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South Caucasus 2019

Posted on 2019-10-272019-10-27 by Curtis Hertwig

The 3 countries of the South Caucasus region comprise a small strip of land between the Caspian & Black Seas and are all the stand between 3 great world powers of Russia, Turkey & Iran. Granted 2 of them aren’t what they used to be, but they remember their greatness and power and still try…

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Qick Stop in Qatar

Posted on 2019-10-22 by Curtis Hertwig

Started off my last trip with a layover in Qatar, which only makes sense because I was flying Qatar Airlines. Enough good cannot be said about Qatar Airlines Business Class. It is excellent. Enough bad cannot be said about Qatar’s weather. It is a peninsula that sticks out into the bath tub that is the…

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Hiroshima

Posted on 2019-05-07 by Curtis Hertwig

Pictures From Hiroshima – the City of Peace – and environs. Related Images:

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Cruisin’ Setouchi

Posted on 2019-04-292019-04-29 by Curtis Hertwig

So, Setouchi is the Japanese word for the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. It is filled with islands and makes for a great place to cruise around on a boat that reeks of Japanese minimalist design. Also some pretty fresh seafood. Along the way, we stopped off at Miyajima on Itsukushima Island off Hiroshima. Up…

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Japan – Thots & Shots

Posted on 2019-04-282019-04-28 by Curtis Hertwig

… or is it Thoughts & Shoughts? I have been to many, many Buddhist temples & Shinto shrines over the past 2 weeks and I can’t help but think back to the Buddhist temples & Hindu places of India, Nepal & Bhutan. It would seem that only the names are the same because Japan is…

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日本 – 第1週

Posted on 2019-04-252019-04-25 by Curtis Hertwig

Or… Japan – Week 1 It has been an intense week with lots of new experiences, not the least of which was spending the night in a Buddhist monastery, but I am now relaxing in the Ryokan Kurashiki with a self-paced day. In a bit I will go see the oldest museum of Western art in…

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Art & A-Bombs!!!

Posted on 2019-04-09 by Curtis Hertwig

Next week I take the silver jet west to get to the East. This will be my second trip to Japan & I enjoyed the first one very much. Too bad this blog was not running back then because I recommend anyone who is into International Kitsch to go see a festival in Japan –…

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