April 1st, 2021 Today we’re wrapping up our virtual visit to Vietnam with a stop at the Bac Ha market, located far north near the border with China. People of the Flower Hmong hill tribe live in and around Bac Ha. Seeing their traditional dress, with rows and rows of infinite color, was a highlight of the day. Tomorrow we’re
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February 13th, 2021 It’s Saturday – market day in many cities, towns and villages around the world. Here’s a post from 2014 showing Yogyakarta’s daily market, with updated and additional photos. Tomorrow we’ll visit Borobudur. Until then, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features
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January 9th, 2021 Wrapping up our virtual tour of Morocco, today we’re exploring Marrakech through a handful of old photographs. I captured these images on a trip in 2007 — back when you could order a CD of the images from your camera. Remember those days? The early technology shows in the grainy quality of the images but somehow it
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January 3rd, 2021 So far on our virtual trek through Morocco, we’ve visited Tangier, Asilah and Fez. Tomorrow we’ll visit two tanneries in Fez. The tanneries are something we should all stop and think about. And in fact, many of you did — with more than 20 comments on my original post shared in 2018. The tanneries present the dilemma
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January 2nd, 2021 Today we’re exploring Fez in northern Morocco, through a post I wrote in 2018 with a handful of extra photos I just finished adding. Throughout the post, you’ll find the words of author Paul Bowles, an American expatriate who lived in Tangier, Morocco for 50 years. He wrote an essay called “Fez” in 1984. His thoughts on
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December 27th, 2020 Today we begin our virtual visit to Morocco with a post I wrote in 2018. We visited the northern part of the country in May of 2017, after spending time in Portugal and Spain. Viewing these photos again now lights the fire within me. Morocco has such depth and beauty, from the medinas to the countryside. This
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December 15th, 2020 One year ago today, I posted about Europe’s holiday markets after visiting several of them in December, 2018. We explored the shops, drank glühwein and indulged in all kinds of holiday treats at the markets in Paris, Strasbourg, Nuremburg, Wiesbaden and Luxembourg City. How strange to know that this year, the streets and squares are quiet and
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August 20th, 2020 It’s almost the weekend so tomorrow we’re heading out of the mountains of central Taiwan and into the cities along the coast. We’re going to check out some of the night markets where FOOD is the feature and the options are endless. Bring your appetite! Until then, Kelly Photos of the Day: Adding a bit of light
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