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The Old Trick Bag. The Plastic Version.

allan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:25:55 +0000

I’ve been on a personal mission for quite a while. Actually, I’ve probably been on a number of personal missions, and probably for my whole life. The thing that strikes me today is my disgust of plastic shopping bags and my mission to avoid them at all cost.

And it’s cost that I think is important here. These [...]

The Joy of Photography.

allan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:38:50 +0000

As many of you know, one of my lifelong passions is photography. Primarily using “still” cameras, though I do like to wade in the tepid waters of digital video. I was a very early adopter of one of the first photo-sharing social network-ish sites, Flickr. Then I played with Shutterfly,the [...]

Back to Sudan? Almost. The Almighty Temple of Abu Simbel

allan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:35:38 +0000

Egypt is the land of Pharaohs. Home to some of the oldest and most well preserved archaeological sites in the world. And it’s no wonder. Wit the massive Sahara desert to the west and the Red Sea to the east, Mediterranean to the north, it was very in accessible in ancient times. So while the shifting sands of the [...]

The Donkey Did It.

allan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:26:41 +0000

Southern plains of Ethiopia. Below a new traditional home under construction.

As I moved to make time to get to Awasa I noticed groups of women carrying large round ceramic containers colored brown and with a narrow top and ringlet handles tied to their backs. [...]

Ripped Off in Kenya & The Amazing Return

allan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:27:50 +0000

What was supposed to be an early start for the Ethiopian border crossing now was looking to be a mid-afternoon departure. First things first. I had to get the bike unloaded from the lorry. My preference was to unload it somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of this Kenya border town. Getting both the bike and I suited for [...]

Indian Food & Genocide, An Unlikely Mix.

allan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:29:14 +0000

He was very formal, personal and service oriented if not a slightly meek. When he brought me a bottle of the local beer in a 330ml bottle, I admitted my surprise. Most beer in Africa is served in 500- 1.0L bottles. Rarely does one find what we are accustomed to in the US: the equivalent to a 12oz can or [...]