Peregrinations

Yeah, yeah. I know it's a monastery. But if it wasn't, I know a few friends who might want to take possession of the place with me.

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I think I've found Superman's Fortress of Solitude. It's in Patagonia, way down at the tippy toe of Argentina.
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Antigua and Barbuda is the official name of two delicious islands in the Caribbean. You may remember hearing about Barbuda, which lost 95% of it's buildings and infrastructure to Hurricane Irma in 2017. It's people were evacuated to Antigua, where I hope this charming harborside is still standing.

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From slave trading to Portuguese colony to communist revolution and beyond, the Angola landscape has seen it all.
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ANDORRA

Thinking about getting away from it all? Wonder if Andorra would take U.S. refugees.
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Algeria. Another country I will never get to visit. This picture might illustrate why that doesn't bother me so much. Do you know what they call the building material in old Algerian cities? Sun-baked brick. Yes. That's right. Doesn't even need a kiln, I don't think. Just wet some clay, form it into a brick, and leave it in the sun for a day. Voila. It'll last for centuries. Leave me in the sun for a day and I'll last for centuries, too. Only I won't be too happy about it.
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Probably last on my bucket list, but this picture makes me want to move it up.
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Come with me on an alphabetical tour of the world. First stop: Afghanistan

Those are the Hindu Kush (Killer of Hindus) mountains rising behind the Afghani warriors)

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A reader recently came across an essay I wrote about Africa, Kenya in particular, and suggested that I include this link to her site, 100 Things To Do in Kenya, for the sake of anyone lucky enough to actually go there.
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My sister Joan and her lovely husband Mete, in a Turkish cafe.
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