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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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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 GOLDEN TEMPLE TRUMPS THE TAJ
The Taj Mahal – the serene structure that sits at the top of every traveler’s bucket list. I first visited the Taj in 1976 during a swing through India on our first around-the-world jaunt. I’ve since been back on three other […]