Monthly Archives: March 2024

7 extraordinary photographers share the stories behind their most iconic images In their new documentary, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi show how far—or high—photographers will go to get for a picture. In Yosemite National Park, California, Alex Honnold navigates … Continue reading →

REINVENTED HATRED – The New Antisemitism HOW AN ANCIENT HATRED HAS REINVENTED ITSELF IN THE MODERN WORLD BY NOAH FELDMAN   TIME MAGAZINE MARCH 2024 BERLIN, 2023: The words “Never Again Is Now” are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate on the 85th … Continue reading →

CHINA – HUNAN NORTH (Changsha, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangtan) Fenghuang Ancient City (28/03/2008) Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (29/11/2001) CHANGSHA World Cities and Popular Towns Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Changsha Maglev Express History, Culture, National and City Museums … Continue reading →

Visa. For the Vancouver office, go online to https://www.visaforchina.cn/YVR2_EN/. Go to Quick Access and fill out the visa application. Many questions but no downloads. When submitted, get a return airmail with the finished visa including the Confirmation Letter. Print off … Continue reading →

I met this man in 1994 while waiting in line for a National Park campsite at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near the Phantom Ranch. We were second in line arriving at 4 am for the permit. I was … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Kalimantan & Jakarta 

PAKISTAN – KYBER PAKTUNKHWA SOUTH (Peshawar, Bannu, Swat, Swabi) Visa. Very easy on the government website https://visa.nadra.gov.pk. They initially required a LOI from my hotel but my initial reservation receipt was not well done – I redid it and the … Continue reading →

NM CHINA SOUTH EAST China – Hunan North (Changsha, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangtan) Visited by: 676 nomads 2 2 4 2 6 9 4 17 2 2 18 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show unchecked items Show checked items … Continue reading →

SOUTHWEST (Bristol, Bath, Dorset, Devon, Somerset) Day 6 Mon April 29 Maiden Castle. Expansive Iron Age hillfort dating to 600BC with multiple ramparts built in the 1st century, BC, plus views & paths. It was built over a Neolithic settlement … Continue reading →