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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman, our tour leader, hired this young woman to pose for us wearing a traditional Kazakh costume. There was no denying her beauty: clear, glowing skin, perfect teeth, sparkling eyes, and thick lustrous dark hair. Her costume, quilted and … Continue reading
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A Village in Eastern Turkey 2008 I was trying to get a good viewpoint for Hosap Castle, a 17th century Kurdish Fort. As I clambered up a slippery hill these boys ran up to me. I was going to be their … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey 2008 Now and then I look back at my photos from my trip to Eastern Turkey and come upon Isaak Pasha Palace. I have several viewpoints but none of them make me happy. Read about why here: http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/isaak-pasha-palace … Continue reading
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Aleppo, Syria 2010 I could walk from my hotel to the old Barron’s hotel where Agatha Christie used to stay. Agatha used to accompany her husband Max Mallowan, who was an archeologist, to where he was digging in Syria and … Continue reading
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Central Coast of California 2014 Don’t you wish you could gallop your horse through these hills? Galloping in open space is much safer than in wooded lands where you might suddenly come upon a person or an animal or any … Continue reading
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India 2009 The boat didn’t look seaworthy to me. The men sailing in this low riding craft didn’t seem concerned. The sail, made from discarded plastic gunny sacks, billowed in the breeze and pushed the boat gently to shore. Huddled under … Continue reading
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 Portrait of a young Karo girl of the Omo Valley. She has what looks like a nail piercing her lower lip. Most Karo women had a feather stuck in this piercing. Maybe she has to wait … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey 2008 The majestic heads guarding the tomb of Antiochus I no longer lie helter-skelter amid the rubble atop Mt. Nemrut in Eastern Turkey. When I first saw photos of Mt. Nemrut, the heads had fallen from their thrones and lay … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 Large trees like this one dotted the landscape. Elizabeth and I spotted one that was the “granddaddy of all trees” but we didn’t ask the driver to stop. It stood alone on the verdant, lush grassland: its symmetrical branches spreading … Continue reading
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Maramures, Romania 2012 I made my guide stop the car whenever I spotted a babushka like this woman. Although she doesn’t wear the traditional costume, her knee-length black wool dress, her kerchief, cane and leggings give her a look of … Continue reading
