I might have chosen a remote island off of Borneo or maybe an adventure with the dragons on Komodo, but for my kids there is nowhere they would rather go than Japan. Is it because of an interest in Samurai and Ninja, the likes of which fascinated kids around the world when I was aContinue reading “Electric Town and America Land”
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Sardines and Whale Sharks
To swim in shark infested waters isn’t always a bad thing. The magnificent whale shark can grow to the size of a school bus and weigh ten times the weight of a Great White, but the experience of being in the water circled by these giants of the sea is magical rather than frightening. TheContinue reading “Sardines and Whale Sharks”
Philippines
For someone who doesn’t travel without a mask and snorkel, the Philippines is a place where boredom doesn’t exist. It’s a country of islands, reefs and coral gardens. There are also volcanoes, waterfalls, cities and historical sites, but with such an abundance of spectacular places to explore in the water I found it difficult toContinue reading “Philippines”
Beaches of Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country of forests and cold mountain rivers. Unless one looks at a map with a fine eye for detail, it might escape notice that the country has any beaches at all. The coastline of neighboring Croatia stretches an amazing 1777 kilometers along the Adriatic Sea and is broken only byContinue reading “Beaches of Bosnia”
Seven Years on Mljet
Imagine an undeveloped island in the Adriatic, one covered in hilly forests and surrounded by clear turquoise waters. Throw in a few idyllic fishing villages, maybe a medieval monastery and a couple of lakes hidden in the hills and you have the island of Mljet, Croatia’s greenest island. Stretching 37 kilometers from one end toContinue reading “Seven Years on Mljet”
Monument to the Sun
Aimless wandering can be nice, but I’m trying to cut back. I’ve fallen in love with too many places and the problem is wherever I am, there is somewhere else that I’m not. I could see myself settling in a number of different places around the world, but it’s not really settling if I’m movingContinue reading “Monument to the Sun”
Thai Islands
Things don’t always go according to plan, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I arrived in Southeast Asia thinking I would take care of some business during the summer months and then head to Europe once the busy season there subsides. Keep it simple, get things done. This didn’t quite happen. Despite having livedContinue reading “Thai Islands”
The Transformation of Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2023 vs. 2000 I first arrived in Phnom Penh in February of 2000 in the back of a pick-up truck and covered head to toe in red dust from a 12-hour ride along the rough dirt track that served as Cambodia’s national highway. The city then had the feel of a wildContinue reading “The Transformation of Phnom Penh”
Slum Changes in Phnom Penh
I found the slums of Phnom Penh beautiful in their way decades ago when I was first in Cambodia. It was a chaotic collection of wooden houses on stilts with tin and thatched roofs surrounding a swamp, and narrow dirt pathways meandered through the lives of the people that lived there, chickens pecking at theContinue reading “Slum Changes in Phnom Penh”
Chasing Chernobyl
After ten rough hours on an old, clattering plane, I touched down in Kiev drained of energy. Unrelenting engine noise had bombarded my eardrums the entire flight and now, in the relative quiet of Kiev street traffic, my ears were ringing in a way that was significantly more uncomfortable than the noisy flight. I’d comeContinue reading “Chasing Chernobyl”
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