Where there’s smoke

So if we were classy we would know how to properly house our fire extinguishers   This mosque is 100s of years old and full

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Move Over Cordoba

Khiva Khiva is home to a immense fortress set up to keep out the Mongols in the 13th Century. I am going to give you

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I Am in Heaven

Khiva So here’s the thing. All of you know that I love kitsch.  So imagine my sheer joy when I entered the epitome of the

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The DRUMS

Take a look at this boarding pass, do you see anything strange?  No, really? Look again!! There is no STAMP!!  I suppose you don’t think

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Mexico Meets Istanbul

When I moved to Mexico 12 years ago we encountered a wonderful artist whose work was sculptures of acrobats and athletes in mid-balance. It was

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2019 Uzbekistan and Turkey
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In transit: Istanbul Airport

October 4  Istanbul I have been traveling for 30 hours and still not in Uzbekistan. We forget, sometimes, how big our planet really is.  I

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