July 2024
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New Zealand, Part One
I spent almost two months traveling both the north and south islands of this beautiful country. I have countless photographs of rolling hills and prairies dotted with grazing herds of sheep and cattle, pristine lakes nestled in pine tree forests, abundant seaside villages each with a different ambience, miles of picturesque coastline, glaciers and…
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Removing My Clothes in New Zealand Part Three
Not very often do I remove my clothes in front of men I don’t know and then hand one of them a camera, but I did just that in Kaikoura, New Zealand. Three tours were available to me: swim with the dolphins, feed the albatross or visit the baby seals. I chose to feed the albatross…
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Nepal Part three
This is the third and final part of my series on Nepal as I wrote it in 2009. I loved my six weeks there. The culture, the people and everything I experienced then will stay with me for a lifetime. It truly is a very special place on the planet and I hold it in my heart…
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Nepal, Part two
My volunteer experience in Nepal included a wonderful stay at Manjushri School in Pharping, Nepal. This is an excerpt from my journal during my stay in 2009. I miss my wonderful friends in Nepal and hold them in my heart always. Pharping village is rustic, timeless and there is absolutely no rush to go anywhere, with…
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Nepal, Part one
I have a special place in my heart for Nepal since my visit six years ago. My thought was it would be a brief stopover on my way to India, but I was greatly mistaken. I spent six weeks here and had some of the most wonderful adventures of my life. This story is about…
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Duba Plains, Botswana: Sleeping With the Lions
Maun, Botswana was as friendly as any small community and easy to navigate, though it is a township. The residents would like to change their status to a city and under those regulations, they would have to eliminate the free-roaming dogs and…donkeys! Driving is a bit precarious at night. I saw a dog rummaging through…