In Turkey, you may find Pamukkale and likely agree with me that it is an interesting spot. (I was told that Pamukkale means cotton castles.)   In 2009, the population was estimated at about 4,000 so walking about town, it looked…

Thailand.  No matter how many times I pay my entrance fee, I always enjoy admiring the wall murals at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.   TATTOO—Journeys on My Mind by Tina Marie L. Lamb is available at Amazon and BarnesandNoble and iBooks and Audible.…

Vietnam.  I wrote about this UNESCO World Heritage Site in Chapter 10 of Tattoo.  French archeologists uncovered this valley of temples in the 1800s.  The temples at My Son were mostly built by the Chams circa 600-1200. This site raises…

Czech Republic. Český Krumlov is a very pretty place centered on a towering castle and the Vltava River. Here are some pictures, starting with the view from the local brewery. It’s a place just waiting for a fairy tale.  …

Efes, Turkey. Ephesus was the second largest city in the world (at least in the Greco-Roman World) in the first century B.C. when its population was over two hundred fifty thousand. Now you can wander its ruins and imagine what…