Rwanda. Sitting in the local bar, a dark, 10×15 foot shack, sipping home-brewed banana beer. There was no discount on the bottle even though half of it had sprayed into the air when the woman tending the bar had opened…

Walking a winding road downward, we pulled over for coffee at an outdoor table. High on a ledge, the height along the cliff felt staggering. There were colorful, sweet scented flowers growing along the building walls on the far side…

Laos. In the early morning, I rented a bicycle in Tad Fane to see the town before the heat became oppressive, as it was wont to do. The town looked fairly nondescript, but I figured I may as well see what…

Australia, Northwest Territory.  Here are some photos of Aboriginal Rock Art.  I spoke of this in Chapter 18 of TATTOO:  “Some of the rock had what looked like colorful but weathered graffiti that was called ‘rock art.’ The art is…

Rajasthan, India. In Bikaner, I signed on for a van ride to the nearby Deshnoke to see the Karni Mata Temple. It was a temple for a Hindu sect that venerated rats. (I had heard that wise men were ultimately reincarnated…