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05/15/06 // Blog Post from Lake Plitvice // Lake Plitvice // Croatia
Blue Milk It’s hard to understand, standing on the banks of such crystalline, cerulean lakes, whose dazzling colors come from the mineral rich silt runoff of glaciers, that the largest European conflict since world war two began here, at Like Plitvice Croatia. But indeed this is where the first shots were fired on Easter Sunday in 1991 and the first casualty was … continue reading » Topics: Europe, Karst, Lakes, Mountains, Nature, River, Round The World Trip, War, Waterfalls
03/30/06 // Blog Post from Sinoukville // Sinoukville // Cambodia
The Book of Right On The mountaintops were shrouded in clouds and what could have been a view of the ocean was instead a sea of swirling white, misty moisture on our faces. There was an abundance of purple flowers stretching out from the back patio of what was once the king’s summer home. Behind us the summer home itself was in a state of … continue reading » Topics: Asia, Goodbyes, River, Round The World Trip
02/10/06 // Blog Post from Ralph's Guesthouse // Hin Bun River // Laos (PDR)
Water Slides and Spirit Guides The quiet clatter of palm fronds in the evening breeze reminded me of Goa for a while, but soon, as the sun disappeared behind the western mountains, the similarities disappeared, the wind kicked up and the temperatures dropped dramatically, hinting perhaps at an impending storm and which is something that never happened in Goa. The dramatic black karst limestone mountains … continue reading » Topics: Asia, Caves, Karst, Mountains, River, Round The World Trip, Villages