Todays Image • A Thailand Rest Stop

We really love Thailand. The country is beautiful, the people are amazing and they have fantastic highways. On a car trip into Bangkok once we pulled into a rest stop that had to be a quarter mile long. The amazing part of it was the number of fast food restaurants, coffee shops and convenience stores. Along with local restaurants and Asian chains, America was well represented by Starbucks, KFC, Texas Chicken, Burger King, McDonalds, 7-11…

Today Thailand is an amazing blend of the modern with traditional cultures. From temples to markets to luxury beach resorts, there’s something for everyone.

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Todays Images • Montevideo Protest Art

Walking around Montevideo, Uruguay there is a lot of street art as well as protest stencils like pictured above. On one block we found five different stencils all protesting the treatment of animals and all in the same size and style. The had a remarkable amount of detail in the stencil production. They also raised a number of social questions without much in the way of answers.


A protest wall translates into a series of confusing messages. THE INTERNET IS A DRUG • I DON’T HAVE A MUSTACHE • DO I RESIGN OR DO I REPORT? • WORK THE DAY • WHAT • DHERO(?) • NOVEMBER • I LIVE WITH WORK • STAIN FOR LIBERATION. Perhaps a bit of angst mixed with discontent?

And political art demanding FREE LULA!

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Todays Images, Taormina, Sicily

Taormina is a resort area on the east coast of Sicily with a reputation as a shopping Mecca. Almost two dozen of the world’s most famous fashion houses have showrooms in this quant Sicilian hillside town. Sitting within sight of the active volcano Mt. Etna, Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century. Its beaches on the Ionian sea, including that of Isola Bella, are reached by an aerial tramway built in 1992, and via highways from Messina in the north and Catania in the south.

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Todays Image • A Warm Day In Vietnam?

On visiting Vietnam everywhere we saw women wearing outfits that suggested they were cold. Considering temps in the 80’s and 90’s it seemed extremely odd. Trying to figure out what was going on we asked a local man and were told that Vietnamese women considered having a light complexion made them more attractive and they were covering up to protect themselves from the Sun.

These photos here was taken BC (before covid) so the masks and gloves were mainly Sun protection…

Siagon Rush Hour

Since our first visit several years ago, bicycles have given way to motor bikes and cars have replaced motor bikes. The economy in Vietnam appears to be doing very well…

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Todays Featured Image • The Grand Tetons

The Wyoming Grand Teton Range. Just outside Jackson Hole, the Teton mountains are one of the National Park Services most photographed mountains. The Teton Range is a stunning section of the Rocky Mountains that spans approximately 40 miles, showcasing breathtaking landscapes and towering peaks, including the Grand Teton at 13,770 feet. They lie south of Yellowstone National Park, with its ragged peaks making it one of the most iconic mountain ranges in the United States.

Todays Featured Images • Iceland’s Falling Waters

 Iceland sits just south of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic.making it subject to harsh winters. By mid summer snow melt floods the rivers and lower landscape. In addition it is situated on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, making it a hotspot for geological activity including numerous volcanic eruptions

Iceland – land of fire and ice. Gullfoss Water Fall (“Golden Falls”) featured in the above poster is one of Iceland’s most iconic waterfalls, found in the Hvítá river canyon in Southwest Iceland. It’s a popular destination being only a 2 hour drive from Reykjavik. The falls are also unique as they make a 90 degree turn halfway down the falls.