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HAT QUEST
“Vestis virum faciit” – “Clothes make the man” as the Romans were fond of saying. And the focal point of any outfit is always the hat. I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I’m a big fan of […]
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RAJASTHAN – INDIA’S TURBAN CENTRAL
We first touched down in India in December of 1975 as part of our initial around-the-world trip. We flew from Nairobi to the Seychelles, and then to Sri Lanka. In 1975, I found Sri Lanka to be the most exotic […]
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PLANET PUG – A DOG’S ODYSSEY
I first met Watson in 1998, when my daughter insisted that we acquire a Pug. Watson was different. He couldn’t have been more different from our current Pug – Buddy. Buddy is the perfect Pug – beautiful wrinkles, perfect whiskers, […]
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THE MASKED LADIES OF OMAN
Our trip to Oman came about as sort of an after thought. We were planning a Tanzania Safari and decided to travel to Kilimanjaro Airport via the Persian Gulf. I had seen a couple of photos of Oman, and decided to add it […]
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IS IT TOO LATE FOR YEMEN?
I’ll never forget the first photos I saw of Sana’a, Yemen. A magical, fairy tale sort of place that reminded me of a medieval Dubai. Situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 6,600 feet and inhabited for more […]
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THE WORLD’S STRANGEST COUNTRY
I first learned of the Tolkuchka Bazaar about five years ago. I think it was from some photos I saw, possibly in one of those magazines that you find on an airplane in “the seat pocket in front of you”. It was […]