Ok, let’s start by you, dear reader, throwing out all of your preconceptions about Serbia – preconceptions undoubtedly fostered by a drumbeat of negative news reports from the 1990s depicting the Serbs as grim genocidaires… A news vacuum in regard to Serbia since that time has, unfortunately, done little to alter that bloodthirsty impression forged … Continue reading
Ahhhh, Topkapi Palace. Topkapi Palace was built between 1459 and 1465 by Mehmet II shortly after his conquest of Constantinople. Rather than a single building, it was conceived as a series of pavilions contained by four enormous courtyards, a stone version of the tented encampments from which the nomadic Ottomans had emerged. It is difficult … Continue reading
Returning from our farthest point in the southeast regions of Kurdish Turkey, we used our GPS unit to take us on a route well off the beaten path (if there even is such a thing as the “beaten path” in this part of Turkey). Agriculture is the primary economic activity in this area (although recent … Continue reading
One museum definitely worth checking out in Bogota is the Museo Historico Policia (Museum of Police History) which is located just west of Plaza de Bolivar. The admission is free and allows one to see the inside of the lovely ex-headquarters of Bogota’s police force (built in 1923) as well as to review the great … Continue reading
My favorite newspaper just published an interesting article about Swaziland and so this seemed as good a time as any to throw up my Swaziland pics. Continue reading
You cannot miss seeing the Gladding McBean plant if you drive through Lincoln, CA on Highway 65. Simply, it just looks awesome from the outside. Better yet, once a year Gladding McBean opens its doors to the public for tours of the plant and a contemporary art exhibit of remarkable works done in ceramic. You … Continue reading
Human Landscapes of South Africa Critchley Hackle Fishing Lodge Knysna Logging in South Africa An ostrich farm Some of the shanty towns of South Africa Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 