Mutineers of the Bounty on Pitcairn Island
We had just looked out the window and there they were, moving fast towards our ship and our balcony. “They don’t all look Polynesian like the other people we had seen,” Sharon and I said, as we had...
View ArticleThe Captain and the Suez Canal
When we began watching at 5 a.m., our ship was already moving slow and easy. It was windy and cold and that woke us up to see the event we had never experienced. Lights were bright and beautiful on...
View ArticleOGGA! Oh My! — An Orangutan, A Giraffe, A Gorilla and an Anteater at the San...
Winston was waiting for us in the corner of his exhibit with his female partner, son Monroe and other family members behind him because Winston is the dominant silverback lowland gorilla at the World...
View ArticleA Fast Commute in Maderia
Sharon and I decided to try it but we had no idea what it was like. We soon learned. We screamed all the way down the hill because it was so exciting and scary and exhilarating and unique all at the...
View ArticleGoing To The Oasis in Mauritania
The first indication we had of what was to come was driving down the highway and noticing sand being blown on the road in stripes and then a white out. And it continued and continued making us realize...
View ArticleThe Artistic Escorts of Algeria
They were in front of us from the airport and we didn’t even notice. Several days went by and we still didn’t notice but finally we realized they were there. And it continued even more times. Plus, no...
View ArticleA Touching Encounter in Rwanda
On the way to the starting place, the 2 guides said it would never happen after I told them my dream was to kiss a baby. Then she said neutral colored clothing was the only color allowed in the...
View ArticleJingle Trucking Machos in Pakistan
As we went down the roads of Pakistan, they kept passing us on the other side and we just had to concentrate on them because we had never seen anything like them. And they kept passing us one after the...
View ArticleTWO LADY TOURISTS TRAVEL TO CONFLICT STRICKEN COUNTRIES
When June Landrum and I arrived at the last police check point into Damascus, Syria February 2020, we had to show our passports one more time. And when we did, we politely showed approval and happiness...
View ArticleA Chance Meeting on an Airplane
Story and Photos by June Landrum, my wonderful traveling companion on this trip to Iran. Carolyn A Unique Thanksgiving Day in Iran August 2013: I was...
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