­ Europe, Canada, US National Parks, and places in between: Photographs, Pictures and Travel Guides
Welcome

Welcome to the travel website of Vijoy and Rachna, a photographer couple working out of South San Jose, in the greater San Francisco Bay Area region. They have been photographing landscapes, cityscapes and contemporary man-nature interactions for the past 10+ years, and have exhaustively covered a large number of US and Canadian National Parks, US cities and Regions, Central Europe and some cities of India.

The photography section contains an exhibition of some of our favorite photographs from over 20,000 images in our stock portfolio. You can purchase fine art photography prints from the galleries, or ask permission for non-profit use in web pages, by sending us an email. Additionally, that section has articles on learning how to photograph and primers and cookbooks on managing large photography collections.

Travelogues & Travel Guides

Writing travelogues of your trips is an excellent idea if you can bring yourself to do it. Not only does it give other potential visitors a chance to read about the place and plan accordingly, it also serves as a diary of your own trips which you might find very intriguing to read after a couple of years. The travelogues on this website also range from the comprehensive (Germany) to the minimalistic (Lake Tahoe region).

Photos on this website have been arranged by the region visited, a categorization that also appears on the top menu. Broadly, the images and travelogues are arranged as Europe (Germany, Switzerland and Austria), Canada (Banff and Jasper National Parks, Vancouver, Ottawa and the Niagara Falls), US National Parks (mostly in California and Utah), US Regions (States and Cities), and India (my hometown of Calcutta and Rachna's home town of Bhopal).

If you are a frequent visitor to this site, you can always peruse the What's New at varp.net, to find out about the latest trips that we have taken.

Europe

Castles, churches, chocolates and cheese We rented a car and drove through Gemrnay (Bavaria) into eastern Switzerland (Appenzell) and then cut across the heart of Austria from Innsbruck through Salzburg, to Vienna. Lindau, Lucerne and Innsbruck were the favorites.


Trip through Central and Southern France, starting with Paris, the Loire Valley, and down through Saint Etienne towards Orange, Avignon, Arles and Les Baux de Provence. Conceptually arranged albums such as Arches of France, Streets of France. Managed a small side trip towards Ireland, visiting the towns of Cork and Kinsale.


India

Mostly photographing my hometown of Calcutta, India, the erstwhile capital of the British Raj.

North American National Parks

Banff & Jasper National Parks - The Canadian Rockies; by far the most fascinating natural splendour I have ever experienced in my lifetime.


Death Valley National Park - Having braced it at 118 Farenheit in the first week of July.


Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah and Zion Canyon National Park, Utah


Redwood National and State Parks, California - Serene, Peaceful. The two attributes that jump out.


Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Rowdy and packed. Bay Area's weekend getaway.


Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lava Beds National Monument


Mighty Sierras : Yosemite National Park and Kings Canyon National Park

North American Regions

Mighty Sierras : Eastern Sierras and Lake Tahoe Region


Niagara Falls and Vancouver & Whistler, Canada


Chicago, Illinois Truly Windy!


Las Vegas, Nevada: Sin City.


A Quick One through Washington DC, New York and an hour in Boston.


Los Angeles, Solvang and San Diego


San Francisco: Favorite City, of course.


The Central Pacific Coast including Big Sur, Morro Bay, Hearst Castle and the Pacific Coast Highway.