August 17th, 2009 | Photo Galleries, Virtual Tours, photo, taiwan, tour, Travel, trip
We were barely in Taiwan for long enough to say we were even there, but we got a lot of sightseeing in and can’t wait for a chance to go back. I was still recovering from typhoid at the time and we were on our way back to New York from Myanmar. We took China Airways which included a stopover with hotel included and was the cheapest flight at the time, so we thought we did pretty good.
August 12th, 2009
Mother Shipton, the British Isle's most renowned prophetess was born in a cave by the River Nidd in Knaresborough, Northern Yorkshire. This cave is famous for its petrifying water which turns everything to stone, it was considered a magical well for centuries and has been feared as well as used for ...
July 13th, 2009
"The Burmese have been forced to maintain their traditional methods of farming and subsistence living, which may in the long run be a blessing in disguise for them and the rest of the world." More... Click here to see images from various markets in Yangon (Rangoon). ...
July 11th, 2009
My favorite market in Yangon is the Indian Spice market which is on 26th St and Anawratha, and there I love to buy thick honey-rich sandalwood oil, turmeric, fragrant sandalwood beads, freshly ground whole wheat flour and blocks of beeswax. An old friend hangs around his buddies spice stall, and alw ...
June 12th, 2009
Wellington really feels like the end of the world in many ways, being at the tip of the North Island of New Zealand. With the wind and waves of all of the mighty Pacific Ocean rushing through the narrow Cook Straight, it gets the most changeable weather and wild winds of any place I have ever lived. ...
June 6th, 2009
As the sun was setting, mist rose up from the river and soon we were paddling through mysterious shadows, the moon rose full and shiny, as we came to the end of our trip we passed several fly-fishermen, up to their thighs in the cold clean river, mist rising up around them as they gracefully swung a ...
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