The one time we almost got stranded in Doha…
…because one of the folks I was traveling with had a knife in his carry-on luggage. A no kidding switchblade knife. After not one, not two, but four layers of security. A year and a half ago, I had a…
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Katrina Relief in New Orleans
My New Orleans trips, yes plural, were mostly focused on Katrina relief. While many call New Orleans home, some close friends included, it’s not the place I would personally live. While a popular tourist area on Bourbon Street and during…
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Good morning, Qatar!
I had to stay in Qatar for a couple nights last May. Gotta love the jet lag and I saw the city through the windows of a bus, and we got lost one of the nights when driving from Doha…
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A week in Kabul
This is one of my favorite pictures I took while in Afghanistan. A picture is worth a thousand words and there was definitely a story behind it. I’d like to say I roamed the city. On the contrary, I saw very…
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Cafe du Monde
Ah, nothing like a cafe au lait and powdered sugar covered beignets late at night. The Cafe Du Monde’s original coffee stand in the French Quarter is open 24 hours a day and is closed on Christmas. So visiting the famous…
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Hiking Mt. Lemmon – Meadow Loop Trail
Mt Lemmon is a common hiking spot in the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, Arizona. This past weekend’s scenic drive up the Catalina Highway was populated with enthusiastic cyclists and it led to the small town of Summerhaven…
