Herodotus wrote: "I have been all around the world and realized that the most beautiful part of the earth and the most beautiful sky of the universe are in lonia.” Strabo, in the 1st century BC, insisted that the most beautiful city of Ionia was Smyrna. I try to keep this in mind as we land in Izmir, the modern city that once was Smyrna, whose initial settlements date back to the third century B.C. Read more about The Road to Ephesus, Part II
Dive into Belize
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A cozy night in Belgium
Surreal housewives of Belarus:
REAL housewives of Belarus:
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Do you know how hard it is to distinguish one picture of a Caribbean Island from another? That's why I'm picturing the Sandy Lane Resort on Barbados. Hoping (but not knowing) that it is unique. The rest of the place seems to be nothing but palm trees and sandy beaches. Ho-hum?
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Just a few more inches of ocean rise, and this culture could be washed away.
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Come sail away
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It's February. Who else is thinking Bahamas?
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Scene of family and community gatherings over the years at my recently late (but always with me) brother Paul. In this case, a total solar eclipse, 2017. Carbondale, IL
Azerbaijan has architecture!
They are called "Flame Towers," but I think they look a little organic, in an unsettling way.
Maybe a little like nematodes?
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