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World’s Top 5 Most Unusual Shopping Malls..
My Top 5 List of Strangest Shopping Malls in the World.....and five honorable mentions...With one possible exception, every location on this list completely stretches the traditional western definition of "mall" past way past its normal boundaries. However, if you use your imagination a little, you can see how some places of commerce in other countries could be considered the local [...]
Sex Toys or Bottle Openers in Bali
Sex Toys or Bottle Openers in Bali If you ever travel to Bali, particularly in places like Kuta, Legian or Ubud, you are guaranteed to run into an odd intersection (for westerners anyway) of art, utility, fertility, commerce and socio-religious significance. I am talking of course about the ubiquitous penis shaped bottle openers, key-chains, Christmas Tree ornaments, lamps and other "objets [...]
When Travel Attacks – Part 2
Ten Days Solo in a Thai Hospital - Part 2If you read the first half of this article, you already know about how and where I got sick, as well as my rapidly worsening condition after three nights stay in hospital at Ao Nang in southern Thailand. You can read the first part of the story HERE.Long-Tail boat on the [...]
When Travel Attacks…Part 1
Surviving Ten Days Solo in a Thai HospitalIt's been a year now since I got sick while rock climbing at Tonsai beach near Krabi in southern Thailand where I spent ten days in the hospital as well as many weeks afterward recuperating. I wrote a very detailed blog post about it at the time, but for some reason decided to [...]
Appalachian Autumn – The Ocoee River
The Ocoee River at the Dawn's First LightOn Sunday I went with a group of friends to kayak the Hiwassee River, just across the North Carolina border in Tennessee. I had a totally fantastic day paddling this beautiful watercourse surrounded by all the glories Autumn can produce. When we left the cabin before 5 am it was about 30 degrees [...]
Learning Cherokee Via Letterpress Workshop
Cherokee Letterpress WorkshopI think many, if not most, designers will tell you that at some point in their careers they had a fascination, or flat out love affair, with Letterpress. If you love typography as I do, then I believe this is especially true. Dell and I have been taking a series of workshops that combine Letterpress printing with the [...]