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Tiny Cities Made of Ash 07/03/08: The bells are a constant cacophony, not the rhythmic ringing out of the hours or tolling from mass that the ...
04/02/08: Almost every town in Nicaragua is organized a round a central church; it's that Catholic domination thing.
Ring The Bells 03/30/08: We landed in Managua about eight in the evening, walked outside the airport and smoked a cigarette (I know, terrible, ...
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03/30/08: Another belltower
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03/30/08: I believe this is the Iglesia de Guadalupe and dates from 1626. For a small fee you can go up ...
03/30/08: One of the (in my view anyway) cooler buildings in Granada. Not really sure were it was and it was ...
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03/30/08: Granada is know for its Colonial architecture and colorful paint jobs.
03/30/08: The first stop in Granada is generally the main church just off Parque Colon
02/18/08: I'm fascinated by the idea that you can just pick up and move huge structures like this house (maybe it's ...
The Ancient Indus Valley 02/10/08: This is great site for anyone interested in seeing what south Asia looked like circa 1900-1920. Actually it's a good ...
01/10/08: Our house was (supposedly) built in the 1930s or so and has a lot of interesting nooks and crannies. This ...
Abandoned Wonders of America 01/08/08: I have a friend who is obsessed with the "lost" city that supposedly exists beneath New York City. While that's ...
01/02/08: The collapsing building in my backyard. I sort of assume it was a garage, though it hasn't been anything in ...
Stunning Temples Secretly Carved Out Below… 12/15/07: Next time you think your hobby is occupying too much of your free time, consider this guy's project, which is ...

Filler:

I wasn't quite sure what to do with this space... I thought maybe I would plant a little tree or something, but there's already a little tree just above here. Maybe a watering hole, some sort of saloon. I dunno. Still working on it.

Recent Writings

Thursday
July 3, 2008

Tiny Cities Made of Ash The bells are a constant cacophony, not the rhythmic ringing out of the hours or tolling from mass that the human mind seems …
Monday
June 30, 2008

You Can't Go Home Again The wind became constant on the second day, changing from the occasional gust that would precede an hour or two of torrential rains, …
Thursday
June 26, 2008

Returning Again — Back on Little Corn Island This is a first — going back to somewhere I’ve already been. Generally speaking, the world seems so huge and so full of …
Saturday
June 7, 2008

In Love With a View: Vagabonds,
Responsibilty and Living Well Tim Patterson, editor of MatadorTrips.com, recently published an article entitled How To Travel The World For Free (Seriously). There are some good tips …

The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala: "Those who have ever received a case of Orchidaceæ from the Tropics, know full well that the opening of it is attended with the most ...
Cross-Fade Anything (This Time For Real): Nice Javascript library to cross fade any series of elements in a container element. This one uses JQuery and has by far the best browser ...
Cross-Fade Anything: Nice Javascript library to cross fade any series of elements in a container element. Generic and handy (uses scriptalicious). [Update: This one had IE7 issues, ...