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Chinguetti, Mauritania: Story in Pictures One of the main things to see in Chinguetti is the “biblioteques’. These are depositories of ancient manuscripts that are owned by several families in the town. The owners of the books know that … Continue reading
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This is another of my old slides from 1989. We were traveling back to Moscow on the Siberian Express. We had been scheduled to go through Mongolia and into China, but then Tiananmen Square uprising happened and China closed the … Continue reading
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You might think the caption under this photo of Isaak Pasha Palace is odd, but this 17th century palace/fort was a place that I used to dream about, but thought I would never see. About 25 years ago, I had a calendar … Continue reading
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The odd looking Baobab tree grows in Africa, Madagascar and Australia. This forest, as it was called, is in Senegal, West Africa. We had only 10 minutes, if that long, to get our photos. I tried to find a focal … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali. Mopti is a good sized city situated on the Niger River in the West African country of Mali. It is a commercial center and there is much boat traffic coming in and out of Mopti harbor. The boats … Continue reading
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The Euphrates river and Ataturk Dam, the 6th largest earthen dam in the world. The river starts in the mountains of Turkey and runs through Syria and Iraq. Most of the water comes from Turkey through snow pack and rainfall. … Continue reading
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How interesting would travel be if there were no religions? “Not very,” I say. I think of Midnight Mass when I look at this photo. My most memorable Midnight Mass was the Christmas before my youngest brother shipped out to Viet … Continue reading
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I recently watched a class on composition given by Scott Kelby on Kelby Training. He went over the usual rules, the ones we all know and the ones we follow for the most part. Except now and then we see … Continue reading
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There were hundreds of prayer wheels at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. Tibetans, visiting the monastery, hurried from prayer wheel to prayer wheel spinning each one with a practiced hand, then running up the path to the next one. Some of … Continue reading
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Morocco’s deserts aren’t the Sahara, but they’re the next best thing and a lot more accessible. These sand mountains are within walking distance of the oasis village of Merzouga in southeastern Morocco. They rise out of the flat, hard, … Continue reading
