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 –…
So I have another day in Lisbon, but I have logged over 20k steps and traveled to the exurbs of Sintra & Cascais and I can say without fear of contradiction that murals and graffiti are abundant. I don’t know if they are encouraged or that the powers that be have just given up. I…
So… as I am in my second day in Portugal and enjoying that very much, I lose interest in detailing Morocco. Such is life. We went through the Roman ruins at Volubilis and on to Fes, the spiritual center, then over the Atlas Mountains to Erfoud and Ouarzazate where so many movies were made. Marrakech…
Morocco has had a number of capitals including Fes, but the current capital was moved to Rabat to be closer to the largest city and the center of commerce – Casablanca. We visited the kasbah inside which was a city from the Roman era. This image shows the mihrab from a Roman era mosque. It…
So, I will do a quick overview of Morocco before delving into each city. Last night we all said our good-byes and, today, I started returning to hermit mode. Stayed to myself and flew from Casablanca to Lisbon. Overall, it was a good group with lots of fun people, but, in the end, being around…
As I stepped through the door from customs into the greater Casablanca area, I realized that no one was there to meet me and, once again, the feeling of “What the Hell am I doing?” washed over me. I realized that I do this to myself intentionally and, like being unable to travel at all,…
Seems fitting to post this on February One… So, last week I had to be in south Georgia any way and I decided to dip down to Tallahassee to shoot the State Capitol & Governor’s Mansion (see the State Caps page). I was surprised to NOT find a Confederate memorial on the grounds, but owing…
Are you tired of bookends yet? I know I am. So I’ll refrain from using that metaphor again. However, I had 3 encounters that brought back that landmark decision wherein “separate but equal” was found to be the steaming pile of shite that it was. Rah! Rah! So, my first encounter was in Farmville, Virginia…
Many of us are aware of the famous sit-in at the FW Woolworth’s in Greensboro, NC. It rocked the world. Not so many were aware of the Friendship Nine who staged a similar protest at the McCrory’s lunch counter in my mother’s hometown of Rock Hill, SC. Now considered a suburb of Charlotte, Rock Hill…
If you ever want to see a lot of Civil Rights landmarks, just go to Alabama. Not sure if they’re the worst at Civil Rights or if they’re just willing to own up to their failures, but they sure have lots of memorials, museums and other sites. Still, considering the support for Roy Moore, they…