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Sahara Desert 2005: Somewhere in Mauritania We stopped to camp near some scrubby palm trees around four in the afternoon on that day. One of the cars had a problem with the transmission and our mechanic needed a few daylight hours … Continue reading
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Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan 2012 There is a street in Margilan that could be called Baker Street. Bread is baked in small shops lining both sides of the street. Each shop is just big enough for the wood fired oven and the … Continue reading
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Morocco 2005, A Berber family camp, somewhere in the desert east of Merzouga My guide used to take me to look for nomads. He would ask the camel traders if they knew of any encampments. Often, a trader would accompany us … Continue reading
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Yangon (Rangoon) Burma 2012 The Burmese are devout Buddhists and on this day of prayer, the Full Moon Festival, the pagoda was teeming with families, couples, groups of teenagers. In other words, everyone was there. They were there to pray … Continue reading
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China’s Quinghai Province 2007 We visited this woman’s home and I tell the whole story here: http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/chinese-peasant This is a great portrait because her smiling face and “thumbs up” illustrates the old adage of “a picture is worth a … Continue reading
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Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan 2012 Our local guide, Anvar, took us to see the Akhal Teke horses at a stable in the Ferghana Valley. The trainer was proud of his horses and brought this young stallion out for me to appraise. The horse, excited … Continue reading
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The Celebration at the End of Ramadan Tchit, Mauritania 2005 Tchit is an ancient caravan stopover in the Sahara Desert. I’m guessing, but I think less than a thousand people live there. The population had recently dropped due to the … Continue reading
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Spice Bazaar, Istanbul 2009 Is there a word more intriguing than ‘bazaar’? For me, it conjures up visions of dark alleyways: silent figures draped in flowing robes gliding hither and thither, the air filled with the fragrant aromas of rose petals, tea, saffron, … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali 1998: A woman heads to the market with her hand-woven fans. Our vehicle was parked on a dusty backstreet in Mopti. Other people on the tour were inside a trader’s home dickering over the price of ceremonial masks. I was … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan, Fergana Valley 2012 It was late afternoon when we visited this madrassa-museum. The sun was spilling golden light everywhere, casting a glow over this lovely girl who sat reading fairy tales to improve her nearly perfect English. She wore a patchwork dress … Continue reading
