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- Back from Tunisia
For the past 9 days, Mrs. Chirol and I have been on vacation in Tunisia. While it wasn’t one of my traditional trips full of conflict and instability, it was enjoyable and most importantly relaxing. Although I didn’t blog it as I was more than happy to disconnect for a week, I did take a [...]
- The Gods at Nikko
Photos of the guards at the gates of the temples of Nikko, in Tochigi, Japan.
- Capturing the battlespace
House search. Baghdad, Iraq 2007. By Luke Wolagiewicz
Battlespace is an online exhibition of photojournalism from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The slideshow is stunning. There are some disturbing images, so be warned. These aren’t the “breakfast table” images you see in the newspapers.
Combat photography is obviously a very difficult job. The photos in [...]
- HyderaBAD hospitality
And I thought customer service in Canada was terrible…
Via TripTouch
- Congratulations Kosovo
As expected, Kosovo declared its independence today. Leaving political analysis for the moment, I just returned from downtown Stuttgart where a large crowd of Kosovars held an independence celebration. There was champagne, dancing and Albanian and American flags as far as the eye could see. Your trusty correspondent naturally had his camera to capture this [...]
- Only in Australia
Taken by my sister during our Christmas trip to Australia.
I’m not sure what to think of the fact that the rack is empty—is it a sign of no supply or lots of demand?
- To America and Back
Readers will surely have noticed my absence the past few weeks. For it, I apologize, as I was on semi-vacation in the US for a wedding.
From that trip I give you a few quick pictures. I spent most time in my native South and then 4 nights in Vegas. I’ll continue to post lightly [...]
- Haunting, random photography
From MirrorWorld
... the singular brilliance of photography is it’s [sp.] capacity for allowing hacks & amateurs to create the accidental, offhand masterpiece. Your grandma has no great unread novels or perfect lost symphonies written by her & still tucked away in a drawer in some upstairs closet – but the odds are she does have [...]
- Tokyo tabi
Younghusband in front of the infamous war museum at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
I was in Tokyo last week and had a good tour around the city. I hit all the major spots:
Yasukuni Shrine – where to war criminals are
Yushukan – the infamous war museum
Ministry of Defense
Diet building
Imperial PalaceAll in all it was a good adventure, and [...]
- Kawagoe
As the warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa was establishing his hold over Japan and took control of Edo (today’s Tokyo) in 1590, he sent one his top lietenants to secure the domain of Kawagoe, which had vast holdings over the local countryside and was a vital defensive position to secure Edo from enemy attack. The town [...]
