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Community gathering – the Christmas market
Right about now every travel site and travel show will be talking about European Christmas markets. Traditional, romantic, cultural, local food, local crafts, spicy brews, medieval settings – all good reasons to visit a European Christmas market, if you can. Christmas markets, like any other highly touristed event, offer the visitor a glimpse of the…
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Acoustics can’t be plundered – Mozambique Island, Mozambique
When I first visited Mozambique Island fifteen or so years ago, the colonial Portuguese Saint Sebastian fort contained piles of rusting cannonballs interspersed with patches of weeds. The coffins in the small chapel at the water’s edge still contained bones. The lid of one of the coffins was partially removed and we spotted a femur.…
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10 Things He Learned in the Middle East
As a rule, I only publish one post a week. Just trying to keep expectations low. Fortunately, because it’s my rule, I’m under no moral obligation to keep it. I am breaking my rule so I can bring to your attention an article written by Jon Huckins, someone who has developed lasting relationships with individuals…
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Central Market or central rip-off?
You can wear flip-flops to the new San Diego central market. My footwear rules are different for shopping at the San Diego market than the markets in some countries I’ve lived in. In those places, the first rule of shopping footwear is to wear something you can run in. You may need to chase down…
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Haiti – under a U.N.-blue tarp
U.N.-blue. You know instantly what color I’m talking about. It’s a real color. Just like you can visualize Tiffany-blue – also a certifiable color. Where I lived in Africa for several years as a child, we frequently saw U.N. Land Rovers with the U.N.-blue logo emblazoned on the sides and hood of the vehicle. Large…
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti – end of the beginning of the day
On Friday I returned from a week in Haiti. Until the rains of Sandy arrived and wreaked havoc with the local population, every morning I went on the roof of my lodging and took in Port-au-Prince with all my senses. One morning, as the sun rose, this is what I heard: Rooster, birds chirping, 360…
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Philosophy of Travel – an interview
Last week I had the privilege of being interviewed by Elise of Global From Home. I’m continually encouraged by her frequent posts reminding me that I can have an international mindset and be open to other cultures even if I’m unable to travel as often as I’d like. What does being global from home mean?…
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Taxpayer payback – toddler in the cockpit
As my daughter waited for her turn in the cockpit of the helicopter, I chatted lightly with the crew member monitoring the area. “How long does it take you to put all the switches back and get it ready to fly again?” “Quite a few hours. And there were only two things I really didn’t…
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. . . and it was very good.
According to my 2-year-old, “God saw all that he made and it was good.” This truth came out of her mouth after a morning of Sunday School last week. This is the account of the fifth day of creation after everything came into being – except people (Genesis 1:25). When God created man and woman…
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winsome wine country – Stuttgart, Germany
Mention the term “wine region” and images of Tuscany, Napa and Stellenbosch come to mind – globally renowned regions with the lucrative tourist industry to go with it. While we enjoy a good glass of wine, we are perhaps more attracted to a wine region for the iconic scenery, not the name recognition or notoriety.…
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