libya travel… finally made it! i’ve been wanting to go to libya for ages, but the stop/start nature of life, war and peace over there have made it difficult. hopefully the recent ceasefire is a sign of better times ahead for this welcoming country and its people. roman libya and leptis magna since 2018, you … More Libya Travel
A quick photo essay – urbex abandoned Transnistria. Good to still see some Soviet / CCCP era signage in old factories… And a surprising number of Lenin statues hidden away in back lots of old factories… Postcards from Greece, 1971. Firing range. Dedicated plaque – to the heavy pontoon-bridge troops of the great civil war … More Urbex Abandoned Transnistria
Officially called the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Transnistria is a breakaway state along the eastern edge of Moldova, bordering Ukraine and about 100 km from Odessa. Two weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I was lucky enough to visit. Over the past 100+ years, borders were quite fluid in the region. Following the collapse of … More Transnistria
Dominica travel blog. On September 18th 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica. Lives were lost, lush forests were damaged, housing and infrastructure was almost completely destroyed. And while there is still a lot of work to be done, after two years of cleanup and rebuilding, the signs of recovery are positive. A lot of Caribbean destinations … More Dominica Travel Blog
Here are some pics of a quick visit to Scotland and the Orkney Islands. I recently visited a friend in the Scottish Highlands. I wasn’t planning on posting a blog about it, but it was so stunning I thought I would add some pics to pass the time during the Coronavirus lock-down. Known for it’s … More Scotland and Orkney
Visiting Jonestown, The People’s Temple. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. These words by Spanish philosopher George Santayana were written above the throne of Jim Jones, cult leader of The People’s Temple in Jonestown, located deep in the jungles of Guyana. On November 18th, 1978, 909 followers killed themselves … More Visiting Jonestown, The People’s Temple
i’ve been hearing a lot about the chernobyl exclusion zone from the chernobyl series recently and someone who worked on it asked me for some pics. it was nice to dig them up and take a look since i completely forgot to post them anywhere. the pics were all taken on my phone. i did … More Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
on a visit to cuba, i heard about an abandoned nuclear power plant left over from the cold war era. i decided to check it out. construction of the juragua nuclear power plant started in 1983 and would have supplied energy to 15% of the island. in 1992, a few years before completion, construction was … More Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant, Cuba