Category: Travel
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United Kingdom
Davin and I met up met up with Trevor in Plymouth, England. We stayed in the Barbacan area (picture above). Trevor needed a few more days to work on his yacht so we headed for Bath, via Bristol. Davin is an expert driver with an excellent sense of direction, so I just sat back and…
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Thailand
We spent some time in Bangkok and the surrounding area, but most of our time was spent on the island of Ko Samui.
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Hong Kong
Cheung and I were roommates in college. Years later, he invited me to his wedding.
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Turkey
Across the street from Hagia Sofia, and underground, is the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Saray) or Sunken Palace Cistern because of its size (70 x 140 meters, or 2.4 acres), its capacity (over 21 million US gallons) and its 336 marble columns. Remember the scene in the old James Bond movie From Russia With Love when…
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Greece
November 1999 trip to Greece.
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Philippines
Although I spent time in Manila, I really enjoyed visiting the city of Bacolod on Negros.
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Japan
Access in Japan was quite interesting. At this train station near Fukuoka, I went up and down steps using this device that had tank type rubber treads. It worked quite well, but the operator and I were both a little nervous about using it – it was a “first time” for both of us.
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Costa Rica
There are several ways to explore the jungles in Costa Rica. One way is to walk through it, but you need to be careful of poisonous snakes. Sometimes those paths will take you onto bridges as you see here.
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Bolivia
We took a boat from Peru, across lake Titicaca to get to Bolivia.
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Peru