Inca trail	Jeff and Martin on the Inca Trail	Inca trail (after first pass)	Looking back to Dead Woman's pass	Up in the clouds on second pass, Inca trail
Overlooking Huinay Huayna	Machu Picchu	A llama at Machu Picchu	Martin, Jeff and Paul at Machu Picchu	Overlooking Machu Picchu
Paul being ill at Pisac ruins	Pisac ruins	El Miste near Arequipa	Paul and Martin at Colca canyon	A condor at Colca canyon
Two condors above Colca canyon	A condor at Colca canyon	A village near Chivay	Old woman in La Paz market	Old woman in La Paz market
La Paz markets	Woman on a street corner, La Paz	La Paz street market	A military parade in La Paz	Huayna Potosi near La Paz
Huayna Potosi from Chacaltaya	Paul on the slopes of Huayna Potosi	Crossing ia crevasse on Huayna Potosi	Paul collapsed on Huayna Potosi	Paul nears the summit of Huayna Potosi
The summit ridge of Huayna Potosi	View east from summit of Huayna Potosi	Paul and his group on summit of Huayna Potosi	Razor sharp ridge down Huayna Potosi	Paul leads the climb down Huayna Potosi
Paul, Martin and Kanika near Sorata	Sorata village	Sorata school	Martin with Corcovado behind, Rio	Lagoa de Freitas, Rio
Paul on Ipanema Beach, Rio	Paul and Martin, Copacabana beyond, Rio	Paul with Sugar Loaf behind, Rio	Lagoa de Freitas and Corcovado, Rio	Paul, Paulo, Marcella and Martin in Rio
Martin in Miami Beach	Paul in Miami Beach	Paul, Andy, Richard and Martin in Kennesaw	Paul shines the car in Kennesaw	Paul on Kennesaw Mountain
Andy and Richard in do the barbie in Kennesaw	The crowded streets of Atlanta	Paul, Martin, Richard and Andy in Atlanta	British fans at a hockey game versus the USA	Paul, Andy and Richard in Atlanta
GB hockey team beating USA 1-0 in Atlanta	Mens cycle road race in Atlanta	French Quarter in New Orleans	Paul in New Orleans	The road to New Orleans
Richard's uncles' house in Houston	Andy loads the car in Houston	Andy and Paul in mid Texas	A storm brews near Fort Stockton	Paul and Richard in Mexico!
White Sands National Park	White Sands National Park	A valley near Durango	Mesa Verde National Park	Richard and Paul eating in Cortez
The Rockies near Cortez	Richard and Paul at Four Corners	Camping by a cliff near Moab	Arches National Park	Arches National Park
Travelling south into Monument Valley	Late afternoon in Monument Valley	Late afternoon in Monument Valley	Andy, Richard and Paul at the Grand Canyon	Richard and Paul on Route 66, Winslow
The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas	Hermosa Beach, LA	Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood	Beverly Hills Hotel, LA
Beverly Hills Hotel, aka Hotel California, LA	Beverly Hills Hotel, aka Hotel California, LA	Paul and Sid on Rodeo Drive, LA	The White House	Vietnam War Graves, Arlington
The Eternal Flame, Arlington	The Potomac River	Reflecting Pool and Abraham Lincoln Memorial	The White House after sundown	Marci, Queen of Taco Bell!
Maura, Tom and Martin in Rockaway	Ashley, Paul and Glen, Montclair	Paul at Montclair State University	Times Square at night	Karen, Dad and Mum at Heathrow
Paul arrives home after one year	South America memorabilia	USA memorabilia

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Guest		10-May-2009 13:14
Nice travel gallery!

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