Random Past Posts
Sleepless in (Islamic) Istanbul This is #2 of 3 posts about a November trip to Istanbul. Click here to see the first one. In Istanbul, Turkey, it’s pretty much impossible to get a decent night’s sleep. An hour or two before dawn – and More...
Inle Lake, Burma: Life on the Water Inle Lake was another interesting stop in my tour of Burma -- but the core and highlights of the trip were still to come. There’s a famous Monty Python comedy skit that takes the “we-walked-to-school-uphill-in-snow” joke to its ultimate More...
Iran: The Islamic Republic #8 in a series that started here. One of the first sights I visited in Iran was a perfectly preserved and functioning 17th Century Armenian Christian church, the Holy Savior Cathedral – complete with crosses and More...
Cuba 2012 (Part 1) Since 1963, it’s been illegal for Americans to visit Cuba. So when the opportunity came up for me to go (legally!) for a couple of weeks last month, I grabbed my cameras and jumped on a plane to Havana. More...
Ironman Kona 2010 My friend Shane Merz raced in the 2010 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- even for me as a spectator. I'd just bought my new camera (my first "real" camera in 20 years More...