Sleeping Around

 
 This treehouse in southern India provided many hours of enjoyment

 
One of my favorite accomodations: a water bungalow on stilts in Kuramathi, Maldives.

 
This boat was my lodging during a 3-day cruise through the mangrove forests of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India.

The bamboo windows in this houseboat in Kerala, India provided a lovely breeze at night.

The breathtaking view from my bedroom at Hotel Everest View, in Nepal.

Along the Himalayas trail, accomodations were strictly bring-your-own sleeping bag, here drying out in the sun.  

 
This dormitory in Nepal consisted of bedrooms the size of a closet, but made up for it with a fabulous view and a resident yak.

These traditional cottages in the Andaman Islands (India) are called Nicobar huts.

Clare and I spent a night in this guest house at a Buddhist monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India.

This all-natural ayuervedic resort on the Malabar coast had walls made of layers of cuscus grass. 

 
A posh hotel in Lombok, Indonesia, where the pool (front) met the ocean (back).

 
Form + function: An elegant poster bed provides the frame for mosquito netting at a resort in Kodappuram Beach, Kerala.

A fresh orchid on my pillow greeted me at this hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
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I've spent many a night on the top bunk of a train compartment on overnight journeys to new cities!
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The home of a family in a small village in southern India, where I was graciously invited by a friend to share in Pongal festivities.  

 
This charming bed-and-breakfast in the heart of Rome, Italy, was just a room in someone's house.

 
A rarity in the heart of New York City: a clean and inexpensive room in the Chelsea district.

 
The first month of my residence in India was at this Park Sheraton hotel in Chennai.
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This hotel on Baratang Island (India) takes the prize for being the worst place I've ever stayed in.

 
This stand-alone hut on stilts was part of the Bolgatty Palace hotel in Kerala, which was formerly a Dutch palace.

 
This sitting room of the Fairlawn Hotel in Kolkata, with memorabilia covering every inch of wall space, felt like the house of someone's great-aunt.  

 
High up in the Kodaikanal Hill station in Tamil Nadu, India

 
The Tibet Peace Guest House was not in Tibet, but in Kathmandu.