August 2, 2008 Kusadasi, Turkey I hope it is not inappropriate to show the inside of a Turkish Belly Dancing shop. This is typical. One moment I am in the house of the Virgin and buying rosary beads and the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Travel
Sunday, July 27, 2008 Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.* Taking pictures is easy, doing photography is hard! Photography is like writing. It takes practice, practice and more practice, and just like writing, … Continue reading
Friday July 25th 2008 I write these notes while sitting before Stonehenge: A pile of rocks in a field. Yet the whole world is coming here. I hear the sound of traffic to my right and to my left, a … Continue reading
Wednesday, 28 September, 2005 Sitting in London’s Heathrow is a most amazing experience. I had to wait 3 hours for my connecting flight to Paris. London lays on the cusp. It is the last point between the English speaking world … Continue reading
Friday, July 25, 2008 St Paul’s Cathedral in London is a masterpiece of religious architecture that rivals anything in Paris or Rome. The street outside is congested, loud and touristy, but once inside all that fades away and you are … Continue reading
It is after 7 AM in the morning and the sun has still not risen. Back in the desert the sun is full blast by 5 AM. This place is 5000 kms south. What a difference that makes! In Riverside … Continue reading
I am getting a lot of questions regarding my wife, “Where is your wife? You came to Europe and you did not bring your wife”? She lets you do that? I tell people that my wife does not like to … Continue reading
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:47:11 PM This was my first full day in Paris, a very successful one. Naturally I felt bad when I first got up. I had to absorb 9 hours of jet lag plus a 17 hour … Continue reading
My recent trip to Europe was my “teeth cutting” “break in” maiden voyage and as you know before the trip I was in terrible anxiety. What kind of luggage should I have? How do I handle money? How should I … Continue reading
Thursday, December 1, 2005 7:40:14 AM I have never tasted food so good as I did in Paris. I want to return just to sit in Paris cafes and break off pieces of french bread and soak them in soup! … Continue reading