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Paris, France 2013…just a few days ago…from my daughter, Marie, who is my first guest blogger! “The cake is called Carre d’Or – and is coated with gold leaf. It was delicious, though I couldn’t taste the gold, only the creamy chocolate. I … Continue reading
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Djenne Market, Mali 1998 Market day at Djenne is a day for the women to see and be seen. Wearing long dresses of colorful cottons with head wraps that would make a Parisian milliner envious, they throng the area in front ot the … Continue reading
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Luxor, Egypt 1998 We were on a typical tour of Egypt and Luxor was a highlight with the Luxor Temple right down the street from our hotel and the Valley of the Kings across the Nile. Wandering through the streets … Continue reading
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Burma 2011: A floating village on Inle Lake There are several families of the Padaung tribe who live in the Inle lake area. They live in floating villages and keep souvenir shops where the women, with their brass neck rings, are a … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010 She was standing near the entrance to the Hamadiya souk, chatting on her cell phone. A veiled woman in a Muslim country. You could say this is a stereotype of a Muslim woman but the aura of glamor … Continue reading
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Mopti, a large city on the Niger, Mali 2002 Our hotel was right across the street from the river and we could watch the long dugout-like boats called pinasse bringing goods to and from the market. This boat is loaded with … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 Fergana Valley This young woman worked in a shop selling clothing made of handwoven silk and other Uzbek handicrafts. Here she wears a woman’s version of a chapan, a robe like garment worn both for warmth and for … Continue reading
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Merzouga, Morocco 1997 September is the month for weddings in Morocco. Friends and family gather outside the home of the groom where the bride sits in state for three days. She is attended by her best friend or a female member … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 These statues once guarded the grave sites of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia. Here, near the Burana Tower, they have been collected and arranged as part of a museum. They are said to depict men although I couldn’t tell that … Continue reading
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Thailand, Chiang Mai 2005 When I hear the word jungle, I think of a sticky wet forest filled with vines: a forest so dense that you can’t see the sky. I’ve been in several places that were called jungles and … Continue reading
