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• DAILY PHOTO: Fruit of the Delta

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta All these were taken on the islands near My Tho in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Share on Facebook, Twitter,... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Two Girls in the Blue

  

  Taken in December of 2015 at the War Remnants Museum in Saigon Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Dalai Lama’s Temple

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in McLeod Ganj Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: City P.D. Smith

  

  City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age by P.D. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Desmond Morris wrote about the rise of super-tribes—groupings of people... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Maphead by Ken Jennings

  

  Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page In a sad commentary TV’s popularity, you may... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Shrine in the Himalayas

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park These cairn-centered shrines are common along the trails in Himachal Pradesh. They often have unique... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Stone Walls at Nrityagram

  

  Taken in August of 2015 at Nrityagram Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sri Lankan Greenhouse

  

  Taken in May of 2015 near Ramboda Falls, Sri Lanka Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Inside Khlong Toei

  

  Taken in September of 2015 in Bangkok Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Saigon Street Scene with Yellow Daisies

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon.) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

  

  Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Meeting the Dog Girls by Gay Terry

  

  Meeting the Dog Girls: Stories by Gay Terry My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This collection consists of 30 pieces of short fiction that might be put in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: What is Life? by Addy Pross

  

  What Is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology by Addy Pross My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Dr. Pross’s book shares a title (but not a subtitle) with the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: In the Temple of Literature

  

  Taken in Hanoi on December 30, 2015 Temple of Literature? (Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám?) It sounds like a grandiose name for a library,... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Inexplicable Homage to Michael Jackson

  

  Taken in Hungary in December of 2014 Every town has its zany locales. In Budapest, there’s a random tree in Erzsébet tér lovingly devoted to the departed pop... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Szentendre Street Scene

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hoi An War Cemetery

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Hoi An Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Head Totem

  

  Taken in December 2015 in the Mekong Delta Dragons feature prominently in Vietnamese temples. These mythical beasts are one of four sacred creatures common to... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Yellow Lotus

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kayak Beach

  

  Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL