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Abha: Ramadan 2017

Weaver bird nests in Abha. September 2013 In 2017 we were "forced" to stay in the Kingdom for about three weeks of Ramadan simply...

Philippines: Tacloban, Leyte

Port, Tacloban, Leyte. June 2016 [from FB post: November 12, 2013] Watching BBC every morning before work and wondering how BBC (and...

Milford: old trees

Not my photo, but such a great shot of Milford trees in Fall. November 2014 [from FB post: June 7, 2011] Ohhhh just had a visit from...

Spain: the Prado

Rainy day. Prado Museum, Madrid. June 2018 [from FB post: June 8, 2018] Museum Review : the Prado Surprising amount of Italian and...

Thye Hong Food Stall

Thye Hong Stall, Food Republic, Wisma Atria, Orchard Road. December 2012 Singapore is all about food, and naturally some food is better...

Switzerland: Rheinfall

Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen/Zurich Canton border. March 1993 The falls of the Rhine in Switzerland effectively block the river from...

UK: Richmond, London

Richmond, London. April 2012 On one of my visits to London, Adrian FVdR and I were exploring along the banks of the Thames and ended up...

Turkey: Sirkeci garı

Sirkeci Station Main Entrance Sirkeci Station lobby Former portal to the boats across the Bosphorus behind Sirkeci Station. August 2020...

South Street Seaport

South Street Seaport. July 2010 I am usually the guy who hates the touristy places that everyone else visits, but I give an exemption to...

Al Hadaba Park, Asir: escape!!

Al Hadaba, Asir. May 2018. [from FB post: May 25, 2016] The hardship of being far away from home: in this case, I am a contract...

Milford: living large in little Milford

Broad Street, Milford. October 2009 [from FB post: May 29, 2010] Just back from a lovely dinner with friends at Hotel Fauchere. It's...

Yamagata Zao

Skiing, Yamagata Zao. February 1986 Zao-san, a mountain straddling Honshu's spine was locally famous in both Sendai and Yamagata-city...

Slovakia: Trencin Castle

Trencin Castle. April 2019 On my mostly rain-cursed stay in Vienna, I did have a few sunny days. I made the most of them by taking day...

India: Varkala Beach

Varkala Beach, Kerala. February 2010 Notes from the Kerala Holiday: After finishing the famous Kerala Backwater tour on a traditional...

France: Strasbourg

Cathedral entrance La Petite France La Petite France, Strasbourg. March 1993 First visit to France! On Matt's First Big Trip to...

USA: Space Shuttle Launch

Somewhere a few miles from the Kennedy Space Center. March 1988 We were in Orlando visiting Disney and heard there was to be a space...

East Prospect: Canadochly Elementary School

April 1973 That same tree. April 2022 (photo credit BFC) Echoes K Miss Witmer was my kindergarten teacher. She had long blond hair...

Saudi Arabia: car accident

Arab News, August 1, 2015 [from FB post: May 14, 2014] Am I worried about MERS? no. I am worried that I live in the country with the...

Spain: Alhambra

Alhambra Palace, Granada. January 2018 The highlight of my week in Antequera [see: Antequera] was the visit to Alhambra in Granada. ...

Switzerland: Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen. March 1993 After visiting the famously disappointing Rheinfall [see: Rheinfall], on our way back to Germany we had to pass...

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Samsara

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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