Fabulous Frankincense An Epic Story
Frankincense trees growing in Arabia’s Empty Quarter Desert, as they have for millennia
What is Frankincense?
Fabulous frankincense, what is it …
Ancient Silk Road
Louvre Abu Dhabi Breaks Boundaries Bridges Civilizations
The new Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, has an immense filigreed dome which seems to float over clusters of the white cuboid …
The Sensational Tulip
Apricot Parrot, an award-winning tulip, grows here in a California garden. Years of breeding and hybridizing have resulted in countless colors, shapes and …
Katmandu Quake Triggers Memories
My first glimpse of Katmandu in 1973 taken with a simple Kodak Instamatic camera. The white pillar, a popular tourist site can be seen center-right. It …
An Ancient Way of Life is Almost Gone
Kochi at a watering hole near the Kandahar-Kabul road. One of the largest groups I saw. It was September, time to move from high mountain summer pastures to …
The Ancient Silk Road in Spring
Carpets of wild daisies and red poppies growing near Bukhara in Springtime
Spring is in the air along the Ancient Silk Road. When I set out in April 2010 my …