Monthly Archives: October 2009
Deion Sanders’ House
Deion Sanders was the next door neighbor to my sister and husband (when I visited them on the Southern Exposure Tour – which was before they moved to Ohio). Kind of funny to see Sanders leading such a domestic life… The last time we drove by, he had a bunch of cows in his front … Continue reading
Toprak, Hourieh, Yassmin And A Lot Of Hype
My comments and analysis appear at the bottom of this post: There’s this: The £50m mansion: Britain’s most expensive new-build property It’s too small, and the decor’s passe, Toprak’s new owners say, but at that price what do you expect? To spend £50m on a new house seems excessive; to splurge another £30m on doing … Continue reading
Ibn Battuta and The Silk Road
The “Dark Ages” in Europe were not the only game on the globe… For those of you distressed about the apparent decline of the West these days, consider moving… There is no reason to go down with the sinking ship. As the example below illustrates, even if things are bad in one area, they will … Continue reading
Bolivia Overview
This was originally intended as a PowerPoint presentation, but after that didn’t happen, I thought I had put too much research into it to just delete it. So, what better forum than here? Bolivia Overview – (Constructed by Justin Ames) Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much … Continue reading
Art / Places We Go / Turkey
Photo Of The Day
Taken by Justin Ames in Kurdistan Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 