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Milford: Harry Potter Room

Harry Potter Room, Warner Bros. Studio (not my photo) [from FB post: July 6, 2010] The bedroom was 95F last night and cooled down to 85F...

Philippines: ferries

Ormoc - Cebu Ferry. June 2016. [from FB post: June 26, 2015] Getting ready for my next ferry ride.... Dumaguete to Tagbilaran. The...

New Zealand: Lake Hawea

South Island, Lake Hawea. January 1993 Kiwi Experience When Brian and I went to New Zealand our time was divided into two distinct...

Israel: Ben Gurion Airport

Old City walls, Jerusalem. June 2018 [from FB post: June 24, 2018} Ben Gurion Airport security. Scary strict. Stupid questions... I mean...

Lancaster County: "munafik"

Amish draft horses, Lancaster Junction Trail. June 2021 [from FB post: June 19, 2012] Place: Hershey Medical Center, Starbucks Time:...

Dhaka: Chandrima Udyan

Bangladesh Parliament Building This guy was hilarious Chandrima Udyan, Dhaka. March 2012 Moon Park On my first visit to Dhaka, AH was...

Italy: Albenga

Albenga. February 2019 After my kind of letdown with Alassio [see: Alassio], I had higher hopes for Albenga. Travel-related writing on...

Philippines: bus to Dumaguete

Cebu City Bus Terminal, June 2016 Liloan, Cebu with Negros in the backdrop, ferry terminal. June 2016 [from FB post: June 22, 2015]...

Qatar: Hamad International Airport

Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar. March 2019 Airport Review: Occasionally, a traveler gets to pass through a just-opened airport...

Jerusalem: maghrib

Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. June 2018 [from FB post: June 17, 2018} I climbed many steps to the Mount of Olives and watched...

UAE: Dubai Festival City

Marina, Dubai Festival City. April 2011 Of Belgian Beer, the Hard Rock Cafe, and an Opera House On a visit to Kuala Lumpur years ago to...

Philippines: cock fighting

Fighting cock, Biliran. June 2016 [from FB post: June 21, 2015] (Bacolod) There is a morning rooster market near my hotel where guys...

Spain: menu del dia

Restaurant signboard (not my photo) [from FB post: August 8, 2016] Menu del dia is a cheap two course daily lunch at most restaurants in...

New Zealand: Flight to Milford Sound

Lake Wakatipu, Flight from Queenstown to Milford Sound. January 1993 Brian, MAP, and I found a tour to the famously beautiful Milford...

Milford: addicted to tourism

Craft Show, Milford. October 2010 [from FB post: June 13, 2010] I had a late afternoon walk around town. It was so dead for a lovely...

China: Great Wall

Great Wall. April 1998 I visited the Great Wall of China three times: the first, because I was in Beijing and it was high on my list,...

Germany: Heidelberg

Old city View of the Old Bridge over the Neckar from Heidelberg Castle. March 1993 Heidelberg holds a dear place in my heart. It was...

Philippines: Guimaras Island

Iloilo to Guimaras Ferry Green Mango Juice, Guimeras Island. January 2016 A new drink One of the days we were in Iloilo, JRC and I...

Oman: McDonald's

Breakfast at McDonald's with a latte, Muscat. March 2016 I might seem odd to have a visit to McD's etched in my travel memory, but I do. ...

Silver Spring: north corner boundary stone

North Corner Boundary Stone, District of Columbia. April 2013 Mega-walks Life was in a huge pause. I was in the process of looking for...

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Observations of Life

"A stone with no moss" has been my motto.  My experiences and commentary from travels both near and far.  No hate, unfiltered.

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