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Kerala and Cochin, India The elaborate theyyams and the fun elephant festival were highlights from the Kerala, India. But even ordinary, day-to-day life there is worth a look. Kerala is a tropical Indian state that stretches along the coast of the Laccadive Sea More...Istanbul (Not Constantinople)* Here's the first of a handful of posts from a recent visit to Istanbul, Turkey. Napoleon once said that if the world had just one capital, it would be Constantinople – the city now known as Istanbul, Turkey. Apparently lots of More... →Iran: Blue Tiles of Isfahan In the time period roughly between Christopher Columbus and George Washington, early-day Iranians were on the other side of the world doing some pretty impressive things with blue and yellow tile. The city of Isfahan was the capital of Persia More... →Completed Passes In the Alps, there are lots of very-long tunnels and lots of very-high mountain passes. Sometimes you get to choose between the two. Tunnels usually make lousy pictures. And sometimes you learn a thing or two by taking the high More... →Leadville 100 MTB: Happy Trails, Happy Endings Our seven-man Leadville 100 MTB team had one rider who crashed early on a tough descent and couldn’t continue the race. Another rider finished, but needed an overnight stay in the local E.R. as a result. Somehow we view More... →