Sleeping Around

This treehousein southern India provided many hours of enjoyment

One of my favorite accomodations: awater bungalowon stilts in Kuramathi, Maldives.

This boat was my lodging during a 3-day cruise through the mangrove forests of the Sunderbansin 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.

I've spent many a night on the top bunk of a train compartment on overnight journeys to new cities!

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.

This hotelon 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.