I arrived at the Cape Coast of Ghana on a weekend to see the Elmina and Cape Coast castles. It took me quite a while to make it through them both mostly because I found myself sitting and pondering what had happened there. They are a sobering place to visit, believe me. But that’s a separate post. Looking over the …
Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth
Another church; really? Yeah, I often have that response when somebody tells me that I simply have to see the one in their town. Churches are not always a mandatory stop for me. So why see Basilica of the Annunciation? There is historical significance here, but I enjoyed it for the main reason that most churches draw my attention – …
Tobacco House in Cuba
This tobacco house in Vinales Cuba is where some of your favorite Cuban Cigars start out. I wasn’t expecting everyone here to be so inviting, but they all played along while I went through making my pictures. Some of the plants from here go to fancy cigar factories and some are rolled and smoked by the locals. So this is what …
Birthplace of Christ
The birthplace of Christ is something most everyone wants to see when they visit Bethlehem. With a lot of religious historical sites in Israel, the question is; where did that really happen? Often you’ll get different answers or at best a commonly agreed upon location where said event is likely to have maybe, we think, possibly taken place. To be …
Surfing Jaffa Beach
Jaffa Beach is a part of the Mediterranean Coast I hadn’t seen before. It was my first time in Tel Aviv, and I wanted to see the old parts of the city first. I wandered over to Jaffa to walk around for a few hours. Everything old is new again with shops, restaurants and residences embedded in the old stone …
Jaffa Streets in Israel
When I wandered into Jaffa I was expecting an old seaport fishing village. As it turns out Jaffa is home to incredible restaurants, galleries and shops. I only had an hour to spend here one afternoon, but hope that I can return. It happened to be Purim and everything was closed so all I could do was take some photos of …
Savannah Georgia Oak Tree Covered Lane
I was in Savannah Georgia for a quick trip and drove out past the city looking for some countryside. There’s quite a lot of that in the US that’s worth photographing by the way. Not that I think anybody would disagree with that. I just get a lot more love for the international photos than I do for anything from …
Ha Long Bay at Sunset
To wrap up this trip through Ha Long Bay, our boat docked at an island with a beach for everyone to do their tourist thing on an exotic beach. I’m not one for sitting on the beach so I took a quick hike to the top of the nearest vantage point for a higher look at the bay. The sunset …
Landscape of Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay Vietnam is a beautiful place. I booked a cruise at my hotel in Hanoi and hopped on a bus to Hai Phong not knowing what to expect. We left the bay in mid day sun and I was immediately on deck taking photos. Usually mid day pictures are too harsh for my liking, but a nice black and white …
Ha Long Bay Fishing Village
Cua Van Fishing Village in Ha Long Bay Vietnam is one place where people are born, live and die without ever stepping foot on land. I was incredulous to hear this and gave a look of total disbelief to the guide who told me. These people really do live their entire lives in this floating fishing village. Even the buyers …
Oldest Pagoda in Hanoi
The oldest Pagoda in Hanoi Vietnam is an unassuming tower called Chua Tran Quoc with multiple tiers of Buddhas. I had no idea what it was when I took the picture. What is there to say about this site? It was moved once to preserve it and also restored more than once so it must be important to the Vietnamese people …
McGan Monument at Truc Bach Lake
McGan Monument at Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi Vietnam is a prized monument commemorating bringing down a U.S. fighter pilot during the Vietnamese War. I debated about whether or not to share this but it was important to my guide who was giving me the local flavor. My “tour guide” in Hanoi drove me around on the back of his motorcycle …