Feb 6th, 2010
Oh the perils of traveling with three beautiful women… A fond look back with some photo highlights.
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we never did figure out how to tie a turban by [...]
Feb 5th, 2010
The journey to Timbuktu could not have been more perfect. After doing so much reading before the trip on the countless well equipped, well funded, bad ass expeditions that set out to reach Timbuktu over the centuries, our leisurely time on the river could not have been more lackadaisical or without worry.
We had arranged to [...]
Jan 30th, 2010
The Festival au Desert was as stunning visually as it was musically, and I do not state that lightly. These are a few of my favorite shots, taken from the stage and the dunes over the course of the three day festival.
I recommend listening to a classic song by Vieux Farka Toure while browsing these [...]
Jan 2nd, 2010
For those regular devotees of the New York Times on the internet, you have surely delighted in Maria Kalman’s artistic renderings and musings over the past months as she explored all things America via her blog: http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com.
Reading her most recent entry on George Washington today (sample illustration below), I redoubled my reflections on what being [...]