CJ’s Countries
| Reading Time 2 minuteIf you ever wondered which countries I’ve visited… Create your own visited countries map or check out the JavaScript Charts. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Do you want to hike to more waterfalls?
| Reading Time 4 minuteIf you didn’t already know, I love waterfalls. I always want to see more waterfalls. I have been known to plan a trip or three just to go Chasing Waterfalls. When I found out I was moving to northeastern Italy, I knew Plitvice Lakes...
Do you have travel burnout? Roadwarrior confessions
| Reading Time 4 minuteTired of seeing once in a lifetime sights? Yes, travel burnout a real thing! I first experienced it in Russia in 1988. When all you do every day is see amazing churches, wonderful palaces, fabulous museums, it can all blur together, much quicker...
Postcards aren’t obsolete in the digital age
| Reading Time 2 minuteI send postcards. I send a lot of postcards. Why because my friends and family live vicariously through my travels and adventures. And everyone likes real mail. It started on that Soviet Union trip in ’88 and continues. Over the years my...
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Happy Juneteenth!
(I got the 1st piece of the cake.)
The reward for the climb us 10 flights of stairs in 110 degree heat was the views of the Victory Arch, two pairs of crossed swords in Baghdad.
Jun 12
The reward for the climb us 10 flights of stairs in 110 degree heat was the views of the Victory Arch, two pairs of crossed swords in Baghdad.
Remodeling Saddam Hussein's office courtesy of US military.
#ThrowbackThursday Yes I'm still wishing for snow and ice. (It's 112f).
Pic from Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia.
Jun 2
#ThrowbackThursday Yes I'm still wishing for snow and ice. (It's 112f).
Pic from Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia.
#waybackwednesday After a daytime high of 111f (43.9c) this pic of gentoo penguins is a refreshing memory.
Jun 1
#waybackwednesday After a daytime high of 111f (43.9c) this pic of gentoo penguins is a refreshing memory.
I don't have as much time or opportunity to travel right now, but did get a pic of the Baghdad Clock Tower this morning.
Surprisingly (to me) it was built 1980 with octagonal-shaped clock faces on top of a pyramid shaped glass tower. I think it has a very mid-century modern style, not an '80s vibe.
The building below the clock was a museum and is now the Supreme Criminal Court.
May 29
I don't have as much time or opportunity to travel right now, but did get a pic of the Baghdad Clock Tower this morning.
Surprisingly (to me) it was built 1980 with octagonal-shaped clock faces on top of a pyramid shaped glass tower. I think it has a very mid-century modern style, not an '80s vibe.
The building below the clock was a museum and is now the Supreme Criminal Court.