Paris, France A simple photo of a lovely, well-posed rose in the garden behind Notre Dame. Thank you, lovely rose. You are more graceful than I could have hoped!
Spider Woman (Rock!)
Canyon de Chelly, AZ, USA Today's post is by Vera Marie Badertscher (pictures by Charnell Havens) and should probably have been titled something like "Amazing Navajo Art and Tradition" or "The Natural Beauty of the American Southwest," but I could not pass up the opportunity to be silly. You see, the very first photo is …
Featured photo: Cork heron
Cork, Ireland While walking along the River Lee today, I had the good fortune to spy a heron who was less shy than usual. In the background is the Holy Trinity Church (some interior shots can be found here.) As I only had the wee camera on me, I was not up to any fancy …
Quote: …to live, not to exist
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. ~ Jack London
Featured photo: Cave Duck!
Pertosa, Italy The Pertosa Caves (Grotte di Pertosa), also known as, the Angel Caves of Pertosa, takes a while to reach if you're coming from Naples. Still, it can be a fun afternoon trip, driving through the southern Italian countryside, especially if you are a cave geek, like me. Despite being a commercial cave (vs. …
Marocmama: Djellaba revolution!
Woohoo! My guest post on Marocmama is up! Check it out: http://marocmama.com/2011/04/guest-post-djallaba-revolution.html
Moroccan juxtaposition.
Tangier, Morocco Getting ready to write up a guest post for Amanda at Marocmama.com. Going through my photos of Tangier, I came across a few pics of one of my most guffaw-inducing moments. Rachid snuck up behind me and caught me in the act of being juvenile. Dario is amused. I cannot figure …
Morocco: City of the Dead
Rissani, Morocco Among all of the amazing experiences in Morocco that I've been savoring (and oddly reluctant to share), the final day of camel trekking ranks right at the top. It started with waking up in the Sahara, tracking where the "4×4" beetles had gone during the night, and walking barefoot in the gorgeous sand. …
I’d like to thank the Academy…
OMG OMG OMG! Clyde filmed a personal message for me! I am ridiculously giddy right now! Video not displaying? Click here to watch it on YouTube: http://youtu.be/KuWxSB0If50 It's like Conrad Birdie from Bye Bye Birdie, only it's Clyde the Camel from How To Draw Camels! Oh, the greatness, the honor, the celebrity! …I …
Morocco: Intro to cultural differences
Marrakech, Morocco I figured I was probably one of the luckiest solo travelers on earth. As I got off the plane, I knew that, Inshe'Allah*, I had a Moroccan travel buddy and Couchsurfer awaiting my arrival. Not only was he willing to come all the way from his home in the Middle Atlas mountains to …
What Flattr is and why you should be using it.
Malmö, Sweden I like… things. And I really like the things I like. I want there to be more of the things I like and fewer of the things I don't like. Things I don't like include: mean people news about mean people derogatory speeches, hurtful words, slurs violence eye-for-an-eye mentality fearmongering discrimination (not to …
Featured photo: Vietnamese puppy!
Adorable puppy pulls on a child’s shirt despite all attempts at seriousness.
Featured photo: Venus of Malta
Photograph of the Venus of Malta and information on other attractions in the area.
Djemma el-Fna: Sheep’s head, anyone?
Marrakech, Morocco One of my first, and best, experiences in Morocco is having dinner in the great central square of Marrakech, the Djemma el-Fna. As previously mentioned, I was traveling on a very limited budget. Fortunately, my Couchsurfing buddy and travel companion, Rachid, had been to Marrakech a few times and knew where to find …
Video: chewing camel
Erg Chebbi, Morocco That is to say, the camel was chewing. I was not chewing on a camel. (I imagine they are a bit sandy.) OMG, camels RULE!
Featured photo: all roads lead to… Spain?
Bienvenido! …and here I was hoping to go to Cambodia via albatross. Pfft, Europe is so limiting!
She’s got NY in the bag!
New York, USA Christine sent me this cute piece about shopping in New York city. As I have not yet been to the Big Apple — shocking, I know! — I find stories like this to be fascinating! Some day I, too, would like to go shopping (or at least pretend shopping) in New York …
Featured photo: Essaouria, Morocco
Essaouria, Morocco This photo was taken by Phil of Phil in the Blank and How to Draw Camels. (He inspired me to take a sketch pad and some pencils to Morocco.) Beautiful scene! Medina in Essaouira, Morocco. Phil has this to say about the photo: "Called the 'windiest city in Africa,' the walls of the …