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North of St. Petersburg 2009 We were on a waterway cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Much of the time we sailed on rivers and lakes so huge that I felt as if we were at sea. The water was calm, though. … Continue reading
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Mopti, a large city on the Niger, Mali 2002 Our hotel was right across the street from the river and we could watch the long dugout-like boats called pinasse bringing goods to and from the market. This boat is loaded with … Continue reading
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Morocco 2005, A Berber family camp, somewhere in the desert east of Merzouga My guide used to take me to look for nomads. He would ask the camel traders if they knew of any encampments. Often, a trader would accompany us … Continue reading
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Telouet Village, Morocco 2009. The village is damp from recent rains. It can be cold in the High Atlas even in September. The houses have no chimney just a hole in the roof to let the smoke escape. Mountain families spend … Continue reading
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Arizona, U.S.A. 2009 Saguaro cactus cover the hillsides of a National Park near Tucson, Arizona. The smaller cactus is called Cholla cactus or Teddy Bear Cactus, but it is anything but cuddly. I spent a lot of time removing needles from my clothing … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: On the way to Issyk Kul Lake Torie saw the scene first and kept saying, “It looks like a painting.” I tried to see the painting but wasn’t sure if I saw it or not. The black dots which … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 We were in Yunnan in November. It was supposed to be a month of beautiful weather, but we had fog every morning and rain during the day. Luckily, it wasn’t cold and I could wear sandals and … Continue reading
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Ouarzazate, Morocco 2009 A kasbah is a something like a fortified apartment house. It is a rabbit warren of rooms and apartments connected by dark hallways. The only light is from shafts of harsh sun where the structure is open to the … Continue reading
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Longji China 2005 These beautiful swirled terraces are more than 400 years old and are still being worked in the same manner as the first farmers who settled here. In many places in China, the rice terraces have caused the … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 We walked around Bokhara more than once and I tried, no matter what the light, to capture the magic of what once was. The architecture tells the story. The cluster of domes outlined in the afternoon sun, … Continue reading
