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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...

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...

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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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