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Morocco #5: Mountains, valleys and into the desert

Dear friends, After our stay in Fes, we had a long drive southward through cedar forests, home to barbary apes, and up into the Atlas Mountains.  We followed the Ziz River for some of the way and then stayed overnight in Erfoud. The following day we changed transport and took four-wheel drives into the [...]

2023-11-18T04:26:03+00:00November 18th, 2023|Animals, Barbary apes, Berber, Camels, Carpets, Culture, desert, Kasbah, Morocco, photogrpahy, Sahara, Travel, Uncategorized, Ziz River|Comments Off on Morocco #5: Mountains, valleys and into the desert

Türkiye #8: Magical Cappadocia

Dear friends, After our cruise along the Turquoise Coast and our visit to Ephesus, we said good by to three of our group, and the remaining four of us flew to Kayseri in Central Türkiye, and from there carried on by van to the region known as Cappadocia. I won't be the first and [...]

Türkiye #7: Ephesus, Sirince and carpets galore

Dear friends, Probably the best-known of all the ancient sites in Türkiye is Ephesus, so of course we had to visit. Unlike most of the sites we visited along the coast, where we were often the only visitors, this place was pretty busy with tourists, many 'selfie' occupied. Historical accounts and archaeological remains of [...]

Türkiye #6: Hiking, nomads, ruins, shipboard life

Dear friends, This last episode from the Turquoise Coast takes us on a long hike with beautiful views, meeting a nomadic family, a visit to the ancient city of Kaunos, and the winding river through the marsh and reeds for a brief stop in Dalyan. After a rainstorm in the night, it was lovely [...]

Visiting Patara Elephant Farm

Dear friends, Just a 40-minute drive from my house is one of the best-managed elephant camps of the many, some 60 in fact, in the area around Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand. As part of my own continuing education about the welfare of captive elephants, I spent the morning there, observing, talking with the [...]

NZ Road Trip #14

Dear friends, The penultimate blog of the Road Trip is about a wonderful day on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf, just 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland city. We were excellently guided around the island by a new friend Kavin and in the company of our Auckland host Brian, and wow, what a great [...]

2017-03-11T03:56:28+00:00March 11th, 2017|Art, Creative, Cuisines, Culture, Entertainment, photogrpahy, Tidbits, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off on NZ Road Trip #14
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