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• BOOK REVIEW: The Road by Jack London

  

  The Road by Jack London My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be a freight-hopping hobo, you need look no... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hoi An by Night

  

  Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An Street food Floating lanterns Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Reflections on Vietnam

  

  I was five when Saigon fell. So I can’t say that I remember the war as breaking news. However, by the time I was coming into adulthood, Vietnam remained front... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: How’d You Like to Be a Crocodile Dentist?

  

  Taken on December 21, 2015 in the Mekong Delta Being able to see the color of a crocodile’s tongue, but not the color of its eyes, isn’t comforting. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Saigon Central Post Office

  

  Taken on December 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (i.e. Saigon) I had concerns about the Main Branch of the Post Office being one of Saigon’s top 10 sights on... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2015 in Review

  

  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Away in a Manger

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest This will likely be my last post of the year. Tonight we leave to holiday in Vietnam. So, I figured I’d make it Christmasy... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Water Buffalo in Khajuraho

  

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

  Posted on 17 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2015 Top 10: Highlights From the Year That Was

  

  These aren’t necessarily in any order. 1.) Trekking the Great Himalayan National Park [June]: 2.) Teaching kids at KAMMS and Socare [September October]: I... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Yoga Education for Children, Vol. 1 by Swami Satyananda Saraswati,...

  

  Yoga Education for Children by Swami Prakashanand Saraswati My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is the first of a two-volume set on teaching children... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hawa Mahal Front and Back

  

  The back: Taken on November 30, 2015 in Jaipur The front (i.e. the picturesque side) of the Hawa Mahal. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Március 15 Tér

  

  Taken in December of 2014 at Március 15 Tér in Vác Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway

  

  The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book collects ten pieces of short fiction penned by... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Jantar Mantar

  

  Taken on November 27, 2015 in Jaipur Jantar Mantar is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II. (The others were built at Varanasi,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Daulatabad Minaret

  

  Taken in November of 2014 at Daulatabad Fort Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Christmas Market Photos

  

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

  Posted on 12 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Budapest Christmas Street Scene

  

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

  Posted on 11 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Jaswant Thada

  

  Taken on November 29, 2015 at Jodhpur This beautiful white marble monument dates to 1899. It can be seen from the Mehrangarh Fort, and has the same translucent... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Ninja: A History by John Man

  

  Ninja: 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior by John Man My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page The author, John Man, isn’t the first historian to fall for the siren... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Városháza One Cold Winter’s Night

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Cold, Hungary, night,... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL