Category Archives: Traveling

North Sulawesi: Manado and Tomohon

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Bryan Keith

If I had been paying any attention, I should have known we were arriving in North Sulawesi in the middle of the rainy season. January is the rainiest month, February second (weatherbase). We flew from Sorong to Manado on January … Continue reading →

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A week in Bali — just Ubud really

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Bryan Keith

I’m behind on this blog but certainly not for lack of material. I have 1000s of photos that I am slowly going through. However, for about six weeks Ferda and I had rather limited electricity and internet access. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Another week in İstanbul

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Bryan Keith

This is what? my 6th visit to İstanbul? Ferda and I started by staying a few nights in Kadıköy, the first time I’ve stayed on the Asian (Anadolu) side of the Bosporus. With the exception of the beautiful Rüstem Paşa … Continue reading →

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Dubai: Deira, Expo 2020, and the Burj Khalifa

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Bryan Keith

Dubai! After my first visit I might have said I’d never come back. Here I am again only four years later. An incentive to make it happen this year was certainly the Expo. I have been curious about these world … Continue reading →

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Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Louvre

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Bryan Keith

How did Ferda and I end up in Abu Dhabi anyway? The idea started because I flew through Dubai on the way back from Sri Lanka. A number of people had chastised me for traveling in the UAE and not … Continue reading →

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