Greek Islands
May 20, 2022
Finally explored the famous Greek islands Mykonos and Santorini, along with less touristy Syros.
May is supposed to be ideal, but, sadly, it was unseasonably cold
Greece ~ Athens
June 01, 2021
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| Amazing to have the Parthenon all to myself and only three other people. |
196 Countries
May 30, 2021
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| Visited all countries in the world |
Central African Republic
May 28, 2021
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| An upbeat moment (between my risks in CAR) with friendly students and museum directors at the small Boganda Museum in Bangui. |
Iceland ~ Fagradalsfjall
May 18, 2021
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| Always wanted to see a serious active volcano up close and Iceland's newly erupted Fagradalsfjall turned out to be perfect. |
South Sudan
April 21, 2021
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| South Sudan, independent since 2011, is indeed "the world's newest country." Mundari cattlemen shown here with a Texas cattleman's son. |
Yemen ~ Socotra
April 19, 2021
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| First time to see one of Socotra's famous dragon blood trees (with guide Wagdi). |
Since 2014, the mainland of Yemen has suffered from a multi-sided, complicated civil war
Egypt ~ Sinai & Cairo
March 30, 2021
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| Listed on TripAdvisor as a top thing to see in Sharm el Sheikh, the King Tut Museum turned out to consist entirely of brilliant replicas. |
