Random Past Posts
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...
Hidden Canyon – Moab Mountain Biking I came to Moab primarily for a photo workshop (more to come on that), but of course I brought my mountain bike. It's Moab, after all (mountain bike mecca). These are just pocket camera pictures -- but sometimes equipment More...
Ladakh, India: Buddha on the Indus Most of my September trip to India was in the Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir, in far north India near the Pakistan border. Everything there -- the people, the terrain, and the religion -- looks more like Tibet than More...
Milford Sound: Fjordlands, New Zealand One of New Zealand’s top destinations is a town with a population of just about 150. There’s one cafe and one ‘lodge’ with mostly dorm-style rooms and a few bathroomless ‘cabins’. But there’s a whole fleet of boats and ships ready More...
Paris 2012: Endless Louvre It started as a 12th Century fort, and became the royal residence and seat of the French monarchy until Louis XIV moved his throne and his wig collection out to Versailles in the 1680s. Since then, the Louvre has More...