The price for a cot was unfit for the vagabonds who they purported to attract, so I slept on a bench in a little hut by the train tracks on my ragged blue mat.
Month: July 2020
Fireworks, Bulls & Pirates – Another Explosive Event in San Sebastian
For the San Sebastian locals, Semana Grande is the highlight of their cultural calendar and seemingly every resident will don costumes and take to the streets to party on each day.
Truckhenge Quirky Folk Art in Topeka, Kansas
Phrases such as , “Rise Up” is on one truck, and “Freedom Isn’t Lost” is on another. A school bus is buried nose-down in front of a ragged concrete tombstone titled, “Truth.” Art? Dissention? Standoff?
News Roundup for Week ending July 12, 2020
This is my weekly news roundup for the week of 7/12/20/ World Covid Cases: 12,925,331 World Covid Deaths: 569,097 (34084 newly dead – 4,869/day – from 4639 last week) : US. Covid Cases: 3,380,429 US Covid Deaths: 137576 (5189 newly dead – 741 deaths per day from 597 last week) This felt like…
The Eagle Hunters of Mongolia – Photo Essay by Dave Stamboulis
Photo Essay: The Kazakh Eagle Hunters of Central Mongolia
The Kazakh Eagle Hunters of Western Mongolia
All I can hear from my perch, other than the wind, is the beating of wings, coming from a large golden eagle who sits beside me, scanning the horizon for prey.
A Magnificent Galapagos Cruise
The Galapagos is the perfect place for tight portraits of wildlife.
Reasons You Should Travel the World with your Kids
If you want to take your kids around the world but you have some reservations, then you are not alone. So many people are in the same situation that you are in right now, but if you follow this guide then you will soon find that it is easier than ever for you to have…
Big Island of Hawaii Travel During COVID-19
As 2019 drew to a close, I told myself that 2020 would be the year that I started doing serious travel again. I booked a trip to Australia and Tasmania for February and March and was actively looking for other island destinations to visit over the course of the year. Some ideas were Cuba, Iceland,…
AK-47s and the Smoke that Thunders – Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls are a UNESCO World Heritage site that straddles the boarders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Here the Zambezi river drops almost 400 feet across a 1 mile wide face into a remarkably small cut in the earth, making it the largest falls in the world.