Berniegourley

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• DAILY PHOTO: Under-Canopy Art Market

  

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  Posted on 21 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Royal Palace Chedi

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh By B Gourley in Buddhism, Cambodia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 20, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Travels in Siam, Cambodia, Laos, and Annam by Henri Mouhot

  

  Travels In Siam, Cambodia, Laos, And Annam by Henri Mouhot My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page If you can stomach the blatant racism and false notions of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Seurasaarenselkä

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki. To the West of Helsinki there’s a large inlet from the Gulf of Finland that’s studded with small islands. This photo wa... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Bear Or Squirrel?

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011 in Hungary. There are two ways to survive a harsh winter: you can squirrel away your pile of acorns or you can bear it by just not... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Backwaters Public Transportation

  

  Taken on July 4, 2014 in Kerala This is the equivalent of a city bus in the Keralan Backwaters. These boats are loaded with people and cruise from pier to... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Warrior

  

  Statue of Kusunoki Masashige, famous Royalist supporter, taken outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 2008. The defining characteristic of a warrior isn’t the... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Chain Bridge

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011 This bridge is one of Budapest’s iconic sites. By B Gourley in Hungary, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel o... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Chasing MacGuffins

  

  “What’s the ‘Rabbit’s Foot?’” “I don’t know, but I’m going to shoot her in the head if you don’t give it to me.” Source: Paramount Critics often bemoan the... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Getting One’s Symbols Crossed

  

  Taken on July 7, 2014 in Kochi (Cochin.) Centuries before the Nazis hijacked the swastik “twisted cross” emblem, it was part of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Hitler’s Final Victory

  

  Source: German Federal Archives Hitler killed the short-stache (a.k.a. the “toothbrush mustache.”) Imagine that, almost 70 years after his death, he still... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Flamingo Flower and Lady’s Eardrops

  

  Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar. Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar. By B Gourley in Garden, India, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures,... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Death as the Good Drunk

  I don’t think Death should be depicted as a cowled, faceless Grim Reaper. Instead, I think Death should be the wise drinking buddy who can hold his liquor. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Down to the River

  

  Taken on July 12, 2014 in South Karnataka. This is a popular riverine hot-spot in South Karnataka. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos,... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

  

  A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Standage’s book takes a fascinating look at the effect that six key... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bharachukki Falls

  

  Taken July 12, 2014 in Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka State in India. The falls were thin, but flowing, in South Karnataka yesterday. Here are a couple o... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Undercrewed Snakeboat

  

  Taken on July 4, 2014 in Kerala. Snakeboats are long, wooden canoes commonly seen in the Keralan backwaters. They race with crews of around 100–two wide and... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ship Passing Chinese Fishing Nets

  

  Taken on July 7, 2014 in Kochi At the harbor at Fort Kochi, where ships enter the Arabian Sea, there are old Chinese Fishing Nets lining the coast. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Munnar Tea Plantation

  

  Taken July 6, 2014 near Munnar. Munnar is a hill station in Kerala, not too far from its border with Tamil Nadu and an easy drive from Kochi (Cochin.) This is... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Scene from the Keralan Backwaters

  

  Taken on July 4, 2014 in Kerala. My apologies for not posting in several days, I’ve been out getting some new photos from new places. Specifically, I’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL