In late January (2011) I did a solo run from Oregon House, California to Toronto, Canada (mostly on Interstate 80). I drove with my camera on my lap and these are some of the pictures I took from my car as I made my way across the country – America and Canada as I saw … Continue reading
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Quotes of the Day: Anthony Loyd
Some of the more poetic and quotable passages (to me) from war correspondent Anthony Loyd’s books – My War Gone By, I Miss It So and Another Bloody Love Letter: ‘Death wish’ is a tired old cliche – simplistic, absolute and inept in describing my motivations. I do not want to die, but I … Continue reading
Visiting Transnistria: Tiraspol
When I mention Transnistria, the reaction I have gotten from most people is “Trans-what? Where is that?” However, Transnistria is worth knowing about because it and Moldova are becoming significant. First off, I have included a map to show you where Transnistria is: I should mention that although it is most commonly known in English … Continue reading
Visiting Chernobyl
Chernobyl Reactor # 4 shortly after the meltdown: Part 1: Chernobyl and Reactor # 4 Until the late 1990s it would have been impossible for me to come here. The whole area was sealed off. Now though, the United Nations is encouraging “ecotourism” to the former Chernobyl disaster zone in order to help the area … Continue reading
Welcome to Gagauzia…
Welcome to Gagauzia! Never heard of Gagauzia? I forgive you because not many people have… It is worth mentioning though because this autonomous region of Moldova was the scene of fierce fighting in the early 1990s between the Moldovan armed forces and Gagauz nationalists fighting for independence (with a little help from Transnistrian militia forces … Continue reading
Suicide Hill
Written: August, 2009 in London, U.K. Occurred: Summer, Late 1980s/Early 1990s in Oregon House, CA When I was growing up in Oregon House, I often used to go riding around on my Predator BMX bike with my friends Pat and Shane (who had similar bicycles). Like most boys we would seek out excitement and go … Continue reading
A Shrine To The Bloodthirsty Kali…
Kali is perhaps best known now in the Western World for her role in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where Indiana stumbles across a Kali cult practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice… * Kali, whose name means “the black one,” is the Hindu goddess associated with time and … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 