iwali… just saw the word in a friend’s status line and immediately thought about how lucky I’ve been to witness the festival. It was during my trip to Malaysia in 2006. While I still want to be in India sometime during Diwali (or Deepavali depending on who’s talking about it), the taste of it in Kuala Lumpur was pretty fantastic!… Read More
A place called Atipotha…
When people hear tales of India, the images that come to mind are of densely populated cities and spicy foods. I’ve got lots of stories along those lines but think that I’d rather write my first Indian blog entry where my trip to India began. I the far south state of Kerala in a small village called Atipotha. To get… Read More
Traveling alone and making new friends
My first overseas trip was what some would call a doozy. While I hate to give away quite so much on my age, the context is sort of important, so in that spirit, I will say the trip was to the Soviet Union — Moscow and Volgograd to be exact. I know those are Russian cities but I was there… Read More
Memphis’ Own Cooper-Young Festival
It’s a chance to relax…. Listen to some good tunes (we heard Will Tucker and God only knows who else)… Grab a bite to eat (we picked the opulence crepe and later shared a funnelcake with my neice)… What I love most is it is Memphis through and through. The vibe you get. The people you meet. The way everyone… Read More
In those cotton fields back home
I was searching for travel stories & photos… a mental search mind you but a search none the less. And to me, my whole life has been a trip. And I think my general progression rates a post…. or maybe I should make it part of the about me page… hmmm… I’ll consider those ideas as I tap this out…. Read More
Rice… Malaysian Memories
So, it’s tough deciding where to start with a blog about travel experiences… So I’m rolling the dice and starting with Malaysia. It was the location for my 2006 big vacation. I’ll post about it a good bit no doubt. But here, I wanted to start by talking about rice. I’ve worked in agriculture a long time and can tell you rice… Read More
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