David S. Demarest

Two days ago I said I wasn’t planning on posting, but here I am anyway!
We arrived in Greece yesterday, opting to take the Metro into the city. What a fantastic system! It is clean, secure, fast, and moves a really large number of people. Forty minutes from the airport for Euro 6 [...]

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Sorry for the lack of updates on our trip to date. 
We leave Istanbul in the morning for Greece. 
For those of you waiting for updates with photos, they are not likely at this time.  That said, all is well and we have been enjoying Istanbul.

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It seems nowadays all one has to do is make a plan - and something will arise to get in the way.  Problems at work, sickness, family issues, parent’s health - the list goes on.  But who expects a volcano!
This past weekend was one of discussion, indecision, and eventually, decision.  We watched the news of [...]

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Two years ago next month I embarked on my journey around the world.  As those of you who have followed by blog know, it was an intense four weeks that took me to China, Thailand, India, Turkey, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria.  With time to reflect, and in trying to explain my trip to others - [...]

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(It has been a bit more than a month since I wrote the following piece, as I have deliberated on whether to publish or not.  As you may conclude from your reading, I have made my decision and we will see where it leads.)
One evening this past week I was visiting with one of our [...]

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My break from work of three months - one might call it a sabbatical - is about to end.  Today I return to work.
In late May, after returning home from overseas, I promised to write some closing words on my travels.  To facilitate doing so, I would like to start first with some specific comments [...]

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I have covered a lot of ground since my last posting in Sarajevo.  I took the bus from Sarajevo to Mostar, about a three hour trip.  The countryside was beautiful - high mountain, rivers, lakes, and sadly - lots of bombed out structures and cemetaries.  In looking at the gravestones anywhere I have stopped, there [...]

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The cool and damp airs of the Himalaya foothills.  So refreshing after the heat of southern India and Bangkok!
But first, a few photos from Kolkata…
   A street scene outside my hotel… 
    The hotel lobby       The hotel sitting room
    My Kolkata room        A ricksaw
I flew yesterday from Kolkata to Bagdroga, spending the evening in [...]

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Arrived in Kolkata today about noon. As planned, my ride to my lodging was at the airport. Suffice it to say that is where the expected stopped.
Flying into Kolkata was like going back in time 50 years. The little round cabs (I will try to get a picture), the antiquated airport (probably [...]

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April 1st I flew to Boulder to join my cousin Pete for a couple of days fishing on the western slopes of the Rockies.  First day we drifted the Roaring Fork River with a guide, the second day we shore fished the Frying Pan River on  our own.  Fishing was successful on both days.
 For those [...]

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