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You’re Mosque-ing Me Crazy (Istanbul, Turkey) 25 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
You can’t walk anywhere in Istanbul without seeing a mosque, the equivalent is the ubiquitous Southern Baptist church. They are not hard to miss, instead of the converted shopping center churches in t...
Video Series: Traffic in India 8 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
Traffic in India has to be one of the most chaotic, confusing, rule less, if not dangerous forms of traffic in the world. Worse than the whizzing motorbikes of Saigon and the anything goes/drunkenness...
Weird India 30 Jun 2013 | 06:08 pm
Sweet, weird India where have you been all my life? In my ever expanding series of weird things and places, I am attempting to recount all the glorious weird I saw in this country on a recent 6 week s...
Things to do in the Aria Las Vegas 18 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
Vegas, sweet Vegas. Always having held a special place in my heart, I often lament (and post) about her. Las Vegas can sometimes be like the porridge Goldie Locks ate, sometimes too cold, sometimes to...
Dubai’s Endangered Sky Crane 29 May 2013 | 02:40 pm
There was a joke a few years back that the national bird of the Unites Arab Emirates is the sky crane. It was estimated that 16% of the world’s sky cranes were in Dubai alone. Today, the almighty sky ...
Funny Turkish Road Signs 24 May 2013 | 03:03 pm
While Turkey has not produced the most witty of road signs, I found that the school signs were strange to say the very least. Here is a small collection plus a couple other weird but funny Turkey road...
Things to Do in Cyprus 7 May 2013 | 02:00 pm
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘Cyprus’? Does it conjure up an ancient world of coliseums, Greco wars and togas? Or perhaps the news of late makes you think of it as tax heaven for the wo...
Eat Swim Love 7 May 2013 | 10:00 am
Don’t underestimate these 3 words on your next holiday to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, SE Asia or wherever the warm clear waters call you. Engage the locals delicacies and eat until your hearts c...
Top 10 Places to go in Europe 29 Apr 2013 | 12:01 pm
There is no denying that Europe is the most accessible destination for most American travelers. Most avid seekers flock to Paris, London, Berlin, Amsterdam but Europe holds several other discovered an...
Palawan Pictures 15 Apr 2013 | 02:39 pm
Palawan is one of many islands in the Philippines and holds a spell over any visitor who is lucky enough to see it. I spend a short time here but wanted to give you a couple snap shots on this magnifi...
