Category Archives: Travel

Elaborate

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Rosemary
Ethiopia: silhouette of Hamar Warrior

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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 I wish now that I had asked just who arranged these elaborate hairstyles for the Hamar men. Definitely, you’d need another pair of hands.

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Kerala: Faces in the Crowd

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Rosemary
women dressed in sarees engaged in conversation

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Kerala, India 2009 The crowd was mostly women. They covered the hillside, crowding under the lone shade tree, waiting for Theyyam to appear. I looked for a group of women who would give a sense of the atmosphere at the temple. I … Continue reading →

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Mali: Salt Caravan

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Rosemary
men load salt slabs on camels in the Sahara

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Mali: Somewhere between Taodenni and Timbuktu 2005 Men load salt slabs on several hundred camels each dawn and unload them when the caravan stops for the night which may be at 2 or 3 a.m. They repeat these chores each day for … Continue reading →

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Walls of Khiva

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Rosemary
crenellated battlements of Khiva glow in setting sun

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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 We waited until the walls protecting this ancient silk road city glowed under the rays of the setting sun. If you are interested in seeing Khiva, Bokhara or Samarkand, all magical silk road cities, contact Penelope at www.uzbekjourneys.com

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Portrait of a Kazakh Girl

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Rosemary
Mongolia: Kazakh girl portrait

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Western Mongolia 2014 We stayed with her family. Three yurts set on a frozen prairie. The women of our group had one yurt, the men another and the Kazakh family slept in the third which was where they did the … Continue reading →

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Kazakh Eagle Hunters

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Rosemary
Kazakh Eagle Hunters

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Western Mongolia 2014 The women in our group liked the face of the man in the foreground. He had wide, high cheekbones and a strong jaw. Just the sort of face that nature tells women to look for. He noticed … Continue reading →

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Ala Too Mountains

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Rosemary
Kyrgyz landscape with Ala Too Mts

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Kyrgyzstan 2012 The last rays of sun strike an apple orchard on the north shore of Issyk Kul Lake. Contact Penelope at www.uzbekjourneys.com for information about Kyrgyzstan natural beauty.

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Thinking Graphics

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Rosemary
qutub minaret in Delhi India

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India 2009 I forget what we did that first morning in Delhi but after lunch we walked over to the Qutub Minaret. And there it was, right in the middle of the park with the mid-day Indian sun blasting down … Continue reading →

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Abandoned on the Aral Sea

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rosemary
abandoned fishing vessels Aral Sea

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Uzbekistan: Aral Sea 2012 The Aral sea was once one of the earth’s largest lakes with an area of 23,000 square miles. The Soviets dammed the rivers which fed the lake causing it to shrink to about 10% of its … Continue reading →

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Kyrgyz Matriarch

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rosemary
grandmotherly woman wearing traditional Kyrgyz headdress

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Kyrgyzstan 2012 We were welcomed by this beautiful woman who offered a tray of fresh pastries as we entered a home in Barskoon Village. She was full of energy, helping put up a yurt for our benefit and seeing to the simmering plov cooked … Continue reading →

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