In May 2021, my wife and I took our post-Covid-lockdown, vaccinated bodies to a neighbor island to celebrate my 70th birthday.
It was our first time off the rock in 15 months.
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On a pre-Covid-19 trip with my wife to Turkey, our departing flight to Cappadocia through Istanbul (the world’s largest airport) was delayed for over an hour. So… despite running breathlessly through IST from one terminal to the next, we missed our connection. The good news: we got rebooked a few hours later on a flight departing at 1:15 in the morning.
Read MoreNot just any market. This is the Edirnekapı Kuş Pazarı, otherwise known as the Bird Market, which takes place every Sunday in Istanbul. Hundreds of men gather here (I didn’t see a single woman) to buy and sell pigeons, which go for anywhere between the equivalent of $3 and $300 U.S. dollars.
Read MoreOn this trip sponsored by “The Nation” magazine, my wife and I traveled by bus over eight days to four states we had never visited before, didn’t sleep much, learned a ton, ate mostly fried food, got to know 27 traveling companions, and met with individuals at each stop who told us very personal stories about their experiences with racism. What we saw was unforgettable and unforgivable.
Read MoreShooting street art on buildings, I find something new every time I turn a corner. I became intrigued by the juxtaposition of the murals with each other along with the architecture and the people in the neighborhood.
Read More“Crop till it hurts.”
I don’t remember when I first heard that advice. Let’s just say it’s been a while…
Read MoreStepping out to my deck, I noticed a gecko scurrying around with something in its mouth. That something turned out to be another gecko.
I grabbed my camera and proceeded to document the process of a gecko devouring another of a different species.
Read MoreOn my way to shoot a sunset, I came across a bird out for a stroll. A local fisherman informed me that I was in the presence of a Black-crowned Night Heron.
Read MoreDriving into my street recently, I noticed a beehive of activity on my neighbor’s roof.
Ten guys were on a mission, it turns out… to rip off the old top of a house built in the 1930s down to the framing, install new plywood, and finish it with asphalt shingles – all within a single weekend.
Read MoreHow is it that there are so many potholes in an area where the temperature rarely fluctuates?
It seems as if rain alone can wreak havoc on a roadway, especially if the surface is cracked, thin, and poorly constructed, according to the author of “Why Hawai‘iʻs Roads are Bad.”
Read MoreI spotted a poster advertising early evening tours of the Honolulu Zoo (for after it closes to the public in the afternoon), and thought it would be a good opportunity to see the animals in a different light.
Read MoreThanks to Rotarians throughout the State of Hawaii—along with friends, neighbors and businesses in Waikiki—the only remaining patch of under-developed land in central Waikiki is being transformed from a barren debris-strewn gravel lot into an oasis of greenery to be known as Centennial Park.
Read MoreWho can resist taking a picture of a bird of paradise in bloom? Their colors and shapes beckon me in my “Backyard Geographic” outings. In this case, I had to go no farther than to the end of my street to catch several “birds” in their native habitat.
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